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-25 posts tagged "God"
Fr. Joe Corpora | Monday, October 29, 2018
I had never heard the word FOMO until about a year ago. In a conversation, someone said the word FOMO and I asked what that word meant. He explained, “Fear Of Missing Out.” My immediate response was, “I like JOMO,” which I defined as the “Joy Of Missing Out.” I don’t know how young people
Campus Ministry | Monday, October 8, 2018
“Can I ask you a very direct question? Do you struggle with using pornography?” In my role in Campus Ministry, I have asked this question several times over the past year. Each time I asked, the respondent simply said “yeah.” I ask not to shame or guilt the responder, but to bring out into the
Carlos De Loera | Tuesday, September 11, 2018
In 2014, Irish singer-songwriter Hozier took us to church. Now, four years later, he continues to preach his gospel of soul with his newest EP, “Nina Cried Power.” The title of the EP is a reference to the singer, Civil Rights activist and high priestess of soul, Nina Simone. The four-song EP evokes the sentimentality
Erin Thomassen | Thursday, February 9, 2017
God wants to speak to you when you run. I discovered this when one of my earbuds stopped working. I tugged both of them out with frustration, only to find they were better in my hands than in my ears. Then I discovered: they were best of all when I left them at home. A
Erin Thomassen | Thursday, October 6, 2016
Two years ago, I thought I knew what God was calling me to do at the Notre Dame Vision summer program: encourage high school students to explore their faith as a small group mentor, and sing, dance and spread joy as a music mentor. When I learned about the opportunity to give a witness talk,
Erin Thomassen | Thursday, September 22, 2016
In my 21 years of life, I have considered dating 21 guys and joining zero religious orders. Upon reflection, it seems I never gave religious life a chance. But how could I? I take two pieces of fruit out of the dining hall. I go to the Backer in short skirts. I like babysitting and
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Everybody has a story when it comes to 9/11. For me, I was a high school student at Chaminade High School, approximately 20 miles from downtown Manhattan. The news was devastating as many of my high school classmates lost immediate family: fathers, mothers, siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins. The next couple of days were excruciating
Scott Boyle | Monday, April 4, 2016
Although the show originally premiered in 2007, I have recently been catching up on AMC’s television series, “Mad Men.” Through the workings of the Sterling Cooper advertising agency, the show offers a glimpse of life in the 1960s. By extension, it invites us to see how life has changed — and what has stayed the
Gary Caruso | Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Our Christian joie de vivre revolves around rising above the power of death. Surely if anyone yearns to personally be lifted from a seemingly inner bottomless sorrow to boundless joy, the Easter season should be that catalyst to shepherd along such solace. Yet the ravage of witnessing firsthand a family member’s long-term cancer struggle oftentimes
Scott Boyle | Monday, March 14, 2016
Most professionals don’t get a spring break. I was reminded of this reality as I walked Notre Dame’s quiet campus after students left for service trips, sunny beaches and everything in between just over a week ago. But, the quiet of campus was the catalyst I needed to take some intentional time to slow down.