Lectures and Events
Submissions from 2025
(Presentation) Lunch & Learn: The Rule of Benedict: Timeless Lessons for Modern Leaders, Jessie Bazan and Mary Geller
(Presentation) The Puerto Rican Day Parade: Fashion, Identity, and Decoloniality on la Quinta Avenida, Corey Shouse, José Blanco, and Raúl Vázquez-Lopez
(Presentation) A Pilgrimage From Hollywood to Haiti: Searching for God through Poverty, Prayer, and Action, Gerad Straub and Jennifer Beste
(Presentation) LAI Craft Talk: Literary Arts Institute Writer in Residence, Jill Talbot, Matthew Harkins and Jill Talbot
(Presentation) Public Reading & Conversation with Jill Talbot, Matthew Harkins and Jill Talbot
(Presentation) Different Stories, Different Genres, Different Gods, Chris Conway and Michael Goldberg
(Presentation) Embracing Repair: Seeking truth and healing for the Church's role in Native boarding schools, Theodor Gordon and Brenna Cussen Anglada
(Presentation) Lunch & Learn: A Benedictine Approach to Justice, Jessie Bazan, Margaret Nuzzolese Conway, and Logan Lintvedt
(Presentation) From Capitol Hill to Collegeville: Kevin Brady on Taxes, Trade, Energy, and Healthcare in America, Megan Weiss, Mark Kennedy, and Kevin Brady
(Presentation) Bahamian Mural Dedication, Brittany Merritt, Canaan Cooper, Destiny Sweeting, Brian Bruess, Kobe Forbes, Da’sha Gray, and Prince Wallace
(Presentation) Lunch & Learn: Benedictine Yoga?!?, Jessie Bazan and Chris Conway
(Presentation) Westside St. Paul Cinco de Mayo | History, Community, and Identity, Corey Shouse and Santino Franco
(Presentation) Awakening Hearts - Godfrey Diekmann Center for Patristics and Liturgical Studies, Hansol Goo, Janet Dusek, Amber Walling, Mario Mancilla, Andrew Withuski, Noelle Aguiera, Derek Wiechmann, and Efrain Rosado
(Presentation) Sunday of the Word of God, The Word is Hope, Katharine E. Harmon and William Orbih
(Presentation) Aaris Sherin Designer Presentation, Andrea Shaker and Aaris Sherin
Submissions from 2024
(Presentation) Hadara Bar-Nadav: Reading and Conversation, Matthew Harkins and Hadara Bar-Nadav
(Presentation) Lunch & Learn: The Rule of Saint Benedict Scroll, Rodger Narloch, Jessie Bazan, and Mary Bruno
(Presentation) Study Abroad at CSB+SJU: A History, Peggy L. Roske
(Presentation) Journey to Justice: Indigenous Partnerships at CSB+SJU, Meg Nelson, Theodor Gordon, Joe Lagarde, Adrianna Warden, Marissa Johnson, Faith Gronda, and Moses Wiseman
(Presentation) Indigenous Rights in Chile: 30 Years Negotiating What Is, What Was, What Could Be, Corey Shouse and Kelly Bauer
(Presentation) Lunch & Learn: Election 2024: Wisdom from the Rule, Jessie Bazan, Rodger Narloch, and Nickolas Becker OSB
(Presentation) Balancing High Expectations with Compassion | 2024-2025 Inclusive Pedegogy Lecture Series, Sarah Cavanagh and Laura Taylor
(Presentation) Stewardship and Faith Perspectives: Their Relevance to the Challenges of Climate Change, Noreen L. Herzfeld and Mark Seely
(Presentation) Strategies and Practices for Guiding Students through Qualitative Research in a Semester-Long Course, Ellen Block
(Presentation) Imbued by the Liturgical Spirit: The Relationships of the German and American Liturgical Movement, Goo Hansol and Marco Benini
(Presentation) Living Prosperity Responsibly: Catholic Social Thought and Our Complicity in Harms to Distant Others, Jennifer Beste and Daniel Finn
(Presentation) Mexi-sotans & Minnesotanos: The Past, Present, and Future of Mexican and Latino Culture in the "Bold North", Bruce Campbell and Aaron Johnson-Ortiz
(Presentation) The 34th Annual Clemens Lecture: Technology & Inequality in the Age of AI, Simon Johnson and Louis D. Johnston
(Presentation) The 18th Annual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture, Brian Bruess, John Inazu, Matthew Lindstrom, Charlotte Whiting, and Tane Danger
(Presentation) Lunch & Learn: Keeping Death Daily Before One’s Eyes: Reflections on living with ALS, Michael Patella OSB, Rodger Narloch, and Jessie Bazan
(Presentation) Public Reading & Conversation: Jamel Brinkley, Jamel Brinkley
(Presentation) Fr. Yann Vagneux: Dialogue Thrives on Friendship, Chris Conway and Yann Vagneux
(Presentation) All Campus Community Forum 2024, Brian Bruess
(Presentation) Missions Matter, Mary Geller, Val Jones, and John Andrick
(Presentation) Brand Evolution Update, Betsey Kershaw and Michael Hemmesch
(Presentation) Facilities Master Plan Strategic Initiative, Russ Klein and Briana Wentland
