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-11 posts tagged "Catholic identity"
G. Matthew Molinsky | Thursday, March 5, 2020
My early teenage years were a time when I began to take a stronger interest in my faith. It was also the time when I became more aware of the injustices in America. Interestingly, this led to my Catholic identity becoming a way to escape from my duties as an American. Having grown up saying
Thomas Murphy | Friday, February 22, 2019
The Notre Dame chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) hosted conservative political commentator Michael Knowles for a lecture titled “Columbus: Hero not Heathen” on Thursday night in the ballroom of LaFortune Student Center. The lecture was part of YAF’s Robert and Patricia Herbold Lecture Series. The lecture came several weeks after the announcement by
Joe Nolan | Monday, October 29, 2018
This is a proposal for stationing people experiencing homelessness in South Bend outside our campus dining halls as a method for a more holistic educational experience at Notre Dame. The homeless people would stand at the doors of North and South Dining Halls, holding signs like they do at street corners, begging for money like
Davis Gonsalves | Thursday, March 8, 2018
I usually rank stuff in my articles, and although these are not rankings exactly, you should think of the following quotes as a collection of thoughts ranked equally at number one. I’m not upset about much, but I was absolutely shocked when members of our Notre Dame community were distressed by the tuition increase. It
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, November 16, 2017
First, I would like to offer my support and appreciation to the University for reversing its oppressive decision to exclude birth control from employee health care plans. However, it is also necessary to address the rhetoric on campus that has encompassed the issue. Specifically, the letter to the editor entitled “Notre Dame doesn’t owe you
Eddie Damstra | Thursday, November 16, 2017
A little over a week ago, the University of Notre Dame stated that it will now provide contraceptives and abortifacients in University health insurance plans through a third-party insurer. No longer will the university limit the supplying of contraceptives to students and faculty who possess certain medical conditions. Rather, the supplying of contraceptives and abortifacients
Letter to the Editor | Monday, November 13, 2017
In a reversal of its previous announcement, the administration revealed Tuesday its intention to continue offering faculty and students contraceptive coverage in University health insurance plans. It is quite a shocking decision given the money and effort poured into a four-year-long lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate. More than shocking, however, the decision is
Genesis Vasquez | Tuesday, September 6, 2016
My experience with the Latino Freshman Retreat (LFR) this weekend was a bittersweet time. The LFR’s theme this year was “Tu aventura comienza,” which means “Your adventure begins.” Although my adventure with religion came from my family claiming they were Catholic, growing up we never practiced it much. I remember going to church on Ash
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, November 13, 2015
Before fall break, Saint Mary’s Belles for Life club hosted the Planned Parenthood Project, a national initiative by Students for Life of America, on campus. In response, Feminists United club constructed a display of 1,852 flags, each of which represented 10 Planned Parenthood services not related to abortion or contraception. Several students responded by creating
Letter to the Editor | Monday, February 23, 2015
The controversy surrounding the University’s decennial core curriculum review caught my attention before it crowded my newsfeed. From Facebook to the Washington Post, it seems the question has caught the attention of the masses as well. Reconsidering and resituating longstanding ideology in a modern context is integral to healthy, institutional development. Furthermore, the likelihood that