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The Puritans of Country Club Catholicism

Dane Sherman and Blake Ziegler | Monday, February 13, 2023

“The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire: he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into fire” – Jonathan Edwards, 1741,

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ICYMI: editorials, news and goodbyes

Isabella Volmert | Friday, May 13, 2022

To those may be new to the commencement addition, every year, the graduating seniors of The Observer write these columns as our final farewell. For mine, I would like to highlight the work of this past year’s Editorial Board at The Observer, and a few other pieces as well. Every full week of class, the

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Lent is awkward

Madison Jaros | Monday, February 23, 2015

I love Notre Dame, and I think Lent is pretty cool. But as a non-Catholic, Lent at Notre Dame can be a bit awkward. Here’s what’s running through my head as the whole school celebrates it: On the “What are you giving up for Lent?” board in the Coleman-Morse Center, a ton of people wrote