Self-identity and ideology: a response
Exploring the potential experience of LGBTQ Christians
Last night I attended the Anscombe society’s panel discussion on “Humanae Vitae” and had the chance to connect with a friend...
Dear impatient discerner
How to live out your vocation without knowing your vocation
What is the first word you think of when you hear “vocation?” I asked over 250 teenagers this...
A comprehensive plan for mental health
How the UDCC works for students
It is always good to hear from students how we can improve services in the Office of Student Affairs, so we were...
Phoneys, fakes, and the F-Word
The ingratitude of cussing
Last semester I attended a performance of Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” in the Globe Theater in London. As the mutilated Lavinia walked onstage, her tongue...
Is social dancing dead?
What is social dancing? Many cultures have social dances, which vary in structure and music. The waltzing of British culture, often featured in Jane Austen’s novels, and the salsa dancing of Cuba...
Towards a newer, fuller chastity
Do we dare?
It is easy to think that we live in an age where the threat of pornography is worse than ever before. Statistics concerning the impact...
Tailgating in South Bend, Indiana
A Notre Dame student for the weekend
This past weekend, I played tourist in my backyard. A born and bred South Bender, I grew up at Notre Dame...
A call to self-gift: Padre Pio and LGBTQ self-identity
Last week, the Anscombe Society hosted a discussion of an article written by Mark Regnerus titled, “What The Surge in LGBTQ Self-Identity Means.” A day later, Padre Pio’s relics were brought to...
Don’t shoot the storyteller
Can we find truth in artistic profanity?
Why do we read Aristophanes? There’s nobody else quite like him in the Core curriculum. Surrounded by epic fables of war...
A plea for better mental health resources
When one is learning how to be on one’s own, balancing the hard things of life can prove to be difficult. For example, students may struggle with stress, test-anxiety and navigating life...
On Burning Our Hands
The false notion of the “UD Bubble”
When king Porsenna marched against the city of Rome, a young man named Mucius stole into his camp, intent on killing...
The End of Forgetting
Memory and hope in the present academic year
The hope and energy bubbling across the Mall on the first day of the new academic year was a special...
Ring by Spring
What is your (financial) plan?
We have a moral and financial duty as Catholics to make decisions that set ourselves (and others) up for success both spiritually and...
Dating an Agnostic
How to honor your faith and respect his
As someone who grew up as a nonpracticing Catholic, it was really interesting to witness my friends’ dating prerequisite that...
A reflection on personalism in an impersonal world
Actualizing the Philosophy of JPII
In the era of technology, our generation is increasingly experiencing anxiety and distance from each other. While the typical University of Dallas student is...