A Catholic university has promoted a professor who publicly described abortion as “freedom enhancing” and abortion bans as “violence” and “sexual abuse.” Please join us in urging Notre Dame’s president Fr Robert Dowd to cancel radical pro-abortion professor Susan Ostermann’s promotion. SIGN: Notre Dame must cancel pro-abortion professor's promotion The University of Notre Dame recently appointed Professor Susan Ostermann to lead its Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. Yet Notre Dame claims that those in positions of leadership must support the university’s Catholic mission and foster values consistent with that mission. Promoting a vocal advocate of abortion to a major leadership role directly contradicts that claim. SIGN THIS PETITION to tell Notre Dame’s president Fr Robert Dowd to cancel radical pro-abortion professor Susan Ostermann’s promotion. Bishop Robert Barron has warned that Ostermann “is not simply ‘pro-choice’ on the question of abortion.” He stated that she is a sharp critic of the pro-life position and has even characterised opposition to abortion as rooted in racism and white supremacy. Bishop Kevin Rhoades, in whose diocese Notre Dame is located, has stated plainly that Ostermann’s views “should disqualify her from an administrative and leadership role at a Catholic university.” Many other US bishops have voiced their support for Bishop Rhoades. This controversy does not stand alone. In past decades, Notre Dame asserted independence from Church authority in the Land O’ Lakes statement, honoured pro-abortion political leaders (including Presidents Obama and Biden), and hosted events and initiatives openly at odds with Catholic moral teaching. The present appointment continues that trajectory. Faithful Catholic students are now responding. A “March on the Dome” is being organised, led by professor Father Bill Miscamble. The demonstration will begin with the Rosary and a blessing of candles at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, calling on the university to uphold its Catholic identity. Notre Dame cannot claim fidelity to its Catholic mission while elevating public advocates of abortion to positions of leadership. SIGN THIS PETITION to tell Notre Dame’s president Fr Robert Dowd to cancel radical pro-abortion professor Susan Ostermann’s promotion.
Why are American universities so politically/ideologically oriented? Here in Europe or rather, I can speak for my own country, where all universities are public, I really don’t know of a single topic in medical school/healthcare, even when we went beyond the regular curriculum, where I found out about someone’s ideology. We did have one course, bioethics in healthcare, where thank God the professor was a conservative, practicing Catholic believer. But that was truly a minor subject where you barely had to attend lectures; the practical sessions consisted of presenting seminar topics, and that was it. Here, the social sciences and humanities faculties tend to be left-liberal, but I would say that about 99% of it is purely professional training and education. We don’t have gender studies. University prepares you to work in your profession. It’s not clear to me how they managed to indoctrinate students so much, or insert so much content, that they engage in brainwashing at that age. Where do they even get the opportunity to present such content?
Many people having dreams that New York city gets attacked over the last few years in end times dreams. I'm not sure how this plays out eschatologically but I thought it worth while to post.
Because of first amendment protections and the cultural norm of everything in the US being hyper-politicized. Political activism is considered a virtue in the US. IE, Milk is now considered a political tool of white supremacy. Spend a week in DC and you will think you ended up in an asylum. Even the homeless will go out of their way to lecture you on politics. It's like having Tourette's syndrome but with politics. Even at major Catholic events you get weirdos protesting for gay marriage and lesbian bishops who are often Catholic themselves. None of it makes any sense from a catholic perspective, but certain people can't help themselves I guess.
Apologies for posting this. Evil beyond our comprehension. Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian boy and stood around as he bled to death, video shows https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpqwv9vvzx9o
Try any major city...Philly, baltimore..etc...all the same. And there are still some really good Priests in those places, but u have to search.. I happen to know quite a few in Philadelphia.
And it is also making me see Vatican 2 in a whole different light.. still love my Priests and my Church. But yeah. Everything makes sense
Infiltration years ago by communist leftist radicals. Cowardly administration's who are compromised themselves. They play a long game.
It seems that way. I personally like the first amendment, but I can see how when taken to extremes it can become ludicrous. Much like free will I suppose. There are some people that simply damage themselves and everyone around them when they are given freedom. Especially those with a reprobate mind who see good as evil and evil as good. I don't believe there is an answer in natural law which can address this. Basically, we need Jesus to deal with large segments of diabolically oppressed/blinded peoples in our populations. Free speech is nice to have, but can easily become an oppressive force when wielded by degenerates.
Scientists confirm biblical earthquake that 'shook the earth' during Jesus' crucifixion https://x.com/i/status/2027083987416445109
Lent is all about conversion. I love the word of St Francis to the brothers, 'Little brothers let us begin today'. Hopefully we are in a constant state of conversion.
