When I was at mass, there were probably 30 college girls in mantillas and jeans.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a kid there as well. The Catholic mission permeates the entire campus from his doem rector, dorm mass, Catholic focused service work, to praying at the grotto weekly. The school has a priest as President. The student section goes wild like it is a rockstar for Father Pete at football games. When I was at mass, there were probably 30 college girls in mantillas and jeans.

Yet he appreciates his friends of different faiths - his roommate is not Catholic. There are also a wide variety of opinion from conservative Catholics to liberal Catholics. This is all healthy.

I don’t think we need to create alarm over Notre Dame losing its Catholic way. For those lucky enough to attend (I am not an alum), seems like a great place.

Oh my. I'm an alum and never saw anyone in mantillas. I wonder if the student body is becoming more conservative?

It was basilica mass on a holy day, not dorm mass, fwiw. And, the girls had on jeans and sweatshirts with the mantillas (and, I don’t know for sure they were notre dame students, just that they looked college age. Could have been your group, SMC girls, who knows). I am a pretty liberal Catholic and found it charming (not quite the right word) as it isn’t something I personally see often and made me curious and think a bit on faith traditions.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a kid there as well. The Catholic mission permeates the entire campus from his doem rector, dorm mass, Catholic focused service work, to praying at the grotto weekly. The school has a priest as President. The student section goes wild like it is a rockstar for Father Pete at football games. When I was at mass, there were probably 30 college girls in mantillas and jeans.

Yet he appreciates his friends of different faiths - his roommate is not Catholic. There are also a wide variety of opinion from conservative Catholics to liberal Catholics. This is all healthy.

I don’t think we need to create alarm over Notre Dame losing its Catholic way. For those lucky enough to attend (I am not an alum), seems like a great place.

Oh my. I'm an alum and never saw anyone in mantillas. I wonder if the student body is becoming more conservative?

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid there as well. The Catholic mission permeates the entire campus from his doem rector, dorm mass, Catholic focused service work, to praying at the grotto weekly. The school has a priest as President. The student section goes wild like it is a rockstar for Father Pete at football games. When I was at mass, there were probably 30 college girls in mantillas and jeans.

Yet he appreciates his friends of different faiths - his roommate is not Catholic. There are also a wide variety of opinion from conservative Catholics to liberal Catholics. This is all healthy.

I don’t think we need to create alarm over Notre Dame losing its Catholic way. For those lucky enough to attend (I am not an alum), seems like a great place.

Anonymous wrote:It is very normal for businesses and institutions to update their mission statements.

Here is the old mission statement: Leadership in Mission: "Understands, accepts and supports the Catholic mission of the university and fosters values consistent with that mission."

New statement: In all that we do we seek to advance Notre Dame’s mission as a global, Catholic research university.

Community: Treat every person with dignity and respect
Collaboration: Work together with honesty, kindness, and humility
Excellence: Pursue the highest standards with a commitment to truth and service
Innovation: Embrace opportunities with creativity and dedication

So instead of the vague "Catholic mission" verbiage, they list the things that make up the Catholic mission.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a kid there as well. The Catholic mission permeates the entire campus from his doem rector, dorm mass, Catholic focused service work, to praying at the grotto weekly. The school has a priest as President. The student section goes wild like it is a rockstar for Father Pete at football games. When I was at mass, there were probably 30 college girls in mantillas and jeans.

Yet he appreciates his friends of different faiths - his roommate is not Catholic. There are also a wide variety of opinion from conservative Catholics to liberal Catholics. This is all healthy.

I don’t think we need to create alarm over Notre Dame losing its Catholic way. For those lucky enough to attend (I am not an alum), seems like a great place.

Oh my. I'm an alum and never saw anyone in mantillas. I wonder if the student body is becoming more conservative?

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid there as well. The Catholic mission permeates the entire campus from his doem rector, dorm mass, Catholic focused service work, to praying at the grotto weekly. The school has a priest as President. The student section goes wild like it is a rockstar for Father Pete at football games. When I was at mass, there were probably 30 college girls in mantillas and jeans.

Yet he appreciates his friends of different faiths - his roommate is not Catholic. There are also a wide variety of opinion from conservative Catholics to liberal Catholics. This is all healthy.

I don’t think we need to create alarm over Notre Dame losing its Catholic way. For those lucky enough to attend (I am not an alum), seems like a great place.

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Anonymous wrote:I find that disappointing. We’re in a time where a lot of people are seeking out traditional faith, and it’s sad that such a storied institution seems to be stepping back a bit.

No one is seeking out "traditional faith" LOL

Anonymous wrote:No disagreement. The concern is why they need to make the change and the intended or unintended consequences for the future.

Anonymous wrote:traditional American catholics really hate the past few popes - aside from the hitler jugund one- so it might be that the university is distancing itself from the Vatican to keep its appeal to american catholics?