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Lunch and Learn: Riding the Pandemic Roller Coaster with St. Benedict
No full textWhat a year and a half!! If only we had some guidance to help us during such turbulent times. Oh, but we do! In his Rule, Saint Benedict laid out a set of practices that point to principles we can use, even today in our divisive and Covid-ridden world. Join Benedictine Institute Director Rodger Narloch as he shares his reflections on how Benedictine principles provide a particular way of thinking about life during the pandemic. He will provide ways in which Benedictine values are extraordinarily challenging, yet can bring a sense of peace
Retracing Jewish Roots on the North Dakota Prairie
No full textIn this program Rebecca Bender, co-author with her father, Kenneth Bender, shares lessons she learned about life, family, and faith while writing the book Still, which is an account of five generations of a Jewish family, first as the Benderskys fleeing persecution in Russia and later as the Benders living and working as farmers and storekeepers on the Dakota prairie and, later still, in other locations and occupations. The book answers the question posed to Rebecca by a reporter: “Are you still Jewish?” In 2019 Still won the gold medal in the category of religion and philosophy from the Midwest Independent Publishers Association, and in 2020 it won first place in the internationally-competitive Independent Press Award in the category of Judaism. Rebecca Bender graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School and then practiced law in Minnesota as a securities litigator for 18 years before turning her attention to the research that went into her book Still. Her prose and poetry have appeared in a number of journals, including the Journal of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, the North Dakota Quarterly, the Jewish Book Council’s Paper Brigade Daily, and The Forward
Traveling Together to Ward Off Fear: Lenten Reflections During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Get PDFReflections on life in a Benedictine Monastery provide insights into how the Benedictine way of life can help Christians during the trials and tribulations of the coronavirus pandemic. Humility, community living, and our inner attitudes can also deepen our experience of Lent
Homiletical Exegesis on John 21:15-19
Get PDFThis is a homiletical exegesis on John 21:15-19. It brings together Peter\u27s denial of Jesus during the Passion and Jesus\u27 restoration of Peter, revealing an important message of John\u27s Gospel--victory is achieved in remaining faithful to the end. In 1944 from the Ravens Bruck concentration camp, Corrie ten Boom and her sister, Betsy left us with an example of how to live into this Gospel message
Grand Illuminations | This Story May Save Your Soul
No full textThe typical definition of the word “humanities” might include famous thinkers like Aristotle or St. Thomas Aquinas, or famous works of the classics era.
But Tony Cunningham and Bill Pelfrey had a different idea.
“He (Pelfrey, a 1988 SJU graduate) wished to fund a lecture series that would make the humanities ‘personal’ in the sense of testifying to how the humanities affected the lecturer’s life, and how they might affect the lives of students in meaningful ways,” said Cunningham, a professor of philosophy at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University.
“Bill likes to think of the series as the ‘un-lecture’ series in the sense of being lectures that engage with the ‘business of living,’ not just arcane academic issues,” Cunningham said.
That’s why they created the six-part Grand Illuminations: Speaking from the Heart series, to be spread over the 2021-22 academic year at CSB/SJU
Grand Illuminations | Walking with Kierkegaard: Life Lessons
No full textGordon Marino will give the second lecture of the six-part “Grand Illuminations: Speaking from the Heart” series, which aims to enlighten individuals about how the humanities impact their lives.
Søren Kierkegaard is a 19th century Danish philosopher who deeply influenced Marino’s life and philosophy.
“The lecture makes a case for how existentialism’s insights are so vital for living a good, meaningful life,” said Tony Cunningham, professor of philosophy at the College of Saint Benedict and SJUand the director of the series. “He (Marino) will bring Kierkegaard to life in an engaging, charismatic way.
Understanding differences in underrepresented minorities and first-generation student perceptions in the introductory biology classroom
Get PDFWe used quantitative methods to better understand the perceptions of students in an introductory biology course (Biology 101) at a small, liberal arts college (SLAC) that is also a primarily white institution (PWI). In pre/post surveys, we asked students questions related to their attitudes and beliefs about their professor, classmates, and Biology 101. We were especially interested in the responses and outcomes of underrepresented minorities (URM) and first-generation (FG) students. Our findings suggest URM and FG students have a decreased sense of belonging and increased perceptions of exclusion and differential treatment due to race. These findings can explain, in part, the disparity in Biology 101 grade and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) attrition
