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LOUIS) Aquinas Institute of Theology conferred graduate degrees and graduate certificates on 44 men and women at a 7:00 pm commencement at St. Francis Xavier College Church (Saint Louis University) on Friday, May 10, 2013.  Online photo albums with more pictures of the 2013 Aquinas Institute of Theology commencement can be found on their web page. Of the 44 students graduating, 4 received a Doctorate of Ministry (D.Min.) in Preaching; 8 received Masters of Divinity (M.Div.), Masters of Arts (M.A.) in Theology, or both; 4 received a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies (M.A.P.S.); 13 received a Master of Arts in Health Care Mission (M.A.H.C.M.); 15 received graduate certificates in Spiritual Direction, 2 received graduate certificates in Biblical Studies, 3 in Thomistic Studies, and 1 received a graduate certificate in Pastoral Studies. The graduates are a diverse body of men and women, represented by ordained, vowed religious and lay members of the Church. Dr. Massimo Faggioli, Assistant Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, presented the Commencement address. Dr. Faggioli is a theologian internationally renowned for his study of the history and implications of Vatican Council II, having written and presented extensively, and has had his most recent book published, True Reform. Liturgy and Ecclesiology in “Sacrosanctum Concilium” (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2012). Sr. Kathleen Hughes, R.S.C.J., and Rev. Gerard Austin, O.P. received honorary degrees (Doctors of Humane Letters). Liturgical Theologian and former President of the North American Academy of Liturgy, Kathleen Hughes, R.S.C.J., is a sacramental theologian, teacher, speaker and writer. For nineteen years, Hughes was Professor of Word and Worship at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, where she also served a term as Academic Dean. Hughes left CTU to become Provincial of her religious order, the Society of the Sacred Heart in the United States, and led her order for six years. She is now occupied with issues of spirituality and prayer and the retrieval and reinterpretation of traditional wisdom and practice for contemporary life. Charles (Gerard) Austin, O.P, S.T.D., is Dominican Scholar in Residence in the Department of Theology and Philosophy at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida. Dr. Austin is a Dominican Friar of the Province of St. Martin de Porres (Southern Province). As a teacher and scholar, Dr. Austin's interests lie in the areas of liturgical sources, sacraments, ecclesiology, and ministry, and his ministry and research have led him to publish many books and articles on liturgical and sacramental topics. As a professor, Fr. Austin has served on several university faculties, including Aquinas Institute of Theology, The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana. Aquinas Institute of Theology, the only Catholic Institution in the world offering a Doctorate in preaching, is sponsored by the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans. Priesthood candidates at the school prepare for ordination alongside vowed religious and lay people pursuing careers in the Catholic Church or simply seeking a richer faith life. #### Jim Hubbman Fri, 03 May 2013 20:41:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:166 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/165/DOMINICAN-FRIARS-TO-BE-ORDAINED-IN-ST-LOUIS.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=165 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=165&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/165/DOMINICAN-FRIARS-TO-BE-ORDAINED-IN-ST-LOUIS.aspx  (ST. LOUS) – Friar Nicolas Marie James Casas Monco, O.P., of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), Province of St. Albert the Great (Central Province), will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 11:00 am, at St. Margaret of Scotland Church, by the hands of Most Reverend Edward M. Rice, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Two Dominican friars of the same province, Friar Luke Christopher Barder, O.P., Friar Jude Gerald McPeak, O.P., will also be ordained to the diaconate on May 11, together with Friar Peter Damian Harris, O.P., a Dominican brother of the Province of St. Martin de Porres (Southern Province). Brother Nicolas Marie James Casas Monco, O.P. , born in Evanston, Illinois, is one of two children of Dean Monco and Cristina Casas-Monco. After graduating in 2002 from Fenwick High School, a Dominican school in Oak Park, Illinois, he attended Claremont-McKenna College in Claremont, California, and was awarded a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Philosophy. Brother Dominic entered the Order of Preachers in August of 2006, making his first religious vows at St. Dominic Priory in Denver, Colorado in 2007. He made his solemn or perpetual vows at the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, in St. Louis, Missouri, in June of 2012. Brother Nicolas was ordained a deacon on September 15, 2012. Brother Nicolas has pursued theological studies at Aquinas Institute of Theology in Saint Louis, Missouri, and will graduate with a dual Master of Arts/Master of Divinity degree on May 10, 2013. Brother Nicolas’ ministerial experience during his priestly formation has included a pastoral internship at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison, Wisconsin, assisting at Cathedral School in St. Louis, Missouri, clinical pastoral work at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a Pastoral Year at Purdue University’s campus ministry, and serving his diaconate internship at Little Flower Parish in Richmond Heights, Missouri. Following ordination to the priesthood, Brother Nicolas’ first assignment will be to the faculty of Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois. Brother Luke Christopher Barder, O.P., born in West Lafayette, Indiana, is one of three children of Timothy Barder and Anamaria Carrizo Barder. After graduating in 2001 from Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, he attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and was awarded a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies. Brother Luke entered the Order of Preachers in August of 2007, making his first religious vows at St. Dominic Priory in Denver, Colorado in 2008. He made his solemn or perpetual vows at the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, in St. Louis, Missouri, in June of 2012. Brother Luke’s ministerial experience has included participation in a program on Inter-Religious Dialogue in Cairo, Egypt, campus ministry work at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois, clinical pastoral work at Abbot Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a Pastoral Year’s work at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison, Wisconsin, and he assists in pastoral work at St. Justin Martyr Parish in Sunset Hills, Missouri. Following ordination to the diaconate, Brother Luke will continue theological studies toward a dual Master of Arts/Master of Divinity degree at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri, as part of his priestly formation process. Brother Jude Gerald McPeak, O.P., born in Denver, Colorado, is one of two children of Gerald McPeak and Reynea Wilson. After graduating in 2002 from Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, he attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado, and was awarded a bachelor’s degree in English and Religious Studies. Brother Jude entered the Order of Preachers in August of 2007, making his first religious vows at St. Dominic Priory in Denver, Colorado in 2008. He made his solemn or perpetual vows at the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, in St. Louis, Missouri, in June of 2012. Brother Jude’s ministerial experience has included an internship at St. Leonard House in Chicago, Illinois, working at St. Anthony’s Hospice in