Bishop Rhoades on Biden, Jenkins and Laetare
“I believe it is wrong for Notre Dame to honor any ‘pro-choice’ public official with the Laetare Medal.” (Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades , Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese) Statement of Bishop Rhoades Monday, March 14, 2016 FORT WAYNE, IN — In response to many inquiries, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, the diocese where […]
Notre Dame’s Faculty Misadventure Chapter III
It’s no secret that there are divergent views within the Administration (Guest) NOTRE DAME, IN —We close our discussion of the faculty question by reproducing exchange on our website between an anonymous commentator, “Guest,” evidently a member of the faculty, and Bill Dempsey. Guest is well informed and makes perhaps the best argument that can […]
Notre Dame’s Faculty Misadventure Chapter I
“The University should not compromise its academic aspirations in its efforts to maintain its Catholic identity.” (Notre Dame Faculty Senate) NOTRE DAME, IN — Notre Dame has recognized that its character depends ultimately upon who’s teaching and what they teach. It has declared: “The Catholic identity of the University depends upon the continuing presence of […]
What Notre Dame Should Fight For
NOTRE DAME, IN — The Irish Rover’s examination of the history of the Notre Dame “What Would You Fight For” football game TV videos shows that Notre Dame “fights for” good things that everyone else does too, but not for anything that secular schools would not. That is, not for anything that would mark Notre Dame […]
NDCatholic.com Update
NOTRE DAME, IN — We are obliged to inform our subscribers that Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C., is no longer associated with the website NDCatholic.com, which we established to house Father’s recommendations of Notre Dame faculty whom students could count on for an authentic Catholic education. The radical reduction of Catholic presence on the Notre […]
Introducing NDCatholic.com
For a Catholic institution to live up fully to its promise, it must have devoted teachers and scholars who aim to stir in their students a hunger for the truth. (Rev. Wilson Miscamble, C.S.C.) NOTRE DAME, IN — We are pleased to introduce our readers to NDCatholic.com, a new website in which Rev. Wilson D. […]
Notre Dame’s China Trap
“[It is] ludicrous that Notre Dame should establish a college with China when the Vatican is essentially excluded from China” NOTRE DAME, IN — We report here on Notre Dame’s desire to partner with a Chinese state-owned and controlled university in operating a liberal arts college in China despite China’s appalling and intensifying persecution of […]
The Cost of Conforming
What is wrong is not that [the ND administration] aims too high, it is that it aims far too low. (Dr. Cyril O’Regan) NOTRE DAME, IN — The permission given by the administration to a faculty committee to consider abridging the theology requirement evidences the weakening of the school’s Catholic identity. A leading Notre Dame […]
Board Developments
We are pleased to announce in this bulletin the election of Bill Dempsey (’52) as Chairman of the Sycamore Trust Board, of Ed Adams (’63) as President, and of Larry Kyte (‘60) as a new Board member, and the appointment of Tim Dempsey (‘89) as Executive Director. We close this bulletin with a summary of Sycamore’s goals and policies.
ND Scuttles Traditional Marriage Group
NOTRE DAME, IN — In a startling and deeply disappointing action, Notre Dame’s Office of Student Affairs has denied the application of the student organization SCOP (Students for Child Oriented Policy) for recognition. This decision comes in the wake of hundreds of student signatories to the error-riddled and malign anti-SCOP petition that we described in […]
