GRACE
President’s Perspective: Gift of repentance?
FR. DAVE PIVONKA, TOR “Repent!” In the gospel of Mark, this is the first thing Jesus says, so we should probably pay attention (Mark 1:15). And then when Jesus sends out the disciples for the first time, he tells them to preach repentance. Think about that for a minute. The first message that Jesus wants to communicate and the first things his disciples communicate is the invitation to […]
Franciscan Fanfare: Life is supposed to be hard … therein is the beauty
FR. JONATHAN ST. ANDRÉ, T.O.R. Have you ever been caught up in the following self-talk: “I never thought I would be dealing with this trial … this sickness … this struggle. My life is hard — what did I do wrong Lord?!” We might talk about the cross and the value of suffering, but if we’re honest, we don’t really want it. This is part of the good news […]
New pro-life movie revolutionizes faith-based film industry
RACHEL MILLER AND MAGGIE PAWSEY STAFF WRITER “If you love someone and think they might go to hell, would you let them die?” Students flocked to the Gentile Gallery on Saturday night to experience the answer to this dire question voiced in the thought-provoking film, “The Extrovert.” Director James Pinedo was inspired by the book, […]
Austria Adventures: Little joys
MICHELLE FORTUNATO AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT Update: Austria is still good. Here are some highlights from the past week. I took a train for the first time. At 9:00 a.m., the man sitting across from us pulled out a beer and a giant sausage. He used a pocketknife to cut the sausage, and it was fabulous. I […]
Letter from the editor: Combating the drudgery of midterms
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Remember the good old days? You know, those days before midterms. Remember that sunshiny August day when you stepped out of your car onto campus? As a new student, you would have been a little excited and a whole lot nervous about the beginning of your new life. As a returning student, […]
Austria Adventures: All by His grace
MICHELLE FORTUNATO AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT Well, we have arrived. The Fall 2017 Austria kids. Prepare for an onslaught of steel cross pictures and creek-jumping stories. At this point, we have been to Melk, Durnstein, Salzburg and Vienna. By the time this is published, we will have had our first free weekend. It is all a delight. […]
New program invites students to showcase their best academic work
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR A popular place for speakers, symposiums, and presentations, the Gentile Gallery in the J.C. Williams center will now host the program GRACE to showcase the best work produced by the university’s own. The “Gallery of Artistry, Research, and Community Engagement,” abbreviated GRACE, will allow visitors to familiarize themselves with top works […]