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-9 posts tagged "Vocation"
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
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 13, 2020
I’m grateful for Professor Legarre’s recent letter to the editor and for the important conversation it begins on the question of vocation. I’d like to offer, though, in charity and out of my own discernment (and love of “Frozen II”), a response to the piece and what it might mean for God to call us. The
Letter to the Editor | Friday, February 7, 2020
What is it to have a vocation? What is it to be called to celibate life, to marriage or to singledom? Relatedly, how does one know if one is called to be a lawyer, a doctor or an artist? The verb “to be called” and the noun “vocation” (from the Latin verb “vocare,” meaning “to
Erin Bennett | Wednesday, January 22, 2020
The Saint Mary’s Center for Spirituality is hosting a three-part series for first year students who are interested in gaining a better sense of themselves. ‘Find Your Voice’ invites first year students to a series of three dinners filled with discussion sessions based on the theological concept of vocation. Arlene Montevecchio, the director of the
Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, May 17, 2019
As graduates of the class of 2019 leave Notre Dame’s campus to move towards their professional lives, some will simply be hopping across the St. Joseph’s and St. Mary’s Lakes to Moreau Seminary where they will join the Congregation of Holy Cross’ postulant program. The program is the first step in the process of discernment
Lucy Lynch | Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Several nuns living and working at Notre Dame gathered to share stories of their vocations and ministry experiences in a panel discussion Tuesday night. The panel, held in Coleman-Morse Hall and co-hosted by Campus Ministry and the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, was moderated by Cushwa Center director Kathleen Cummings. Amongst the Sisters
Maria Leontaras | Monday, December 4, 2017
Saint Mary’s hosted a mother-daughter retreat, which allowed ten mother and daughter pairs to spend time together while discussing their relationship and vocations, over the weekend. The students were from all around the country and ranged from sophomores to seniors in high school. Professor of communications Susan Baxter said she planned the event because she would
Erin Thomassen | Thursday, March 9, 2017
I did not go to last weekend’s SUB movie “Moana” expecting to see a cartoon musical about what it means to be a saint. From the very beginning of the film, however, it was clear that “Moana” is not just a coming-of-age female empowerment tale with a few catchy songs. It is the portrayal of
Alex Carson | Thursday, March 9, 2017
In many ways, I’m not all that much different as a 21-year-old than I was as a 13-year-old. Like I did then, I still obsessively follow sports, still enjoy a good math problem and will all too often draw stuff on graph paper in class, just as I did eight years ago. Hell, my friends and I