Fr. Parks here two days a week this year
May 5, 2011 • By Maddie Stevens
Filed under Religion
Campus Chaplain Fr. John Parks is on campus two days this year instead of one. Not only will he say the monthly student Mass, but he now says Mass at 7:05 a.m. every Tuesday and Friday in the Chapel. Last year he was on campus only on Tuesdays. “The bishop has added another day for next year which... Read more »
Communion breakfasts put focus on family
March 1, 2011 • By Jordan White
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This year, Notre Dame has had two communion breakfasts and a Grandparents’ Day celebration in an effort to bring families together on the NDP campus. Seniors brought their grandparents to school for Grandparents’ Day on Jan. 31. The day began at 7:05 a.m. with mass followed by breakfast... Read more »
John Paul II is on his way to beating out Mother Teresa for fastest person to become a saint
February 25, 2011 • By Jordan White
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The Vatican has announced that Pope John Paul II will be beatified May 1, 2011. He died in 2005; his funeral had more t han 3 million people in attendance who all shouted “Sainthood.” The steps to becoming a saint are more involved than one might imagine, according to howstuffworks.com: A... Read more »
Fr. Parks uses humor to spread word
January 4, 2011 • By Maddie Stevens
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Father John Parks brings a young, lively approach to his new position as campus chaplain. An undergraduate theater major that frequents coffee shops, he mixes humor with the word of Christ. He replaces Fr. Michael Goodyear, who according to campus minister Sr. Yolanda Mendoza volunteered... Read more »
‘A Whole New World’ replaces ADL’s ‘World of Difference’
October 21, 2010 • By Jordan White
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ADL workshops are no longer presented to the freshman class this year. “A Whole New World” is the new program that replaces ADL’s “A World of Difference” at NDP. The school is no longer affiliated with ADL – the national Anti-Defamation League organization... Read more »
Theology Department revises curriculum
September 12, 2010 • By Jordan White
Filed under Religion, Uncategorized
NDP is ahead of most Catholic schools in revising theology curriculum in accordance with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, according to Mrs. Barbara Stanley, department chair. The USCCB has a curriculum it wants Catholic schools to follow and wants the eight themes that NDP has to be concurrent... Read more »
New Christian Service form includes ESLR questions
September 3, 2010 • By Maddie Stevens
Filed under Religion
Sister Yolanda Mendoza is introducing a new Christian Service form for the 2010-2011 school year. This form is similar to the old one, but it has questions that relate to the ESLRs. NDP’s campus minister said that students must use this new form when turning in Christian Service hours. This form... Read more »
Pope names new auxiliary bishop
May 18, 2010 • By David Wynne
Filed under Religion
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Rev. Eduardo Alanis Nevares to be the first Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix on Monday, May 11. Nevares, age 56, was born in San Antonio, Texas. He was ordained to priesthood in 1981 after attending numerous seminaries in Missouri, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts,... Read more »
CDA appeal raises $1,300
May 6, 2010 • By Jordan White
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The Social Studies defeated Theology in the two department’s competition to collect money for the “Chapel for Change,” a school-wide collection to raise money for the diocesan Charity and Development Appeal. In this year’s second annual fund drive, the Social Studies Department... Read more »
Stations of the Cross concludes campus Lenten journey
March 25, 2010 • By Taylor Petersen
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NDP Saints’ culiminated Lenten activity with the Stations of the Cross on Wednesday, March 31, before a five-day recess to celebrate Easter on Sunday, April 4. The 40 days prior to this holy day are what Christians call Lent, the time to prepare for the passion, death, and resurrection... Read more »
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