Students facing punishment after Virgin Mary statue shattered at University of St. Thomas

Several university of St. Thomas students destroyed a statue of Mary that had long been a fixture in Ireland Hall, a men’s residence on its St. Paul campus, the university announced in March 12 email to its community.

The vandalism occurred in the early morning hours of March 3.

“This was a grave act of disrespect, which has deeply hurt many in our community,” President Julie Sullivan and Executive Vice President and Provost Richard Plumb said in the statement. “We condemn this act of religious disrespect, are saddened by the pain this event has caused, and expect all in our community to respect our important faith symbols.”

The plaster statue was 42 inches tall and stood unsecured on a wooden base near a stairwell. The statement said it “was moved and ultimately purposefully dropped and shattered.”

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Chicago Archdiocese announces closing of St. Joseph Seminary

Seven years after dedicating the new St. Joseph College Seminary on the campus of Loyola University Chicago, the archdiocese has announced that it will close at the end of the 2019 academic year.

The college seminary has 20 students this year, 13 of whom are from the Archdiocese of Chicago, and was expecting a small enrollment class next year, according to the Jan. 14 press release announcing the closure.

All of the students will be welcomed at St. John Vianney College Seminary at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, if they choose to attend there, said Father John Kartje, rector-president of the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary.

Many of the roughly 200 seminarians at Mundelein, the largest major seminary in the United States, come from St. John Vianney College Seminary, Kartje said. He believes that college seminarians from the Archdiocese of Chicago will fit in well there, as will the five St. Joseph seminarians from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and the two from the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

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Weigel profiles founder of St. Thomas Catholic Studies program Don Briel on his death

Death With Real Dignity: The remarkable last days of the Catholic educator Don Briel
Talk of “death with dignity” these days tends to be yet another expression of the Culture of Me: I, the imperial autonomous Self, get to decide when, and how, I die, and the state, by legalizing euthanasia, has a duty to facilitate my “right to die.” The sad emptiness of those claims, and the deep truths about the human dignity of our suffering and dying, were on display these past few weeks, the last days of the consequential life of my friend Don J. Briel, who died on the evening of February 15.

His was not a household name in America, but Don Briel was one of the most important and effective Catholic educators of the past quarter century. As too many Catholic colleges and universities careened into the incoherence that marks so many of their secular counterparts, Don Briel set about creating “Catholic Studies” programs that would restore Catholic intellectual, cultural, and lifestyle identity to institutions of higher learning that bore the name “Catholic” but didn’t seem to know what that meant. Don Briel did.

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St. Thomas University to Hold Conference on ‘Conflict to Communion’ to commemorate Reformation

The University of St. Thomas will hold a “Conflict to Communion” conference on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 9 a.m. in McNeely Hall to commemorate the fifth centennial of the beginning of the Reformation.

The conference will feature presentations from Dr. Dirk Lange, professor at Luther Seminary, and Dr. Christian Washburn, professor at Saint Paul Seminary, both members of the International Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity. A panel discussion will feature The Most Rev. Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and The Rev. Bishop Patricia Lull of the Saint Paul Area Synod, ELCA.

The commemoration of the Reformation is not a celebration of the unfortunate events that led to division at the time, but a solemn commemoration of those events from the experience of reconciliation that has brought us from conflict to communion

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Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich Receives Honorary Degree From St. Thomas University

The Most Rev. Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago and a 1971 St. Thomas alumnus, has received an honorary degree from the university.

St. Thomas conferred a Doctor of Laws degree on Cupich during a May 11 ceremony in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas. A reception for the 200 guests followed in Woulfe Alumni Hall.

Cupich, an Omaha native, enrolled at St. Thomas and St. John Vianney Seminary for his junior and senior years. He was ordained to the priesthood after four years of study at the North American College and Gregorian University in Rome, and returned to Omaha to serve as a pastor and teach at a Catholic high school at Creighton University.

