R.I.P. Father Laurence P. Dolan, OFM
Faith In Action - USD HistoryFather Laurence P. Dolan, OFM, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Father Larry, a beloved member of the USD community for many years, was 78 years old and a priest for 53 years.
In 1973, he served at USD as an Assistant … Read More
Empathy is Served
Faith In Action - Summer 2018STUDENT OUTREACH MEETS PEOPLE WHERE THEY LIVE
It’s afternoon as students enter a small USD apartment. There they begin a monthly ritual — preparing dinner for 20. Tonight, it’s taco salad. Tasks are delegated and the … Read More
Community, Cubed
Faith In Action, Student Success - Summer 2018THE MULVANEY CENTER CELEBRATES THREE DECADES OF CONNECTION-BUILDING
Listening. Sharing. Supporting. Mentoring. Learning. Appreciating. Understanding. Each of these words can be defined through the prism of action. At the University of San Diego, these actions make … Read More
The Fires in Myanmar
Alumni, Faith In Action - Summer 2018USD alumnus Stephen Wallace was in Bangladesh recently. He was working as a photographer with a filmmaker from London who was making a documentary on the plight of Rohingya women in the refugee camps near Cox’s Bazar in … Read More
What Was Broken is Now Whole
Alumni, Faith In Action - Summer 2018FREEING VOICES THROUGH THE REDEMPTIVE POWER OF SONG
It’s a bright winter afternoon in Middle Tennessee, but shards of sunlight barely infiltrate the bluish fluorescence of the visiting room at the Correctional Development Center — officialese … Read More
Watch: Empathy is Served
Faith In Action, videos - Summer 2018Every month during the school year, in conjunction with University Ministry, students from the University of San Diego prepare dinner, deliver it and dine with residents of Rachel’s Night Shelter, a residence for homeless women.
Taking Action to Care for Our Common Home
Faith In Action, videos - Spring 2018The spirit of sustainability has deep roots at the University of San Diego in academics, in business practices and in the lives of our students. In his 2015 encyclical letter, On the Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si’), … Read More
Taking Off the Training Wheels
Faith In Action - Spring 2018TEACHING UNDERGRADUATES TO APPRECIATE THEOLOGY IS A BALANCING ACT
“One, two, three … pedal!”
With my right hand on the back of the bike seat, I accelerate from a brisk walk to a … Read More
Right Out of the Park
Faith In Action - Spring 2018TRUSTEE PETER SEIDLER IS WORKING TO HELP THE HOMELESS
Each Tuesday at 1:00 p.m., a group of San Diego civic leaders gather on the second floor of the Padres’ Petco Park offices.
Called by … Read More
Chronicle of a Canticle
Alumni, Faith In Action - Spring 2018A FAMILIAR REFRAIN: FINDING FAMILY THROUGH MUSIC
Golden light filters through stained glass. The result is dust-mote-sprinkled rays of brilliance: indigo, magenta, violet. In late afternoon, Founders Chapel has a certain reverent hush about it, at least until … Read More
R.I.P Reverend Rigali
Faith In Action - Spring 2018, USD HistoryFr. Norbert Rigali, S.J., professor emeritus of the University of San Diego, passed away on October 4, 2017 at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos, California at the age of 88. Fr. Rigali was a professor of Theology and Religious … Read More
Sharing the Light
Faith In Action, videos - Fall 2017CHRISTMAS SPIRIT CONTINUES YEAR-ROUND AT USD
The Christmas season is a time to celebrate the great gifts of life and love that have been given to us. President Harris and Michael Lovette-Colyer, Assistant VP of University Ministry, share … Read More
Competing Viewpoints
Academic Excellence, Faith In Action, videos - Fall 2017USD CENTERS BRING CURRENT AFFAIRS, DEBATE OVER PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES TO CAMPUS
At USD, students are able to grow by encountering competing viewpoints, and to earnestly seek answers in a welcoming environment. The Center for Ethics, Economics and … Read More
To Be Truly Human
Faith In Action, videos - Fall 2017EXPLORING THE CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION
For two millennia, the Catholic Church has advanced a dialogue between its own faith claims and the intellectual and philosophical traditions of every age in its pursuit of truth about nature, God and … Read More
On a Mission From God
Faith In Action - Fall 2017CONNECTING CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT WITH USD’S ACADEMIC MISSION
When the University of San Diego celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2024, it hopes to do so as the institution that “set the standard for an engaged, contemporary … Read More
