Notre Dame students to lead protest against promotion of pro abortion faculty member

Good! See the article below the t shirt.

In 2009 Brigid was arrested on the ND campus – she was protesting Obama’s being awarded an honorary law degree. I was in my office and Tim called me up and said “Mom’s on TV. She’s being arrested. I called her and her phone rang.”

They must have figured her out from her t shirt, which we still have.

Here’s the article.

On Friday, February 27, students will hold a “March on the Dome” in what will be the latest escalation in the ongoing battle to prevent Professor Susan Ostermann’s appointment to head the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies.

According to an email sent by The Sycamore Trust, the march is being organized by two students, Luke Woodyard and Gabe Ortner. The Sycamore Trust is an alumni group that seeks to protect Notre Dame’s Catholic identity.

Ortner was quoted in the email as having described Ostermann’s appointment as “the last straw in a long series of University actions counter to Notre Dame’s Catholic identity.” Woodyard noted that Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop Kevin Rhoades “did not urge us to sit silently and watch our Lady’s University fall before our eyes; he gave us a clear call to action.”

Other groups sponsoring the march include Notre Dame Right to Life, Knights of Columbus Council 1477, The Irish Rover newspaper, Students for Child-Oriented Policy (SCOP), Militia of the Immaculata, and Children of Mary. Longtime Notre Dame professor Fr. Bill Miscamble, CSC will lead a blessing of candles while the Rosary will be prayed at the school’s famous Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes after several students address those who gather at the rally.

Notre Dame administrators have steadfastly refused to listen to the growing number of voices, both laity and clergy, who are demanding Ostermann not be given the promotion. Over the last several weeks, multiple bishops have publicly applauded Rhoades for his defense of the faith.

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, published a post on social media platform X stating that he supports Rhoades’ efforts and that Notre Dame should rescind Ostermann’s appointment. Bishop Robert Barron also weighed in on the matter. In a lengthy X post, he noted that Ostermann is “not simply ‘pro-choice’ on the question of abortion; she is a sharp critic of the pro-life position and those who advocate it.” He added that her promotion would be “repugnant to the identity and mission of that great center of Catholic learning.”