Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction by Alfred J. Freddoso xi
 1. Invitation and Reaction 1
 2. The Justification: Abortion as Just Another Issue 9
 3. The Justification: The Bishops’ Non-Mandate 18
 4. The Obama Commencement 25
 5. ND Response  34
 6. Land O’Lakes 42 
 7. Autonomy at Notre Dame: “A Small Purdue with a
  Golden Dome”? 54
 8. Autonomy at Notre Dame: The “Research University” 57
 9. Autonomy at Notre Dame: A Catholic Faculty? 62
 10. Autonomy at Notre Dame: Academic Freedom? 68
 11. Autonomy at Notre Dame: The Politicization of Abortion 76
 12. The Magisterium: Why Notre Dame Needs It 92
 13. The Magisterium and the Dictatorship of Relativism 103
 14. The Magisterium: Protector of Conscience and Freedom 110
 15. God Is Love 118
 16. Of Human Life 123
 17. Love in Truth 130
 18. In Hope We Were Saved 139
 19. The Question of Truth: Can “Autonomy” Be Fixed? 143 
 20. Postscript: Notre Dame as a Lesson for Everyone 153
Appendix: Talk for ND Response - Sunday, May 17, 2009
  by Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, c.s.c. 156
Endnotes  163
Index 181