A student’s archeological summer in Rome

For decades, University of Dallas students have been traveling to Italy, bringing back bits of Florence, Assisi and Rome which become a new part of who they are and who they will...

Leaders share their vision: meet the executive council of student government

Get to know your student council executives As a new school year dawns, the student government election season gets underway. Applicants must complete a form and secure signatures from...

A memorial to Grace Lively

A glimpse into the life of a treasured UD alumna This past summer, recent University of Dallas graduate, Elizabeth Grace Lively, passed away. Each of us as individuals bring...

Observations from marriage preparation at UD

One of the privileges we have at Campus Ministry is to prepare young couples for the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. It is so exciting and life-giving to walk with students at the...

My call: Real housewives of UD

Dear Women of UD,  My deepest sympathy if you, too, did not get your  fast track MRS degree during freshman year. Perhaps you even consider the absence of a...

Eucharistic Theology and EMHCs

“If I can’t receive communion from a priest, then I won’t receive at all.”  This distressing statement is one that I have heard too many times. Even if the...

Easter reflections on Exodus 90 and Fiat 90

Looking back on Lent from the joy of the Easter season, many members of the University of Dallas community find rich soil for contemplation in the last 40 days. For some, their...

Cunning Love: What is Spy Wednesday and why should I care?

Every name signifies a mystery to be revealed. While this predominantly applies to the names of human persons, it also applies to other names, such as titles for days throughout the year....

Saint Reflection: St. Gianna Beretta Molla

Holy Week is always filled with a palpable, contemplative silence, a brief period of reflection before the coming of Easter and its accompanying jubilations. As we reflect on the Passion of Christ,...

From Italy to Irving: A collection of love letters

From: Bonnie Baldwin, newly 18 and newly planted at Due Santi. To burnt, sultry orange walls: rough to the touch and home to hundreds before me, I lean against...

The relic collection at the Church of the Incarnation

Just around the corner from the main entrance of the Church of the Incarnation lies a small chapel. Used as the Eucharistic chapel in the past, it is now home to a...

Discovering God’s call in experience and service

As persons, we are a hodge-podge of soul, science and circumstance, and as students at the University of Dallas, we are always looking to see how our particular mixture of personhood will...

St. Joseph, patron of the Church

Without ever speaking a word, the man chosen by God to lead the Queen of Heaven and the Son of Man admirably followed the will of his Lord. The life of Saint...

‘Go, and now sin no more’

When the scribes and Pharisees bring a woman caught in adultery to challenge our Lord Jesus he refuses to condemn her. In fact, he points out the sinful nature of the gathered...

Alumni Spotlight: Pedro Barquin

Graduating from college and entering the working world can be intimidating. However, University of Dallas alumni are thriving, as their initiative and their education have set them up for success. Pedro Barquin...