May-Dec.2018

1.YTM is the recipient of the Mustard Seed Award
The Mustard Seed Award is given by the National Religious Vocation Conference, which is a professional organization that seeks to advance awareness of vocation.
November 15, 2018

2.Fr. Dale Launderville elected President of Catholic Biblical Association
Fr. Dale Launderville was elected as President of the Catholic Biblical Association at its annual meeting in July.
November 8, 2018

3.Dr. Tziona Grossmark to Deliver Special Lecture
Dr. Tziona Grossmark of Tel Hai College in Israel will come to Saint John's University (through support from the Classics Department and the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning) to deliver a special lecture
November 1, 2018

4.Kelsi Watter presents at the 13th Annual Conversation on Race
Watters, a MDiv candidate, facilitated an open discussion titled “The Eyes of Our Hearts”
October 29,2018

5.Unseasonable Year and The Vines
Pope Francis has named the recent clergy sexual abuse scandal an "open wound" and it requires the church to be "firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice". "We need to change," he said. Join the discussion.
October 23,2018

6 .Saint John’s Hosts STAR-Lite Training
More than 60 students, faculty, alumni and members of local faith and mental health caregiving communities attended.
October 12, 2018

7. Sister Mary Jo Sobieck's Glorious Pitch
Sister Mary Jo Sobieck, a 2007 graduate of Saint John's School of Theology and Seminary, became an Internet sensation after delivering the opening pitch at an August White Sox versus Royals game.
October 9, 2018

8.Convocation Address
Student Government President, Katie Kruger, addresses incoming students.
August 31, 2018

9. Maria Siebels Convivium Reflection
Siebels, MTS - Systematics candidate and SJU Campus Ministry Director of Retreats, reflects on Isaiah 11:1-10
August 24, 2018

10. Sister Karol Professes Her Final Vows
Sister Karol professed her vows on May 20, 2018 and is a graduate of St. John's School of Theology and Seminary.
 July 2, 2018 

11. Book Recommendation
"A Not-So-Unexciting Life: Essays on Benedictine History and Spirituality in Honor of Michael Casey, OCSO", edited by Carmel Posa, SGS, M.A. '96, is now available in the Saint John's Bookstore!
 May 16, 2018

12. Graduates for the Church and World
This May, the School of Theology and Seminary commissions the next wave of religious and lay professionals serving the Church and world.
 May 15, 2018

13.Georgia on Her Mind
School of Theology and Seminary student Rosy Kandathil pursuing Ph.D. studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
May 9, 2018

14.Pets in the Pediment
Dr. Martin F. Connell reflects on the stories and significance of St. Benedict's animal companions
May 3, 2018