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AOTM tonight debates same topic that triggered Fr. Echert removal from St. Thomas University

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Less than two years into the new millennium, Moslem terrorists attacked the United States on 9/11, murdering thousands of Americans and sending hundreds of thousands of military troops to wars that would last for years. Among those deployed was a Catholic military chaplain from Minnesota, who was called to active duty from the classroom; this priest was also the Scripture Expert for the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) website.

Little did I realize at the time that there would be an ecclesiastical war awaiting me back home upon my return! Continuing my online work for EWTN late nights from a canvas tent in a deployed desert location, in temperatures that were 100 degrees hotter than back home in Minnesota, I had the following Q&A website exchange in my capacity as the EWTN Scripture Expert:

Question to EWTN:

Father Echert, just WHAT is going on in the Church? In the recently released announcement of our bishops they say that we can’t try to convert Jews to the Catholic Faith because of the Old Covenant and that Vatican II mandated this. Really! Well what if a Catholic said, “Hey forget Catholicism, I want to be Jewish!” Does it REALLY matter to be Catholic? If the likes of our bishops and Cardinal Kasper are correct then it really doesn’t. Have we lost our minds?

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I can't make it tonight, so I trust some of you can post a recap.

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Seminarian running back leads St.Thomas(MN) to Division III championship game

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A seminarian with a powerful conversion story is leading the University of St. Thomas football team to the Division III national championship game Dec. 18.

Three years ago, Jordan Roberts was enjoying life as a star running back for the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.

But in October 2012, his girlfriend of seven years broke up with him. Less than 24 hours later, his best friend committed suicide.

His fragile faith seemed woefully insufficient for this double whammy, like a quarterback trying to escape an all-out blitz.

“Those two things combined was probably the greatest pain that I’ve ever experienced as a human being. I was just screaming, I broke a bunch of stuff. It was bad, it was really bad,” Roberts, 22, told The Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. “I really had nowhere to turn. I hit rock bottom, and I looked for answers.”

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The game is at 6pm tonight on ESPN U.

St. Thomas President responds to Planned Parenthood internships

Post by Prolife Center at the University of St. Thomas (MN).

Bravo!

St.Thomas University Offers 'internship opportunities' with Planned Parenthood

Students at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota – a Catholic institution founded in 1885 – are currently being offered "volunteer/internship opportunities" with mega-abortion provider Planned Parenthood, according to the university's web site. The online listing is raising concern among young Catholics who believe in the God-given, inalienable right to life, which naturally extends to the unborn.

This scandal is all the more shocking given Planned Parenthood's record of illegal activity, documented and exposed again and again by Live Action's undercover video investigations. Planned Parenthood pushes promiscuous behavior to perpetuate its industry of death.

However, Planned Parenthood is not the only group listed. Other pro-abortion advocacy organizations are also featured by the university as "volunteer/internship opportunities," including NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota, Pro-Choice Resources, Family Tree Clinic, and the National Organization for Women-Minnesota (NOW). These listings are posted here by the Women's Studies department under "Local Internship Possibilities" and the department of Biology here and here.

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Latest in the Twin Cities, another resignation, pretty clear defense for Keating

Abp. Flynn resigns from St. Thomas board

Former Archbishop Harry Flynn, who led the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis during a time when recently revealed clergy sex abuse allegations were secretly being investigated by church officials, has resigned from the University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees.

The private Catholic university based in St. Paul announced Saturday that Flynn had stepped down Thursday, “effective at the end of the day.” The board elected Michael Dougherty, a trustee since 2003 and chief executive officer of Dougherty Financial Group LLC in Minneapolis, as interim chairman. The trustees expect to elect a permanent chairman and vice chairman on Feb. 13.

Flynn served as archbishop from 1995 to 2008, a period during which the archdiocese investigated reports of cases that have recently come to light, including that of the Rev. Michael J. Keating, a priest who has been a prominent professor at St. Thomas. Flynn had chaired the St. Thomas board since 1995. He was succeeded as archbishop by the Rev. John Nienstedt.

Flynn is/was at least somewhat a promoter of "gay," not necessarily against the marriage amendment though.

Claim: Evidence of Keating emails expressing love to girl who says he abused her

The University of St. Thomas priest accused of sexual contact with a young girl expressed love and affection for her in e-mails he sent her from Rome when she was 14 and 15 years old.

“Be really sure that I love you lots and lots and never think of you without a smile coming to my mind,” the Rev. Michael J. Keating wrote in one of at least 19 e-mails made public Thursday on the website of her attorney, Jeff Anderson of St. Paul. [I think it's hilarious that they wont say he owns SNAP] Anderson said the writings were presented to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis seven years ago in a church review of his client’s sexual abuse claims, but officials disregarded them.

The e-mails, which the girl’s mother has described as “quite seductive,” were part of the case the girl’s family brought to church authorities in 2006. The church sided with Keating, and the woman maintained a public silence until she sued Keating last week, alleging three years of harmful sexual contact that caused her deep psychological trauma.

Lawyer for accused St. Paul priest says sex abuse claims are false

A lawyer for the Rev. Michael Keating spoke publicly for the first time Thursday about allegations that he had sexual contact with a young teenage girl when he was studying for the priesthood.

In a statement released to the Star Tribune, Keating’s attorney Fred Bruno said, “The allegations in this lawsuit are false and highly defamatory. The plaintiff’s attorney is merely recycling claims that were thoroughly discredited over six years ago after being originally lofted. The plaintiff’s accusations at that time were independently investigated by multiple government agencies, professionals, and organizations, including the Chisago County Sheriff, the Chisago County Attorney, the Archdiocese, and two independent forensic psychologists.

“These comprehensive efforts concluded that the allegations were unsubstantiated. Additionally, Father Keating passed a polygraph administered by Minnesota’s most experienced and highly regarded law enforcement polygrapher.

Wowza, Uh, Jeff Anderson just got served..... which he knew he would....  Is he just trying to rally the press and get rid of the statute of limitations?   After all, don't forget what SNAP would like to do to every church.

Update, always check out Terry's place before posting.


McDonough resigns from St. Thomas board

The Rev. Kevin McDonough, a Catholic official who was closely involved in the handling of three controversial sexual misconduct investigations of fellow priests, has resigned from the board of trustees at the University of St. Thomas, where one of the accused priests is a professor of Catholic studies.

The resignation of McDonough, a former vicar general of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, is the second high-profile departure in the widening scandal. The Rev. Peter Laird, who served as vicar general to Archbishop John Nienstedt, resigned two weeks ago after a church whistleblower went to civil authorities with a complaint that the archdiocese did not take action against priests accused of sexual improprieties.

McDonough had been an investigator for the church in those cases.

and this:

A Boston public relations firm with experience in handling the priest sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston recently made a pitch to do strategic communications work for Nienstedt. It wasn’t confirmed if the firm, Rasky Baerlein, was the one hired. Rasky’s website lists “crisis and reputation management” as one of its specialties.

Twin Cities woman sues Fr. Michael Keating from St. Thomas Univ., alleges improper contact and gifts

A Catholic priest and University of St. Thomas professor has been accused of sexual contact with a 13-year-old Twin Cities girl more than a decade ago, and of then giving her his car when she confronted him about the incidents eight years later.

The Rev. Michael J. Keating, 57, has taken a leave of absence from St. Thomas and did not respond to requests for comment on the allegations, which are contained in a lawsuit filed Monday in Ramsey County District Court. A university spokesman said Keating “no longer is on campus.”

St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson, who filed the suit, said that his client and her family took her accusations to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis seven years ago but that they were rebuffed by an internal review panel. Anderson said the case, the latest of several explosive allegations to surface in the archdiocese, is another example of church officials in St. Paul protecting the church’s reputation at the expense of victims and the faithful.

The archdiocese did not comment. “We’re not going to be responding to her claims,” spokesman Jim Accurso said.  [I hope he means to continue "at this time"]

The woman suing Keating is now 28, married and living in the Twin Cities. She is named in the lawsuit as “Doe 20” and asked during an interview with the Star Tribune that her name not be published to spare her from more trauma.

The woman, who describes herself as a devout Catholic, said she was hospitalized twice and suffered long periods of self-loathing and depression because the alleged abuse ruined her early teenage years.
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The Chisago County Sheriff’s Department also investigated the girl’s allegations in 2006. In both instances, members of the girl’s family brought the complaints forward, saying she had suffered severe depression that included suicidal thoughts and a 10-day mental health stay at a Minneapolis hospital. No criminal charges were filed.  [buried at the end of the article of course]

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Okay, so I get a kick out of how Anderson likes to orchestrate these to all come out at the same time.  Mind you, I'm not saying the allegations are not true, but he's always looking for public support to remove limitations on how much money he can sue dioceses or Catholic entities for.  I wonder at what point they approached St. Thomas University?

Fr. Keating has written for Crisis Magazine so I assume not a liberal(too often we try to blame ideologies, but the truth is anyone is capable of crime).

Innocent until proven guilty, unless you are a priest.  

Here is Fr. Keating singing "Sooner or Later"...... perhaps a bit ironic.


Also recommended reading: Out For Blood: MPR and the Archdiocese

Follow up on new St. Thomas Univ. president; gives final blessing at Mass

What's stranger for me, is that at the Opening Mass for the school year, the priest said at the end, "And now, President Sullivan will bless us." And me and my friends were sitting there with jaws dropped thinking "No. No she won't. She's not a priest, you are. So you bless us." Hence why now, I go to Sunday mass at the Seminary instead of the campus chapel.

via a BC comment on Facebook

Yeah, some traditions should probably change once you decide to get rid of priest university presidents.  

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New St. Thomas Univerity president promises to promote ‘inclusion’ for homosexuals

The newly-installed president of the Roman Catholic-affiliated University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a historical first in more than one way – not only is she the first woman to be selected as the university’s head, she is also the first layperson.

With the inauguration of Julie Sullivan, St. Thomas has broken a more than 100-year tradition of entrusting only priests to lead the school. Sullivan called her installation “a sign of the times,” and wasted no time in demonstrating her commitment to radical change for the 10,000-student institution.

Sullivan made headlines this week thanks to her opening speech, in which she promised to promote “inclusion” for open homosexuals and seemed to endorse same-sex “marriage,” which was recently made legal in Minnesota despite strong opposition from the Catholic Church.

“It pains me to think that a gay student, staff or faculty member would ever feel unwelcome or a need to ‘hide’ at St. Thomas,” said Sullivan. “As Pope Francis reminds us, we are not called to judge. We are called to love and support everyone in our community regardless of their sexual orientation. And, I might add, regardless of the gender of their spouse.”

Homosexual activists applauded Sullivan’s remarks. Danielle Tschida, a St. Thomas junior who heads campus gay advocacy group UST Allies, told the Pioneer Press that her first thought upon hearing about Sullivan’s speech was “Great, we have another ally.”

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St. Thomas U students show support for MN Marriage Amendment

I wanted to inform you that recently at St. Thomas, a group of students took a picture proudly wearing their "Vote No" shirts and holding their vote no signs, in support of MN United for All Families, in front of St. Thomas's famous arches. Our club decided to respond to this picture and take our own photo to show our support for the upcoming Marriage Amendment. I've attached a picture of a large group of St. Thomas students who support traditional marriage. I know our school has some issues when it comes many things, but seeing things like this (and the Catholic Studies program and our Students for Human Life Club) gives me great hope for the future of the Catholic community on our campus!

I continue to hear good things about St. Thomas, particularity the Catholic Studies program is top notch.  Thanks for sending this along!

“Panel Discussions on Marriage from a Canadian Perspective” Event in Minneapolis

Abp. Terrence Prendergast

Join us for a series of panel discussions:  “What the Future Looks Like if Marriage in Minnesota is Redefined – A Canadian Perspective” (PDF Flier)

Monday, October 8th
9:30 – 11:45 a.m.

University of St. Thomas Law School
Atrium
1000 LaSalle Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Featured speakers will include The Most Reverend Terrence Prendergast, Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario and other Canadians who will discuss the impact of redefining marriage in Canada, particularly for religious liberty and parental rights in education.

