http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/notredame/ en-us Sat, 1 Nov 2008 20:20:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121943/posts Where does the University of Notre Dame go for its apology? As chronicled here in late 2004, Notre Dame was branded with the scarlet "R" after dismissing head football coach Tyrone Willingham, who is black, before his first and only contract with the Irish expired. Nationally prominent sports journalists like Michael Wilbon of ESPN and The Washington Post, Mark May of ESPN, and John Saunders also of ESPN concluded that Notre Dame was a racist institution for its action. Notre Dame, they suggested, performed a modern-day lynching to appease influential alumni and boosters of the football program who, if one... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121943/posts#comment Sat, 1 Nov 2008 20:20:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2106988/posts SPORTS p> 1 of 2 2 of 2 Microfiche-New York Times archives http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2106988/posts#comment Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:25:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2104762/posts Few, if any, North Carolina football players had ever heard of Joe Montana before Oct. 11, 1975. But since that humid, heart-wrenching, historic day, he's been awfully hard to forget. Before Montana's "Chicken Soup" rally at the Cotton Bowl in 1979 or "The Catch" at Candlestick in 1982, a 19-year-old unknown led "The Comeback" at Kenan -- when he jogged onto the field with 6:04 left and led Notre Dame to two touchdowns and a 21-14 victory. No one knew it at the time, but the sophomore who didn't even start the next game for the Fighting Irish would go... The News & Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2104762/posts#comment Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:08:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2088231/posts At some point late Saturday afternoon, while drinking a beer and watching three college football games simultaneously — one and a half with each eyeball, the way the good Lord intended — something hit me: Good grief, Notre Dame is bad AGAIN. The Irish are 2-1, but never mind that. They struggled to beat a San Diego State team that is among the worst teams in the whole Division Formerly Known as I-A. They beat Michigan largely because the Wolverines apparently dipped their hands in baby oil before every play, then dropped the football. Then they were thoroughly outplayed by... Fox Sports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2088231/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:06:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2036679/posts He knows you're coming, and at this point the inevitable has happened. He's stuck with you. For two days, flying thousands of miles in a small private plane with all the comfort of a four-door sedan. The sportswriter vs. Charlie Weis. He'd rather take a sledgehammer to the knees than endure this torture. "I know why you're here," he says. The natural response: Why? "To see if I'm human," he replies. Here he is, everyone. Charlie Weis: the most hated man in college sports. From his arrogance to his controversial hiring at Notre Dame, to a contract extension seven games... Sporting News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2036679/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:09:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2003454/posts It is interesting that the Notre Dame University (Vagina Monologues controversy) and the REBEL PRIESTS of Belleville are almost on a crow's path for the 5.2 Earthquake this morning. It is also on the Eastern end of the Madrid Earthquake fault. It is possible that God is choosing this earthquake's timing with the Pope's visit. Albert Schweitzer once said that God sometimes makes known His ways by using coincidence. In this case, the REBEL PRIESTS and VAGINA MONOLOGUES must be so distasteful to God that He has chosen the Pope's visit to hurl this thunderbolt down to earth in the... USGS and other Freerepublic Articles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2003454/posts#comment Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:18:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1993245/posts Faithful Catholics Reject V-Monologues at Notre Dame Controlling free speech, university official expels TFP volunteer for sharing bishop’s statement on campus Once again, controversy is dividing the University of Notre Dame. Catholics everywhere applauded Bishop John D’Arcy’s recent condemnation of the crude “V-Monologues” at Notre Dame, hoping it would convince university officials to ban the feminist play. After all, the production betrays Notre Dame’s Catholic identity, tramples upon the Sixth Commandment, exalts sin, promotes lesbianism, and gives scandal. However, ignoring the bishop’s call to cancel the play, university president Fr. John I. Jenkins has again allowed it to disgrace the... TFP Student Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1993245/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:20:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985902/posts Reverend John Jenkins, CSC, and I have been in communication about his decision to allow performances of “The Vagina Monologues” at Notre Dame. I am grateful to Father Jenkins for the extensive time he has put into our conversation and correspondence on these matters over the last two months, and I have taken care in this statement to present his position accurately in order to make a fair response. Father Jenkins has informed me that, while he thinks that this play is a bad play, he believes that permitting its performance under certain conditions, namely, in an academic building without... Trinity Communications http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985902/posts#comment Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:43:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984857/posts SOUTH BEND, Indiana, March 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - University of Notre Dame President, Father John Jenkins, C.S.C., announced today that he has approved campus performances of the lurid play, "The Vagina Monologues," on March 24-26.  