Ember Days: sanctifying the seasons

The first thing that comes to mind when you think “Four Seasons” might be Vivaldi, but the only thing the upcoming Ember Days of the liturgical calendar have in common with Vivaldi’s...

Letter from the Editor: Addressing the rebrand

To the University of Dallas community:  As you have probably seen, this semester we are now printing the newspaper under the name The Cor Chronicle. The conversation about rebranding...

The power of public speech

Personal reflections on the importance and versatility of public speaking Sophia Koch, a senior business major who has an extensive past in debate and speech practice, is now...

A memorial to Grace Lively

A glimpse into the life of a treasured UD alumna This past summer, recent University of Dallas graduate, Elizabeth Grace Lively, passed away. Each of us as individuals bring...

Cap Bar secret menu

Spring Berry: For a spring-themed iced tea, ask for pomegranate raspberry tea with peach and rose syrup! Fireside Latte: For a more caffeinated...

Cunning Love: What is Spy Wednesday and why should I care?

Every name signifies a mystery to be revealed. While this predominantly applies to the names of human persons, it also applies to other names, such as titles for days throughout the year....

Don’t be a heretic in this Lenten season

A Dominican friar and a Jesuit walk into a bar. The bartender approaches them and asks them, “Which of the religious orders is better, the Dominicans or the Jesuits?” The friar laughs...

From Italy to Irving: A collection of love letters

From: Bonnie Baldwin, newly 18 and newly planted at Due Santi. To burnt, sultry orange walls: rough to the touch and home to hundreds before me, I lean against...

Alumni Spotlight: Pedro Barquin

Graduating from college and entering the working world can be intimidating. However, University of Dallas alumni are thriving, as their initiative and their education have set them up for success. Pedro Barquin...

A student’s archeological summer in Rome

For decades, University of Dallas students have been traveling to Italy, bringing back bits of Florence, Assisi and Rome which become a new part of who they are and who they will...

A Lenten reflection on endurance

The lives of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity The season of Lent is a time of prayer, sacrifice and reflection. We try to set aside worldly goods for a...

Yes, you are called to holiness!

The “universal call to holiness” is a phrase that has become part of our Catholic lexicon.  Unfortunately, many people have only heard this term in its contemporary impoverished incarnation.  “Yes, yes, Deacon,...

One library club to save us all

When in the course of creating clubs, libraries are often not the first avenue that comes to mind. For these innovative souls however, the University of Dallas library is not only a...

St. David, the patron saint of Wales

March 1 marks the celebration of Wales’ own St. David, a sixth century monastic miracle worker who helped spread Christianity amongst the pagan celtic tribes. Most of what we...

Living out the Corporal Works of Mercy

Here at UD, so many of us have been truly blessed by God in so many ways. The question then be- comes: how do we take our countless gifts and give them...