St. Louis, Missouri, clinical pastoral work at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, a Pastoral Year’s work in campus ministry at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and work in the Vocations Office in Chicago, Illinois and at St. Dominic Priory in St. Louis, Missouri. He also assists in ministries at St. Pius V Parish in St. Louis, Missouri. Following ordination to the diaconate, Brother Jude will continue theological studies toward a dual Master of Arts/Master of Divinity degree at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri, as part of his priestly formation process. Brother Peter Damian Harris, O.P., born in Kingston, Jamaica, is one of three children of Edward Gordon Harris and Rema Pink. After graduating in 1997 from Holy Trinity High School in Kingston, he attended Divine Word College in Epworth, Iowa, and was awarded a bachelor’s degree in Cross-Cultural Studies in 2005. Brother Peter Damian entered the Order of Preachers in August of 2008, making his first religious vows at St. Albert the Great Priory in Irving, Texas in 2009. He made his solemn or perpetual vows Camp Allen Retreat Center in Navasota, Texas, in May of 2012. Brother Peter Damian’s ministerial experience has included an internship with NGO-United Nations and El Salvador, ministerial work at Covenant House in St. Louis, Missouri, clinical pastoral work at Dallas Children’s Hospital in Dallas, Texas, preaching in Atlanta, Georgia, and providing ministerial assistance at St. Elizabeth, Mother of John the Baptist Parish in St. Louis, Missouri. Following ordination to the diaconate, Brother Peter Damian will continue theological studies toward a dual Master of Arts/Master of Divinity degree at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri, as part of his priestly formation process. Aquinas Institute of Theology is a St. Louis-based Roman Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry sponsored by the Dominican Order. Impelled by the Catholic faith and the Dominican mission, Aquinas Institute of Theology educates men and women to preach, to teach, to minister and to lead. #### Jim Hubbman Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:08:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:165 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/164/Rev-David-Caron-OP-Inaugurated-as-Eighth-President-of-Aquinas-Institute-of-Theology.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=164 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=164&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/164/Rev-David-Caron-OP-Inaugurated-as-Eighth-President-of-Aquinas-Institute-of-Theology.aspx Rev David G. Caron, Eight President of Aquinas Institute of Theology  (St. Louis) Rev. David G. Caron, O.P., was inaugurated as the eighth president of Aquinas Institute of Theology, a graduate school sponsored by the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great (Central Province), in a ceremony on April 14, 2013. The inauguration was held at St. Pius V Catholic Church in St. Louis. Very Rev. Fr. Charles Bouchard, O.P., Prior Provincial of the Dominican Central Province, presented Fr. Caron with the Presidential Medallion, and witnessed Fr. Caron’s profession of faith, along with the Very Rev. Christopher Eggleton, O.P., Prior Provincial of the Dominican Southern Province, as well as Rev. Richard Peddicord, O.P., the seventh president of Aquinas Institute of Theology. Fr. Bouchard said on the occasion of Fr. Caron’s appointment that he is “the right man to bring the Dominican tradition of preaching and scholarship into dialogue with the contemporary needs of the Church." Fr. Caron is a Dominican of the Province of St. Martin de Porres (the Southern Province), where he most recently served as Socius, or Assistant to the Provincial. Prior to that, he taught at Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis University and Barry University in Miami, Florida, where he also directed the Center for Dominican Studies. His Doctorate of Ministry was earned at Catholic Theological Union in 1998. Both Fr. Bouchard, and Fr. Chris Eggleton said that Fr. Caron's appointment is an excellent example of collaboration between the two provinces. "Working together will strengthen us and will enable us to serve the church better," they said. Sr. Barbara Reid, O.P., Academic Dean of Catholic Theological Union, offers the keynote address The events of Fr. Caron’s inauguration took place over the weekend of April 13-14, 2013, and were planned to correspond to the four pillars of Dominican Spirituality: Preaching/Ministry, Prayer, Study, and Community. The weekend began with a ministry project, with several members of the Aquinas Institute community volunteering on Saturday, April 13, at Operation Food Search. A Eucharistic Liturgy of Thanksgiving saw the community gathered in prayer on Saturday evening. The inaugural ceremony itself represented the study component, at which the keynote address was delivered by Sr. Barbara Reid, O.P., Academic Dean of Catholic Theological Union and a respected scriptural scholar. Following the inaugural ceremony on Sunday afternoon, a reception offered Fr. Caron to celebrate with Aquinas students, faculty, alumni, board members, family, and friends. Some photographs of the inaugural events can be found on Aquinas Institute of Theology’s Facebook page, and an expanded photo album can be found on Aquinas' web page. Aquinas Institute of Theology is a Saint Louis-based Roman Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry administered by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). Offering both residential and on-line degree programs, Aquinas Institute of Theology is the only Catholic institution in the U.S. to offer a Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.) degree in preaching. #### Jim Hubbman Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:39:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:164 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/163/Fr-Benedict-Ashley-OP-Noted-Theologian-Philosopher-and-Priest-Dies-at-97.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=163 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=163&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/163/Fr-Benedict-Ashley-OP-Noted-Theologian-Philosopher-and-Priest-Dies-at-97.aspx Dominican Fr. Benedict Ashley authored over 20 books, including his autobiography released just last month. (Chicago, IL, February 28, 2013) Fr. Benedict M. Ashley, O.P., well-known Dominican theologian and philosopher whose major influence on Catholic theology and ethics in America were evident in his writing, teaching, and consulting, died on February 23rd after a brief illness. He was 97 and a Dominican Friar since 1942. Fr. Ashley authored over 20 books, including Theologies of the Body; Living the Truth in Love: a Biblical Introduction to Moral Theology, Thomas Aquinas: Gifts of the Spirit, Spiritual Direction in the Dominican Tradition, and The Dominicans. His passionate intellectual pursuits from a young man made him a major voice in the development of the “River Forest School” of Thomism. Fr. Ashley received an M.A. from the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. form the University of Notre Dame. In addition, he was granted an S.T.L. and Ph.D. from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis. Fr. Ashley taught at numerous institutions, including Aquinas Institute of Theology, a Dominican graduate school, where he served as president from 1962 to 1969. Ashley later held the title of Associate Professor at the Center for Health Care Ethics at St. Louis University’s Health Sciences Center. Health Care Ethics: A Catholic Theological Analysis, which he co-authored with fellow Dominican Fr. Kevin O’Rourke O.P., and Jean deBlois, C.S.J., is considered a fundamental text in the field of Catholic bioethics. Just last month, Fr. Ashley published his milestone autobiography, Barefoot Journeying: An Autobiography of a Begging Friar (New Priory