Margaret Fosmoe
@mfosmoe.bsky.social
Associate editor, Notre Dame Magazine
South Bend, Ind. -- Covering news at the University of Notre Dame. Reading recommendations, local history alerts and more.
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South Bend, Ind. -- Covering news at the University of Notre Dame. Reading recommendations, local history alerts and more.
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Fun fact: The clerical collar, as we understand it today, was invented in the mid-1800s by Protestants — not Catholics. Which is why Protestants use them.
However, U.S. Catholics adopted it in the 1880s, eventually mandating it for priests.
However, U.S. Catholics adopted it in the 1880s, eventually mandating it for priests.
This is your regular reminder that not everyone who wears a clerical collar is referred to as a "priest," but, instead, often referred to as "pastor" or "minister," and that this has been true — and, in the heavily-protestant U.S., the *literal norm* — for centuries.
November 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Fun fact: The clerical collar, as we understand it today, was invented in the mid-1800s by Protestants — not Catholics. Which is why Protestants use them.
However, U.S. Catholics adopted it in the 1880s, eventually mandating it for priests.
However, U.S. Catholics adopted it in the 1880s, eventually mandating it for priests.
Photo of the Week: Orange is the New Snack
By Michael Caterina:
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#CheeseballMan #NotreDame
By Michael Caterina:
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#CheeseballMan #NotreDame
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Photo of the Week: Orange is the New Snack
By Michael Caterina:
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#CheeseballMan #NotreDame
By Michael Caterina:
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#CheeseballMan #NotreDame
To learn more, read Timothy Egan's 2023 book, "A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America."
Egan recently spoke at Notre Dame:
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Egan recently spoke at Notre Dame:
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November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
To learn more, read Timothy Egan's 2023 book, "A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America."
Egan recently spoke at Notre Dame:
magazine.nd.edu/stories/hist...
Egan recently spoke at Notre Dame:
magazine.nd.edu/stories/hist...
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Nov. 14, 1925: D.C. Stephenson, the former grand dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan, is found guilty of the rape and murder of Madge Oberholzer. The verdict carries with it a life sentence for the 34-year-old who once boasted of being the power behind the governor. 1/5
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Nov. 14, 1925: D.C. Stephenson, the former grand dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan, is found guilty of the rape and murder of Madge Oberholzer. The verdict carries with it a life sentence for the 34-year-old who once boasted of being the power behind the governor. 1/5
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Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Bishops publicly lament Trump deportation policies after pope urges stronger voice
Also, Bp. Rhoades, chair of the USCCB religious liberty committee: “We didn’t really anticipate what we’re facing now with the detention centers.” religionnews.com/2025/11/11/b...
Also, Bp. Rhoades, chair of the USCCB religious liberty committee: “We didn’t really anticipate what we’re facing now with the detention centers.” religionnews.com/2025/11/11/b...
Bishops publicly lament Trump deportation policies after pope urges stronger voice
BALTIMORE (RNS) — On the heels of the pope’s admonitions, there was a great deal of anticipation for how the bishops would approach immigration at their November meeting, the first since Leo’s electio...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Bishops publicly lament Trump deportation policies after pope urges stronger voice
Also, Bp. Rhoades, chair of the USCCB religious liberty committee: “We didn’t really anticipate what we’re facing now with the detention centers.” religionnews.com/2025/11/11/b...
Also, Bp. Rhoades, chair of the USCCB religious liberty committee: “We didn’t really anticipate what we’re facing now with the detention centers.” religionnews.com/2025/11/11/b...
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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This is incredible. Grateful for his work to make that document.
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is incredible. Grateful for his work to make that document.
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In their first conference election since the ascendance of an American pope, U.S. Catholic bishops have narrowly chosen Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley, the ecclesiastical advisor for a powerful group of conservative Catholics, as their new president.
US Catholic Bishops elect Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as conference president
BALTIMORE, Md. (RNS) — As the secretary of the USCCB since 2022 and the most senior member of leadership young enough to take the presidency, Coakley had been considered the favorite.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In their first conference election since the ascendance of an American pope, U.S. Catholic bishops have narrowly chosen Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley, the ecclesiastical advisor for a powerful group of conservative Catholics, as their new president.
In 2017, when Darrell Katovsich learned that Notre Dame didn’t have a comprehensive list of alumni who died during the Vietnam War, he volunteered to compile one.
