Archive Posts
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Tales from the Archives: The Outdoor Nativity Scene
People & CultureSeeing the Nativity scene perched atop the Arches brings warm holiday memories to many members of the St. Thomas community. Ever wonder when this tradition was started? The first documented “Christmas crib” was erected in 1948 by the Christophori Club, a student group formed to promote Catholic thought and action. Dr. Hugo Reny, a professor…
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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… -
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…