Press, Chicago). This memoir covers Ashley’s remarkable life, from his youth in Kansas, his studies at the University of Chicago in the 1930s under Professors Mortimer Adler, Thornton Wilder, and Gertrude Stein, to his decades of service as a Dominican priest. The work also extensively reflects on the upheaval and realities in the Catholic Church before and after the Second Vatican Council. When asked to comment on Fr. Ashley’s 600-plus page autobiography, Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago, said, “Fr. Benedict Ashley brings to his own life both the depth of objective analysis he uses in other studies and the subjectivity, grounded in the truths of the Catholic faith and the love for Christ and his Church, that only he can disclose. This is a good book reflecting the life of a truly good man." Among many distinguished appointments, Fr. Ashley continued to serve the Institute for Advanced Physics in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was a member of the advisory board of the Lumen Christi Institute for Catholic Thought in Hyde Park. Two of Fr. Benedict’s most prestigious awards and honors are the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Medal conferred by John Paul II and the post-doctoral Master in Sacred Theology from the University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. Even into his 90s, Fr. Ashley would periodically teach formal theology courses at Aquinas Institute. Just as he had taught and formed young Dominicans during his first years of formal ministry, likewise toward the end of his life he again lived for many years in the stadium community (this time in St. Louis), where his edifying example of Dominican life continued to inspire many young brothers in initial formation. Due to declining health, Fr. Ashley moved to St. Pius V Priory in Chicago in 2009, and in 2013 at the age of 97, surrounded by his brother Dominicans, he was still earnestly engaged in the 'apostolate of the pen.’ Never content merely to shine, Fr. Ashley studiously sought to illuminate others even into his final days. A funeral Mass in celebration of his life will be held at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in River Forest, Illinois, on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Memorial gifts will be directed to the Ashley-O’Rourke Initiative in Health Care Mission at Aquinas Institute of Theology. For information, see www.domcentral.org or call 312.243.0011. The Dominican Friars, Province of St. Albert the Great Dominican friars, officially called the Order of Preachers, is a worldwide communion of men and women founded nearly 800 years ago by St. Dominic. They remain dedicated to serving the people of God through Prayer, Study, Service, and Community, bound together by a singular devotion to preaching the good news of Jesus Christ. The provincial headquarters of the Dominican Friars, Province of St. Albert the Great, are located in Chicago, Illinois. Otherwise known as the Central Province, with over 150 members, these men minister primarily in the Midwest, but their work extends throughout the world. Ministries span from teaching to parish work to campus ministry, but all entail preaching. These ministries can be found from Albuquerque to Detroit, from St. Louis to Minneapolis, and around the world.   #### Jim Hubbman Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:26:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:163 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/160/Aquinas-Faculty-Past-and-Present-Published-in-Human-Development-Magazine.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=160 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=160&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/160/Aquinas-Faculty-Past-and-Present-Published-in-Human-Development-Magazine.aspx  (ST. LOUIS) Ann Garrido, D.Min., the Director of the Master of Arts in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program and Associate Professor of Homiletics at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, has had an article, "Embracing Discord: Preparing Ministers for Healthy Conflict" published in the Winter 2012 issue of Human Development magazine. Also published in the same issue is the article "Dynamics of Transformational Leadership", written by Celeste Mueller, D.Min., Vice President, Formation and Theological Education for Ascension Health. Prior to her position with Ascension Health, Mueller was Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology. Materials from Garrido's and Mueller's articles can be found here. Human Development, published by Regis University in Denver, Colorado, is published for those involved in fostering the growth of others, including those in religious leadership and formation, spiritual direction, pastoral care and education. Aquinas Institute of Theology is a Roman Catholic graduate school located in Saint Louis, Missouri, sponsored and administered by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), Province of Saint Albert the Great. Offering a number of graduate degree and certificate programs, Aquinas Institute’s foundation in the Catholic faith and Dominican mission is to educate men and women to preach, to teach, to minister, and to lead. #### Jim Hubbman Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:06:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:160 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/159/Fr-David-Caron-OP-Named-President-of-Aquinas-Institute-of-Theology.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=159 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=159&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/159/Fr-David-Caron-OP-Named-President-of-Aquinas-Institute-of-Theology.aspx (Saint Louis, Missouri) - Aquinas Institute of Theology announced today the appointment of Fr. David G. Caron, O.P., as President. The appointment was made by the Provincial Council of the Province of St. Albert the Great (the Central Province). In making the appointment, the Council accepted the recommendation of the Aquinas Institute Board of Trustees. Fr. Caron has been serving Aquinas Institute as Acting President since August of this year. Prior Provincial Fr. Charles Bouchard, O.P., said, in making the appointment, that Fr. Caron is "the right man to bring the Dominican tradition of preaching and scholarship into dialogue with the contemporary needs of the Church. We are especially proud of the important contributions Aquinas is making to Catholic preaching and to the preparation of leaders for Catholic health care." The Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Aquinas Board member Sandra Johnson, JD, said "I am delighted that Fr. Caron will be the President of Aquinas Institute and I look forward to his leadership." Fr. Caron is a Dominican of the Province of St. Martin de Porres (the Southern Province), where he most recently served as Socius, or Assistant to the Provincial. Prior to that, he taught at Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis University and Barry University in Miami, Florida, where he also directed the Center for Dominican Studies. His Doctorate of Ministry was earned at Catholic Theological Union in 1998. Both Fr. Charles Bouchard, O.P., Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Albert the Great, and Fr. Chris Eggleton, O.P., Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Martin de Porres, said that Fr. Caron's appointment is an excellent example of collaboration between the two provinces. "Working together will strengthen us and will enable us to serve the church better," they said. The Provincial Council and the Board of Trustees expressed their gratitude to the members of the Search Committee for their excellent work. Members of the Search Committee are Sandra Johnson, JD, chair and trustee; Javier Orozco, O.F.S., Ph.D., trustee; and Dee A. Joyner, Aquinas M.A. '11, trustee; Fr. Louis Morrone, O.P., Vicar Provincial of the Province of St. Albert the Great; and Catherine Vincie, R.S.H.M., Ph.D., professor of Liturgical and Sacramental Theology. When notified of the impending announcement, Saint Louis Archbishop Robert J. Carlson said, "In the fine tradition of the Dominican Apostolate, Aquinas Institute of Theology has become a catechetical powerhouse both locally and beyond when it comes to training and equipping future preachers and evangelists in the Catholic faith. Aquinas Institute's philosophy of preparing future priests and church leaders to share the fruits of contemplation in a way that reflects the intersection of the Church's theology and everyday life is one with great potential to influence our local Church, our world and eternity. The mission of Aquinas Institute is to educate men and women to preach, to teach, to minister, and to lead." Aquinas Institute of Theology is a graduate school of theology and ministry. It has about 300 students, including Dominican and Resurrectionist priesthood candidates. The school serves a joint formation community of two Dominican provinces which is located at St. Dominic Priory, 3407 Lafayette Avenue.   #### Jim Hubbman Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:18:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:159 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/157/Dr-Sandra-Keating-PhD-STL-to-Present-2013-Aquinas-Lecture-on-CatholicMuslim-Engagement.aspx#Comments 1 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=157 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=157&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/157/Dr-Sandra-Keating-PhD-STL-to-Present-2013-Aquinas-Lecture-on-CatholicMuslim-Engagement.aspx  (St. Louis) Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis is pleased to announce that Dr. Sandra Keating, Ph.D., S.T.L. will present the 30th annual Aquinas Lecture, titled “Toward the True and Holy: Catholic Engagement with Islam Today”, on Sunday, January 27, 2013, at 3:00 P.M., at St. Francis Xavier (College) Church in St. Louis. Responding to Dr. Keating’s presentation will be Ghazala Hayat, M.D. 50 years after the Second Vatican Council, the dialog between Catholicism and Islam continues to bear fruit towards genuine understanding and mutual regard. Recognizing with Pope Benedict XVI that "we must seek paths of reconciliation and learn to live with respect with each other's identity," Dr. Keating's lecture will explore areas of both cooperation and challenge that remain. In the years following the Second Vatican Council, the Church's relationship to the world's religions has developed through committed dialog. In particular, the relationship between Muslims and Catholics has grown since the Vatican II document Nostra Aetate officially recognized several areas of potential agreement with Muslims in the Christian understanding of God, who is one, living, knowing, and all-powerful. Dr. Sandra Keating, Ph.D., S.T.L., Associate Professor of Theology at Providence College in Rhode Island, is a member of the USCCB Catholic-Muslim Dialogue group and a consultor on the Vatican Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims. She teaches and publishes in the area of comparative religion with an emphasis on Catholic-Muslim Relations, and has published numerous articles and a book on relations between Muslims and Christians in the Middle East. Ghazala Hayat, M.D., is a Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Saint Louis University, and the former president of Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls. She also serves as Chairperson for the Public Relations Committee of the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis, and is a frequent speaker in interfaith dialogue events. Dr. Hayat will respond to Dr. Keating’s presentation from a Muslim perspective. Aquinas Institute of Theology hosts the Aquinas Lecture each year, inviting leading theologians and other experts to speak on current topics in theology and ministry. The Lecture is held annually in honor of our school’s patron, St. Thomas Aquinas. Invited scholars bring the thought of Thomas Aquinas and Catholic intellectual tradition to bear on contemporary theological questions and issues. The Aquinas Lecture will be held in the ballroom of Saint Francis Xavier College Church, 3628 Lindell Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri, on Sunday, January 27, 2013, at 3:00 P.M. Admission to this event is free, and no reservations are required. Parking is available for a fee at Laclede Garage next to Saint Louis University. For more information regarding the Aquinas Lecture, call 314.256.8800, or visit the Aquinas Lecture web page on Aquinas Institute's web site. #### Jim Hubbman Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:24:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:157 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/155/Now-Accepting-Nominations-for-2013-St-Rose-of-Lima-Society-Honorees.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=155 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=155&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/155/Now-Accepting-Nominations-for-2013-St-Rose-of-Lima-Society-Honorees.aspx Do you know women who exemplify one or more of the four Dominican pillars of spirituality: preaching, prayer, study and spirituality? Help us to honor them by nominating them for induction into the St. Rose of Limas Society. More information about the Society and the nomination process can be found on Aquinas Institute's St. Rose of Lima Society web page. Please submit nominations by November 16, 2012, for honorees who will be recognized at the annual award luncheon, to be held on Thursday, March 21, 2013. for more information, visit the St. Rose of Lima Society web page or contact Ann Richardson at 314.256.8877 or richardson@ai.edu.     #### Jim Hubbman Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:27:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:155 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/154/SLU-Newman-Convocation-features-Catherine-Vincie-Aquinas-Theologian-as-Keynote-Speaker.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=154 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=154&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/154/SLU-Newman-Convocation-features-Catherine-Vincie-Aquinas-Theologian-as-Keynote-Speaker.aspx  (St. Louis) Sr. Catherine Vincie, R.S.H.M., Professor of Liturgical and Sacramental Theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology, was the keynote speaker at the third annual Newman Convocation at Saint Louis University's St. Francis Xavier (College) Church on Thursday, October 11, 2012. This year’s convocation, presided over by St. Louis’ Archbishop Robert Carlson, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, and had as its theme Opening the Council: Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy – Telling the Story. Daniel Finucane, Ph.D., of Saint Louis University, and Fr. Jason Schumer, S.T.L., of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, were respondents to Catherine Vincie's presentation. Sr. Catherine Vincie, R.S.H.M. third from right, with faculty and board members of Aquinas Institute of Theology This event was co-sponsored by the Marchetti Jesuit Endowment and the Department of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University, Aquinas Institute of Theology, and by Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. Jim Hubbman Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:24:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:154 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/153/Bishop-Steib-To-Be-Awarded-Great-Preacher-at-Oct-25-Banquet.