Name:
Marya Jacinta Doylend
Age: I am 20 years of age
Year: I am a Sophomore
From: Ottawa, Ontario (as in Canada, eh?)
Major: Most likely, Political Science will be my
major but it is not set in stone.
Any Hobbies? Irish dancing, swing dancing, baking,
cooking, bonding with my family et friends, and playing
the piano (but not in front of people). Does procrastination
qualify as a "hobby"?
What's your favorite class or professor? Literature
with Dr. Rice is definitely a phenomenal class. The material
is interesting, and of course, you can learn a lot from
Dr. Rice both in and outside of the classroom. Not only
does he engage the students but furthermore, he brings the
course content to life.
Do you play any sports? No. Sorry. I am as athletically
challenged as they come.
Do you participate in any drama or music related activities?
No. Sorry. Well, at least not officially.
What is your favorite thing about Christendom College?
The food. . . . . Just kidding. Actually, the overall atmosphere,
of course, is quite enjoyable.
Why did you choose Christendom College? To me, my
family is the most important aspect of my life, and in order
to remain a member of my family, I chose to attend Christendom
College. It has definitely been one of the best decisions
I have made thus far in my 20 year's existence.
What do you plan to do after graduation? If all goes
like clockwork, than I am hoping to further my education
in Law. However, teaching Law, or something to that effect,
at a high-school also catches my fancy.
Students
Spend Sunday Coasting
This
past Sunday, Christendom students traveled about 2 hours
south to go to Paramount's King's Dominion. Each year, the
Student Activities Council sponsors this event and enables
any interested students to spend a day at the amusement
park for jsut $15, instead of the normal price of $50.
The
Shockwave, a stand-up roller coaster, and the twisty-turny
Anaconda were definitely the favorites. And of course, the
students couldn't pass up the opportunity to ride one of
the oldie-but-goodies, and scream their lungs out on the
Rebel Yell.
"It
was nice to take a break from studies and go and enjoy an
exhillirating day at the amusement park," said Sophomore
Lindsay Willard. "I'm glad the College planned it for
Sunday so that we could truly spend a day of fun and relaxation.
And being able to eat all that amusement park junk food
was a nice treat too!"
College
Community Remembers Victims of 9/11
On
September 11, both of Christendom's daily Masses were offered
for the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,
as well as for the military forces now engaged in combat
in the Middle East. Assistan chaplain, Fr. Seamus O'Kielty,
a former military chaplain, preached the homily at the 11:30am
Mass.
"The
events of 9/11 were tragic. And we must pray that something
like this does not happen again on US soil. But unfortunately,
terrorists attack our nation everyday, through the evil
of abortion. US citizens are killed. They are slaughtered
by the millions by these terrorists that call themselves
doctors. We must continue to pray for America that we not
only to continue for freedom throughout the world but that
we work to protect the freedom of the unborn to live."
Following
Mass, College chaplain Fr. John Heisler led the College
community in a prayer, written by Pope John Paul II, for
the victims, which can be found here,
and had a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims.
Additionally,
the College lowered its flags to half-staff and the community's
6pm Rosary was said for the repose of the souls of those
who died on September 11, 2001.
Yee-Haw:
Students Rustle Up Some Fun During Texas Country Night
Saturday
night saw the Christendom campus turn into a night in Texas,
complete with mechanical bull and all. Surprisingly, there
are many Christendom students who hale from the great state
of Texas, or according to Texans, the country of Texas.
The
Texas Country Night was a lot of fun with lots of great
food, including chips and salsa, burgers and dogs, and lots
of cooked marshmallows. Students came dressed in their favorite
Tex-Mex style outfits, with people showing up wearing their
10-gallon hats, cowboy boots, and blue jeans. The three
Hambleton brothers showed up wearing their outfits from
the movie, The Three Amigos. They performed their
now famous rendition of "My Little Buttercup."
Click
here to see the original version from the movie on youtube.com
Freshman
JP Niedzwiecki thought the night was awesome. "It was
a great night to be outside and the energy was fantastic.
Riding the mechanical bull was the best. I never knew that
being a Texan could be so fun."
Throughout
the evening the students played lots of games of Texas Hold
Em, and took part in line dancing, country karaoke, and
riding the mechanical bull. Thankfully, there was no whiskey
nor shootin' involved!
