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-24 posts tagged "Grotto"
Kate Casper | Tuesday, April 18, 2023
I remember almost missing my flight back to South Bend at the end of Winter Break. I was still in line for TSA 10 minutes before the plane took off, and by the grace of God, I made it (I really shouldn’t have made it). I remember that plane ride back to campus — I
Peter Breen | Friday, February 24, 2023
To mark one year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Nanovic Institute for European Studies arranged a commemoration in Nanovic Hall, which was followed by a candlelit prayer service for peace at the Grotto with University President Fr. John Jenkins Thursday evening. In the Nanovic Hall Forum — adorned with the student research exhibition
Isabelle Kause | Monday, February 20, 2023
So much of our lives is spent doing things that don’t allow us to always take proper time for ourselves. As college students, we worry so much about our futures— securing internships, studying for law school or medical school, lining up post-graduation jobs and so much more. Aside from thinking about the future, much of
Kathryn Muchnick | Monday, January 23, 2023
Over the weekend, the eighth annual Walk the Walk Week continued with a service project co-sponsored by student government and a prayer service at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus. Walk the Walk Week (WTWW) is a series of University, department and student-sponsored events designed to address diversity and inclusion at Notre Dame.
Peter Breen | Monday, November 14, 2022
Editor’s Note: This story contains mentions of violence. Community members gathered around the Grotto on Monday evening for a prayer service in remembrance of those who lost their lives due to anti-transgender violence. PrismND and the Gender Relations Center (GRC) co-sponsored the vigil. Molly Doerfler, PrismND president, led the memorial in mourning for the 32
Kate Casper | Tuesday, September 13, 2022
When I returned to my hometown in Northern Virginia for summer break, I felt a kind of dissonance almost immediately. My first few days were spent taking strolls and drives with friends, meandering streets that once felt so familiar, but now felt so different. My elementary school had been torn down, replaced with the bare
Liam Price | Thursday, April 14, 2022
Editor’s note: This article includes discussions of sexual violence. A list of sexual assault reporting options and on-campus resources can be found on the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross websites. Take Back the Night 2022, part of an international movement dating back to 1976 that aims to end sexual violence in all forms, kicked off in Rice
Maggie Eastland | Friday, February 25, 2022
Braving flurries and freezing temperatures, more than 100 students gathered at the Grotto Thursday night for a prayer service hosted by the Ukrainian Society of Notre Dame. Students filed in from the north and south ends of campus just before 11 p.m. to pray the Rosary and show their support for the nation of Ukraine,
Liam Price | Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Notre Dame’s Gender Relations Center and PrismND — a student organization committed to serving the LGBTQ+ community at Notre Dame — co-sponsored a vigil Monday night at the Grotto for Transgender Day of Remembrance. The event began after bells rang out from the Basilica above, and Notre Dame junior Gabe McKenna, president of PrismND, stood
Simon Vogel | Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Notre Dame students gathered in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Tuesday evening for a healing and memorial prayer service organized by student government as a part of the “Glad You’re Here” event series in observance of National Suicide Prevention Week. Upon entering the Basilica, attendees were provided with candles for a lighting at