Father Peter Rocca, C.S.C., retires as rector of Basilica
Father Rocca is stepping down from the job he was born to do, the culmination of his path through the priesthood to become an expert in liturgy, prayer, preaching and sacred music.
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Rev. Daniel Groody elected Fellow and Trustee of Notre Dame
Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C., associate professor of theology and global affairs at the University of Notre Dame and an award-winning author and filmmaker on international migration and refugee issues, was elected a Fellow and Trustee of the University at the Board of Trustees winter meeting Friday (Feb. 1) on campus.
Final Profession of Vows
On Saturday, August 25, five members of the Congregation of Holy Cross celebrated the final profession of vows during Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame.
University of Portland administrator named Notre Dame’s vice president for mission engagement and church affairs
Rev. Gerard J. Olinger, C.S.C., the former Notre Dame Trustee, succeeds Rev. William M. Lies, C.S.C., who has been elected provincial superior of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers.
Father Lies elected provincial superior for U.S. province of Holy Cross
Rev. William M. Lies, C.S.C., vice president for mission engagement and church affairs, was elected provincial superior of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, by the Provincial Chapter at its meeting in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Rev. Kevin Sandberg, C.S.C., appointed executive director for Center for Social Concerns
Since joining the center in 2014, Father Sandberg has directed the Common Good Initiative, a Catholic social teaching immersion course for graduate students with sites in Haiti, Cuba, Uganda, Jerusalem and Detroit.
Rev. Michael E. Connors, C.S.C., authors new book about preaching
Rev. Michael Connors, C.S.C., has written a new book about the art of preaching, published by Liturgy Training Publications. The book is called Preaching Discipleship: Preparing Homilies for Christian Initiation.
Three Ordained Holy Cross Priests
On Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, three Holy Cross priests were ordained to the priesthood - Rev. Christopher Brennan, C.S.C., Rev. Brendan McAleer, C.S.C., and Rev. Timothy Weed, C.S.C.
Conversations with Father Bob Pelton
Peter Cajka is a postdoctoral research associate with the Cushwa Center. He conducted five interviews with Father Bob Pelton, C.S.C., from October 2017 to January 2018. Audio and transcripts of the interviews will be available for researchers by summer 2018 through Latin American/North American Church Concerns at kellogg.nd.edu/lanacc. Father Pelton resides at Holy Cross House in Notre Dame, Indiana, and has been associated with the University of Notre Dame since he first enrolled as an undergraduate in 1939.
Alumnus Rev. Stephen Pepper, C.S.C., awarded prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Father Pepper is one of 35 winners of the award from across the United States, representing 39 universities and 19 States.
Father Jenkins and Father Lies inaugurate Notre Dame – Newman Centre for Faith and Reason in Dublin
University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., will join the Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin, archbishop of Dublin, in inaugurating the Notre Dame–Newman Centre for Faith and Reason in Dublin Nov. 23 (Thursday) with a Mass at 5:30 p.m.
Rev. Thomas Blantz, C.S.C., examines the legacy of John Zahm
In honor of the 175th anniversary of the University, Father Tom Blantz, C.S.C., delivered the 2017 Cushwa Center Lecture titled, “Fr. John Zahm, C.S.C., in the Founding of the University of Notre Dame” in McKenna Hall on Friday, November 3, 2017. Rev. Edward A. “Monk” Malloy, C.S.C., president emeritus of Notre Dame, introduced Father Blantz.
Rev. Dan Groody, C.S.C., will offer lecture at Gonzaga University
On Thursday, November 2, 2017, Father Dan Groody, C.S.C., will deliver the Fall Flannery Lecture at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. The title of Father Dan's talk will be "Passing Over: Migration, Theology and the Eucharist."
Community Members Celebrate Final Profession of Religious Vows
On September 15, three seminarians of the United States Province made their Final Profession of Religious Vows. The Mass of Final Profession was held in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Father Don McNeill inspired students to care about social justice
Founding director of Notre Dame's Center for Social Concerns remembered.
Rev. Kevin Sandberg, C.S.C., appointed acting director of Center for Social Concerns
Rev. Kevin Sandberg, C.S.C., has been appointed acting executive director of the University’s Center for Social Concerns for academic year 2017–18. Father Sandberg will serve in this role while Rev. Paul Kollman, C.S.C., Leo and Arlene Hawk Executive Director of the Center for Social Concerns is on research leave.
Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C., reflects on Land O'Lakes Statement in "America"
The controversy over the Land O'Lakes Statement has served as a proxy war for conflicting narratives about the legacy of Vatican II, the contemporary state of Catholic higher education and the exercise of authority in the church. From the perspective of 50 years on, with new controversies and a very different papacy, we can perhaps better understand the context, vision, limitations and legacy of the Land O’ Lakes Statement for Catholic higher education and for the church generally.
Truth to Power
Father Bob Pelton went to Latin America to serve the people there, but he didn’t envision his work for social justice would put his life in danger — as subversive to government efforts there, and here.
In Rome, President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., discusses challenges and opportunities for Catholic Church
After concelebrating Mass and meeting briefly with Pope Francis earlier in the week, University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., met with Archbishop Paul Gallagher, secretary for relations with states, the Vatican’s foreign minister, and discussed challenges and opportunities for the Church in countries around the world.
Notre Dame theologian and Holy Cross priest to address U.S. bishops on refugees and migration
Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C., associate professor of theology, will address the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on the theology of migration during the bishops’ annual Spring General Assembly, June 14-15, in Indianapolis. Groody’s talk, “Passing Over: Migration, Theology and the Eucharist,” draws on his research around the world mapping the many sides of the current conversation on migration.