(Presentation) Radio at Saint John's University: Antennas to Long-Playing Legacies, Bonnie Finn
(Presentation) Everything you (and your students) need to know about using Creative Commons licenses, Jonathan D. Carlson
(Presentation) CSB Class of 2024 Commencement Celebration, LeAnne Matthews Stewart, Cindy Gonzalez, Brian Bruess, Eileen Otto, Katie Boylan, Richard Ice, Jennifer Peterson, Elizabeth Johnson, and Karen Rose OSB
(Presentation) SJU Class of 2024 Commencement Celebration, Doug Mullin OSB, LeeAnne Matthews Stewart, Brian Bruess, Jackson May, Paul Williams, Richard Ice, Shawn Colberg, and Jeff DuBois
(Presentation) Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: A Question of Lex Orandi: Musical Authority in the Baltimore Mar Thoma Community, Scott Cooper and Jonathan Tan
(Presentation) Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: The Role of Popular Liturgical Songs in Promoting Active Participation in Liturgy in Rwanda, Jean D’Amour and Jonathan Tan
(Presentation) Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: A Historical Survey of the Development of Marriage Rituals in the United States, Colleen Darland and Jonathan Tan
(Presentation) Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: The Effects of Migration on the Ghana Catholic Community in Fairfax, Virginia; A perspective on what has been 'lost' and what has been 'gained', Katherine Fitzgerald OSB
(Presentation) Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: Gregorian Chant vs. "Pansori': Liturgical reception of Korean traditional recitatives to Universal Church, Hang Geum Augustine OSB
(Presentation) Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: Opening Remarks, Goo Hansol
(Presentation) Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: In the Key of Change, Emily Heidick
(Presentation) Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: 3. Conversations on Healing Among Diverse Christian Cultures and the Implications on Pastoral Ministry, Philip Polipnick, Mary Francis OSB, Felix Mencias OSB, My Tran OSB, Huu Nguyen OSB, Adrian Panther, Patrick Russell, and Kathleen A. Cahalan
(Article) Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: Icons: Theology, Liturgy, and Culture, Patrick Russell and Jonathan Tan
(Presentation) Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: Jonathan Tan Lecture “Doing Liturgy Intersectionally: Opportunities and Implications”, Jonathan Tan
(Presentation) Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: The Eucharist as a Symbol of Reconciliation in the Construction of Peace in Colombia, Melissa Tovar-Guerrero and Jonathan Tan
(Presentation) Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: "VETERA NOVIS AVGERE ET PERFICERE: A Sketch of a "Lonerganian Liturgics", Henry O. Widdicombe and Jonathan Tan
(Presentation) Beyond the Binary: The Transgender Experience at CSB+SJU, StellaRae Ambord, Rachel Lawrence, and Rylie Owen
(Presentation) Flow of Communication Between Interdisciplinary Team Members in Long-Term Care, Danielle Anderson, Ellie Anez, Isabella Gillman, Annabelle Handt, Anne Koslowski, and Ella Madson
(Presentation) Beyond Burnout: Investigating Teacher Demoralization in Preservice Education, Halle Strunk
(Presentation) Prevalence and Prevention of Pressure Injuries in Residents Over the Age of 65, Bao Vo, Trista Theimer, and Joe Nordstrom
(Presentation) Phi Beta Kappa Induction 2024, Laura Taylor, Derek Moore, Brian Bruess, Corrie Grosse, Clark J. Cotton, and Elisheva Perelman
(Presentation) “Soft” Linguistic Terrorism: 21st Century Re-Articulations, Michael Mena and Bruce Campbell
(Presentation) An Evening of Art and Activism with Constanza Carballo, Corey Shouse and Maria Constanza Carballo
(Presentation) Craft Talk: Nicole Walker, Nicole Walker and Matthew Harkins
(Presentation) Nicole Walker: Reading and Conversation, Rachel Marston and Nicole Walker
(Presentation) Far-Right Politics and the Disputes over Gender Equality in Brazil, Flávia Biroli and Pedro A. G. dos Santos
(Presentation) Lunch & Learn : An Unexpected Call, Doug Mullin, Rodger Narloch, and Jessie Bazan
(Presentation) Women in Power: A Comparison Between the United States and Brazil., Pedro A. G. dos Santos
(Presentation) The Twin Sins of Islamophobia & Antisemitism: Why Christians Can’t Do Dialogue in Isolation, Rita George-Tvrtković and Shawn Colberg
(Presentation) Nature for New Minnesotans: Connecting adult English language learners to the outdoors through place-based natural history, Corey Shouse and Lucas Rapisarda
(Presentation) Lunch and Learn: Benedictine Spirituality in and for Digital Culture, Daniella Zsupan-Jerome and Jessie Bazan
(Presentation) 2024 Black History Month Keynote: Dr. Ashley Howard, Malik Stewart and Ashley Howard
(Presentation) Tribal Economic Development and the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, Alene Tchourumoff, Theodor Gordon, Finn Dolezal, and Megan Nelson
(Presentation) Lunch & Learn: Gift to the Community - How the Benedictine Sisters Shaped Healthcare in Central Minnesota, Rodger Narloch and Brendon Duffy
(Presentation) Home Ec Babies at Saint Ben’s, Peggy L. Roske
(Presentation) Lost Saint John’s, Part 4: First Chapel and the Exhibition Hall, Peggy L. Roske
(Presentation) Saint Benedict’s Woods, Lodge and Lake Sarah, Peggy L. Roske
Submissions from 2023
(Presentation) What Christians Get Wrong about Judaism and Why it Matters, Ryan Dulkin and John C. Merkle
(Presentation) Lunch & Learn: Dorothy Day, Benedictine Oblate, Rodger Narloch and Jeffry Korgen
(Presentation) Antonia Angress: Reading and Conversation, Rachel Marston and Antonia Angress
(Presentation) Lunch and Learn: The Saint John's Bible, Michael Patella OSB and Rodger Narloch
(Presentation) Language, Silence, and the Spaces that Shape Us A Public Reading & Conversation with Three Eastern European Poets, Ilya Kaminsky, Valzhyna Mort, Nikola Madzirov, and Matthew Harkins
(Presentation) Universe of Wonder: Galaxies, Stars, Planets, and Life, Jennifer Wiseman and Noreen L. Herzfeld
(Presentation) Living in a Diverse Community: the Preferential Option for the Other, Juna Molina, Donelle Poling, and Shawn Colberg
(Presentation) Racial Justice & LGBTQ Inclusion: The Threat of White Christian Nationalism, Brian Bruess and Bryan Massingale
(Presentation) CSB and SJU Convocation 2023, Jessie Bazan, Brian Bruess, Richard Ice, Clair Moonen, Wesley Kirchner, Erica Stonestreet, Michaela Hedican OSB, and Michaela Hedican
(Presentation) "There Was a Child Went Forth": College, Receptivity, and Understanding, Erica Stonestreet
(Presentation) Student Academic Success Workshop (part 2): Generative AI, Pamela L. Bacon, Casey Gordon, Adam Konczewski, and Laura Taylor
(Presentation) Student Academic Success Workshop (part 1), Brian Bruess, Richard Ice, Pamela L. Bacon, Emily Heying, Ashley Fink, and Carrie Hoover
(Presentation) SJU Class of 2023 Commencement Celebration, John Klassen OSB, LeeAnne Matthews Stewart, Brian Bruess, Durran Thompson, Kurt Vickman, Richard Ice, Shawn Colberg, and Karen L. Erickson
(Presentation) CSB Class of 2023 Commencement Celebration, LeAnne Matthews, Aaron Voth, Brian Bruess, Julia Geller, Colette Peters, Richard Ice, Karen L. Erickson, and Michaela Hedican OSB
(Presentation) Communication and cultural agility/competence skill training in medical education, Stephanie Patten, Elijah Wade, Abagail Furth, and Abigail Widmer
(Presentation) United Way 21 CCLC - Minnesota Student Survey, Mia Sabin, Drew Schmidt, and Carter Schmitz
(Presentation) Phi Beta Kappa Induction Ceremony, 2023, Brian Bruess, Laura Taylor, Clark J. Cotton, Elisheva Perelman, Louis D. Johnston, and Derek Moore
(Presentation) The Joys of Anxiety, Nathaniel Christopher Hoppe Wright
(Presentation) LLAS Spring 2023 Series: What is Muralism? Labor, Social Justice, and Cultural Identity through Visual Storytelling, Bruce Campbell and Aaron Johnson-Ortiz
(Presentation) Through Generations: The History of Boarding Schools and the Important Journey Toward Healing”, Jaime Arsenault, Joe LaGarde, Olivia Janis, and Moses Wiseman
(Presentation) Hynes Scholar Research Presentation: Impact and Effectiveness of the IWL, Annie McGuire, Jackeline Chavez, Rachel Eiden, Betty Garcia Herrera, Grace Jesch, Madeline Lenius, Iliana Martinez, Amanda Martinez-Port, and Gabriela Perez Sanchez
(Presentation) Robert Glick: Public Reading and Conversation, Rachel Marston and Robert Glick
(Presentation) Lunch and Learn: Her Vocational Journey, Laura Suhr and Rodger Narloch
(Presentation) Small Steps for Building More Inclusive Classrooms, Tracie Addy and Laura Taylor
(Presentation) Saint Ben’s High School Closes and Saint John’s Prep Goes Co-Ed: 1973, Peggy L. Roske
(Presentation) Town Hall Meeting with Attorney General Keith Ellison, Louis D. Johnston, Keith Ellison, and Syndney Walker
(Presentation) System Change for Climate Justice, Corrie Grosse