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=153 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=153&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/153/Bishop-Steib-To-Be-Awarded-Great-Preacher-at-Oct-25-Banquet.aspx (ST. LOUS) – Aquinas Institute of Theology is pleased to honor the Most Reverend J. Terry Steib, S.V.D, the bishop of the Catholic diocese of Memphis, as the 2012 recipient of its annual Great Preacher Award. The Award will be presented to Bishop Steib on Thursday, October 25, 2012, at Rose of the Hill, 2300 Edwards, in St. Louis. Aquinas Institute, run by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), instituted the Great Preacher Award in 1995 to recognize those who by their words and actions have contributed in an outstanding way to the building up of the Catholic community. Aquinas Institute considers the Great Preacher Award a powerful means of renewing the Church and promoting good preaching while sharing its Dominican charism. The award is intended not only to sustain preachers of the Word but also to help Catholics become more attuned to hearing the Word. Aquinas Institute honors Bishop Steib for his dedication to encouraging a Church that welcomes and values Catholics across a diverse cultural spectrum. He has served as Consultant for the African-American Catholics Committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, committee member for Hispanic Affairs in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Extension Society. Bishop Steib is also committed to the Catholic school system in Memphis, re-opening several closed schools in the diocese, schools which since have become community anchors and models for education in the city. Born in Vacherie, Louisiana, to Rosemond and Vivian Jones Steib, J. Terry Steib was ordained a priest in 1967 in the order of the Society of the Divine Word. After ordination, he was Dean of Students at Divine Word Seminary, and also taught seminary students at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Bay St. Louis. From 1976-1983, he served three terms as Provincial Superior of the Divine Word Missionaries, Southern Province, and from 1979-1983 he was Vice President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. In 1984, he was ordained Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of St. Louis by Archbishop John L. May. In 1993, Bishop Steib was installed as the fourth bishop of the Memphis, Tennessee diocese. He currently serves as a member on the USCCB Committee of Clergy & Consecrated Life & Vocations, is a Consultant for the USCCB Committee for Cultural Diversity, the Commission on Religious Life & Ministry; and on the Sub-Committee of Catholic Campaign for Human Development. For more information or to purchase tickets for the October 25, 2012 award dinner, please contact Aquinas Institute of Theology at (314) 256-8857, or e-mail great.preacher@ai.edu. Aquinas Institute of Theology is a Saint Louis-based Roman Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry administered by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). Offering both residential and on-line degree programs, Aquinas Institute of Theology is the only Catholic institution in the U.S. to offer a Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.) degree in preaching. #### Jim Hubbman Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:19:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:153 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/152/Jewish-Scholar-of-New-Testament-to-Offer-Evening-of-Discussion-Dialogue-at-Aquinas-Institute-of-Theology.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=152 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=152&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/152/Jewish-Scholar-of-New-Testament-to-Offer-Evening-of-Discussion-Dialogue-at-Aquinas-Institute-of-Theology.aspx (ST. LOUS) – Aquinas Institute of Theology, Eden Theological Seminary and the Jewish Community Relations Council’s Newmark Institute for Human Relations are pleased to co-sponsor an evening of discussion and dialogue with Amy-Jill Levine, a Jewish scriptural scholar devoted to New Testament and Jewish studies at Vanderbilt University. Her presentation will center on her study of New Testament texts from a Jewish perspective. This event will take place on the evening of Sunday, September 23, and begins at 7:00 pm, at Aquinas Institute of Theology, 23 South Spring Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri 63108. This evening will be supported by free-will offerings from those present. Pre-registration is encouraged; Call 314.442.3871 or send e-mail to abaer@jcrcstl.org. Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, and Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School and College of Arts and Sciences. Holding a B.A. from Smith College, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Duke University, Professor Levine held office in the Society of Biblical Literature, the Catholic Biblical Association, and the Association for Jewish Studies. Her books include The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus, the edited collection, The Historical Jesus in Context, and the fourteen-volume edited series, Feminist Companions to the New Testament and Early Christian Writings. With Marc Brettler of Brandeis University, she has edited the Jewish Annotated New Testament, and she has written, with her Vanderbilt Colleague Douglas Knight, The Meaning of the Bible: What The Jewish Scriptures and the Christian Old Testament Can Teach us. In 2011, Professor Levine became Affiliated Professor at the Woolf Institute: Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations at Cambridge, UK. Professor Levine combines historical-critical rigor, literary-critical sensitivity, and a frequent dash of humor with a commitment to eliminating anti-Jewish, sexist, and homophobic theologies. Aquinas Institute of Theology, Eden Theological Seminary and the Jewish Community Relations Council’s Newmark Institute for Human Relations have collaborated as dialogue partners for many years, jointly hosting a public lecture and dialogue each fall. A chapter in Will Herberg’s famous book, Protestant, Catholic and Jew, is entitled, “The Three Religious Communities: Unity and Tensions,” and says that there can be no lasting unity that does not honestly address tensions between and among Jewish and Christian discussion partners. Aquinas, Eden and JCRC are proud to have been working for Unity between our religious communities and to do so in the context of an honest, positive approach to these tensions. The annual lecture and dialogue attends to the important work needed to be done between Protestants, Catholics and Jews. Aquinas Institute of Theology is a Roman Catholic graduate school located in Saint Louis, Missouri, sponsored and administered by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), Province of Saint Albert the Great. Offering a number of graduate degree and certificate programs, Aquinas Institute’s foundation in the Catholic faith and Dominican mission is to educate men and women to preach, to teach, to minister, and to lead. ####   Jim Hubbman Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:09:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:152 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/151/Catherine-Vincie-Aquinas-Faculty-Featured-Speaker-at-SLU-Newman-Convocation.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=151 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=151&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/151/Catherine-Vincie-Aquinas-Faculty-Featured-Speaker-at-SLU-Newman-Convocation.aspx (St. Louis) Sr. Catherine Vincie, R.S.H.M., Professor of Liturgical and Sacramental Theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology, will be the featured speaker at the third annual Newman Convocation at Saint Louis University on Thursday, October 11, 2012. This year’s convocation, presided over by St. Louis’ Archbishop Robert Carlson, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, and the theme is Opening the Council: Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy – Telling the Story. Responding to Catherine Vincie’s presentation will be Daniel Finucane, Ph.D., of Saint Louis University, and Fr. Jason Schumer, S.T.L., of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. The convocation will be held on Thursday, October 11, 2012, at 7:00 pm, at St. Francis Xavier (College) Church, on the campus of Saint Louis University, 3628 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108. For more information, call 314.977.2878. This event is co-sponsored by the Marchetti Jesuit Endowment and the Department of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University, Aquinas Institute of Theology, and by Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. ####   Jim Hubbman Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:47:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:151 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/150/Aquinas-Alumni-Phone-a-Thon-Exceeds-Goal-in-Raising-Scholarship-Funds.