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University promotes dissenting Catholics as experts
The Notre Dame News website publishes a list of expert professors who are recommended to members of the media as experts. The university promotes two dissenting Catholics as experts in fields directly related to Church teaching. The Sycamore Trust, an alumni organization committed to preserving Notre Dame’s Catholic character, called attention to one professor’s views. Cathleen [...]
“The jewel in the crown of the pro-life movement”: Keeping Ireland pro-life
Notre Dame alum and president of Life House Ireland Scott Schittl came to Notre Dame with Tim Jackson, a representative from Youth Defense, to share the mission to keep abortion out of Ireland. Life House Ireland was founded in 2011 to help fund efforts to prevent the legalization of abortion in Ireland. With headquarters in Frederick, Maryland, Life House draws support from the [...]
Becket Fund fights for religious freedom
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty won a victory in the fight for freedom of conscience in STORMANS INC. V. MARY SELECKY. Founded in 1994 by University of Notre Dame Law School graduate Kevin Hasson ’85, the Becket Fund proudly claims to have defended the religious rights of people from “A to Z,” “Anglicans to Zoroastrians.” A non-profit, public-interest legal organization, [...]
ROVER exclusive: Interview with Ryan Bomberger
Exposing the “eugenics and racism” of the pro-choice movement THE IRISH ROVER brings an exclusive interview with Ryan Bomberg, co-founder of the Radiance Foundation. Sponsored by the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, he will speak on the disproportionate affect of abortion on the African American community in the United States on Friday, February 3. How would you summarize the [...]
Healthcare mandate poses problems for Catholic charities
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a new healthcare mandate, “Guidelines for Women’s Preventative Services,” that will require employers to include contraceptive services in their employee benefits. Authored by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the mandate will go into effect in August 2012. Because it is part of the Affordable Care Act, the mandate will become [...]
Former Mexican official addresses the challenges to Mexican democracy
Former president of Mexico's Federal Electoral Commission (IFE or Instituto Federal Electoral) and political scientist Luis Carlos Ugalde lectured on elections and democracy in Mexico on April 26. Ugalde is a Reagan Fascell Democracy Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, DC. In 1977, Mexico went through a period of political reform with the introduction of [...]
Faculty senate votes against pro-life resolution
The Notre Dame Faculty Senate voted to defeat a resolution to endorse University President Fr. John I. Jenkins’ Task Force on Supporting the Choice for Life. Twenty-two members of the Senate voted to defeat the proposal, while 8 voted in favor and one abstained, at a March 1 meeting. President Jenkins’ Task Force on Supporting the Choice for Life was formed in Fall 2009. The stated [...]
Hesburgh on Hesburgh: Fr. Ted Comments on the Word of Life mural
Since 1964, the Word of Life stone mural decorating the entrance of the Hesburgh Library has been an architectural icon on campus. The famous mural, also known as “Touchdown Jesus,” was generously paid for by Howard V. Phalin at a cost of $200,000. Millard Sheets, an architect, stonemason, and sculptor, was commissioned to create the mural. Fr. Hesburgh told the story of the [...]
“The Thrill of the Chaste”: Dawn Eden on Chastity
Dawn Eden, a former rock journalist turned Catholic writer/speaker, spoke at the Edith Stein Project on her conversion to Catholicism and on living out the virtue of chastity. Eden recently received her MA in theology from the Dominican House of Studies and is pursuing a doctorate in theology. She derived some of her talk from her book, THE THRILL OF THE CHASTE. Eden grew up in the Jewish [...]
When in Rome
I spent the past semester studying abroad in Rome, exploring Europe, and soaking up the Italian sun. The last four months taught me several lessons for successful travel that I’d like to share with you. 1. Always check current events. My friends and I learned this the hard way. After only two weeks of being abroad, we decided to take a weekend trip to the town of Atrani on the Amalfi [...]
Domers attend the canonization of Br. André
On October 17, Pope Benedict XVI formally declared the first saint of the Congregation of the Holy Cross and the first male Canadian-born saint with the canonization of Brother André Bessette. St. André was canonized with five other saints: Stanislaw Soltys Kazimierczyk, Candida Maria de Jesus Cipitria y Barriola, Giulia Salzano, Camilla Battista da Varano, and the first Australian saint, [...]