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18 posts tagged "Christian Culture Lecture"

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Ada Limón, U.S. Poet Laureate, to speak Thursday at Saint Mary’s

Katelyn Waldschmidt | Monday, September 18, 2023

On Thursday, Saint Mary’s will welcome U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón to O’Laughlin Auditorium. Limón has authored six books of poetry, including her latest work, “The Hurting Kind.” Limón comes to the College as part of the newly minted Francis A. McAnaney Humanities Lecture series, which was formally known as the Christian Culture Lecture. Humanistic

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Saint Mary’s welcomes Jacqueline Woodson for annual Christian Culture Lecture

Genevieve Coleman | Wednesday, September 29, 2021

This year’s annual Christian Culture Lecture featured author Jacqueline Woodson, who spoke on the power literature has on children and participated in a question-and-answer session with College President Katie Conboy. Conboy introduced Woodson, who as a child, was known to write on places such as on walls and in books that would get her in trouble

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‘Red at the Bone’ breaks your heart, but builds you up

Genevieve Coleman | Thursday, September 23, 2021

With Jacqueline Woodson’s visit to Saint Mary’s next week, I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself to her writing. Because of Woodson’s extensive collection of published work, I had a hard time choosing what I wanted to read. Interesting in its plot, I ended up reading her 2019 adult novel, “Red at the

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College president reflects on first year in office

Genevieve Coleman | Friday, May 21, 2021

When Katie Conboy was appointed Saint Mary’s president in February 2020, she spoke about her hopes for the upcoming year. Despite many uncertainties due to the pandemic, Conboy noted that the three priorities she entered her term with guided her throughout the year — the first being unity among the campus, all of whom were

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Westover talks faith, emotional resilience during Christian Culture Lecture

Mia Marroquin | Thursday, September 17, 2020

She walked into her first formal classroom at age 17, and has not stopped learning since. New York Times bestselling author Tara Westover addressed the Saint Mary’s community Wednesday evening during the annual Christian Culture Lecture, and spoke to her path to becoming educated.  College president Katie Conboy facilitated the discussion which was live streamed

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‘Educated’ author Tara Westover to speak at Christian Culture Lecture

Julianna McKenna | Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Saint Mary’s will host the annual Christian Culture Lecture series with speaker Tara Westover on Wednesday. The Christian Culture series is an annual event at the College that brings influential figures in to speak to students. “We’re always looking for a big name in the humanities who could speak in some way to the influence

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Saint Mary’s Christian Culture lecture moved to virtual event

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Saint Mary’s annual Christian Culture Lecture will be moved to an online format, associate professor of humanistic studies Laura Williamson Ambrose said in an email Tuesday. This year’s guest lecturer will be Tara Westover, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, “Educated.” The virtual lecture will take place Sept. 16, and students are encouraged

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Author Alice McDermott believes the Catholic Church is in need of transformative change

Maeve Filbin | Friday, September 20, 2019

In her novel, “The Ninth Hour,” award-winning author and professor Alice McDermott explores the Catholic faith through the lens of multiple generations of women, telling the story of a young widow, her daughter and the group of religious sisters who care for them. Before appearing at Thursday’s Christian Culture Lecture to discuss her written works,

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Saint Mary’s hosts Alice McDermott in annual Christian Culture Lecture

Marirose Osborne | Friday, September 20, 2019

The Saint Mary’s Humanistic Studies department hosted author Alice McDermott for the annual Christian Culture Lecture on Thursday. The topic of the lecture was McDermott’s eighth novel “The Ninth Hour,” followed by a question and answer session with the Saint Mary’s community. Professor Laura Williamson Ambrose, chair of the Humanistic Studies department, opened the lecture,

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Tracy K. Smith explores Christianity’s connection to poetry

Maria Leontaras and Maeve Filbin | Thursday, September 6, 2018

Tracy K. Smith, the 22nd Poet Laureate of the U.S., spoke at the annual Saint Mary’s Christian Culture Lecture on Wednesday night. The acclaimed writer shared her beliefs on the connections between poetry and faith, read her work and explained the Christian undertones of her writings. Smith said faith and poetry provide an opportunity for

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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