Reflecting on Work in the Month and Year of St. Joseph

Reflection by Troy Timmerman For the past several years, I spent my summers doing concrete and masonry work. We worked hard; we were exposed to the elements; we created things from our work – foundations, basement walls, garage slabs, and floors. One striking part of our work was the somewhat scornful way the men on …

Relationships – from the beginning

Do you know why a woman with many cats is called crazy? No matter how many cats a person might own, it will never be complementary to the human heart’s deepest longing. Our culture has blurred the lines and decreased the value of beauty in the differences between man and woman. We have substituted this …

Preparing for the Birth of Christ

Advent is finally here, and we begin our yearly task of reflecting on the past year andmore importantly preparing ourselves for the coming of Christ on Christmas. For most of us, thiswill probably begin with a sense of sadness as we reflect on everything resulting from thecoronavirus including the shutdowns, the mandates, and finally on …

Patriotism

With looming political unrest, the election, and undoubtedly the largest organized worldwide shut down, justified or not, many whose spirits who might have been otherwise high, have found unrest and despair in a world unrecognizable from months previous... How do we combat unwanted bias in our lives, and replace it with a Catholic perspective? How does one reconcile a love of country when the country is in such a dismal state?

October – Respect Life Month

by Grace Klassen October is Respect Life Month and Lord knows our world needs to seize this opportunity toreintegrate respect for life in our daily lives. As a catholic, being pro-life is quintessential to myfaith and daily life. As our world questions peace and dignity, it is important to ask what does itmean to respect …

Jesus, School, and Family amidst this global pandemic

By Faith Hapka - President of CHEA Club School is back in session, covid cases are increasing, and autumn is just around the corner. Ithas been about six months since going to class in a physical classroom was allowed. Even now,some professors are choosing to remain online-only for various reasons as their family isimmunocompromised in …

Being Catholic and an Environmentalist

-Sarah Reinhardt As a Catholic in the environmental world I have already gotten raised eyebrows and lots of questions. I have had someone say to me “wow I didn’t think any Catholics cared about the environment.” This is an inaccurate, but believed conception. The more questions I was asked and the more I began to …

A Spiritual Journey in Arizona

-Alaina Driscoll Last year, as a freshman, I quickly found a home in the BisonCatholic community. I would go to Sunday Mass and various events throughout the year. However, it was not until this year, when my friends convinced me to go to the SLS/Focus conference in Phoenix Arizona from Dec. 30-Jan 2, that my eyes …

Sisters of Life

-Holly Weatherson The Sisters of Life are definitely a blessing to the Newman Community. The Sisters of Life is a religious order based in Suffern, New York, and their mission is to uphold the beauty and dignity of every human person. Simultaneously, a handful of Sisters from this order are based on college campuses in …

The Unsatisfying Pleasure of Media

-Samuel Mettler In the current digital age, we see it everyday: texting and driving is a dangerous stunt to pull off, yet 20 percent or more of the population does it often. Another study suggests that half of people are distracted by their cell phones, even though 98 percent know that it’s dangerous. Texting while …