2025 Commencement: Homily from Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C.
University of Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., delivers the homily at Commencement Mass on the Vigil of the Fourth Sunday of Easter on May 17, 2025.
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