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-61 posts tagged "Catholicism"
Andrew Sveda | Monday, November 2, 2020
If you talk with Christians about their faith, no doubt many will tell you about a deep crisis in their life — a death of a loved one or a terrible illness — during which they were brought to faith in Jesus Christ. Sometimes people are moved by these stories, but I think most of
Letter to the Editor | Monday, October 5, 2020
As Catholic Christians, we understand full well the importance of good works, which we know to be integral to our salvation. In fact, we stand apart from many of our fellow Christians in this regard, the majority of whom maintain that faith alone is adequate justification for God’s pardon. Frequently, such works are associated with
Vince Mallett | Friday, August 28, 2020
Catholic voters have little to be excited about in this election. President Trump is a foul, lying adulterer who brags about sexually assaulting women, separates immigrant children from their families at the border and uses force against peaceful protestors to score cheap political points, among other atrocities. Former Vice President Biden, on the other hand, is
Patrick McKelvey | Friday, May 1, 2020
I’ve been lucky enough to be with the Observer since the beginning of my sophomore year. I’ve been a columnist with Viewpoint for almost as long. Every other week for three years, I’ve sent in a column with my musings on the state of the world. It was like clockwork. Rarely stressful. Almost always fun.
Andrew Sveda | Monday, April 6, 2020
These past few weeks have been, well, hard, to say the least. All of us have had something important to us taken away by COVID-19. But with all of us (hopefully) at home, we’ve gained something we’re always asking for: time. Yet now that we have it, we have absolutely no clue what to do
Gabriel Niforatos | Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Do you ever feel like you’re running away from something deep inside yourself? I am sometimes worried that I am running away from faith. I am a theology minor directly, and quite ironically, because I am not religious and I enjoy debating religious ideas with people. I never imagined that I would eventually study at
Brennan Buhr | Monday, February 17, 2020
Just a few months ago, I became concerned that Pope Francis was slowly embracing a new vision of the Church that is beholden to liberal German wealth and does not submit itself to the abiding witness of the Holy Spirit. The recent Amazon synod seemed to have all the markings of a subterfuge whereby liberal-minded
Vince Mallett | Thursday, February 13, 2020
The other day, my friends and I talked about the opinions we allow our friends to have. To be fair to them, I understand that my position is an ideal which I very rarely meet myself. But I think the above framing of the issue puts it in the most accurate light: what, exactly, are
Claire Rafford | Tuesday, February 11, 2020
While Notre Dame is a Catholic university, the students and community members that make up the Notre Dame community are not all of one faith or background. Better Together ND, a leadership program sponsored by the Center for Social Concerns (CSC), aims to foster conversations between people of different religious and humanistic beliefs through workshops
Tom Naatz | Thursday, January 30, 2020
I was raised by a Catholic mother and a Lutheran father. I am the proud alumnus of an Episcopalian high school and the resident of a largely Jewish neighborhood. Needless to say, I was not raised in a religious bubble. Accordingly, my Catholicism looks a little unconventional. It certainly is not doctrinaire. I look to