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Exploring the Identity of a Catholic University
Faith and MissionCATHOLIC STUDIES HOSTS ANNUAL FACULTY SUMMER SEMINAR In preparation for Catholic Studies’ 30th anniversary next fall, I recently visited the university archives where documents and records from the early years are carefully tucked away for research such as this. A box that contained issues of the Signature, the student-led newsletter of the Catholic Studies program…
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Part of the Whole: Mathematics and Faith
Faith and MissionDuring the early days as an undergraduate student, I could hardly explain why I chose to double major in mathematics and Catholic studies. I knew I had a desire to discover the proof behind calculus and that I loved Christ and his Church. The decision was easy, but the harmony of the pairing was unclear.… -
Alumni Profile: God-given Gifts to the Marketplace
Faith and MissionCatholic Studies alumna and freelance writer Susanna (Bolle) Parent ’13 features three fellow alumni who are bringing their God-given gifts and fine-tuned talents to the marketplace in a very Catholic Studies sort of way. And speaking of using their gifts, you can find Susanna’s other published work at fiatandalily.blogspot.com. ALUMNI DUO CREATES ONLINE GATHERING SPACE… -
"I just used the simple words.": The Penitential Imagination in Andre Dubus's Short Fiction
Faith and MissionBY CONSIDERING THE GREATER CONTEXT OF WRITER ANDRE DUBUS’S CATHOLIC IMAGINATION, LOGOS AUTHOR NATHAN KILPATRICK INTRODUCES AN ELEMENT OF DUBUS’S WORK IN LOGOS 25:2, SPRING 2022, NOT PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED BY SCHOLARS, NAMELY ITS PENITENTIAL DIMENSION. Andre Dubus’s character Joe Ritchie in the novella “Adultery” returns to the sacrament of penance with an awareness of his… -
Transformed Into Light: A Reflection on William-Adolphe Bouguereau's Temptation
Faith and MissionWhen I have a free afternoon, I love to go visit “old friends” at the Minneapolis Institute of Art: paintings or sculpture that I have shown to students and community members on tours over the years and some that have offered gifts of personal spiritual insight. One of my dearest old friends is “Temptation” (1880)… -
Summer Conference Connects Academics and Practitioners
Faith and MissionThis June nearly 70 academics and practitioners from 10 different countries gathered in Budapest, Hungary, for the Freedom, Subsidiarity, and Spirit of Gift conference at the University of Public Service – Ludovika. The purpose of the three-day event was twofold: to explore the principle of subsidiarity as it pertains to business and society and to… -
Chivalry Is Not Dead
Faith and MissionBeing a 21-year-old woman in the 21st century who has never been asked on a date does not seem that wild to me. My mother would tell you it is because I do not put myself out there. False. I have a simple request. Ask me out. I do not need to be courted per… -
Alumna’s Chops Help Her Thrive at Fast-paced Fellowship
AlumniDanielle Wong ’20, ThreeSixty Scholar ’16 Multimedia Strategic Communications Fellow, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Danielle Wong ’20 has a skill set that’s indispensable. In a single day, she could have social media, event management, strategic communications, graphic design, photography and public relations on her to-do list at her job. “It can be chaotic… -
Alumnus Travels the Globe for Under-Told Stories Project
AlumniSimeon Lancaster ’17, ThreeSixty Scholar ’13 Associate Producer/Editor, Under-Told Stories Project Journalism assignments have taken Simeon Lancaster ’17 all over the world: Mexico, Cambodia, India, Uganda. His first assignment, though, was close to home through ThreeSixty Journalism’s Afterschool News Team partnership with the Pioneer Press. The then 14-year-old St. Paul native and homeschool student’s task… -
As a Reporter, Alumnus Helps to Amplify Voices
AlumniLevi Ismail ’12, ThreeSixty Scholar ’08 Investigative Reporter, WTVF NewsChannel 5 When Levi Ismail ’12 meets someone with a story, they’re not always ready to tell it. “There’s an audience out there that doesn’t feel like they are being taken seriously when it comes to the things happening in their communities,” said Ismail, who recently…