Catholic perspective on responsible drinking
His father occasionally had a beer, but Marquette University senior Andrew Schueller, 22, was otherwise not raised around alcohol. College changed that.
“It was not until college that I really was exposed to alcohol, seeing my peers wanting to go out and coming back heavily under the influence,” Schueller said, in an e-mail interview with MyFaith. “I guess being raised Catholic, I knew it was wrong for me to drink before 21, so I tried to avoid it.”
His night job on the Marquette campus as a shuttle van driver also helped. When Schueller became a resident assistant, he said he had to deal with others’ abuse of alcohol and learned of the associated dangers.
“Being on a college campus, especially as a resident assistant, I see examples of residents who have (drunk) too much that they have passed out and sometimes even needed to be hospitalized,” Schueller said.
He’s also seen how peers regret some of their under-the-influence actions.
As we bask in the glory of Easter joy, we remind ourselves of our firm belief that Jesus Christ is alive. He is risen from the dead and is gloriously alive right now in heaven. Our focus, then, must center on how we live the mystery of the risen Christ among us here and now.
