Archived Files for "Sunday at the Abbey"
2011
January 30, 2011
7:00 P.M. Abbey Chapter House
Noreen Herzfeld: "And the Word Became Text: The Qu'ran and Its Role in Islam"
media stream
2010
December 12 2010, (Chapter House) Fr. Nathanael Hauser, OSB, on InSense: Iconography in a Literal World.
media stream.
Fr. Nathanael Hauser, OSB is a monk of Saint John's Abbey and has been writing icons since 1978.
November 14 2010, (Chapter House) Fr. Wilfred Theisen, OSB, on Is the Catholic Church Ready for Blessed Newman?
media stream.
Fr. Wilfred taught many years in the Physics Department. He is now retired, but keeps very busy.
October 2010, (Chapter House) John Bede Pauley
media stream.
John Bede is a monk of St. John's Abbey and teaches in the music department.
April 18, John Gagliardi, "Football at St. John's"
media stream.
John is the long-time football coach here at St. John's and has the most wins in college football.
March 14, (Chapter House) - Kathryn Casper, OSB, "Wisdom from the Tradition: The Rule of Benedict for Everyday Life."
WMV media stream.
Kathryn Casper, OSB, St. Benedict' Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota, currently works at the Spirituality Center of the monastery where she engages in spiritual direction, retreat work, and a variety of workshops and presentations.
21 February - Daniel Finn, "Catholic Social thought and Economic Life Today." WMV media stream.
Daniel Finn is Professor of Moral Theology and William E. and Virginia Clemens Professor of Economics and the Liberal Arts at St. John's.
16 January - Fr. Wilfred Theisen, "Darwin's Origin - Theology or Science?" WMV media stream.
Fr. Wilfred Theisen, OSB, graduated from Saint John's University in 1952. He has his MS in physics from the University of Colorado, and a PhD in history of science from the University of Wisconsin.
2009
6 December - Bill Doherty, "Reclaiming Time
for Family and Community." WMV media stream. William J. Doherty, professor and director, Citizen Professional
Center, Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota,
St. Paul. Dr. Doherty is the author of Take Back Your Kids: Confident
Parenting in Turbulent Times, and The Intentional Family.
18 October -Richard Bresnahan, "Making Pottery and Practicing Environmental Sustainability." WMV media stream .
Richard graduated from SJU in 1976. He spent four years in Japan as an apprentice with the Nakazato family, who have crafted pottery for 13 generations and are a Japanese "national living treasure family." Richard excites interest in sustainable living among students with his course, "Environmental Art & Aesthetics."
Artist in Residence and Director of Saint John's Pottery Program since 1980.
19 April - WMV media stream.
"Crossing Cultural Boundaries: Benedictines at White Earth and Red Lake"
http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/Abbey/090419berg.wmv
Sister Carol Berg OSB will present an overview on the interaction -- both the cooperation and the clashing -- between the Benedictines and Ojibwe in these two Native American communities in Minnesota. Dr. Berg will assess how the similarities and differences of the two cultures affected relations between them. In 1981 the University of Minnesota awarded Sister Carol the doctorate in U.S. History. She taught at the College of Saint Benedict from 1969 to 1979 and again from 1981 to 2006, when she retired in May.
15 March - WMV media stream.
"Dom Virgil Michel (1890-1938), Educator"
http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/Abbey/090315kieft.wmv
Dr. David Owen Kieft was visiting associate professor of history at Saint John's University in 1974 and 1975. He is associate professor emeritus of history at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Kieft is a member of Assumption Parish, St. Paul, home parish of Dom Virgil Michel OSB, his parents, and his 14 siblings. Dr. Kieft is an Oblate of Saint John's Abbey.
15 February - WMV media stream.
"From Pain to Hope"
http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/Abbey/090215wyatt.wmv
The Rev. Dr. Michael Wyatt was the priest at St. John's Episcopal Church in Saint Cloud and a canon of the national cathedral, Washington, DC. He has worked with the topic of 12-Step Spirituality for over two decades, writing his dissertation at Emory on the theological
validity for the claims about God made in the texts of Alcoholics Anonymous. In this talk, he considers
how powerlessness is experienced on physical, psychological, and spiritual levels and the "way
through" offered by 12-Step programs.