Operation
Rescue's Randall Terry Meets with Students
Sponsored
by the student-run pro-life group Shield of Roses, and arranged
through the efforts of Jack Ames at Defend
Life, Terry spoke to a large group of students on Thursday
about "Planning the End of Child Killing in America."
Randall
Terry is the Founder of Operation Rescue, the largest peaceful
civil disobedience movement in American history. A former
Evangelical Christian, he converted to the Roman Catholic
Church on Holy Thursday 2006.
Terry's
dedication to the unborn has cost him dearly. He has been
arrested over forty times for peaceful protest against child-killing.
He has spent more than one year in various prisons and jails
around the country. His leadership was so effective that
the abortionists sued him repeatedly, and drove him into
bankruptcy where he lost everything: home, radio studio,
and life savings. In spite of this, he continues in the
fight.
Today,
Terry is traveling across the nation, to recruit, train,
and unleash the next generation of pro-life leaders and
activists to bring an end to legalized child-killing in
America.
"Which
virtue is the most important?" he asked the more than
100 audience members. "I believe that the chief virtue
is courage, because courage propels all other virtues into
action at the moment they are needed."
He
explained that courage is not the absence of fear, as some
believe, but rather, courage is doing what's right in spite
of one's fears.
"History
will judge us Catholics with far more harshness than it
judged the German church during the Holocaust," he
continued, "because while the Germans were in danger
of losing their lives for speaking out, we are only in danger
of being maligned. Expect to be maligned! It's an occupational
hazard. You're going to have many enemies. But have courage!
"My
goal is to end the slaughter - to dance on the grave of
Roe vs Wade," he said. "I want you to join
me. I'm not asking for people to come to be arrested. I'm
asking people to be trained in hard-core political activism,
to make life hell for those who murder children," he
concluded.
Click
here
to here his inspiring talk on Christendom's podcast site.
with
Matt Anderson
Buon
Giorno from beautiful Assisi!! It has been another fun
and grace-filled week for us on the Rome Program. As everything
begins to get more hectic at Christendom with the upcoming
30th Anniversary events, things in Italy have just started
slowing down.
First,
at the end of last week and the beginning of this one, we
took a trip to Siena, where we were all glad to get away
from our Italian studies for just a few days. During our
visit, we were able to visit San Francesco, where about
130 Hosts have remained miraculously intact after being
stolen from and returned to the church in the 18th century.
After Mass, we were able to gather around the miraculous
Hosts and pray for a few minutes, some of us as close as
one foot away from the miracle! That night, we celebrated
Our Lady's birthday with wine (those of us of age) and songs
in the Campo, the main piazza of Siena. Also while we were
there, we went to 
Mass
at the house of St. Catherine of Siena, which has been turned
into a Church, and then got a chance to venerate the incorrupt
head of St. Catherine in the nearby San Domenico, which
was also her parish during her life. After returning to
Florence for a few days, we departed our beloved Madre (to
be reunited soon for the Italian final) and headed to Assisi
for a few days of prayer with Fr. Hathaway, pastor of St.
John the Baptist Church in Front Royal, VA, before going
to Rome. We are all looking forward to Rome, and to being
able to settle in and make it our home away from home.
For
all of us, the experience so far has been a whirlwind of
Italian and tours, but as we have seen so many beautiful
things, our eagerness to arrive in Rome has only grown.
The program has been so wonderful so far, granting many
blessing to all of us. We have gone to Christendom College
now for two years, and the chance to actually be in the
heart of Christendom has been such an enriching experience.
Next week we begin our full load of classes, though a number
of philosophical and theological conversations have already
taken place. There is something so right about sitting in
Florence, Siena, or Assisi, sipping wine and talking with
friends about the highest things. In fact, one of the favorite
activities thus far has been being able to just relax and
enjoy each other's company. And so, until next week, when
we will have the first official "Rome" report,
God bless and keep us in your prayers!
In
honor of the 30th Anniversary of Christendom College
the Chronicler Online takes a peek into the past
of the college each week.
Mr.
Raymund O'Herron, Founding Faculty Member
Last
week we talked about Dr. Kristin Burns. Today, we are moving
on to one of the other founding faculty members: Mr. Raymund
O'Herron
30
Years Later....in his own words.
“It is a joyful coincidence that Christendom’s
30th Anniversary celebration should fall exactly, to the
day, September 14th, on the thirtieth anniversary of the
Mass offered by our beloved first Bishop of Arlington, Most
Rev. Thomas Welsh, celebrating the official opening of Christendom
College in the fall of 1977.
