Dear Father Jenkins

We are students and alumni of Notre Dame fighting for the protection of our consciences, our faith, and our university. We pray in a special way this Lenten season for the university to proclaim — boldly & unapologetically— the Catholic mission of Notre Dame.

We petition Fr. Jenkins to take action against the unjust HHS mandate imposed by our government with a series of letters over the 40 days of Lent.

April 7, 2012: As we arrive at Holy Saturday, the final day before our Lord’s glorious Resurrection on Easter Sunday, we submit the "Unacceptable" statement as a letter to Father Jenkins and prayerfully request that he add his signature to its closing.

Father Jenkins, throughout Lent we have prayed for your strength and the grace necessary to proclaim the “good news” by standing athwart the bad. — As the disciples rejoiced on the other side of these mysterious three days of the Triduum, encountering the Resurrected Christ and understanding, finally, the trial and suffering that had taken place, may you also receive this same abiding peace as encounter your unenviable mission. Our prayers will remain with you.

To participate, please submit your letter to dearfrjenkins@gmail.com

Mar 27 2012

Day 30- David Florenzo, ‘92

Dear Fr. Jenkins,

I respectfully urge you to join Cardinal Dolan, Notre Dame’s own Professor Carter Snead, and the many other Catholic and religious leaders in publicly rejecting the supposed accommodation presented by President Obama.  What we now know is that this administration is pushing to enact policies that violate our basic First Amendment rights as Catholics, that this administration is deliberately seeking to divide the Church, and that this administration is deliberately peddling in base, religious bigotry for its own political gain.

Now is the time for you to speak.  The longer you remain silent, the more difficult our struggle becomes, and the more likely it is that the HHS regulations will require that Catholic institutions support actions that are morally objectionable.

Regards,
David Florenzo, ‘92

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