Easter Message 2021
Christ the Lord is Risen, Alleluia!He is Risen Indeed, Alleluia! by Father John Raphael, ’89 There are no more glorious, no more wondrous, no more powerful words than those of the Church’s great Easter acclamation, Christ the Lord is risen, Alleluia! This is because there is no more glorious, no more wondrous, no more powerful […]
Supporting Amy Coney Barrett
To the Senate Judiciary Committee As we have said before, Judge Amy Coney Barrett is, in all respects, an estimable candidate for the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Her confirmation would do great honor to Notre Dame’s law school and to the entire Notre Dame community. If you are a Notre Dame law […]
Outstanding Students
Every year at our Annual Breakfast during Reunion Weekend we recognize undergraduates who have made an outstanding contribution to strengthening Notre Dame’s Catholic identity. The award comes with a donation made in their names to a campus group of their choice. This year’s recipients are Mackenzie Kraker, ’19, and James Martinson, ’19. You can hear […]
The Hesburgh Phenomenon
The Hesburgh Phenomenon by William Dempsey (Reprinted with permission from The Catholic Thing, copyright reserved.) Saturday, April 27, 2019 In the pantheon of Notre Dame superheroes, these three abide: Father Edward Sorin, the founder; Knute Rockne, the mythmaker; and Father Ted Hesburgh, the builder, but the greatest of these is Hesburgh. During his thirty-five years […]
Gentleman of the Year
On Mar 1, 2019, at 9:54 AM, Alain Oliver wrote: Dear Bill & Jim, I imagine that you might have already peeked at the voting totals (2/28, at midnight). But it brings me great joy to see how the tally ended with Jim, clearly, in first place. Jim I am so very happy for you. […]
Follow The Leader
[bctt tweet=”#NotreDame should waste no more time in revoking the honorary degree it awarded Archbishop Theodore #McCarrick in 2008. #GoCatholicND”] On Tuesday, July 31, Bill Dempsey sent the following letter respecting the McCarrick affair to Father Jenkins and the other Fellows of the University on behalf of the officers and trustees of Sycamore Trust: [box]Dear Father […]
Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness!
[bctt tweet=”#NotreDame Trustees receive #SycamoreTrust petition and open letter from more than 100 alumni attorneys warning of a judicial inquiry. #GoCatholicND”] In our current bulletin, we reproduce a letter we have sent to the University of Notre Dame Trustees submitting a petition from alumni and friends urging them to end the provision of abortifacients to […]
2018 Student Award Recipients
[bctt tweet=”Sarah Drumm, ’18, and Sara Ortiz, ’19, to receive @SycamoreTrust Student Awards for outstanding contribution to #NotreDame ‘s Catholic identity during #NDReunion. #GoCatholicND” username=”sycamoretrust”] Every year at our Annual Breakfast during Reunion Weekend we recognize undergraduates who have made an outstanding contribution to strengthening Notre Dame’s Catholic identity. The award comes with a donation […]
School For Scandal
[bctt tweet=”#NotreDame Students distribute condoms on the heel of President Jenkins’s new contraception policy. #GoCatholicND” username=”sycamoretrust”] Notre Dame had it right in its lawsuit against the Obamacare contraceptive mandate. There, Dr. John Affleck-Graves, the University’s Executive Vice President, swore to the court that compliance with the mandate would “violate Notre Dame’s religious beliefs” because it would […]
A Day To Support Notre Dame’s Catholic Mission
[bctt tweet=”You can support the students who fight daily for the Catholic mission of #NotreDame by giving to them on #NDDAY April 23. #GoCatholicND” username=”sycamoretrust”] Notre Dame Day, which begins this evening and runs through tomorrow, provides an unusual opportunity to support Notre Dame organizations devoted to the Catholic mission of the University. The live […]