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=150 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=150&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/150/Aquinas-Alumni-Phone-a-Thon-Exceeds-Goal-in-Raising-Scholarship-Funds.aspx Aquinas Institute’s Alumni Phone-A-Thon, an annual event that took place over several evenings in June, 2012, drew in $10,415.00 from many generous donors, surpassing their original goal of $10,000.00. We are very grateful to our donors, whose generous response to this year-s Phone-a-Thon has generated scholarship funds to support Aquinas students as they prepare for ministries in the Church. Many thanks go out to our alumni volunteers for their enthusiasm, hard work, and continued commitment to Aquinas Institute of Theology.   Jim Hubbman Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:40:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:150 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/149/Aquinas-Institute-of-Theology-Names-Interim-President.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=149 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=149&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/149/Aquinas-Institute-of-Theology-Names-Interim-President.aspx  (ST. LOUIS) The Provincial Council of the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great (Central Province) announced that it has appointed Fr. David Caron, O.P., as interim President of Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri, effective August 15, 2012. The interim appointment extends until June of 2013, during which time the Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Aquinas Institute Board member Sandra Johnson, J.D., will continue its search for a permanent appointment to the presidency. Fr. Caron is a candidate for the permanent position. Fr. Caron, a former diocesan priest, was solemnly professed as a member of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) of the Province of St. Martin de Porres (Southern Province) in May of 2003. He taught at Aquinas Institute and in the Theology Department of Saint Louis University before becoming the director of the Center for Dominican Studies at Barry University in Miami, Florida and teaching as an adjunct professor for Barry’s Department of Philosophy and Theology. Since 2010, Fr. Caron has been serving as Socius for the Province of St. Martin de Porres. Fr. Caron, a member of the Dominican Province of St. Martin de Porres (Southern Province), will be the first president of Aquinas Institute who is not drawn from the membership of the Central Province. Both Fr. Charles Bouchard, O.P., provincial of the Central Province, and Fr. Chris Eggleton, O.P., provincial of the Southern Province, said that Fr. Caron’s appointment is an excellent example of collaboration between the two provinces. “Working together will strengthen us and will enable us to serve the church better,” noted Fr. Bouchard. Aquinas Institute of Theology is a Saint Louis-based Roman Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry administered by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). Offering both residential and on-line degree programs, Aquinas Institute of Theology is the only Catholic institution in the U.S. to offer a Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.) degree in preaching. #### Jim Hubbman Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:46:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:149 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/148/Bishop-J-Terry-Steib-Honored-with-Aquinas-Institutes-2012-Great-Preacher-Award.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=148 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=148&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/148/Bishop-J-Terry-Steib-Honored-with-Aquinas-Institutes-2012-Great-Preacher-Award.aspx  (ST. LOUS) – Aquinas Institute of Theology is pleased to honor the Most Reverend J. Terry Steib, S.V.D, the bishop of the Catholic diocese of Memphis, as the 2012 recipient of its annual Great Preacher Award. The Award will be presented to Bishop Steib on Thursday, October 25, 2012, at Rose of the Hill, 2300 Edwards, in St. Louis. Aquinas Institute, run by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), instituted the Great Preacher Award in 1995 to recognize those who by their words and actions have contributed in an outstanding way to the building up of the Catholic community. Aquinas Institute considers the Great Preacher Award a powerful means of renewing the Church and promoting good preaching while sharing its Dominican charism. The award is intended not only to sustain preachers of the Word but also to help Catholics become more attuned to hearing the Word. Aquinas Institute honors Bishop Steib for his dedication to encouraging a Church that welcomes and values Catholics across a diverse cultural spectrum. He has served as Consultant for the African-American Catholics Committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, committee member for Hispanic Affairs in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Extension Society. Bishop Steib is also committed to the Catholic school system in Memphis, re-opening several closed schools in the diocese, schools which since have become community anchors and models for education in the city. Born in Vacherie, Louisiana, to Rosemond and Vivian Jones Steib, J. Terry Steib was ordained a priest in 1967 in the order of the Society of the Divine Word. After ordination, he was Dean of Students at Divine Word Seminary, and also taught seminary students at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Bay St. Louis. From 1976-1983, he served three terms as Provincial Superior of the Divine Word Missionaries, Southern Province, and from 1979-1983 he was Vice President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. In 1984, he was ordained Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of St. Louis by Archbishop John L. May. In 1993, Bishop Steib was installed as the fourth bishop of the Memphis, Tennessee diocese. He currently serves as a member on the USCCB Committee of Clergy & Consecrated Life & Vocations, is a Consultant for the USCCB Committee for Cultural Diversity, the Commission on Religious Life & Ministry; and on the Sub-Committee of Catholic Campaign for Human Development. For more information or to purchase tickets for the October 25, 2012 award dinner, please contact Aquinas Institute of Theology at (314) 256-8857, or e-mail great.preacher@ai.edu. Aquinas Institute of Theology is a Saint Louis-based Roman Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry administered by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). Offering both residential and on-line degree programs, Aquinas Institute of Theology is the only Catholic institution in the U.S. to offer a Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.) degree in preaching. #### Jim Hubbman Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:39:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:148 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/147/Richard-Peddicord-OP-Appointed-President-of-Fenwick-High-School-in-Oak-Park-Illinois.