Archive | March, 2010

Padre’s salt for the week

By | Published March 24, 2010

Choices. The last five weeks we have spent time reflecting on the myriad of choices we face each day — choices to include or exclude, choices for life or death, choices that build up or tear down. Rarely are the choices neutral — we either make choices that take us closer to our most authentic [...]

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Why do Catholics confess their sins to a priest?

By | Published March 24, 2010

Why in the world would I tell my deepest, darkest sins to someone else? What is confession and why does the Catholic Church have it as sacrament? Confession, also known as reconciliation, is one of seven sacraments in the church. And what is a sacrament?  According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “The sacraments [...]

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Loras Losing out on Tennis Courts?

By | Published March 24, 2010

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Money and laws should matter

By | Published March 24, 2010

There may be good intentions behind the health care legislation, but many people still will be incensed.

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Who is Congress working for?

By | Published March 24, 2010

Your government is not listening to you. Late Sunday night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 219 to 212 to pass an overhaul of the health care system.  They then proceeded to pass the Senate reconciliation bill, 220-211, that was married to the reform bill. This legislation has the support of just 40 percent of [...]

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“Noises Off” brings on the laughs

By | Published March 24, 2010

By Natalie Tuttle In last week’s performance of Noises Off, the Loras Players got to flex their comedic muscle by putting on what has to be one of the funniest farces of all time. The plot follows the lives of six actors in their well-intentioned but often ill-fated attempts to put on the play, “Nothing [...]

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Outcry for ‘Free Burma’

By | Published March 24, 2010

Loras heard an outcry of suppression and isolation in Burma through a demonstration on Tuesday. The silent protest against the suppression and brutality of the Burmese military regime was loud enough to speak for the fading hope of Burma.  The event, led by two Loras students and the Peace and Justice Club, not only evoked [...]

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Turn off the lights for a brighter future

By | Published March 24, 2010

Turn off all the lights for one hour this Saturday. Ideas about energy conservation and sustainability for a better future might sound cliché, especially when they have been talked about so much. Nonetheless, these ideas still bear the same gravity that they originally did and they demand more attention from people.  “Earth Hour” on Saturday, [...]

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Bahl smashes 3 homers in sweep of doubleheader

By | Published March 24, 2010

Senior infielder leads the softball team to a dominating performance over Ashford University.

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Baseball team wins 3 of 4 at Metrodome

By | Published March 24, 2010

Duhawks finally get a few games under their belts as they prepare
to defend their conference title.

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