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-17 posts tagged "Christian Culture Lecture"
Genevieve Coleman | Wednesday, September 29, 2021
This year’s annual Christian Culture Lecture featured author Jacqueline Woodson, who spoke on the power literature has on children and participated in a question-and-answer session with College President Katie Conboy. Conboy introduced Woodson, who as a child, was known to write on places such as on walls and in books that would get her in trouble
Genevieve Coleman | Thursday, September 23, 2021
With Jacqueline Woodson’s visit to Saint Mary’s next week, I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself to her writing. Because of Woodson’s extensive collection of published work, I had a hard time choosing what I wanted to read. Interesting in its plot, I ended up reading her 2019 adult novel, “Red at the
Genevieve Coleman | Friday, May 21, 2021
When Katie Conboy was appointed Saint Mary’s president in February 2020, she spoke about her hopes for the upcoming year. Despite many uncertainties due to the pandemic, Conboy noted that the three priorities she entered her term with guided her throughout the year — the first being unity among the campus, all of whom were
Mia Marroquin | Thursday, September 17, 2020
She walked into her first formal classroom at age 17, and has not stopped learning since. New York Times bestselling author Tara Westover addressed the Saint Mary’s community Wednesday evening during the annual Christian Culture Lecture, and spoke to her path to becoming educated. College president Katie Conboy facilitated the discussion which was live streamed
Julianna McKenna | Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Saint Mary’s will host the annual Christian Culture Lecture series with speaker Tara Westover on Wednesday. The Christian Culture series is an annual event at the College that brings influential figures in to speak to students. “We’re always looking for a big name in the humanities who could speak in some way to the influence
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Saint Mary’s annual Christian Culture Lecture will be moved to an online format, associate professor of humanistic studies Laura Williamson Ambrose said in an email Tuesday. This year’s guest lecturer will be Tara Westover, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, “Educated.” The virtual lecture will take place Sept. 16, and students are encouraged
Maeve Filbin | Friday, September 20, 2019
In her novel, “The Ninth Hour,” award-winning author and professor Alice McDermott explores the Catholic faith through the lens of multiple generations of women, telling the story of a young widow, her daughter and the group of religious sisters who care for them. Before appearing at Thursday’s Christian Culture Lecture to discuss her written works,
Marirose Osborne | Friday, September 20, 2019
The Saint Mary’s Humanistic Studies department hosted author Alice McDermott for the annual Christian Culture Lecture on Thursday. The topic of the lecture was McDermott’s eighth novel “The Ninth Hour,” followed by a question and answer session with the Saint Mary’s community. Professor Laura Williamson Ambrose, chair of the Humanistic Studies department, opened the lecture,
Maria Leontaras and Maeve Filbin | Thursday, September 6, 2018
Tracy K. Smith, the 22nd Poet Laureate of the U.S., spoke at the annual Saint Mary’s Christian Culture Lecture on Wednesday night. The acclaimed writer shared her beliefs on the connections between poetry and faith, read her work and explained the Christian undertones of her writings. Smith said faith and poetry provide an opportunity for
Jordan Cockrum | Thursday, September 6, 2018
In much of her poetry, current Poet Laureate of the United States Tracy K. Smith allows her writing to be driven by her answers to questions such as, “Why do I care about [this topic]?” It is through this journey of sitting with a single question or phase that she finds other feelings and connections