Resources, News, Events and Happenings related to the integration of DePaul’s Vincentian mission into the ongoing life and work of the university community. Mission-Related Events and Happenings This Week Lunch with Vincent Join us for a robust conversation with this year’s Presidential Diversity Fellows, faculty members Stephen Haymes and Jess Westbrook! RSVP Here Service […]
There are times in life when we may struggle to see light in darkness or when we are overcome with doubt. Occasionally, it may seem that the entire world is going in the wrong direction, that hardship is around every corner, or that we may not make it through the present in one piece. The […]
Patricia Corinne McMahon, the mother-in-law of Susan McMahon of the Psychology Department, passed away on November 6, 2023 at the age of 89. Patricia had a love of learning, and in the early 1970’s, she began teaching students with learning disabilities, embarking on a rewarding thirty-year career as a special education teacher at Senn High […]
Have you ever had this question floating around in your mind during an encounter with another person: How can I possibly prioritize the person in front of me, when … (you fill in the blank) … I have so much to do and am already overwhelmed with many other things? … I’m already late for my […]
“We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.”[1] – Dorothy Day November is a month when people of many cultures and traditions celebrate the lives of those who have died. Recently, you may have noticed the many beautiful “ofrendas” or […]
“Many’s the man lost much just because he missed a perfect opportunity to say nothing.” From An Cailín Ciúin/The Quiet Girl, based on the novella Foster by Claire Keegan My personal relationship with silence is complicated. For many years in what was otherwise a happy childhood, I dealt with an overwhelming shyness. I have many […]
Even amid feelings of despair, there is always a way toward a new reality where life can triumph and flourish. I know that I am not alone in finding myself stuck in some confusion and despair over the troubling conflict in the Middle East. These events are a stark reminder of the pain and destruction […]
“Please continue to serve … with gentleness, respect, and cordiality, always seeing God in them.” — Louise De Marillac[1] One of the things I got to do over the summer was offer a few words of welcome and a prayer for incoming students at the Premiere DePaul orientation. I once heard a colleague observe that just as […]
Sadly, we have learned of the death of Barbara J. O’Brien (nee Sullivan), mother of Kate O’Brien of Athletic Academic Advising. Barb passed away at the age of 80 on August 24, 2023. Barb graduated from St. Scholastica High School and went on to earn a degree in elementary education from DePaul University (where her […]
What a blessing to be a member of a Community because each individual shares in the good that is done by all!”[1] I have been thinking a lot lately about community—what it means, what it looks like, and why it is so essential to us as human beings and as a university, especially in our […]