Fall developments for race relations at UD

In June, I wrote an article describing the frustrations and concerns of several students of color at the University of Dallas, many of whom spoke out against harmful or exclusionary treatment which...

Core Decorum: humility

As we enter a new decade and yet another semester at the University of Dallas, it would be fitting to pause and think of what practices, virtues and habits we would wish...

Friendship and UD

Almost immediately upon taking up his position at our beloved university, President Hibbs began to highlight a quintessential feature of the University of Dallas: friendship. In doing so he put his finger...

What distinguishes UD?

I came to the University of Dallas for my Ph.D. from another small, distinctive liberal arts school, St. John’s College. Over the last few years, in my daily life and in my research and...

In the pursuit of justice: a renewed vision of the classroom

“Love ye Truth and Justice.” Every UD student knows that these twin virtues constitute the ideal of our education. Too often, however, the love of justice is forgotten,...

Paganism in the Vatican: the spirit of the Amazon Synod

The recent Amazon Synod, held at the Vatican from Oct. 6 to 27, has captured the world’s attention and become a source of extreme ideological division for Catholics everywhere, in all areas...

Pro-Life, or Anti-Abortion?

A recent debate that has captured my attention concerns the distinction between the terms pro-life and anti-abortion, and what these words truly mean. This is not an entirely recent topic (for example,...

Campus leggings: the argument against

Those who argue against women wearing revealing clothing, like leggings, are not pushing beliefs that restrict women, but rather free them from the grip of an overly-sexualized clothing industry and culture.

Friendship and difference at the University of Dallas

According to Socrates, the discernment of sameness and difference defines the philosophic enterprise. As Plato has him say in the Phaedrus, "Now I myself, Phaedrus, am a lover of these processes of...

Core Decorum: Advent

Ah, December. What beauties you bring.  Dropping temperatures accompany the crunch of leaves on the paths through the Art Village and signal the imminent end of the semester. 

COVID regulations hinder our pursuit of true health

There is an illness in our midst, and it may not be the one we think. American culture surrounding medicine is sick, and we have a malformed idea of bodily health. 

Core Decorum: Do not tire!

I rolled out of bed at 6:30 a.m., right as my alarm went off. Even my sleepy brain knew that I had no time for the snooze button. But that doesn’t mean...

The good, the bad and Biden: 2020’s crazy election

On Saturday, Nov. 7, the Associated Press called the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election in favor of Democrat nominee Joe Biden after nearly a week of uncertainty and controversy. However, President Donald Trump...

Core Decorum: Loving in the little ways

Having recently celebrated St. Therese’s feast day, I’ve been reminded of the particular value she found in loving God through all her actions, even the most minuscule.   St. Therese...

The new normal: living in a COVID world

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, one term that has stuck out from the rest is the "new normal.” It’s everywhere, from the emails we receive to the television commercials we watch, but what...