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Thoughts on Islamophobia
America, You Got Your Mama’s Style, But You’re Yesterday’s Child To Me By Helen Lee, Staff Writer The best thing about America’s 200 year history of rabid nativism is that when I hear about instances...
View ArticleMy Protest Against Ignorance
Published: October 11, 2007 On Sept. 29, I attended the protest rally to pull out of Iraq in front of the Capitol in Washington D.C. Unlike the majority of the attendees, I was against withdrawal from...
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Name a Teddy Bear, Land in Jail: How Naming Mohammed Landed Gillian Gibbons...
Is a trip to jail an appropriate punishment for naming a teddy bear Mohammed? (Todd Bennett/MCT) Published: December 13, 2007 When you think about someone going to jail, you would think it would be...
View ArticleWhat All Universities Can Learn for La Sapienza
Published: Febrary 14, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI was invited to La Sapienza University to give the opening remarks for the new semester on Jan. 17. This visit was cancelled after a small group of students...
View ArticleParents’ Faith Kills Baby
Published: April 17, 2008 A couple in Oregon is being charged with second degree manslaughter for the death of their 15-month-old baby daughter. According to a recent article by ABC news, the couple,...
View ArticlePoint/Counterpoint: The Justice Breyer Award Debate
Published: December 11, 2008 As reported previously in The Observer, on Oct. 29 Fordham Law School awarded the Fordham-Stein Ethics Award to Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer. Many prominent...
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Lenten Sacrifices A Lapsed Catholic’s Redemption
Giving up ice cream, or anything else, for lent might not be easy, but you’ll probably be thanking yourself in the end. (Photo Illustration by Lisa Spiteri/The Observer) Published: March 12, 2009 I am...
View ArticlePapacy Should Learn to Check Its Facts
Published: April 9, 2009 By this time, we’ve all heard that the Pope isn’t a fan of condoms. We’ve heard his opinion that condoms do not help to alter the AIDS crisis in Africa but can actually help...
View ArticleWhen Catholic Schools Stop Being Catholic
Published: April 30, 2009 About a month ago, I noticed a Facebook status update from my sister-in-law, a recent graduate of Notre Dame. It read, “Kelly Lee is disappointed in Notre Dame. A university...
View ArticlePrivate Lives: Why it Shouldn’t Matter if Your Bishop is Gay
Published: August 27, 2009 Gay men and women are finding their place in the clergy slowly but surely, especially after a recent vote by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to allow...
View ArticleExercising Prudence: Why Interfaith Relationships Won’t Work For Me
Published: September 24, 2009 I have always been picky when it comes to guys. I certainly have a “type.” I have an extensive list of preferences, and even though I’m open-minded, it’s the qualities on...
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Hold the Latkes, Extinguish the Menorah
Students accustomed to observing religious rituals may have a hard time doing so with dorm room policies. (Ashley Tedesco /The Observer) Published: October 8, 2009 College is hard. Dorm life can be...
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Got Confession? It’s About Time More Catholics Do!
Published: November 5, 2009 After weekly mass attendance, Confession of sins at least once yearly is the second precept of the Catholic Church. The precepts are the basic obligations that the Church...
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“What About the Children?”: When Prejudice Meets Precaution
It’s about time society realized that merging differences in faith, culture and race can be beneficial, not detrimental, to future generations. (Photo Illustration by Angelica Garza/The Observer)...
View ArticleLearning to Cope with the Catholic Envy Complex
Published: November 5, 2009 Growing up Anglican was tough. Though my hometown in rural Maryland is noticeably full of evangelical, Protestant holy rollers, there is also a considerable Catholic...
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A Common Hatred Does Not Warrant Conversion
Pope Benedict XVI invited Anglicans dissatisfied with their Church’s liberal policies to convert to Catholicism. (Laurence Kesterson/ Phiiladelphia Inquirer/ MCT) Published: December 10, 2009 I was...
View ArticleMedia Uses Radicals to Exploit Muslims in America
Published: December 10, 2009 The radicalization of a minority group is often the result of a sense of exclusion and unfair treatment. Extremist ideologies responsible for violent outbursts are often...
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Saying ‘Goodbye’ to ‘Merry Christmas’
It’s the holiday season, a time for festivities and merriment, not pitting one religious observance against another. (Marti Eisenbrandt/The Observer) Published: December 10, 2009 Last year, I handed...
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One Sad Sagittarius: The Woes of a December Birthday
Sharing a birthday season with the son of God makes for one sad Sagittarius, who only ever wanted a birthday of his own. (Illustration by Bina Santos) Published: December 10, 2009 It’s the holiday...
View ArticleEmbracing Antiquity: Youth Clings to Traditional Latin Mass
Published February 4, 2010 At the beginning of last semester, I started attending a Tridentine Latin Mass across town. The Tridentine Mass is the Latin Mass that was developed in 1570 in the wake of...
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