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BridgeND | Wednesday, September 13, 2023
With the division that our country has experienced in the last few years, we have also heard many different perspectives on what we can do to fix it. Some of these methods preach peace and understanding of one another, and I couldn’t agree more. It is vital for us to make an effort to listen
Liam Kelly and Beau Steller | Wednesday, September 6, 2023
During his annual address to the faculty Tuesday, University president Fr. John Jenkins highlighted the recently released “Notre Dame 2033: Strategic Framework” and celebrated Notre Dame’s recent acceptance into the Association of American Universities (AAU). Jenkins described the day he received a call from Barbara Snyder, president of the AAU, describing Notre Dame’s acceptance into
Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 1, 2023
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 11:13 a.m. Sunday. University President Fr. John Jenkins called on the international community to treat Nicaragua’s current government as an “international pariah” for its attempts to extinguish Catholicism, freedom of worship and freedom of speech, in an op-ed published by the Washington Post on Thursday. Jenkins wrote the
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, April 6, 2023
Thursday morning, commencement committee chair Michelle Egan informed the Saint Mary’s community via email that College President Katie Conboy had announced the 2023 commencement speaker. “Noted environmentalist, cartographer and social entrepreneur Molly Burhans will deliver the commencement address for the class of 2023,” Egan wrote. Burhans is the founder and executive director of GoodLands, a
Liam Kelly | Thursday, March 9, 2023
On Wednesday evening, the Notre Dame student senate voted against a resolution to ban pornography on the University WiFi network. The resolution, SS 2223-15, was introduced by Morrissey Hall senator John Soza, Siegfried Hall senator Ayden Ellis, Sorin College senator Bobby Spence and Badin Hall senator Caroline Potts. Speaking in favor of his resolution, Soza
Katelyn Waldschmidt | Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Tuesday night, as part of the Ex Libris Author series, Saint Mary’s community members gathered in Carroll Auditorium and on Zoom to watch a panel presented by editors and contributors of “Unruly Catholic Feminists: Prose, Poetry, and the Future of the Faith.” The panel was moderated by Daniel Horan, director of the Center for Spirituality.
Dane Sherman | Wednesday, March 8, 2023
All I could see was the white popcorn ceiling and a bright fluorescent light in the corner of the screen. We were on FaceTime and although I couldn’t really see her face during this call, she wasn’t caked in her normal gorgeous smile and glowing personality. Pain seeped through the screen and shame lined every
Liam Kelly | Friday, February 17, 2023
Bishop Joseph Perry of the Archdiocese of Chicago urged the Catholic Church to embrace diversity in his lecture Thursday night at Holy Cross College on the life of Fr. Augustus Tolton, the first Catholic priest in the United States publicly known to be Black. Tolton lived his life with a “heroic seriousness” that allowed him
Grace Sullivan | Monday, February 13, 2023
It is common knowledge that homosexuality is viewed as a sin by the Catholic Church. The influence of Catholicism has spread all across the world creating a sense of universal values among individuals who practice the religion. While there is a wide diversity of beliefs among Catholics, a common one for conservative Catholics is the
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, December 31, 2022
University President Fr. John Jenkins mourned the loss of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in a press release Saturday. Pope Benedict died Saturday in Vatican City at the age of 95. “Notre Dame joins the Church and the world in mourning the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict,” Jenkins said. “At once a luminous scholar and a