The Observer is a student-run, daily print & online newspaper serving Notre Dame, Saint Mary's & Holy Cross. Learn about us.
-9 posts tagged "compassion"
Eva Analitis | Friday, January 21, 2022
“Service” is one of those words that typically evokes supportive sentiments. It’s almost universally regarded as positive to serve one’s community, and most people would consider volunteering to be a hallmark activity of a civic-minded person. Growing up, volunteering and doing service were essential to our development into conscious citizens and gaining a broader understanding
Bella Laufenberg | Thursday, January 20, 2022
Featuring an up-and-coming intersection of psychology, biology and neuroscience, the compassionate care in medicine (CCIM) minor within Notre Dame’s College of Science teaches students the science of compassion. CCIM is part of the Ruth M. Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine and is led by director Dr. Dominic Vachon. The minor features a gateway
Letter to the Editor | Monday, April 12, 2021
A friend recently suggested that I should write a Letter to the Editor to the Observer. He didn’t say exactly what I should write about, just that I should write something. What can the Catholic Church teach us about the continued COVID-19 pandemic? What are we to think when faced with physical evil on such
Diversity Council | Thursday, November 21, 2019
Something I have mulled over for a significant part of the past year, and I have been presented with many times over the course of my past (almost) three-and-a-half years here, is the issue of lack of compassion. Compassion, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to
Gina Twardosz | Friday, January 26, 2018
Saint Mary’s will host “Building an Interreligious Community,” an interfaith conference on Feb. 2 and 3 in Rice Commons that will allow students, faculty and staff to engage in peaceful religious dialogue. Sophomore Sophia McDevitt said the goal of the conference is to produce citizens who are better informed about religion. “It’s through an organization
Tom Naatz | Tuesday, October 31, 2017
University President Fr. John Jenkins presided at a Mass held at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Monday to pray for victims of the many natural disasters that have affected North America since August of this year, including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, the wildfires in California and earthquakes in Mexico. Director of campus
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, March 30, 2017
A favorite author of mine once wrote, “As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary.” Growing up, I remember often being asked, simply, who my hero was. I traditionally defaulted to one of many people I admired in my life for the roles they played and the
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, March 29, 2017
There is an invisible under-culture at Notre Dame. Students in this under-culture are unable to live the stereotypical Notre Dame life characterized by a vibrant social life, numerous extracurriculars and long hours of homework. But for students with autoimmune diseases, like myself, full participation in these areas can be inconsistent at best and impossible at
Martha Reilly | Monday, November 21, 2016
Two professors organized a lecture about kindness and open-mindedness Friday at Saint Mary’s. Professor of English Laura Haigwood said introspection and self-transformation can lead to valuable societal change, but a failure to respect and understand others’ viewpoints contributes to a dangerous cycle. “Shaming, judging, competition, anger and violence, no matter how just our cause may be, evoke