Notre Dame associate professor declines to head key institute after outcry over her pro-abortion views By McKenna Snow Notre Dame. Shutterstock University of Notre Dame Associate Professor Susan Ostermann has declined her appointment as director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, following weeks of backlash from bishops, students, and others concerned that her pro-abortion views make her unfit for the position at the Catholic school, the university’s independent student newspaper reported Feb. 26. Keough School of Global Affairs Dean Mary Gallagher announced Ostermann’s decision in an email, according to The Observer. The outlet further reports that the email shared a statement from Ostermann, who said in part: “At present, the focus on my appointment risks overshadowing the vital work the Institute performs, which should be allowed to continue without undue distraction.” Gallagher said in the email that Ostermann “is a respected scholar of South Asian politics and regulatory governance whose research and teaching reflect the intellectual rigor and interdisciplinary excellence at the heart of both the Liu Institute and the Keough School of Global Affairs. I am grateful for her willingness to serve and for the thoughtfulness with which she approached this decision.” Ostermann’s appointment was scheduled to take effect in July. In her statement included in Gallagher’s email, Ostermann said that her only goal in accepting the appointment “was to serve as a steward for the Institute’s world-class faculty, students and staff; it is not a position I applied for, but I was truly honored to take it on,” according to The Observer. Ostermann noted that the focus on her appointment “risks overshadowing the vital work of the Institute,” and added, “At the same time, it has become clear that there is work to do at Notre Dame to build a community where a variety of voices can flourish.” “Both academic inquiry and the full realization of human dignity demand this of us. Towards both of these ends, I have decided not to move forward as Director,” she concluded. “Instead, I look forward to collaborating with colleagues across the university to build a campus community where all can speak openly on the issues that matter to them most, and to continuing collaborations with colleagues at the Liu Institute and beyond.” Since the university announced the appointment in January, students, pro-life advocates, student groups, a number of Catholic bishops around the country, and others have joined in expressing concern, sadness, and scandal at the appointment. Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, the diocese in which Notre Dame resides, issued a statement Feb. 11 stating that Ostermann should be disqualified from the position to lead the institute, which is a part of the Keough School. He noted at the time that this school “endorses ‘integral human development’ as the most important Catholic social teaching principle for its work. Professor Ostermann has written — ludicrously — that this Catholic principle actually supports abortion on demand.” Bishop Rhoades issued a new statement Feb. 26 expressing gratitude that Ostermann had declined the position and for those who made their opposition known. He noted that the “appointment of persons to leadership positions at a Catholic university is an act of institutional witness, a mission-governance issue” and highlighted the ways Notre Dame is promoting human life and dignity through classes, activities, and programs. “That mission commitment is compromised when a Catholic university appoints leaders or bestows honors on those who act or speak against fundamental teachings of the Church,” he wrote. “This is not an issue about academic freedom or scholarly engagement. Academic freedom protects inquiry. It does not require institutional self-contradiction.” CatholicVote President and CEO Kelsey Reinhardt, an alumna of Notre Dame, described the development as a sign that “business as usual has been disrupted,” adding that approving an appointment that “contradicts the faith will not be tried again without consequence.” Reinhardt characterized the reversal as “an incomplete victory,” saying “the appointment should not have been made in the first place.” She added that she prays the episode proves to be “a watershed moment for the university as it ponders decisions in the future.” She also noted that the controversy underscores a broader tension facing Catholic universities. “The secular world imagines a war between reason and faith,” Reinhardt said. “But that’s not true. You can be a first-class institution of higher learning AND maintain a strong Catholic identity.” The news of Ostermann’s decision comes one day after Bishop Rhoades led students in praying the Rosary at Notre Dame’s grotto for the preservation of the school’s Catholic identity. Students have also been planning a “March on the Dome” demonstration, set for the evening of Feb. 27, to call on the university to rescind the appointment. However, amid the news of Ostermann’s decision, the students still plan to hold the march, according to a Feb. 26 X post from Sycamore Trust, “an independent organization of alumni and friends of Notre Dame who are fighting for the university’s Catholic identity,” according to its website. “While this development is noteworthy, the March on the Dome remains as important as ever. The concerns of faithful students are not limited to one appointment. They are about deeper questions bearing on Notre Dame’s Catholic identity and fidelity to the mission entrusted to her by the Church,” Sycamore Trust stated in the post. “When confusion arises regarding that mission, it is the duty of the faithful to bear peaceful, public witness to the truth in charity.” “Therefore, do not change your plans,” it continued. “Join the March in body if you are able. Join in spirit and prayer if you cannot be present. Stand with those who seek a university that is unapologetically Catholic, faithful to Christ, and worthy of Our Lady’s name. Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom, pray for us.” Notre Dame associate professor declines to head key institute after outcry over her pro-abortion views - Zeale
I also think of Babylon in the context that Talmudism originated in Babylon around 500 BC, during the Jewish exile there.
The Bolshevik Revolution, the communist infiltration of the United States and the attempted revolution in France in 1968 all have one thing in common...in, shall we say, 'tribal' terms.
