A few days ago, when I turned 22, I found myself looking back on my 18th…
Author: Adriana Watkins
Adriana Watkins served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Torch in 2019. She graduated in 2020 with degrees in French, English, and Philosophy, and is well missed by The Torch Staff. As editor, she spent many of her waking hours editing documents, and especially enjoyed the humor, the enthusiasm, and the sometimes “creative” punctuation of the Torch staff.
Stashed Classics: The Scarlet and the Black
Have you ever thought James Bond would be better if he were a celibate priest? Then…
Pilgrim’s Progress: Virtual Mass
A growing number of Catholics worldwide are beginning to regret complaining about those early-morning Masses—and about…
Ready, Willing, and Able: Plague-Time Vocations
I’ve heard multiple people say that these are the days we should lean into our gifts…
“A-maze-ing” Grace: The Labyrinth
Nearly every student is aware of the stone labyrinth set in the lawn outside Burns Library.…
Memory: The Grounds of Gratitude
Often, when a movie director wants his audience to shed a few tears, he’ll throw in…
A Hidden Life: The Heights of Sacrifice
There are a lot of mountains in Terrence Malick’s new film A Hidden Life. No matter…
Poets to Drag You to Heaven
On the second floor of Bapst Library, near the back of Gargan Hall, you can find…
Catholic Innovators Discuss Revitalizing the Church
On November 14, three professionals from varied fields joined a panel on Boston College’s campus. The…
Sanctifying Sleeplessness
Picture this: it’s December in Boston, two thirty in the morning. The sun set ten hours…