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-16 posts tagged "Respect Life Week"
Brennan Buhr | Monday, October 14, 2019
The Catholic faith, rightly understood, is a living witness to the person of Christ. I write on behalf of the thousands of other men and women on this campus who recognize that our active, personal faith demands an unapologetically pro-life response to the contemporary culture of death, especially to the tragedy of abortion. Without a
Alexandra Muck | Monday, October 7, 2019
This year’s Respect Life Week, hosted by Notre Dame’s Right to Life club, ended Oct. 6 with a rosary prayer service. During the week, the Notre Dame campus had the opportunity to engage in discussion and participate in a variety of events around this year’s theme, ‘Authentic Love, Authentic Freedom.’ “In it, we focus in
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, October 2, 2019
If you’ve been to any dining hall this week, you might have noticed the pink placards placed on the tables; it’s Respect Life Week on campus. It’s been touted as a “celebration of life” with events just supporting … you know … life! I think such a week definitely has merit, especially in the context
Christopher Parker | Tuesday, October 1, 2019
On Monday in LaFortune Student Center, Professor Helen Alvaré of George Mason University delivered a lecture exploring the concept of women’s liberation in the context of abortion and the right to life movement. The lecture, titled “Women’s Liberation: Authentic Feminine Freedom in a post-Roe Era,” was the opening event for ND Right to Life’s annual
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Dear fellow students, One of Notre Dame’s strengths is its commitment to service. Every week, we see a video of Notre Dame students and faculty fighting for goodness in our world. During fall break, countless of our students travel to Appalachia to serve a region in crisis. Over the summer, students engage in summer service
Alexandra Park | Tuesday, October 2, 2018
The Notre Dame Right to Life club kicked off its annual Respect Life Week on Monday with apparel sales on South Quad, a blood drive outside Duncan Student Center and Respect Life Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Respect Life Week is held every October, which has been designated by the United States
Letter to the Editor | Monday, October 1, 2018
To our fellow students: We have good news. What is it? It is that we have each been given the gift of life. Each one of us — envisaged, formed and created by God for good works and fullness of relationship with Him and with one another. This gift of human life is shared by
Erin Grimes | Tuesday, April 10, 2018
This week, Saint Mary’s club Belles for Life is presenting their annual “Respect Life Week.” The club’s social media commissioner, sophomore Morgan Chichester explained that “Respect Life Week” is designed to honor life. “Respect Life Week” is put on by Belles for Life and is just a week to celebrate all stages of life, starting
Tom Naatz | Friday, October 6, 2017
The president and founder of Live Action, a non-profit committed to ending abortion, delivered the keynote lecture of Notre Dame Right to Life’s Respect Life Week on Thursday evening in the Carey Auditorium. During the lecture, titled “Transforming the Abortion Debate,” Lila Rose spoke about her work to advance the anti-abortion movement. Rose opened her talk with an
Megan Valley | Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Notre Dame Right to Life hosted a pregnancy resources training panel Tuesday night as the keynote event in this year’s Respect Life Week. “Our big week every fall semester is Respect Life Week, and we always pick a specific theme,” Right to Life president Aly Cox said. “This year, we picked ‘you are not alone’ and