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Collegeville Connections: The Threads of Vocation: Saint Benedict’s Table Weaving Project
No full textRev. Rachel Twigg Boyce is Vicar at saint benedict’s table in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Winnipeg, she has been working in pastoral ministry since 2001. Rachel is also a spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and a sessional instructor. She loves to see the connections in seemingly unconnected things like spirituality, pop culture and social justice. You can find out more about Rachel and her work as a writer, retreat facilitator, and spiritual director at: http://revracheltwigg.com
Collegeville Connections: All Ashes are Not the Same
No full textOn Ash Wednesday, we remember our shared humanity and frailty, our common beginning and ending- from dust to dust. We will all die, but all deaths are not equal. The cries of Black Lives Matter and the coronavirus pandemic have made this ever more abundantly clear. What might this mean for us as we are marked with the cross, with or without ashes, this year
Politics of Latin America: the Power Game
No full textPolitics of Latin America: The Power Game, Seventh Edition explores both the evolution and the current state of the political scene in Latin America. This text demonstrates a nuanced sensitivity to the use and abuse of power and the importance of social conditions, gender, race, globalization, and political economy throughout Latin America. Unique in the market, the text is divided into two parts-thematic chapters in the beginning of the text explore big picture issues and themes in the region; country by country chapters in the second half of the text provide in-depth discussions of those issues and themes, country by country. The thematic chapters outline the region\u27s geographic setting, history, economics, society, gender, race, and religion, setting the stage for a more detailed analysis of the politics, democratization, political culture, political movements, and revolution in Latin America. The second part of the book consists of carefully constructed case studies of ten representative Latin American nations: Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua, and Bolivia. Each case study traces the historical and political development of key actors and institutions, analyzing contemporary power configurations -- Provided by publisher.https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/polsci_books/1028/thumbnail.jp
Lost Saint John’s, Part 2: Mills and Greenhouses
Get PDFMany features of the Saint John\u27s campus have come and gone over the years. The Lost Saint John\u27s series explores them, more or less chronologically.Part 2 is about the various mills and greenhouses that used to be on the campus
Introducing climate change into the biochemistry and molecular biology curriculum
No full textOur climate is changing due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases from the production and use of fossil fuels. Present atmospheric levels of CO2 were last seen 3 million years ago, when planetary temperature sustained high Arctic camels. As scientists and educators, we should feel a professional responsibility to discuss major scientific issues like climate change, and its profound consequences for humanity, with students who look up to us for knowledge and leadership, and who will be most affected in the future. We offer simple to complex backgrounds and examples to enable and encourage biochemistry educators to routinely incorporate this most important topic into their classrooms
