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-31 posts tagged "Theology"
Blake Ziegler | Thursday, November 11, 2021
In my last column, I described my experience attending Notre Dame as a Jewish student. It appears that some interpreted the piece as an endorsement of Notre Dame’s attitude towards its Jewish community without reservation. That’s not my view. My intended message was that a Jewish student can make it through Notre Dame, but a
Alysa Guffey | Friday, May 21, 2021
When he first started looking at colleges, Holy Cross senior Dylan Maugel was not sure if he wanted to study theology or chemical engineering — two vastly different subjects. Eventually, he decided to pursue his interest in theology and ended up at the College because it is one of few schools to offer a theology
Andrew Sveda | Monday, May 3, 2021
Does God exist? “Why should we bother?” you might be wondering. “It’s all so complicated, so abstract. I’ve got bigger problems to think about. And some smart people disagree!” Hopefully the reader can see that this is no real argument at all but a hollow list of assumptions and assertions. Undoubtedly, you do have pressing
Ashton Weber | Tuesday, March 30, 2021
I try not to plan my columns too far in advance because I want my words to be timely. Yet, most times I sit down to write a column, it ends up being about my weird relationship with religion. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out why this happens and I think
Renee Yaseen | Monday, October 26, 2020
I decided on Notre Dame after I attended a summer program here in 2017. There, I went to my first mass, in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. There was a paper booklet with music in it, and a group of friends by my side in the pew. When it came time to take the
Dane Sherman | Monday, September 28, 2020
This summer Notre Dame’s International Summer Service Learning Program (ISSLP) will plan to hold both in-person and virtual programs in light of the pandemic. The ISSLP program sent their first students abroad in the summer of 1998 at a time when there were very few options available to travel to “less traveled countries,“ ISSLP director
Blake Ziegler | Wednesday, August 19, 2020
We can all think of a teacher who had a profound impact on our life. They are more than a teacher — they are our friend, supporter, mentor, even a parental figure. That teacher is the person without whom our life would never be the same. In short, they are a leader. For me, one
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Holy Cross announced in a tweet that its Saints and Scholars pre-college program will take place July 20-24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with restricted enrollment to only St. Joseph County residents due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The theology-based program “provides an exciting opportunity for high school students to live on a college campus,
Gabriel Niforatos | Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Anybody on campus will tell you that I am one of the most unusual theology minors on campus. This is not for lack of interest in debating religion, but rather due to the fact that I do not fit a stereotype because I am Jewish. The reason I added the theology minor is because I
Kathleen Meyer | Thursday, April 11, 2019
At the fourth and final installment of Saint Mary’s “Heritage of Hospitality” lecture series, Dr. Tony Alonso, a professor of theology at Emory University, spoke on the Introductory Rites of the Catholic Mass. Beginning with an explanation of the Introductory Rites, Alonso said that the Roman Missal — the rulebook — highlights what these rites will achieve.