“Know that our light will always be on here for you, especially at this holy place. So take your candles with you and use them and your individual gifts to brighten the world.” - Erin Hoffmann Harding at the Class of 2018 Last Visit to the Grotto
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“We celebrate your accomplishment in earning a Notre Dame degree, and we are sure that other accomplishments lie ahead for you. There is, though, one accomplishment that matters above all: living a good, generous, compassionate and caring life.” - Fr. Jenkins
"Notre Dame has taught us to nurture and develop our faith with every risk we've taken. At times, it has called us to sing with a loud voice, from the triumphant hymns of Holy Week in the Basilica to the passionate chants of our activist groups." - Andrew Grose, Valedictorian
"We must not be afraid to stumble if we hope to continue singing Notre Dame's song and playing its rhythm. ... Today, we are charged with a mission to be ambassadors of Notre Dame's lyrics, its song, its rhythm." - Andrew Grose, Valedictorian #ND2018
Sergio Moro, our Commencement speaker, receives an honorary degree as a courageous champion of justice who has fought for integrity through unflinching application of the law. #ND2018
Fr. Ted Hesburgh's charge to the Class of 1987, his last class as President of Notre Dame:
"Let us remember how good it felt when we were all here together united by a good & decent feeling, which made us better people - better probably than we would otherwise have ever been."
"Never forget to act with integrity and with virtue in your private and public life. Never stop fighting for these values within your community. Never give up on demanding virtue and integrity for your government." - Sergio Moro #ND2018
Graduates: Know that wherever you go and whatever happens in your life, you will always have a home here at Notre Dame to renew your heart and refresh your spirit.
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Wherever you go and whatever you do, you will always have a home here at Notre Dame to renew your heart and refresh your spirit. Congratulations, Class of 2018!
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