A Snapshot of the McGrath Institute for Church Life
Introduction We are pleased to present in our current Bulletin a description of the McGrath Institute for Church Life by its director Dr. John C. Cavadini. Dr. Cavadini, one of the University’s most renowned scholars and popular teachers, has made invaluable contributions to the Church and the University through his many years of leadership as […]
Notre Dame Law School’s Rising Influence
Traditional stained glass windows by Conrad Schmitt Studios adorn the Law School Chapel at the University of Notre Dame, depicting themes of the Eucharist, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and this one of St. Thomas More. (Photo: Kolbe Studios) Introduction We have often noted that the Law School stands apart from the other colleges at […]
Notre Dame and The Election
It’s no surprise that Notre Dame leaned toward Kamala Harris for president, despite her staunch pro-abortion stance. Yet, compared to other major universities, Notre Dame displayed more political balance, with faculty and students accepting the Trump victory without the classroom cancellations and “emotional trauma” seen elsewhere.
Nevertheless, troubling signs remain. For example, in its program on “Faith and the Election” for students, Campus Ministry deliberately sidestepped the bishops’ guidance on abortion as the “preeminent priority” for Catholic voters.
Notre Dame Welcomes Father Dowd
Father Robert Dowd, C.S.C., inauguration as the 18th president of the University of Notre Dame was distinctly Catholic and also overwhelmingly celebratory. With no hint of any fault lines in the university’s Catholic identity, there was also no hint of Father Dowd’s views on this crucial question. However, of interest, was Father Dowd’s announcement of a new “no loan” policy on student financial aid.
ND Right to Life Marches Again
Notre Dame students’ participation at the annual March for Life and their receipt of the Thomas King Award at Georgetown University’s Cardinal O’Connor Conference highlight their commitment to the pro-life cause, despite Father Jenkins’ notable absence for the third consecutive year and controversial honors to Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
GO, IRISH Rover!
On Monday, the Notre Dame student publication The Irish Rover was vindicated and Notre Dame professor Tamara Kay was routed when Indiana Supreme Court Senior Judge Steven H. David categorically rejected each and every allegation by Kay of defamation by the Rover in its reports on Kay’s pervasive pro-abortion actions.
Taking a stand for Catholic values at Notre Dame
Merlot Fogarty discusses her experience as a pro-life advocate on campus and explains why she felt compelled to challenge the university’s academic freedom policy by organizing the recent protest against the school’s first drag show.
Christmas Message 2023
We thank Our Lord for each and every one of you who have joined in our work in so many wonderful and generous ways and who share in the blessings He has given us.
Rainbow is Thy Fame
A sobering reflection on Father Jenkins’s nearly two decades as Notre Dame’s President by Sycamore Trustee and Irish Rover Editor-in-Chief Emerita Mary Frances Myler (ND ’22).
Notre Dame’s Best and Worst Cross Paths
Notre Dame students hold prayerful protest to the school’s first drag show brought to campus by the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.
