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In the News: University of St. Thomas Ignatian Spirituality Center Featured in The Catholic Spirit
In the NewsThe Ignatian Spirituality Center at the University of St. Thomas was recently covered in The Catholic Spirit, showing the university’s goal of fostering spiritual growth for the university community and beyond. From the story: An expanding Ignatian Spirituality Center in St. Paul that offers online and in-person retreats, prayer sessions, speakers and other events has…
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Catholic Studies Professor Chosen for Cardinal Wright Award
Professional NotesDr. Robert Kennedy received the 2024 Cardinal Wright Award for scholarly service to the Church by the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars at the 46th Annual Conference at the Catholic University of America. He also presented a plenary paper “Challenges in the Education and Formation of Catholic Professionals" at the September conference. The Fellowship of Catholic Scholars… -
Ignatian Spirituality Center Opens at University of St. Thomas
Faith and MissionThe Ignatian Spirituality Center, a place for community members to receive support and direction in their faith, is now open in the Iversen Center for Faith at the University of St. Thomas. The center offers experiences and tools for people of all faiths seeking to strengthen and deepen their relationship with God and their neighbors.… -
Campus Ministry Welcomes New Muslim Chaplain
Professional NotesDr. Tamim Saidi, a Muslim chaplain for local Twin Cities hospitals and the resident scholar for the Islamic Resource Group (IRG), has been contracted to help support Muslim students in their religious and spiritual lives while at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. “It will be a blessing not only for our Muslim students… -
Five St. Thomas Faculty Attend Patristic Conference
Arts & HumanitiesFive faculty members from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota recently attended the 19th International Conference on Patristic Studies in Oxford, U.K. Attendees included (pictured above left to right): Professor Paul Gavrilyuk (Department of Theology), Professor Mark DelCogliano (Department of Theology), Father Austin Litke (Department of Catholic Studies), Associate Professor Erika Kidd (Department of… -
Three Priests, Three Unique Journeys to Faith
Faith and MissionFather Luisito Cabrera, Father Josh Miller and Father Frankie Floeder each embarked on unique and challenging journeys before embracing their call to the priesthood. Cabrera entered the priesthood at 62 after a winding, sometimes rocky road; Miller transitioned from a disciplined military career at West Point to serving God in a new capacity; and Floeder… -
VIDEO: Saint Paul Seminary Alum Father Mike Schmitz on Ministering
Faith and MissionFather Mike Schmitz ’03 MDiv, host of the “Bible in a Year” and “Catechism in a Year” podcasts and a contributor to Ascension, served as a keynote speaker at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. Before that, he met with reporters to answer questions ranging from how to minister to youth online to how… -
‘My Father’s Son’: Some Priest Alumni Now Have a Rare Bond With Their Dads, Who Are Also Ordained
Faith and MissionFather Nick Vance is too young to remember. But like every parent, Deacon Chris Vance and his wife Leila dressed young Nick every day during his first few years of life. It was surreal, then, when Father Nick Vance – then Deacon Nick Vance – had the opportunity to vest his father at the Archdiocese… -
Saint Paul Seminary Director of Pastoral Formation Retires After 44 Years of Priesthood
Faith and MissionUntil recently, Father Michael Skluzáček kept an office in The Saint Paul Seminary administrative wing with a handful of small, wooden ducks on the desk. They’re an homage to his upbringing on a dairy farm six miles outside of Lonsdale, Minnesota – a town of less than 5,000 on the outer edge of the Archdiocese… -
Pope Francis Names St. Thomas Alum Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Professional NotesFather Kevin Thomas Kenney, a St. Thomas alumnus who is adjunct faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences Theology Department at the University of St. Thomas, has been tapped by Pope Francis to become an auxiliary bishop with the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Kenney earned degrees in business administration and Spanish from…