At a lunch on Monday, a mother of four told me why her oldest daughter didn't go to Notre Dame. A teacher at her prestigious all-girls Connecticut prep school told her, with some certainty, that Notre Dame was "sexist." The mother continued: the teacher's statement was outrageous, evidence of her non-Catholic, East Coast bias and her narrow-minded belief that Notre Dame is a football team first and a school second.
One of my sons has a recurring problem with what he calls "the thought." Every so often, usually as he tries to fall asleep at night, "the thought" comes to him and absolutely terrifies him. He comes to find me and knows that all he needs to say is, "I'm having the thought.
Last month, Steven Spielberg stepped down as the artistic advisor for the Beijing Olympics in protest of China's continuing inaction over the genocide inthe Darfur region of Sudan. While Chinese officials insisted that the Darfur conflict and the Olympics are completely unrelated, they continue to support Sudan's government with economic, military, and diplomatic ties.
I would like to thank Professor Charles Rice for his superb Mar. 26 Viewpoint column ("Adoration is the answer") stressing the importance of Eucharistic Adoration . Although not on par with adoring Our Lord Himself, the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary is also an excellent and fruitful devotion which has given aid and succor to countless men and women over the centuries as they have followed Our Lord in hopes of finding everlasting joy.
Are you like me, finding yourself looking out the windows of DeBartolo wishing the snow would melt and the temperature rise? Have you been waiting one too many weeks for the bitter cold, wind, and constant precipitation to subside? Are you ready to put away your sweaters and winter coats; eager to break out the short-sleeves and flip-flops? If you can't resist putting off homework to toss a football around on the quad the moment it reaches fifty degrees, longing for the days when you can walk from your dorm to LaFortune without a hat and gloves, you may have a case of Spring Fever.