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=147 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=147&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/147/Richard-Peddicord-OP-Appointed-President-of-Fenwick-High-School-in-Oak-Park-Illinois.aspx (ST. LOUIS) Father Charles Bouchard, O.P, Prior Provincial of the Dominican province of St. Albert the Great., has announced that he has asked Father Richard Peddicord, O.P., current President of Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, to assume the presidency of Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois. Fenwick High School, a college preparatory school, is a ministry of the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great with approximately 1200 students. The school began its mission in 1929. By assuming the presidency, Fr. Peddicord will continue the school’s distinctive Catholic Dominican identity and tradition of academic excellence. Father Peddicord, who has been President of Aquinas Institute of Theology since 2008 and Professor of Moral Theology there since 1994, will step into his new responsibilities at Fenwick sometime between July 1 and August 1, 2012. Father Bouchard notes that the Dominican Province and Aquinas Institute’s Board of Trustees remain dedicated to the importance of Aquinas as a Dominican apostolate, and have already begun a careful search for a new president. Aquinas Institute of Theology is a St. Louis-based Roman Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry sponsored by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). Offering both residential and on-line degree programs, Aquinas Institute of Theology is the only Catholic institution in the world to offer a Doctor of Ministry degree in preaching. ####   Jim Hubbman Mon, 21 May 2012 21:45:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:147 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/138/2012-St-Rose-of-Lima-Society-Honorees-Announced.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=138 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=138&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/138/2012-St-Rose-of-Lima-Society-Honorees-Announced.aspx (ST. LOUS) – Aquinas Institute of Theology is pleased to announce the recipients of the second annual St. Rose of Lima Society Award to recognize women who have made significant contributions to the life of the Catholic Church and the ministry of Jesus. Five women from the St. Louis and Metro East areas have been chosen for induction into the Society. Sister Julia Huiskamp, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Corliss Cox, Kathleen Davis, Rosario Gasquet, and Sister Carolyn Sur will be honored as Pillars of Dominican Spirituality. Their induction will take place at the St. Rose of Lima Society Luncheon on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at 11:30 am, at the Chase Park Plaza, 212 North Kingshighway, Saint Louis, Missouri. This society is named for St. Rose of Lima, who entered the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) in 1602. St. Rose, the first person born in the Americas to be canonized a saint, is especially noteworthy for carrying her ministry into the wider community. The St. Rose of Lima Society recognizes and honors those women who exemplify the pillars central to Dominican spirituality: preaching, prayer, study and community. Sister Julia Huiskamp, D.C., of East Saint Louis, Illinois is being honored with the St. Rose of Lima Lifetime Achievement Award. She has directly served children for 44 years and for 42 of those years the youngsters served were the poorest of the poor in the poverty stricken west side of Chicago and the devastated city of East Saint Louis. In addition to her direct service to children and their families, she is also an advocate for them on local, state, and national levels in matters concerning housing, education, health care, and social services. After beginning her professional career working as a reporter for the Keokuk Daily Gate City Newspaper, she decided she wanted her life’s work to have meaning “to be something more than a piece of newsprint that could be used to wrap someone’s garbage and thrown away.” In 1959 she entered the convent and has been a member of the Daughters of Charity for over fifty years. Since 1985, when she moved to East Saint Louis, she has taken on the task of improving the lives of children living in one of the city’s worst public housing projects. While working with the Coalition for Decent Housing, Sister Julia convinced the Department of Housing and Urban Development to give her a place for a youth program. The Griffin House took off immediately and grew to six sites helping over 750 children that were enrolled. In addition to her many activities serving children, Sr. Julia has also served on the Board of Voices for Illinois Children, The Daycare Action Council of Illinois, the Community Affairs Division of the United Way of Greater Saint Louis, the Housing Committee of the Urban League of Metropolitan Saint Louis, TANF advisory committee of the State of Illinois Department of Human Services for over twenty years, State of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, the Legislative Advisory Committee of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, Mayor Washington’s committee to End Hunger (Chicago) and the Board of Trustees of DePaul University. Corliss Cox of Saint Louis, Missouri, is being honored as a Pillar of Dominican Spirituality. She illumines the Gospel as the coordinator of Youth Ministry at the Saint Charles Lwanga Center. This award recognizes that a person exemplifies what it means to love God and neighbor. She has demonstrated her commitment in the planning and implementation of the KUJENGA Leadership Conference, the facilitation of 7 Habits for Effective Pre-Teens and the Fallible Human Beings Teen group for the enhancement of spirituality. As part of her continuing education in her vocation as youth minister, she has attended numerous workshops relating to pastoral care issues of special importance to teens, She has attended the Cycles of Scripture Study and in recent years has devoted a great part of her life to the formation program for profession as an Associate of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet. She also dedicates herself to her Parish, serving as a liturgical minister. Kathleen Davis of Saint Louis, Missouri, will be honored as a Pillar of Dominican Spirituality. Kathleen is the leader of youth ministry and RCIA at Mary Queen of Peace, in Webster Groves, Missouri. Her interactions and spiritual guidance with teens exemplifies the Pillars of Dominican Spirituality. She was the leader of annual “survivor retreats” that allow teens to “walk with the homeless” enabling them to perform community service while gaining awareness of the struggle to survive that many in our own community face each day. In addition to that retreat, she also leads the annual Luke 18 retreats, preparing more than 150 seventh and eighth graders to help bring the Gospels to life. Kathleen serves the community as a hospital chaplain at Cardinal Glennon Hospital and is the Volunteer coordinator for Covenant House Missouri. Rosario Gasquet of Saint Louis, Missouri, will be honored as a Pillar of Dominican Spirituality for service to people in her native Peru. Rosario has been responsible for making arrangements for birthmothers to meet adoptive parents, scheduling court proceedings and meetings with social workers, lawyers, doctor visits, living arrangements and social events for adoptive families. She served as an interpreter and managed the entire adoption process for approximately 180 adoptions. As a teacher at Gateway Academy, Rosario established an English as a Second Language program and worked with the school’s Foreign Exchange Students Program. She has also taught at St. Austin School, John Paul II High School and Meramec Community College. She is also the founder and director of EMDAP (Estudiantes Misioneros de Apoyo a