Dominican sisters offer tips about vocational discernment to students
Emily Salerno-Oswald Scripture Columnist Young women filed into the Fireside Lounge Friday at 7 p.m. for an evening with religious sisters who spoke about the importance of taking the first steps in religious vocational discernment. The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, hosted the event, which was entitled, “Be […]
Insights with Emily: I am good
Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist How often do you allow yourself to be yourself? This question may seem like a mind-bending riddle that would be more fitting for some sort of philosophy class, but we are going to venture down this path anyway. You may ask, “How can you allow yourself to be yourself?” Well, the […]
Insights with Emily: Love, our strongest witness
Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist Conversion. There are times in life when we want so badly for another person to find God. When you find God, it’s like you find a wellspring of treasure, from which everything good in the world comes. Once you’ve found the treasure, you observe other people wandering, like ghosts, searching for […]
Insights with Emily: Holy moments
Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist “Where did I see you today?” Do you ever ask God this question? Sometimes, I think we convince ourselves that we already know where we saw God before even asking him. We go to Mass or confession or adoration and we assume that one of those places must have been where […]
Insights with Emily: Safe haven
Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist Where do you go when you’re stressed? Who is with you when you allow yourself to fall apart? Is there a particular person who makes you feel like you can let your walls down? Do you have a physical “safe space” or is it more of a state of mind? Do […]
Insights with Emily: Self-sufficiency
Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist The start of a school year can be very overwhelming. There’s the process of getting accustomed to new classes; reconnecting with friends; overcommitting to twelve different clubs, ministries and jobs at various overstimulating fairs; figuring out what said clubs, ministries or jobs to let go of; and finally settling into a […]
Insights with Emily: Loving Yourself
Emily Salerno-Oswald Add NewLifestyle Columnist “Dear Jesus, please give me the words. I have no idea what to write, and I have to write something.” This was my prayer going into writing this final Troubadour article for the semester. I knew I wanted to write about loving oneself, but I felt grossly under-qualified to do […]
Loving enemies
Emily Salerno-Oswald Lifestyle Columnist How many times have we been told the message, “Love your enemies?” To hear it is one thing, but to put it into practice is quite another. So many times we say to ourselves, “Yep. I love my enemies. Sure, I do. Heck, I don’t even really have any enemies.” And […]
Insights with Emily: Loving the child inside
Emily Salerno-Oswald Lifestyle Columnist Do you remember what you were like as a little kid? Were you care-free? Were you full of energy? Did you want to grow up to be a superhero? Or a princess? Did you like to run? Did you like to play? What was your favorite thing to do? Maybe your […]
Insights with Emily: God, life’s only constant
Emily Salerno-Oswald Lifestyle Columnist The seasons change. We all know that. We take pleasure in it, even. We watch the leaves change color and drift softly to the ground in the fall. We build snowmen and go sledding in the winter. We anxiously await the first blossoms of spring. But maybe this year has felt […]