It will be the sixth year since 2002 that Notre Dame has hosted the play.The Vagina Monologues is a sexually explicit and offensive play that favorably describes lesbian activity, group masturbation, and the reduction of sexuality to selfish pleasure.  In one scene, the lesbian seduction of a teenage girl is described as the girl's "salvation" that "raised her into a kind of heaven."  "The announcement... Life Site http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984857/posts#comment Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:51:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1980530/posts The Mass is celebrated publicly about 176 times each week at Notre Dame when the University is in session, says Father Richard Warner, CSC, the director of campus ministry. Different Masses meet different spiritual needs. Congregants may pray together in English, Spanish or Latin and choose from a sampler box of musical styles and aesthetic surroundings. All of these Masses are celebrated according to the reformed Roman Missal of Pope Paul VI introduced in 1970. All except one, that is. At 8 a.m. on October 14, some 100 people gathered with Father Thomas Blantz, CSC, in the Saint Charles Borromeo... Notre Dame Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1980530/posts#comment Wed, 5 Mar 2008 03:11:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959859/posts A dozen protesters marched in front of ESPN headquarters in Bristol today, calling for the firing of on-air personality Dana Jacobson for comments she made at a recent roast. Jacobson, co-host of the "ESPN First Take" morning show, was disciplined by her employer after an expletive-laden speech. She was suspended one week. The protesters, some from local churches, carried placards with messages that read: "ESPN , Say No to Hate Speech," and "Fairness in the Media." Robert Muckle, 77, drove from Waterbury to Bristol to take part in the protest after reading about Jacobson's remarks in the newspaper. "It's such... Hartford Courant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959859/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:08:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958084/posts A Catholic advocacy group charges the sports TV network ESPN has failed to respond properly to a graphic rant by anchorwoman Dana Jacobson in which she "attacked Jesus Christ." Jacobson, reportedly intoxicated, was speaking at a celebrity roast in Atlantic City, N.J., when she unleashed a profane tirade, saying, "F--- Notre Dame," "F--- Touchdown Jesus" and finally "F--- Jesus." "Touchdown Jesus" is the popular moniker for a statue on the Notre Dame campus of Jesus raising his arms. Catholic League president Bill Donohue said he pressed ESPN on the issue and received an e-mail with an unsatisfactory statement by Jacobson.... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958084/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:56:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956728/posts ESPN anchor Dana Jacobson made an absolute fool of herself, swilling vodka from a Belvedere bottle, mumbling along and cursing like a sailor as Mike & Mike rested their heads in their hands in embarrassment. [Comedian Eddie] Griffin came to the podium to defend her after she was booed by the crowd. [Host Jeffrey] Ross eventually had to pull her off stage, too. For those unfamiliar with Jacobson, she was a "SportsCenter" anchor for ESPN in 2005, and later made a co-host of that network's morning show "Cold Pizza" which is now "ESPN First Take." So, what did she actually... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956728/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1924104/posts TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - DNA from the recently exhumed body of college football hero George Gipp shows he was not the father of a child born shortly after his death, quelling longstanding rumors, relatives said Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT Gipp's remains were taken Oct. 4 for testing from a cemetery near the Upper Peninsula village of Laurium. Rick Frueh, whose grandmother was Gipp's sister, said in a statement he authorized the exhumation, which angered some family members. Gipp died in 1920 from pneumonia and a strep infection during his senior year at Notre Dame, where he was the school's first All-American and... A/P via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1924104/posts#comment Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:06:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1920666/posts SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — It took 44 years and three overtimes for Navy to beat Notre Dame again. The Midshipmen snapped an NCAA-record 43-game losing streak to the Fighting Irish on Saturday with a 46-44 victory in triple overtime. Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada threw a 25-yard TD pass to Reggie Campbell on the first play of the third overtime, then found him again in the end zone for the 2-point conversion. Notre Dame (1-8) cut the lead to two on a 5-yard TD run by Travis Thomas. But after a pass interference call gave Notre Dame a second-chance at the 2-point... google http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1920666/posts#comment Sun, 4 Nov 2007 02:30:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1920500/posts NEW YORK (AP) -- Top distance runner Ryan Shay died during the U.S. men's Olympic marathon trials Saturday after collapsing about 51/2 miles into the race. He was 28. New York Road Runners president Mary Wittenberg said Shay was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital and was pronounced dead at 8:46 a.m. "It cuts a knife through everybody's hearts," Wittenberg said. Wittenberg said Shay received immediate medical attention. "There were several layers of medical response," she said. "It was very quick." Shay of Flagstaff, Ariz., hit the ground near the Central Park boathouse, a popular Manhattan tourist spot, during the 26.2-mile... Sports Illustrated http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1920500/posts#comment Sat, 3 Nov 2007 16:36:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1917397/posts <p>When I saw the final score of the Notre Dame-USC game, something about it caught my eye. It wasn’t that USC demolished the Irish. The score itself — 38-0 — looked familiar.