In
the ensuing years, the College has seen slow but remarkable
growth, now being more than 20 times larger than that opening
year. And it has remained, by the grace of God, altogether
true to the founding vision and purpose of Dr. Warren Carroll
and the original faculty, of the Board of Trustees, and
of the donors, parents, students and friends who committed
themselves to the success of this work for the Lord and
His Church. This unanimity of purpose has been one of our
greatest strengths.
Fidelity
to the truth of our Catholic Faith, sound moral guidance
of student life, and a vigorous and devout spiritual formation
of our students have marked the College from the beginning.
These things, and the myriad prayers and sacrifices of so
many for the College, have been essential to its success.
We are grateful, and humbled, by the many blessings granted
to us by God, without whose constant care and favor nothing
would have been accomplished.
For
me, personally, it has been a great blessing to have been
part of the founding of Christendom College, and to have
continued teaching here. Working most of my adult life in
such an explicitly Catholic environment has been a singular
gift. Both my wife, Sheila, and I have greatly benefited
from the association with so many inspiring Catholics, especially
among the parents of our students. In addition, I have been
privileged to teach courses of fundamental importance in
the formation of our students, especially the introductory
courses in Catholic Doctrine, and Metaphysics, and the Philosophy
of Man. In the process, I have learned more than I have
taught.
The
docility of our students to the truth, and their exemplary
conduct, in and out of the classroom, has made teaching
here a joy, year after year. The excellence of our students
has been another of the greatest favors the Lord has granted
Christendom. It has been a blessing to serve them.”
with Matt Hadro
Impressive
Start to Soccer Season
Both
the men's and women's soccer programs have started their
respective seasons off right. Men's soccer currently has
a record of 3-1, while the Crusader women stand at 3 wins,
0 losses, and 1 tie.
The
guys are led by Freshman John Ciskanik and Senior striker
Noah Morey, two of the leading scorers on the team. Senior
Adam McSheffery accompanies him as the fellow Senior leader.
Sophomore Ryan Doughty and Junior Peter McGuire fuel an
athletic Midfield, and Sophomore Bryan Gallagher is the
cornerstone of the Crusader defense in the net, his play
highlighted by a spectacular save in midair in a 2-0 win
against Davis College last weekend.
The
women's soccer team, meanwhile, is led by scorers Ky Leopold
(kicking the ball in the picture to the right) and Courtney
Nelson, each in their third year in the program. The seniors
in the group include Kak Freeman, Veronica Miller, and Therese
Oligny. Incoming Freshman Mary Kate Vander Woude has already
made strides at the Sweeper position, anchoring the defense
that includes Stopper Mairin Vieira. So far the defense
has been stingy, allowing only 2 goals in 4 games of play.
The
men play on the road this weekend, while the women wait
until Monday for a re-match with local opponent Patrick
Henry College. Further detail and coverage will be coming
soon for the two programs.
with
Mr. Tom McFadden, Director of Admissions
Q.
If I want to apply for next Fall, when should I send the
application in by? Also, I am trying to figure out when
would be a good time to visit, but if it's just a day visit,
do we still have to give you two weeks notice? J.K. –
Absecon, NJ.
A.
If you want to apply for next Fall, you can apply anytime
between now and March 1. If you want to apply for Early
Action, you need to have all of your application materials
to us by December 1. If your application is complete by
that time, you will be notified of the Admissions Committee's
decision by December 15. If you wish to wait until March
1, you will be notified by April 1. Currently, though, we
have been receiving a record number of applications already
and I am planning on sending these complete applications
to the Admissions Committee sometime in early October, and
then notifying the applicants shortly thereafter. So, if
you get your application
in real soon, you may know your status even earlier.
As
far as visiting goes, if you are planning a day visit, we
would need only a couple days notice, rather than the customary
two-week notice for overnight visits. A normal overnight
visit goes like this. A student arrives on a Thursday night
or Friday morning and then attends classes, Mass, lunch,
and then meets with me. Over the weekend, the student stays
with his/her assigned Ambassador and takes part in all of
the scheduled events. Then, normally, the student departs
on Sunday afternoon or Monday morning. If people are flying,
they go to Dulles Airport (IAD) and we pick them up for
free. We provide bedding for those who fly as well. If someone
is driving, they are to bring their own bedding with them.
There
are some great events coming up this semester and I would
recommend the following weekends for visiting. These weekends
fill up soon, and we have limited space available so
book yours soon.
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