Alex Nemec

  • Campus receives ashes to begin Lenten season

    Campus community members received their ashes this morning at Mass in Chapel of the Holy Family to begin the Lenten season.

  • A deeper experience for this Lenten season 

    Lent is a time to practice prayer, fasting and acts of charity. Let’s take a closer look at fasting. What is the Catholic scriptural idea of fasting? Here’s what God says about it in Isaiah (58:5-7).   So often, Christians think about giving up things for the 40 days of Lent. Some people give up chocolate, coffee or candy. In Isaiah’s time, they wore sackcloth and covered themselves…

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    Calling strangers friends in Panama 

    Earlier this year, Biological Sciences major and Urban Scholar MaHailey Stephens traveled to Panama with Marquette’s Medical Global Brigades service trip to provide sustainable health care to local community members.   While there, she reflected on how this year’s Ignatian theme of “I have called you friends” was present throughout her work and how she’ll carry the lessons she learned with her for years to come.  Global Brigades embodies our Ignatian…

  • Muslim chaplain reflects on Ramadan beginning tonight 

    Dear Marquette Community,   Al-Salamu’ Alaykum! Peace and blessings with you all.  This evening, we enter Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. For Muslims around the world, Ramadan is regarded as a blessed time since the revelation of the Qur’an and the prophetic call of the Prophet Muhammad began in 610 CE during this holy month. Many mark this month with extra worship, supplication, contemplation, studying…

  • Joe Magnotta hugging his sister Anna.

    ‘To whom much is given, much will be required’ 

    Global Brigades turned into a family experience for Joe and Anna Magnotta.

  • A look back on Mission Week: Act with Grace

    View photos from Mission Week, focused on acting with grace.

  • Mission Week events for Friday

    Mission Week is winding down, but there’s still time to enjoy a full slate of events Thursday afternoon and Friday.

  • Mission Week events for Thursday

    Mission Week keynote speaker Dr. Jasmine Zapata highlights Thursday’s events.

  • Mission Week events for Wednesday

    Wednesday’s Mission Week schedule includes the Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in the Alumni Memorial Union Monaghan Ballrooms.

  • Mission Week events for Tuesday

    Mission Week continues Tuesday with a full slate of events and speakers, inviting us to act with grace throughout the week.