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#VeteransDay
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#VeteransDay
Honoring ND’s fallen Vietnam-era servicemen | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame
Photo by Peter Ringenberg At least 20 lost their lives in military aircraft strikes or crashes during their tours of duty. A similar…
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November 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In 2017, when Darrell Katovsich learned that Notre Dame didn’t have a comprehensive list of alumni who died during the Vietnam War, he volunteered to compile one.
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#VeteransDay
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#VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“I was gobsmacked. Record keeping around this was less than optimal,” says John Hickey ’69, whose grandfather’s South Bend construction firm was hired to build the church's memorial entrance.
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#VeteransDay
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#VeteransDay
Echoes: A Century Later, Mysteries Remain about WWI Memorial Door | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame
One century ago on Memorial Day — Friday, May 30, 1924 — the campus community gathered to dedicate a permanent landmark honoring former Notre Dame students who had died in or as a result of the Great ...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“I was gobsmacked. Record keeping around this was less than optimal,” says John Hickey ’69, whose grandfather’s South Bend construction firm was hired to build the church's memorial entrance.
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#VeteransDay
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#VeteransDay
Justice Amy Coney Barrett to judge Nov. 21 final round of the Notre Dame Law School moot court tournament named in her honor.
The event is open to ND Law students, faculty and staff.
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The event is open to ND Law students, faculty and staff.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Justice Amy Coney Barrett to judge Nov. 21 final round of the Notre Dame Law School moot court tournament named in her honor.
The event is open to ND Law students, faculty and staff.
law.nd.edu/news-events/...
The event is open to ND Law students, faculty and staff.
law.nd.edu/news-events/...
ICYMI:
In the last fiscal year, Notre Dame spent $607 million from its endowment, providing 43 percent of the annual operating revenues. Endowment payout is the University’s largest source of revenue, followed by net tuition at 27 percent.
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In the last fiscal year, Notre Dame spent $607 million from its endowment, providing 43 percent of the annual operating revenues. Endowment payout is the University’s largest source of revenue, followed by net tuition at 27 percent.
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Winds of Change | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame
The University faces a larger tax on investment income, but pledges to protect financial aid, research and its Catholic mission.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
ICYMI:
In the last fiscal year, Notre Dame spent $607 million from its endowment, providing 43 percent of the annual operating revenues. Endowment payout is the University’s largest source of revenue, followed by net tuition at 27 percent.
magazine.nd.edu/stories/wind...
In the last fiscal year, Notre Dame spent $607 million from its endowment, providing 43 percent of the annual operating revenues. Endowment payout is the University’s largest source of revenue, followed by net tuition at 27 percent.
magazine.nd.edu/stories/wind...
The Irish didn’t commit a penalty for the first time in 28 years. They made all their extra points. They didn’t commit a turnover. They allowed one explosive play while rolling up 502 yards themselves.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Notre Dame, at its ruthless best, turns in a near-perfect night to build December dreams on
Maybe blowouts against overmatched competition can’t be revelations, but there has to be value in knowing what near-perfection looks like.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The Irish didn’t commit a penalty for the first time in 28 years. They made all their extra points. They didn’t commit a turnover. They allowed one explosive play while rolling up 502 yards themselves.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Failed to properly lock my bike up today on campus and found it up in a tree. I salute those keeping honored ND traditions alive. 🫡
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Failed to properly lock my bike up today on campus and found it up in a tree. I salute those keeping honored ND traditions alive. 🫡
Saturday Nov. 8:
Fifty years to the day after the famous game that led to the movie "Rudy."
Fifty years to the day after the famous game that led to the movie "Rudy."
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Saturday Nov. 8:
Fifty years to the day after the famous game that led to the movie "Rudy."
Fifty years to the day after the famous game that led to the movie "Rudy."
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
After more than two decades at Notre Dame, Father Pete McCormick had become a fixture on campus. The video board just broadcast that to a new audience.
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What makes Notre Dame students go wild during home games? Father Pete’s call to Mass
From the confessional to the DJ booth, he seems to be everywhere all the time, exactly when he’s needed.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
After more than two decades at Notre Dame, Father Pete McCormick had become a fixture on campus. The video board just broadcast that to a new audience.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Except for the COVID-altered 2020 season, Notre Dame and Navy have faced each other on the football field every year since 1927.
The first game was Oct. 15, 1927 at Baltimore Stadium.
The first game was Oct. 15, 1927 at Baltimore Stadium.
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Except for the COVID-altered 2020 season, Notre Dame and Navy have faced each other on the football field every year since 1927.
The first game was Oct. 15, 1927 at Baltimore Stadium.
The first game was Oct. 15, 1927 at Baltimore Stadium.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM