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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.… -
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… -
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)… -
"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… -
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… -
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… -
A Flannery O'Connor Pilgrimage
Faith and Mission“You have got to be kidding me.” This was my first thought upon finishing Flannery O’Connor’s The Violent Bear It Away. “This is Catholic? How? Why? Who is this O’Connor woman?” My sentiments bordered on bewilderment, maybe even anger, as I was sideswiped by this dark, violent story that left me hanging with depraved characters… -
Alumnus Finds a New Mission and Culture
Faith and MissionAs more than 20 sixth-grade boys tumble into Mr. Barker’s room for religion class, oxford shirts are tucked in, ties are straight and voices are loud. Barker smiles at the innocent chaos around him as he calmly walks to the whiteboard to start the period with a prayer. The volume drops and class begins. A.J.… -
Trusting the Church
Faith and MissionThroughout the history of the Church, many of the great writers, artists and saints have not been shy in their critique of Church leadership. From Dante and Michelangelo putting prominent figures of the curia in hell to Catherine of Siena telling the pope, in no subtle terms, that he must return to Rome to lead…