25 January - WMV media stream.
"Self-deception in Flannery O'Connor"
http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/Abbey/090125backous.wmv
Father Timothy Backous OSB is the President of Saint John's Preparatory School. He has been a monk of Saint John's Abbey since 1979. He studied under Rev. Bernard Häring CSsR and Nella Filippi who directed his STD thesis on Flannery O'Connor at the Alphonsianum in 1989. Prof. Filippi used literature as the springboard for moral reflection and analysis. In his presentation, Fr. Tim uses the writings of Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) to discuss and explore the problem of self-deception which, O'Connor claims, is the Achilles' heel of any human being when he or she confronts the reality of God.
2008
7 December - WMV media stream.
"The Hope and Promise of Adult Stem Cell Research" (headphones recommended)
http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/Abbey/081207weaver.wmv
Father Cyprian Weaver OSB is the Director and Head of the Histopathology Core Laboratory Facility at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Fr. Cyprian continues his research in diabetes, making great progress using mature stem cells to foster pancreatic regeneration.
16 November - WMV media stream
"I Wonder As I Wander through the Past: Minnesota and Saint John's at 150."
http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/Abbey/081116atkins.wmv
Professor Annette Atkins serves as the head of the division of humanities at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University. She is the author of Creating Minnesota: A History from the Inside Out and We Grew Up Together: Brothers and Sisters in 19th-Century America.
12 October - WMV media stream
"What Does It Mean to Vote Catholic?"
http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/Abbey/081012evans.wmv
Dr. Bernard F. Evans, author of Vote Catholic?, takes us to the heart of Catholic social teaching and shows how this teaching can inform Catholics as they wrestle with political choices. He is an associate professor at Saint John's University where he occupies the Virgil Michel Ecumenical Chair in Rural Social Ministries. By special arrangement with Liturgical Press, copies of his book will be available at a reduced price.
September 7 - WMV media stream
"Is 'Traditional' Monastic Culture Possible in the 21st Century?" (headphones recommended)
http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/Abbey/080907stewart.wmv
Father Columba Stewart OSB, SJU Vice-President for Culture and Religion, and Director of Hill Museum and Monastic Manuscript Library, is a world expert on Cassian, an important influence on the monastic thought and practice of Saint Benedict.
March 9 - WMV media stream
"Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: the Parson and the Friar; the Monk and the Prioress" - flawed monasticism, religious ideals, and the
good life
http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/Abbey/080309thimmesh.wmv
Father Hilary Thimmesh OSB, Professor of English, President Emeritus, examines the monastic and clerical figures Chaucer introduces to us in the "General Prolog."
October 19, 2009 - WMV Media stream
"Modern Hymnody."
http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/Abbey/080413coller.wmv
Father Jerome Coller OSB, composer, musician, and teacher, looks at contemporary church music: "21st Century Hymns: One Composer's View" and asks "Can We Create a Legacy?"
According to Fr. Jerome, music liturgists at Saint John's Abbey seek to assure inspiring worship for monks and visitors by focusing on hymns that have structural integrity and give meaning to contemporary theological and communal experience.
"Without starting a new school or movement, and with only modest expectations, I am confident we can pass on a respectable and engaging body of hymns."
Chapter House and Pavilion
In February 2007, Saint John's Abbey began a series of presentations on monastic culture, spirituality, and history to inaugurate the newly renovated Chapter House and the newly constructed Guesthouse.
The presentations take place in the Abbey Chapter House at 7 p.m. and are usually on the second Sunday of the month. There will be eight lectures a year, from January to April and from September to December. They will be given by monks of the abbey and by invited speakers.
The presentations run approximately 45 minutes in length, followed by about 15 minutes for questions and comments. Although most of the presentations are in lecture format (making use of PowerPoint or other visual aids when possible), a variety of formats and media is envisaged.
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