Colleges today urge students to be inclusive of all people, opinions, and choices. But at a Catholic university, the pursuit of inclusivity for its own sake presents a number of dangers.
The University of Notre Dame’s 2021 freshman orientation provides an example. Every fall at Notre Dame, a volunteer group of returning students serves as a “Welcome Week Committee.” These students help incoming freshmen settle into their dorms the weekend before classes begin. This year, the university renamed the group the “St. Andre Committee.” St. Andre Bessette is the only canonized member of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, the religious order that founded Notre Dame. During his life, St. Andre was the doorkeeper of his community of Holy Cross priests and brothers.
