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Campus Ministry | Monday, January 21, 2019
For nearly a half century, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week the week following the Epiphany (this year, the celebration was Jan. 6-13, 2019). The week is an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting immigrants, refugees, children, victims and survivors of human trafficking. The theme
Cece Biagini | Tuesday, March 20, 2018
St. Patrick’s Day carries many different meanings. For the Irish, it is the Catholic feast day of Ireland’s patron saint and a day for honoring Irish heritage. For Irish-Americans, St. Patrick’s Day has become a celebration of Irish-American identity. And at Notre Dame — a school with the Irish leprechaun as a mascot — St.
Julianna McKenna | Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Saint Mary’s senior Megan Uekert traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, to attend a Define American Immigration Conference this past weekend. [Editor’s Note: Uekert is a former News Writer for The Observer.] Define American is a new organization on campus designed to engage the College community about pertinent issues in America today. In an email, Uekert said her decision to attend
Pedro Dominguez | Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Unbowed, citizenship — more than a birthright — is a vocation, is more than a document; it is a duty to uphold the ideological sentiments upon which the nation was founded in the first place. How often does this calling dissolve into a soft murmur? Millennia ago, in the age of ancient Greece, cradle of
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 23, 2017
In the 1990s, Doris Meissner — then commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) under President Bill Clinton — stated that “geography would do the rest” regarding increased border security alongside the main ports of entry at the U.S.–Mexico border. She, along with anti-immigrant politicians and citizens, did not foresee that immigrants would simply
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, January 19, 2017
I am writing in response to a Letter to the Editor published Jan. 18, titled “Why We Should Invite Donald Trump to Commencement.” In this article, the author argues that President-elect Donald Trump should be invited to speak at this year’s commencement ceremony in order to preserve the University’s history of presidential speakers as well as
Scott Tully | Friday, April 1, 2016
This past weekend, I was lucky enough to fly home to see my friends and family for Easter. On Monday, I bid farewell to them and to my dog and drove to my flight back to school, an afternoon departure from Boston’s Logan Airport. This trip did not seem unique. I went through security as