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-7 posts tagged "Jesus"
Lexi Kilcoin | Thursday, April 8, 2021
This past Easter may have been filled with unknowns, depending on if, how and where you celebrate it. But one thing no one was expecting was a gospel EP released by Justin Bieber. The “Boyfriend” singer posted a cryptic Instagram post on Easter, sending fans into a frenzy. Admittedly, I found the album while on
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Instead of asking “What would Jesus do?,” I think it’s time we ask the more important question: “Would Jesus be accepted into Notre Dame?” To set the parameters for this (purely hypothetical) question: a modern-day Jesus in the United States, finishing up his state-provided education, eagerly fills out the Common Application with hopes of attending
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
Katherine Smart | Monday, December 7, 2015
Even though it’s only the start of December, the first “War on Christmas” controversy has already infected my Facebook page. This particular battle is over Starbucks’ decision to remove Christmas decorations from their red holiday cups. The gravity both sides of the argument are putting on this issue is pure insanity and the very definition
Scott Boyle | Thursday, March 19, 2015
The parish I serve exposes me to a variety of age ranges, and I am fortunate to interact with many different families. My ministry at the high school, however, serves a much smaller demographic, which, save for faculty, staff and administration, comprises more than 1,000 teenagers. In each of these places, however, there is tremendous diversity
Scott Boyle | Thursday, January 22, 2015
I think we spend too much time wishing we could time travel. That probably sounds like an odd statement, but hear me out. I can spend a lot of time analyzing the past. “Gosh, I wish I would have done…” or “Dang, it would have been so much better if…” or “I feel really bad
Kiera Johnsen | Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Reza Aslan, internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, explored the life of Jesus and the way it is viewed by modern society in a lecture titled “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” on Tuesday as the 2014 Christian Culture Lecture at Saint Mary’s. In his lecture, based off of his New York Times