***You must RSVP for this important and informative event. Please send RSVPs and any questions to rhuray@mncc.org.

MN Catholic Conference

Univ. St. Thomas Law School to host natural marriage debate Thursday

Maggie Gallagher,  President of The Institute for Marriage and Public Policy and Dale Carpenter, University of Minnesota Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law will present their views on the Same Sex Marriage Amendment at the Murphy Institute's inaugural debate on public policy issues for the 2012 elections.

Reception following in Board of Governor's room.

The Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law and Public Policy is pleased to present a new speaker series at the School of Law that explores both the Catholic positions and some challenging perspectives on major policy issues likely to be the focus of debate in the upcoming 2012 election. Each program will consist of two expert speakers respectfully engaging in one of these hot topics.

Details

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St Thomas U professor writes op-ed supporting natural marriage

Many religions recognize a natural law

Kudos to a recent letter writer who called for a return to first principles in the same-sex marriage debate, and to two others who answered the call. We're not on the same page, but we're closer.

One responder misunderstands the use of the term "nature" in "natural law." As any physician can tell you, many things occur (infections, functional failure) that violate the nature of the thing affected. It happens in nature that human beings are born without hands, but this violates the proper nature of the human being.

This is how doctors tell the difference between health and disease. Same-sex desires and acts literally make no sense given our embodiment as sexual creatures. The fact that they happen does not make them fitting to our nature, fully understood.

The other responder claims that the fundamental issue is equal rights. The Catholic Church is second to none in championing equal rights. But the recognition of rights must be based on the truth.

Any man who is capable can marry any woman who is capable. The letter writer is not asking for equal rights; he is asking for a redefinition of the nature of marriage, and thus for repudiation of our human nature, properly understood.

This is akin to saying that I have a right to fly, but I want to fly in my car. Calling a car a plane won't make it fly, and neither society nor the state have any reason to get on board.

Star Trib

Huge turnout for St. Thomas at Center for Catholic Studies opening event

Walking around the UST area on the first Tuesday of the school year, passerbys were most likely taken aback by the abnormal amount of people hanging around talking and playing yard games behind a huge house on summit. Little do they know, that huge house is the Center for Catholic Studies, and that large crowd was there for the Fall Kick-Off event for the year.

This year’s kick off event held true to its usual Ice Cream Social theme complete with CS Faculty and Staff. However, Catholic Studies decided to mix it up by adding a substantial food element. Clearly, this was a smart move because Famous Dave’s had nothing on Sitzmann Hall with the amount of people that showed up for some good ol’ BBQ. The attendance at this event was very high in relation to previous years (at least 200) and no one would probably deny that it was a success. To prove this perhaps undeniable statement even further, the event ran out of food. Twice. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, within the first half hour the BBQ and ice cream had run out. And then, when the thin red line of Davanni’s pizza kicked in, the food was again gone within the first 15 minutes.

As passerbys looking at the crowd and perhaps hearing murmers of Catholic theology, an inordinate amount of “Praise Gods”, or just seeing  general air of joy, they may have been asking themselves: I don’t know what that is, but there is something going on.

And in fact, there is something going on. Catholic Studies is providing education, experience, and community for yet another year for so many Catholics and Christians on (and off) campus. If the kick off event is to give any sign as to what this year entails, then UST better brace themselves because the Spirit is moving: Catholic Studies is back.

 St. Thomas U

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Update: Marquette & other Catholic universities remove some pro-abortion content from websites

St Joan of Arc Chapel, Marquette

The following has been removed as of May 2, 2011:
The Edgewood College (WI) Health Service offers a “sexual health” page that refers students to Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin for “confidential reproductive health and family planning services including pregnancy testing, contraceptive supplies.” The site also refers students to an “emergency contraception” hotline and informs students, “Plan B is available at pharmacies/stores staffed by a licensed Pharmacist. To buy Plan B, you must present identification showing proof that you are at least 18 years old. It is available to both women and men.”
http://my.edgewood.edu/sites/services/hth/Shared%20Documents/HIV,%20STI%20and%20Sexual%20Health%20Information.aspx

