Graduate school, especially in the humanities, doesn’t merely demand most of our time and energy – it’s a holistic process of transformation. It demands personality changes and a revised attitude toward the world. For this…
Sister Jean Abbott will share with us about her most recent trip to Uganda to work with people who were traumatized during the country’s civil war. She’ll give us historical background and perspectives on the…
Dear Professor So last night I went with my friends to this bar The same bar they’ve been going to for two years Drinking the same overpriced drinks they always drink Making the same chit-chat…
“I had my peaceful priorities Healthy habits I tried cultivating nerves of steel Or so I thought My Buddhist practice Gives me techniques for dealing with stress Like repeating one of the classic mantras or…
The United States leads the world in percentage of its population that it incarcerates, every 1 in 100 people is currently either incarcerated or on probation or parole, and the rates of incarceration have increased…
Un poème de Thich Nhat Hanh Ne dites pas, je serai parti demain, car je ne cesse de naître, aujourd’hui encore. Regardez en profondeur : je nais à chaque seconde bourgeon sur une branche printanière,…
“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien Ching-Ting “CT” Hwang graduated in 2012 from the University of Notre Dame. She spent a gap year in Boston coaching rowing and is now a PhD student…
In regard to the ideal of the dominant old human being in the so-called North Atlantic and Western Christian civilization, certain features have to be rejected. These include its radical insecurity which leads it to…
Dear Friends, We have been turning over in our minds the following reflection from an interview with U.S. linguist and activist Noam Chomsky (1996): Closer to the explanation is your observation that they [Eastern European…
When the Roman pontiff Stood at the Bethlehem Wall All he had to do was summon The courage and compassion To afflict the comfortable And comfort the afflicted And say “Palestine must be free”