CASC Lumen Magazine_Spring 2022

St.Thomas Lumen SPRING 2022

Published by the University of St. Thomas Center for Catholic Studies 55-S

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Finding a NewMission and Culture ............................................. 4 Navigating Higher Education with Catholic Studies . .......................... 6 From the Heart of Catholic Studies Alumni Vocations Thrive. ......................9 A Flannery O’Connor Pilgrimage. ............................................ 12 St. Thomas of the Creator.................. 16 News/Did You Know?......................... 20 Institute Updates: Latino Scholars Program and the Ryan and Murphy Institutes. ...... 23 Trusting the Church............................ 24 Alumni Notes and News. ................... 27

Catholic Studies Communications Karen Laird Associate Director, Center for Catholic Studies Editor Brant Skogrand ’04 MBC, APR, CPPM Designer Carol Garner Photographers Mark Brown Liam James Doyle

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Contributors John F. Boyle Jennifer S. Bryson Ida Friederike Görres Emma Miller ’22 Michael J. Naughton Teresa Naughton ’15 CSMA Katie Sadowski ’24 Rachel Sherry ’21, ’23 CSMA Cover image The front of the Bernardi Campus in Rome, Italy. Photo by Mark Brown

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