A few people on the posting section of our website have insinuated that it is the job of Observer staff to patrol our message boards and respond to counterarguments. It is not. We simply publish the material. Where you want to take it from there is up to you. I am unaware of any campus [...]

Father Tacelli, who was President of the Board of Directors for a majority of my time here at The Observer, characterized me as a freshman by saying that “you were the most intense person I had ever met in my entire life. Everything seemed like an existential crisis to you. I don’t know how you [...]

Professor Margaret Schatkin, a longtime professor in Boston College’s theology department, recently published extended research on the Biblical analysis  surrounding the Catholic doctrine of Marian virginity. A specialist in patristic studies, Schatkin has been working for several years to help better understand the relationship between the teachings of the Catholic Churchand Matthew 1:25, which reads,“And [...]

Theology students returning to Boston College were surprised to learn that the Theology Department elected a new Chairwoman over the winter break. Although no formal announcement was made during the winter break, Professor Catherine Cornille has succeeded Father Kenneth Himes, OFM, as the department head. Cornille, a native of Belgium, is a professor of Comparative [...]

I was more proud of my fellow students today than I have been at any point in my four year career at Boston College. Today, at the 10pm, BC students in St. Joseph’s Chapel did something that I have never seen at either St. Joseph’s Chapel or Trinity Chapel. Despite the lack of kneelers, students [...]

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The latest issue of The Observer at Boston College hit the stands today and is already causing quite a controversy on campus. Overall I believe that this is one of the best issues we have ever published. We have four excellent breaking stories, including one which should have some legs to it. The news [...]

Boston College students packed a lecture hall in the basement of the law school to hear Margaret Gallagher give a speech on why she disagrees with gay marriage. Gallagher was invited to speak at Boston College by the BC chapter of the Federalist Society, in keeping with the society’s mission to promote a sense that [...]

The Observer at Boston College was announced to be runner-up for the prestigious Collegiate Network Newspaper of the Year Award. Although The Virginia Informer won first, The Observer was cited for its work with the theology department and its revamped financial model. CN head Amanda Yasenchak also mentioned how much improvement she has seen in [...]

The Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of New York, Father Luke Sweeney, visited Boston College today, taking pictures of the statues of St. Michael and Doug Flutie. It was Father Luke’s first visit, and hopefully the first of many. Boston College has an ample supply of men from the Archdiocese of New York and [...]

I sat on a panel about race relations tonight, the second of a four-part series in which The Observer is participating. Student reaction to our views were extremely positive and I was pleased that so many people seemed open to taking personal responsibility for the lack of racial integration at BC. I ended my comments [...]