God Near and Far
After the entire plane rearranged so my family could be together, I sat down, exhaled, and finally let it sink in – I would be spending two weeks in Lebanon, […]
Finals Survival Guide: Advice from the CSC Staff
Years from now, no one will care what grade you got on your finals. Study for the love of the subject, learn it for you not for the tests, and […]
Standing By Me
It was a few weeks after attending the New Evangelization for Higher Education Conference at St. Vincent’s College that I found myself truly understanding what accompanying someone on their personal […]
3,821 Miles at Home
The booming organ music was our signal. My flatmate and I hesitatingly stood up from our pew and hurriedly scanned the mass handout in a futile attempt to orient ourselves. […]
Fully Alive: How to Truly Live with Social Media
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 Social media can dig us into dangerous trenches of self-doubt, envy, and dissatisfaction. We […]
One of Those Mornings
It was one of those mornings. You lay there awake with your eyes half-opened, your body moving reflexively to turn off your alarm on your bedside. And you just lay […]
Man in the Pew
Whatever fibers of good health are left, cling to his head: silver white against pale white skin. His joints may hurt, but he follows the common procedure: Stand up, sit […]
But Wait, are you even Catholic?
A Roman Catholic and a Maronite Catholic walk into a bar a Catholic church. The Roman Catholic leans over and jokes, “But wait, are you even Catholic?” The Maronite Catholic […]
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
Every morning, I blew the dust off of my mask and carefully placed it on before stepping out into the warmth of the bright sun illuminating campus, an environment completely […]