C-Week Special: What is Christianity to You?—Interview With Professor Nick Kasparek
If you have read our previous article, you'll know that we are holding a VIRTUAL Christianity week. For our third C-Week Special, I would...
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An Open Letter to Imam Al-Mahdi
Note: 'Mahdi' is an Arabic word for 'guide.' Mohammed is the son of Al-Hasan (11 th Imam). In Islamic narrations, he is the final Imam and...
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Fighting for My Beliefs: How Do You Know What You Know?
It’s scary to think that up to this point in my life, I’ve just been letting other peoples’ views define my own. My parents have always...
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To Be Ready or Not
Earlier this week, I was doing a reading for my Liberal Democracy class, Democracy In America by Alexis De Tocqueville. Prior to this...
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A Collegiate Coronavirus Introspection
Recently, I’ve not been as introspective due to being quarantined and using social media excessively, so I am utilizing this space to write...
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My Blend of Religions
Despite the existence of enduring cathedrals, the Church has not been gaining many newcomers from Generation Z. Our peers are less...
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For the LGBT+ Christians
One of my favorite things to see are rainbow flags outside a church or on the message board. It not only shows growing acceptance and makes...
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Ramadan Prevails Amidst a Pandemic
The ongoing concern of COVID-19 has resulted in months of shutdowns and shelter-in-place orders, but for Muslims, the holy month of Ramadan continues.
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The Christian Response to COVID-19
Wash your hands, stay at home, self-isolate, don’t go to school or extra-curriculars, church is cancelled, stock up on groceries... I think...
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All the Questions You Never had About Orthodoxy, Answered
With Easter coming up, take some time to learn about a new religion.
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Faith in Quarantine: What it Feels Like to Spend Holy Days in Quarantine
Going to class at Pitt during Holy Week and Passover has always brought big conversations to campus. Every year I have seen my friends try...
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How COVID-19 Has Impacted How I Practice My Faith
Virtually every aspect of everyone’s lives has been impacted to some extent by the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools have moved to remote learning...
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Living in Today's Society with Immigrant Parents
Diversity is something that is underappreciated and often overlooked. When you have immigrant parents, there is a need for balance. A balance between honouring your cultural values and creating your own morals from personal experiences. Having different views is not wrong, it’s simply a difference in personalities and characters.
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Now is the Time to Redefine Our Relationships
The recent pandemic has caused a huge impact on relationships. You’re probably wondering: Relationships? Yes, relationships. As human...
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What Its Like to Go to a Catholic College
Choosing to go to a college that practices religion and requires you to take three classes on religion wasn’t in my plan when looking at...
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When Life Gives You a Pandemic . . .
I miss my school. I miss my best friend/roommate. I miss seeing my professors. I miss seeing people that I don’t know in the store smile at...
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Why My Faith Was Stronger in Public School
I never thought that I would feel more confident with my Catholic faith in public high school than at Notre Dame. With experiences being...
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Finding My Faith at FSU
What I love about religion is how different it is for everyone. No one has had the same journey in religion nor has the same relationship...
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My Relationship With Religion
If someone were to ask me about an aspect of my life that has changed the most since coming to college, my answer would have to be my...
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Why I Chose Buddhism
Buddhism is one of those concepts that transcends just religion. If anything it's more of a spiritual practice, a way of living that is...
