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Sally Bradshaw | Monday, November 13, 2023
National Vocational Awareness Week, observed Nov. 5-11, is a time dedicated to promoting discernment of vocations for Catholics. In the Catholic Church, vocations are defined as God’s call to the individual to a way of life, whether that be marriage, the priesthood or consecrated religious life. Liam Schlosser, a sophomore philosophy and theology double major
Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 22, 2023
Heather Rakoczy Russell’s 12-year tenure as associate vice president for residential life ended Sept. 15, according to University spokesperson Sue Ryan. Ryan said in an emailed statement Tuesday that a nationwide search for Russell’s replacement will commence in the coming weeks. According to Student Affairs, Russell oversaw Notre Dame’s 33 undergraduate communities, graduate communities and
Matt Baird | Thursday, September 21, 2023
Everyone, at some point in their life, encounters the phrase “you can’t compare apples to oranges.” If you are anything like me, you see this as an outright punt. I am not stubborn; I consider myself to be quite open-minded and easygoing. There are certain common weak thinking points, however, that I have to stick
Peter Breen | Friday, May 19, 2023
Every generation has had its fair share of challenges to hearing and answering God’s call, Fr. John DeRiso, vocations director for the Congregation of Holy Cross, said. DeRiso said more men and women on Notre Dame’s campus are considering entering religious life than people would think. “Christ is ever young. The message of the Gospel
Marcelle Couto | Thursday, March 30, 2023
As a faithful lover of the humanities, it would be no surprise for me to say that books have changed my life. However, I do not merely say this to laud their psychological benefits or to appeal to the pleasures of escapism, although both are generally used to commend actively engaging with literature. Rather, in
Marcelle Couto | Thursday, February 16, 2023
In light of the spectacular reception of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at the box office, I thought it fitting to unpack the implicit philosophical message of the film. I recall emerging from the movie theater bewildered by the pathos and cinematic quality of “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” But, I was also remarkably conflicted
Spencer Kelly | Thursday, February 2, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) may seem like a distant technology, confined to Terminator-style sci-fi stories for the foreseeable future. But the rapid advances in AI capabilities, as exhibited recently with tools like DALL-E and ChatGPT, demonstrate that AI is already here and impacting our everyday lives. While AI holds the promise of advancing society and shaping
Spencer Kelly | Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) may seem like a distant technology, confined to Terminator-style sci-fi stories for the foreseeable future. But the rapid advances in AI capabilities, as exhibited recently with tools like DALL-E and ChatGPT, demonstrate that AI is already here and impacting our everyday lives. While AI holds the promise of advancing society and shaping
Bella Laufenberg | Friday, November 18, 2022
James “Jake” Blaauboer passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 11. Blaauboer was a sophomore at Notre Dame, veteran of the U.S. Army and avid runner, but most importantly, he was a brother, a son and a friend. Born in December 1995, Blaauboer grew up in upstate New York in a small town called Clifton Park.
Marcelle Couto | Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Last weekend, Notre Dame held its twenty-second Ethics and Culture Fall Conference. The de Nicola Center’s website described the conference as an event that brings together “the world’s leading Catholic thinkers, as well as those from other traditions, in fruitful discourse and exchange on the most pressing and vexed questions of ethics, culture, and public