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Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, February 22, 2023
On Tuesday evening, students filed into the Carey Auditorium in Hesburgh Library for an event that was 50 years in the making: the resurgence of the Student Life Council (SLC). The ‘New’ SLC A passion project of student government executive leaders Patrick Lee, Sofie Stitt and Nicole Baumann, the resurgence of the SLC has been
Emma Vales | Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Fr. Pete McCormick, assistant vice president for Campus Ministry, presided over a prayer service to end hatred and gun violence in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart Monday. The altar was lined with candles, each accompanying a notecard with the name of a city that experienced gun violence in the past month. Jan. 2023 was
Claire Reid | Friday, April 22, 2022
Stanford Hall will host a 5K run and cookout Sunday morning in honor of Chris Westdyk, a former Stanford resident assistant (RA) and member of the class of 2019 who died in June 2019 after a long battle with cancer. Westdyk’s father and director of Campus Ministry Fr. Pete McCormick — Stanford’s former priest-in-residence and
Megan Fahrney | Thursday, April 21, 2022
Wednesday night, Fr. Pete McCormick, director of Campus Ministry, hosted his third “Fr. Pete and Friends” talk of the semester in Duncan Student Center. Ryan Humphrey, men’s basketball assistant coach, was the guest speaker at the event. McCormick began by asking Humphrey questions about his personal basketball career as a player at Notre Dame, in
Megan Fahrney | Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Campus Ministry is planning a number of opportunities for the Notre Dame community this Advent season, from special prayer opportunities to masses. Advent Lessons and Carols is one prayer service that anyone may attend. It is a celebration of the Advent season that combines scripture readings and music from the Folk Choir, Liturgical Choir, Magnificat
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Dear student body, Two years ago, I wrote a letter to thank you for the kindness that you’ve shown when the “Mass hype video” is aired during the home football games. Now, two years later I’m sitting behind my computer to write yet once again. Wow! I’m sometimes asked what I think about the response.
Alysa Guffey | Thursday, August 26, 2021
Roughly 40 student groups set up and decorated stands throughout South Quad to connect with students of all different faiths as part of the University’s annual “Feed Your Faith” event Wednesday evening. Hosted by Campus Ministry, the event encourages students to pursue whatever faith they connect with, from Catholicism to Judaism. Fr. Pete McCormick, director
Emily DeFazio | Thursday, April 22, 2021
The eve of Thursday, April 15 proved to be an exciting one for the Notre Dame student body. In an email, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced to the campus community that they had succeeded in achieving the “ambitious goal” of vaccinating at least 90% of undergraduate and professional students. Those included in the statistic
Isabella Volmert | Thursday, April 1, 2021
One year ago, in the throes of the early pandemic, parishes around the country streamed their traditional services Easter services and Masses instead of hosting their usual celebrations during the most important time of year for the Catholic Church. For the first time since 2019, many Catholics will be able to go to Holy Week,
Observer Staff Report | Sunday, March 21, 2021
This year’s Triduum services during Holy Week will be held in the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center instead of the Basilica, director of Campus Ministry Fr. Pete McCormick said in an email to the student body Sunday. McCormick said the services — celebrating the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, the Lord’s Passion on Good