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Podcast: Deep Down Things with Guest Father Joseph Carola
In the NewsProfessor of Catholic Studies David Deavel talks with Father Joseph Carola about the Catholic tradition and the Church fathers. Q. In many ways, the Church today is facing a similar kind of – the ground is moving under us, there are lots of things that are collapsing. Do you think that we're in a similar…
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Tommie Award Finalist: Viviana Ruiz ’23
Humans of St. ThomasSince transferring from Texas A&M to St. Thomas, Tommie Award finalist Viviana Ruiz ’23 has embodied a culture of encounter. The communication studies and Catholic studies double major is an intern at the Habiger Institute for Catholic Leadership, a Duc in Altum core team member in Campus Ministry, and a former percussionist in the St.… -
Remembering Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
In Our PrayersThe University of St Thomas joins the faithful around the world in prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The Vatican announced that the 95-year-old passed away on Saturday, Dec. 31, at 9:34 a.m. in his residence at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. On Saturday, University of St. Thomas President Rob Vischer tweeted: "The @UofStThomasMN mourns… -
Podcast: Deep Down Things with Guest Dr. Michael Naughton
In the NewsHost Dr. David Deavel talks with guest Dr. Michael Naughton on how to develop one's professional and personal life. Naughton is the director for the Center for Catholic Studies at St. Thomas and is the author of Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World. Q. Tell us what the main idea is… -
VIDEO: Importance of Seeking a Culture of Encounter
Faith and MissionSometimes friendships go south. Perhaps it’s from a dispute over politics, general personal beliefs or because of control conflicts or a simple misunderstanding. It’s not unusual for people in relationships with one another to sometimes disagree. It has even happened with God’s relationship with humanity, as we see in Biblical stories, Vice President for Mission… -
A Simple Priest With a Big Dream: Monsignor Terrence Murphy's Vision of a Catholic University
Faith and MissionI first met Monsignor Terrence Murphy – the 13th president of St. Thomas – not as a biographer or historian, but as a reader of his own words. As part of an assistantship coupled to my graduate pursuits in Catholic Studies, I was asked to transcribe the handwritten and typewritten homilies and speeches Murphy gave… -
Friendship: Navigating Higher Education With Catholic Studies
Faith and MissionWe are made for friendship. Students discover in their time in Catholic Studies many opportunities for making and deepening friendships with each other and with the professors and staff of Catholic Studies. The Catholic Studies Telos Living Learning Community (LLC) invites incoming freshmen to just such friendships. Students live together in Dowling Hall. They also… -
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… -
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.… -
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…