The following has been removed as of May 2, 2011:
The website of Marquette University Law School (WI) includes a “Milwaukee Survival Guide,” which recommends “services” including Planned Parenthood and the National Organization for Women.
http://law.marquette.edu/s3/site/images/current/orientation/pdfs/survivalGuide.pdf

The following has been removed as of May 2, 2011:
The Latino Nonprofit Leadership Program (LNLP) of the Stritch Leadership Center at Cardinal Stritch University (WI) helped develop leaders of Latino-serving nonprofit organizations to promote “social change” and improve “the quality of life to the community at large.” The program served a Planned Parenthood employee in 2005 and then two employees of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin in 2007. The university no longer collaborates in the program.
http://www.stritch.edu/uploadedFiles/Community_Ties/Leadership_Center/Class%20of%202007.pdf
http://www.stritch.edu/uploadedFiles/Community_Ties/Leadership_Center/Class%20of%202005.pdf

As of May 2, websites about “Sex” and mentions of Planned Parenthood and SmarterSex.org had been removed from this webpage.
The Counseling Center at Marian University (WI) offers links to websites about “Sex” including the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and SmarterSex.org.
http://www.marianuniversity.edu/counseling/

As of May 2, the Planned Parenthood support rally was no longer mentioned on this webpage.
The COMM Club at the St. Catherine University (MN), intended for communications majors and minors, announced in April 2007 plans for a “Planned Parenthood support rally” at the Highland Park Planned Parenthood.
http://minerva.stkate.edu/theupdate.nsf/pages/D310E0D6A6FD8137862572B3000C94B4

As of May 2, the Planned Parenthood support rally was no longer mentioned on this webpage.
The COMM Club at the St. Catherine University (MN), intended for communications majors and minors, announced in April 2007 plans for a “Planned Parenthood support rally” at the Highland Park Planned Parenthood.
http://minerva.stkate.edu/theupdate.nsf/pages/D310E0D6A6FD8137862572B3000C94B4

The following has been removed as of May 2, 2011:
The online profile of Jennifer Oliphant, Adjunct Professor of Health and Human Performance at the University of St. Thomas (MN), touts her experience as “health educator with Planned Parenthood of Minnesota/South Dakota.”
https://www.stthomas.edu/hhp/faculty/jaoliphant.htm

The following has been removed as of May 2, 2011:
DePaul University (IL) highlights exemplary learning plans for its Master of Arts in Applied Professional Studies, including “Organizing and empowering marginalized women to mobilize and influence systematic changes around reproductive justice” by the then-executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund. The learning plan proposed research on “diversity within the ranks of the primary pro-choice organizations (ACLU, Planned Parenthood, NARAL, NOW).”
http://snl.depaul.edu/writing/GTA%20part%203%20Grad%20%20Learning%20Plan%20SNL%20Website.pdf

Cardinal Newman Society

Good news!  Hmm, someone is actually listening....

St Thomas: Lecture on English Catholic intellectual Christopher Dawson

A lecture on “The Life and Times of Christopher Dawson” will be given by his grandson, Julian Scott, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in the auditorium of the John R. Roach Center for the Liberal Arts on the St. Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas.

Scott, who serves as Dawson’s literary executor, will speak about his grandfather’s work, friends and influences.

A reception for Scott will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, in the Special Collections Room of the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center.

Both events are free and open to the public and are sponsored by St. Thomas’ Center for Catholic Studies.

The Special Collections Department at St. Thomas is home to a collection of works by Dawson, an English Catholic intellectual who wrote about the relationships between religion and culture, and Christianity’s contributions to the development of western civilization.

Dawson, a convert, lived from 1889 to 1970 and was the first to hold the Chauncey Stillman Chair of Roman Catholic Studies at Harvard University. The collection of his works is part of the Center for Catholic Studies collection and was a gift from Eugene and Faye Sitzmann. More information about the collection can be found on this Special Collections website.

Materials from the Dawson collection, including books, papers and professional correspondence, will be displayed at the Wednesday reception.

St. Thomas U


If I were closer and not typing one handed while holding a baby, I would be there.  Dawson also influenced another British writer by the name J.R.R. Tolkien.

HT Bliss