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Observer Editorial Board | Tuesday, October 19, 2021
October is LGBTQ+ History Month in the U.S., a time to consider and celebrate the legacy of the LGBTQ+ community throughout its fight for acceptance and liberation. This month has marked a number of events celebrating belonging across the tri-campus, including promotional events for University alum Greg Bourke’s memoir “Gay, Catholic, and American,” a celebration
Maggie Eastland | Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The University celebrated its founders Tuesday evening with Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. University President Fr. John Jenkins presided over the Mass and gave the homily, accompanied by a framed image of Fr. Edward Sorin, the French-born priest who founded Notre Dame in 1842. “We learn who we are as the Notre
Crystal Ramirez | Wednesday, September 22, 2021
The Saint Mary’s Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO), Campus Ministry and the Department of Religious Studies hosted the second installment of this semester’s lecture series “Wonderfully Made” on Tuesday evening in Stapleton Lounge. The second installment, titled “God is PROUD of You: LGBTQ+ Catholicism,” looked at the history of LGBTQ+ at Saint Mary’s and discussed
Devin Humphreys | Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Sometimes, Notre Dame Law School presents us with an opportunity to engage in the more important questions of life. Among those questions is one I posed to my colleagues throughout the spring semester last year: “What is your favorite common-law writ or form of action?” The possibilities in answering this question are many, and while
Andrew Sveda | Monday, August 30, 2021
“Why do atheists debate in the first place?” I found myself wondering one otherwise unmemorable day. The question stopped me in my tracks. I was utterly stupefied that, despite my countless hours of listening to debates on God’s existence on YouTube, I never seriously asked myself this question until now. If you had asked me
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, May 11, 2021
I came to Notre Dame as a nondenominational Protestant. My parents raised my brothers and me in a Christian home in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Throughout my childhood, we attended Sunday services semi-regularly at a nearby nondenominational church that drew heavily on evangelical teaching. During my high school years, I became very involved in
Letter to the Editor | Friday, April 30, 2021
In my grandparents’ home, three pictures hang over the mantle. The bottom of this triangle is a sepia family photograph. Grandma sits with a baby on her lap and cat-eye glasses on her nose. Beside her is Grandpa, wearing the tired smile of a man with more kids than he can keep track of. Behind
Clark Bowden | Thursday, April 29, 2021
Ask any student at Notre Dame who their favorite Catholic President of all time is, and most will reply “Josiah Bartlett.” Many students wear “Bartlett for America” t-shirts and during campaign seasons it is not uncommon to see posters across campus supporting the fictional TV President. But it is time to recognize that a new
Genevieve Coleman | Thursday, April 8, 2021
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article referred to the translation of the word “to know” in Genesis 19 as Jewish when the word is from Hebrew. The Observer regrets this error. On Wednesday evening, Saint Mary’s hosted a virtual panel titled “Catholicism and Sex.“ The event was co-sponsored by the department of religious
Ashton Weber | Tuesday, March 30, 2021
I try not to plan my columns too far in advance because I want my words to be timely. Yet, most times I sit down to write a column, it ends up being about my weird relationship with religion. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out why this happens and I think