R.I.P. Father Dolan
Faith In Action - Fall 2018FATHER LARRY DOLAN, ’62 (BA), OFM passed away May 15, 2018 in Oceanside, California. A beloved member of the USD community for decades, Father Larry, 78, had been a priestfor 53 years.
In 1973, he served as an assistant professor of Religious … Read More
Out of the Shadows
Faith In Action - Fall 2018NEW INSTITUTE HELPS PEOPLE HEAR THOSE ASKING FOR HELP
Maybe more cries for help would be heard if more ears were trained to hear them.
The Catholic Institute for Mental Health Ministries — … Read More
USD Founders Chapel Tour
Faith In Action, videos - USD HistoryA tour of Founders Chapel led by Sister Virginia Rodee, RSCJ.
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
