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-15 posts tagged "discernment"
Dane Sherman | Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Nervous herds of students whisked by us. My friend and I sat in gorgeous leather seats staring at the illustrious carpeting, ceilings and huge windows of the ballroom. Both of us leaned on a small cocktail table with a basic white sign flashing the words “LGBTQ/PrismND.” Some of the admitted students pretended not to see
Carlos Basurto | Wednesday, March 29, 2023
As I traversed through the latter half of my Moreau course, answering the weekly reflection prompts and consuming the wide catalog of videos and readings, I once again noticed a trend that has bothered me throughout the entirety of the career selection process. Even though I had always been rather certain of my path, I
Joey Jegier | Friday, March 24, 2023
In one of my first counseling sessions with Dr. Mermelstein, he asked me, “Joey, what makes you tick?” Although I lacked an answer at the time, that question sparked an ember in my heart, prompting me to search for meaning and purpose. Thus, I pose this question to you today. What fuels your fire? No
Joey Jegier | Friday, February 10, 2023
In my previous column, I told the story of my discernment journey. Some of you may have wondered, “What does it mean to discern?” In general, discernment refers to an intentional decision-making process. For undergraduate students, like many of us, that could involve deciding a course of study, choosing a career path or selecting extracurricular
Joey Jegier | Friday, January 27, 2023
Before coming to Notre Dame, I had never heard of discernment. Now, I would be lost without it. Discernment has not only brought joy and clarity, but it has also become the subject of my senior thesis. My research investigates the nature of discernment at Notre Dame, so I have become familiar with the theories
Eva Analitis | Friday, March 25, 2022
We’ve all been an audience to an unconventional success story at some point, listening in awe as motivational speakers or inspiring figures tell us about the twists and turns of their lives: How one day they decided they were sick of their lackluster office job and walked out and started their own business. How they
Ryan Peters | Monday, February 28, 2022
After a career in Catholic higher education, Margaret Higgins found herself in the peculiar position of being a former college administrator and high school president lost on the way to class during her first day of school. As a member of the third cohort of Notre Dame’s Inspired Leadership Initiative (ILI), Higgins is one of
Ciara Hopkinson | Friday, May 15, 2020
For many seniors, the past four years have been a process of discovery and refinement that is anything but straightforward. For seniors entering religious life, the process of discernment and self-discovery is no less complex. Fr. John DeRiso, the Vocations Director for the U.S. province of the Congregation of Holy Cross, emphasized that entering the
Colin Capece | Friday, March 27, 2020
Probably like many others forced to stay in their homes due to the coronavirus outbreak, my family has watched tons of new movies over the past two weeks. I prefer to be amused and entertained when I watch a movie, so I’ve insisted on films like “Knives Out,” “Jerry Maguire” and “The Princess Bride.” But the
Hannah Thomas | Wednesday, September 25, 2019
As Saint Mary’s students consider their personal vocation, they can learn and participate in the exploratory discussions offered in the Real Life Project. Real Life is “a program that helps participants explore who they are and what they want,” Susan Baxter, communications studies professor and table facilitator of conversation, said in an email. Arlene Montevecchio,