</p> <p>So I did some checking and found that not only did Notre Dame lose to Michigan by that same 38-0 score last month, it also lost to Michigan 38-0 under Tyrone Willingham.</p> San Jose Mercury News Sports Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1917397/posts#comment Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:26:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1909906/posts Andrew Nesi Presents "Real Men of Genius" (REALLL MENN OF GENNNIIUUSSSS) Today, we salute you, Mr. Irish Rover writer. (Mr. Irish Rover writer.) No matter the topic, you take offense. As a white, Irish Catholic kid from a suburb of Chicago, you truly know what persecution feels like. (But my best friend is a black Jew.) 1-5? Maybe we should hire more devout Catholic football coaches. Then God will be on our side. (He can make Arrelious Benn transfer.) Vagina Monologues? Queer Film Festival? Heck, you think we should still be all-male. (God likes men better!) So crack open an... The Observer Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1909906/posts#comment Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:43:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1909863/posts TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- The body of George Gipp, the Notre Dame football player who inspired the rallying cry "Win one for the Gipper," was exhumed recently for DNA testing in his Upper Peninsula hometown. The test was sought by the Gipp family and met legal requirements, Houghton County Medical Examiner Dr. Dawn Nulf said Wednesday, although it angered some relatives who live in the area where Gipp was born and raised. Nulf declined comment about why the request was made. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1909863/posts#comment Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:53:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1904524/posts WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Charlie Weis was looking for something he recognized as winning football. He finally saw it ... just not enough of it. Purdue extended the worst start in Notre Dame history to five losses when Curtis Painter threw two touchdown passes and Chris Summers hit four field goals in a 33-19 win on Saturday. The Irish fell behind 23-0 at the half, and Weis let his players know he's tired of playing catch-up. "This time, I was maybe a little more rough at halftime," he said. "I'd had about enough. It was a collective effort. Offense,... Sporting News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1904524/posts#comment Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:48:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1900960/posts SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame's offense got into the end zone -- twice, in fact. It wasn't nearly enough to end the misery for the Fighting Irish. For the first time in 119 seasons of Notre Dame football, the Irish are 0-4. Michigan State, which blew a big lead to Notre Dame a year ago in a loss that sent its season in a tailspin, got a measure of revenge against the floundering Fighting Irish with a 31-14 victory Saturday. Now it's Notre Dame's season that's spinning out of control. The Irish have lost six in a row,... ESPN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1900960/posts#comment Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:44:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1899678/posts The Sept. 10 issue of America magazine includes a courageous cover story by Wilson Miscamble, CSC, titled "The Faculty 'Problem': How Can Catholic Identity Be Preserved?" Miscamble is professor of history at Notre Dame, and what he has published in "The National Catholic Weekly" is a lawyer's brief arguing that Notre Dame has lost -- or is about to lose -- its claim to be a meaningfully "Catholic" university and calling for the action that is necessary to stop what is in fact not an inevitable loss of identity. Miscamble also draws the lessons for places that haven't been as... Mirror of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1899678/posts#comment Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:10:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1899289/posts Now this ... this, is rich. Notre Dame is on the hook for another $20-some-million to an offensive genius who can't pick up a first down, let alone a win. They are dead last in the country in total offense by a wide margin. They are staring 0-8 in the face. Notre Dame, 0-8? Notre Dame, with its own TV contract? Notre Dame, with the richest history in college sports? (I did an Amazon books search for "Notre Dame football," and got 1,743 results. Yeah, sure, a lot of those must be repeats. But that was more than I got... Fox Sports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1899289/posts#comment Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:17:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1897083/posts On April 28, 2006, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI approved the promulgation of the miracle attributed to the intercession of Father Basil Anthony Moreau (1799-1873), founder of the men and women’s congregations of Holy Cross. This promulgation prepares the way for the beatification that will take place in the diocese of Le Mans, France, on September 15, 2007. Father Basil Moreau’s cause for beatification was first introduced on the diocesan level in Le Mans, France, in 1946. However, it was not until 1955 that the cause was presented for consideration by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1897083/posts#comment Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:16:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1872913/posts Ian McCaw’s “dream” is finally a reality. Although Notre Dame has not issued a formal release, Baylor will play Notre Dame in an Oct. 6, 2012 football game that is expected to be held at the Dallas Cowboys’ new $1 billion stadium in Arlington. “I’ve been working on scheduling a football game with Notre Dame for nearly four years,” said McCaw, who became Baylor’s athletic director in 2003. “So I’m really excited and relieved to see that it’s finally coming to fruition. “Baylor-Notre Dame represents a dream matchup for our students and fans. Playing a team with such a high... The Waco Tribune-Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1872913/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:57:46 GMT