The Slattery Lecture presented by Notre Dame University’s School of Philosophy and Theology in Fremantle will see Fr Justin Taylor SM from the internationally renowned École Biblique in Jerusalem speak at the university on 19 August. Fr Taylor, a New Zealand priest, will speak on the literary novelty of the New Testament. The Gospels treat the everyday world and ordinary people...

On 29 May the University of Notre Dame Australia in Fremantle hosted a historic Law and Order forum, bringing in senior figures who deal with the everyday realities to nut out practical solutions that benefit both the offenders and the wider community The forum caused plenthy of debate. Here, Aboriginal youth Glen Moore, who is starting an Aboriginal political party, talks with lawyer an...

UNDA marks the 20th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s key document for Catholic universities Sister Moira Debono and Mr Paul Morrissey, two of the four theologians who marked Ex Corde Ecclesia’s 20th anniversary together with students at UNDA’s Sydney campus last week. PHOTO: Courtesy UNDA The four resident theologians at the University of Notre Dame Australia&r...

By Anthony Barich A STAR-studded Law and Order forum at the University of Notre Dame Australia will counter the “superficial”, media-driven debate on crime in Western Australia, its organiser says. University of Notre Dame politics lecturer Martin Drum is interviewed by the ABC. Photo: Courtesy UNDA Hosted by ABC Radio’s Geoff Hutchison, the 29 May forum at UND...

By Anthony Barich National reporter University of Notre Dame Australia students confronted environmental, health and economic concerns for people in a Malawi village during a 23 November-6 December immersion trip, said participant Lana Robinson. Children of the Kadikira parish playing soccer. Photo: Courtesy UNDA Miss Robinson, an Arts and Commerce student at UNDA’s Freman...

By Anthony Barich National Reporter The University of Notre Dame Australia’s School of Nursing in Fremantle has become the first university in WA to introduce a Palliative Care Major at undergraduate level. Selma Alliex While Curtin University has a weekly two hour palliative care lecture as part of its Nursing and Midwifery course and Edith Cowan University has post-gradu...

The University of Notre Dame Australia is set to restructure its teaching of philosophy and ethics.     Associate Prof Sandra Lynch with Bishop Anthony Fisher OP.   By Anthony Barich National Reporter The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) is set to adjust its curriculum around the country to improve the teaching of ethics and philosop...

The leadership may have failed her but one pro-life Notre Dame student, Michelle Romeu, still loves the place. s a student at the University of Notre Dame, I can safely say that the past few months have been pretty crazy. On campus we read the articles. We watched the YouTube videos. We drove past the protesters at our gates and we watched three different planes fly over with ban...

Notre Dame’s obsessive pursuit of prestige could send it down to Davey Jones locker. By Omar O'Shaugnessy  The University of Notre Dame is one of the oldest and most prestigious Catholic universities in the US. Even non-Americans have heard of the Fighting Irish, its legendary football team which inspired a famous film featuring a young Ronald Reagan. The team&rsqu...

Rejection of Notre Dame honour by US’s leading layperson a slap in the face for beleaguered university.                                        In an April 27 letter to Holy Cross Fathe...