Hardly any middle ground: The UD dating culture phenomenon
Dating culture at the University of Dallas: where do I even begin? I hear mostly negative things about it, and as someone who experienced it during their entire freshman year, I can...
A language professor’s take on the n-word
Reports of the n-word being used on our campus have prompted me, a language professor, to reflect on how we choose to use language at the University of Dallas, how language study...
Seven reasons why UD Catholics should support Ukraine
1. UD Catholics should care about just wars. And if ever there was a just war, Ukraine is fighting one now. Russia invaded Ukraine, a sovereign country, and is currently brutalizing that...
Why you should be friends with Elizabeth Anscombe — and St. Joseph, too
Some clubs at the University of Dallas are given the name of a person. These include the Tocqueville Society and the Thomas More Society, the Alexander Hamilton Society and (if we stretch...
The language of eye contact
Communication and recognition beyond words
One night over the Christmas break I found myself at a small saloon with a few friends in Eden, Utah. We had left...
Paul, Parnassos and the hills between
A tale of two hills
Cynic that I am, I’ve always been wary of the universal claims about the power of the University of Dallas’ Rome semester.
The misguided writings of Jordan Peterson
Thoughts on the ironic shortcomings of the Canadian psychologist
Postmodernism fractures Truth itself into endless half-certainties phrased as fact, yet rooted in the depleted soil of the subjective.
Structures of sin, not exclusion
Opinions on exclusion as a tool
In Dostoevsky’s masterwork “The Brothers Karamazov,” as Father Zosima recounts his life’s history, he describes, in particular detail, the day of his...
The death of Socrates and the birth of UD
In 399 BC, the democratic citizens of Athens sentenced the philosopher Socrates to death by poison for corrupting the youth and not believing in the gods of the city.
On giving up one’s sword
Remembering not to succumb to the temptations of pride
In June of 1864, the CSS Alabama, one of the most infamous crafts of the American Civil War, sank...
The upturned gaze of UD lectures
Subsidiary of thought against the cult of prestige
It takes little courage to criticize a group you aren’t a member of. An honorable man will instead, as Dante...
The truth about love and gender ideology: A response
Remarks on the nature of biological sex
In her critique of Dr. Richards’ lecture on “Gender Ideology and the Threat to Religious Liberty,” published in the Feb. 22...
Choosing to live in gift
Reflections of a senior English major
Sometimes when I jumble my words in conversation, my noble-hearted and sharp-witted friends in the politics department will comment that I don’t...
Fast kaputt
The German bishops on the brink of schism
Unity of church and state has spelled destruction for Catholic communities for millenia, and now the specter of schism looms...
Life through death
Ever since high school, one of the best parts of my day has been when unconnected classes and occurrences coincidentally cover similar concepts within the same time frame. Though I now forget...