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Sexual assault at Notre Dame: How safe are we?
Among colleges and universities in Indiana, Notre Dame ranks second only to Indiana University at Bloomington in the number of forced sexual assaults on campus. This ranking given in a November 2010 online article from WISHTV, was confirmed by Phillip Johnson, director of Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP), in an email to THE ROVER. During the 2009-2010 school year, Susan Steibe-Pasalich, [...]
Philosophy prof travels to Poland on Fulbright to study JPII
Notre Dame professor of philosophy Adrian J. Reimers is in Poland on a Fulbright Scholarship this semester. He currently resides in an apartment just two blocks away from young Karol Wojtyla's (later Pope John Paul II) home during the Nazi occupation between 1938 and 1944. It is also within an easy walk of the Wawel Cathedral and Castle, which overlook the Vistula River. This was Cardinal [...]
“An example of vibrant orthodoxy”: Msgr. Heintz and George Weigel comment on USCCB elections
On November 16, Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan, was elected president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). He succeeds former president of the USCCB, Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago. Dr. George Weigel (Ethics and Public Policy Center) asserted that Archbishop Dolan “will provide an example of vibrant orthodoxy for both the Church and the [...]
Notre Dame Remembers 9-11 with Governor Tom Ridge
This past weekend, Governor Tom Ridge, first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, visited Notre Dame, not only to cheer on the Irish but also to give a talk entitled “A Conversation with Tom Ridge” at the Mendoza College of Business. Father John Jenkins introduced Ridge and pointed to the relevance of his visit on the weekend of the ninth anniversary of the September 11 [...]
Newly ordained Notre Dame alumnus offers holy Mass in Alumni
This upcoming Sunday, September 5, Notre Dame alumnus and newly ordained priest, Father Ian Patrick McDole, will be offering Holy Mass on campus. Fr. McDole graduated from the University in 2006 With a degree in Medieval Studies and Philosophy. Following his graduation, Fr. McDole entered the seminary for the Diocese of Covington, KY. He was sent to the North American College in Rome to [...]
Rev. Timothy Scully, C.S.C.:priest and professor serves as trustee
Rev. Timothy Scully, C.S.C. serves as a fellow at the University of Notre Dame as well as a member of the Board of Trustees. Since 1967, the Board of Trustees has possessed the general power of governance of the university, with certain powers reserved only for the fellows. After a prominent career at the university, Notre Dame appointed Fr. Scully to this governing board in 2000 and then made [...]
Sixth Annual Eucharistic Procession
The University of Notre Dame hosted the Sixth Annual Eucharistic Procession on Our Lady’s campus last weekend on the third Sunday of the Easter Season. The Procession began immediately following the 11:45 a.m. Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and moved across God Quad. Notre Dame, St. Mary’s, and Holy Cross students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Congregation of [...]
Orestes Brownson: A Catholic, American Political Philosopher
Dr. Peter Augustine Lawler, Dana Professor of Government at Berry College and author of numerous books, addressed the Notre Dame community and visitors on the theme “Building Better than they Knew: Brownson’s Critical, Catholic Appreciation of the American Founders.” The Orestes Brownson Council and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute co-sponsored his lecture, which was held on [...]