Opinion

Pope Francis is the reason I’m Catholic

“Upon receiving the news of Pope Francis’s passing on Monday morning, however, tears, accompanied by deep fears of the future of the Roman Catholic Church, overwhelmed me.”

Silence.

“When was the last time you sat outside on a bench, in silence, for five minutes?”

Everything I know about love at the University of Notre Dame

They are the loves who will carry me into this next phase of life. It didn’t have to be a Notre Dame boy at all. It didn’t have to. It doesn’t have to.

How I stopped hating myself

Challenge your thoughts; counter them with positive ones.

Praying for a pope against fascism

We need a leader who will confront the growing tide of fascism and reject any attempt to politicize the Gospel for the benefit of those in power, no matter how many walls they build.

On going home after a year

"Go home to the love that is always waiting for you."

Even then

“I hope we still walk together — even if it’s not back to campus, even if it’s not midnight, even if the streets are new.”

Big brother is still mad

"Saint Mary’s rejected former University president Fr. Theodore Hesburgh's invitation to merge with Notre Dame. 'Big brother' is still mad. But get over it and stop bullying the daughters at your sister's campus."

Why are you doing this?

"For the high-achieving perfectionist applying for college, Notre Dame is the dream school. For that same high-achieving perfectionist attending college, it can become a nightmare."

A message to all the CEOs of the world

This is a message to all CEOs in the world.

On dorm culture from the inside

"Despite my relief to live in a dorm, however, I am grateful for my time off-campus and the lessons it taught me."

Saint Mary’s is sustainable scrambled eggs

“I think I’ll remember the image of my friends passing out plates of scrambled eggs at Our Lady of the Road. This is what Saint Mary’s is to me. A place where, true to Blessed Basil Moreau’s vision, the mind is not cultivated at the expense of the heart.”

Good riddance, Saint Mary’s

“Good riddance, Saint Mary’s. I had the time of my life.”

A Notre Dame Democrat

"Some of the memories and friendships may fade, but the values and truths we hold dear will unite us forever. This place and the ideals it has shown me have made me a Notre Dame Democrat."

Broke in South Bend

“You have approximately $56 to your name (in checking) since you logged your work hours.”

Sexual violence still happens here

Statement on Abdelhadi disinvitation

“We, the student organizers for this year’s Notre Dame Student Peace Conference, are deeply disheartened by the University leadership’s decision to rescind Dr. Eman Abdelhadi’s invitation to deliver a keynote address at the 2025 Student Peace Conference.”

A letter in response to Taylor

“I will admit I could be persuaded either way, but when I consider the case of the aid workers delineated above and the fact that millions, if not billions, more cases of a similar nature exist, I cannot bring myself to assert that I, the Catholic, am right, and they, the Muslim (or Jew or Hindu or Buddhist), are wrong.”

On sunsets

"Every sunrise has a sunset, and this will be my last column."

What golf means to me

"Golf taught me that you don’t need to speak the same language to understand each other. You just need to care about the same things."