Peruanos), a non -profit group that is responsible for more than five three-week-long missionary trips to Chiclayo, Peru. Rosario continues to bring people together, and she is currently working for the Legionnaires of Christ coordinating their foreign exchange student programs in Dallas and Houston. Sister Carolyn Sur, S.S.N.D., of Saint Louis, Missouri, is honored as a Pillar of Dominican Spirituality. Sister Carolyn served her community as Campus Minister at the St. Louis University School of Law and at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana. In the latter position she preached in an annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Program and participated weekly in an Ecumenical Book Discussion at Indiana State University. Upon receiving her Ph.D. in Historical Theology she taught courses for the Diocese of Shreveport, Louisiana. Sister Carolyn will celebrate fifty years of living in community as a vowed religious in the Congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. She also serves as a member of the Metropolitan Congregations United, which seeks better living conditions for the citizens of Lemay, Missouri. For more information regarding the St. Rose of Lima Society or the St. Rose of Lima luncheon, please contact Ann Richardson at the Aquinas Institute of Theology (314) 256-8877, or e-mail richardson@ai.edu. Aquinas Institute of Theology is a St. Louis-based Roman Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry administered by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). Offering both residential and on-line degree programs, Aquinas Institute of Theology is the only Catholic institution in America to offer a Doctor of Ministry degree in preaching. #### Jim Hubbman Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:52:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:138 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/135/500-Years-of-Witness--Aquinas-Institute-to-Participate-in-Montesinos-Anniversary-Webcast.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=135 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=135&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/135/500-Years-of-Witness--Aquinas-Institute-to-Participate-in-Montesinos-Anniversary-Webcast.aspx (St. Louis) Arriving late in the year 1510, Dominicans have been preaching and teaching in America for 500 years. Our legacy is significant as we began our ministry in the New World. The first friars were disturbed and confronted by the treatment of the Indigenous Peoples. They were seriously oppressed and pushed into submission by the Spanish who colonized their land. The Dominicans, after studying the atrocities, decided to make a public denouncement of the treatment of the Indians through the form of a sermon. Each of the friars signed the document and Fr. Antonio Montesinos was commissioned to preach this sermon during Advent, 1511. The sermon was not preserved, but Bartolome de Las Casas incorporated an extract in his work, History of the Indies. As members of the Dominican Family in the Americas, we will begin to commemorate this important anniversary through a webcast on Monday, November 21, 2011 at 7:00 pm. The program will focus on the past and present issues challenging the Dominican Family in America. Rumor has it that Fr. Montesinos may make an appearance. This presentation will be available for downloading as well as converted into DVDs.  Presenters will include James Barnett, O.P., Marcelline Koch, O.P., Margaret Mace, O.P., Chuck Dahm, O.P., and Toni Harris, O.P. The community of Aquinas Institute of Theology will gather to experience this event, beginning with evening prayer at 4:30 pm in the Aquinas chapel, followed by a potluck dinner in Ascension Commons. The webcast program will begin at 7:00 pm in rooms 149/151. If you are interested in joining us, please send e-mail to visit@ai.edu. #### Jim Hubbman Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:37:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:135 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/134/Aquinas-Faculty-Member-to-Present-at-Second-Annual-Newman-Convocation.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=134 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=134&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/134/Aquinas-Faculty-Member-to-Present-at-Second-Annual-Newman-Convocation.aspx (ST. LOUS) – Aquinas Institute of Theology is pleased to be a co-sponsor, along with Fonbonne University, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary and the Marchetti Jesuit Endowment of Saint Louis University, of the Second Annual Newman Convocation. The Newman Convocation is a gathering of theology faculty members and students from all four institutions, and St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson will preside at the event. This event will be held at St. Francis Xavier College Church, St. Louis University, on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 7:00 pm. The 2011 gathering celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, and is titled “Opening the Windows: The Pastoral Vision of Blessed John XXIII”. The featured speaker for this evening will be Randy Rosenberg, Ph.D., the CSJ Endowed Chair in Catholic Thought at Fontbonne University, who will discuss the essential background of the accomplishments of Vatican II. Responding to his presentation will be Sr. Colleen Mary Mallon, O.P., Ph.D, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis. Lawrence J. Welch, Ph.D., Professor of Systematic Theology at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis, will also offer a response to Dr. Rosenberg’s presentation. All faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate majors in the Theology departments at Aquinas Institute of Theology, Fontbonne University, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, and Saint Louis University are invited to participate in the opening procession of the Convocation. Those interested are asked to indicate their desire to do so by registering at this web page. Aquinas Institute of Theology is a St. Louis-based Roman Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry administered by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). Offering both residential and on-line degree programs, Aquinas Institute of Theology is the only Catholic institution in America to offer a Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.) degree in preaching. ####   Jim Hubbman Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:22:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:134 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/132/Rev-Mr-Dennis-Chitwood-Honored-with-Aquinas-Institutes-2011-Great-Preacher-Award.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=132 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=132&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/132/Rev-Mr-Dennis-Chitwood-Honored-with-Aquinas-Institutes-2011-Great-Preacher-Award.aspx (St. Louis) Aquinas Institute of Theology is pleased to honor Reverend Mr. Dennis Chitwood, M.A.P.S., Deacon of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, as the 2011 recipient of its annual Great Preacher Award. The Great Preacher Award will be presented to Deacon Chitwood on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at Rose of the Hill, 2300 Edwards, in St. Louis. Aquinas Institute, run by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), instituted the Great Preacher Award in 1995 to recognize those who by their words and actions have contributed in an outstanding way to the building up of the Catholic community. Aquinas Institute considers the Great Preacher Award a powerful means of renewing the Church and promoting good preaching while sharing its Dominican charism. The award is intended not only to sustain preachers of the Word but also to help Catholics become more attuned to hearing the Word. Born in St. Louis, Mr. Chitwood attended St. Bernadette Grade School in Lemay and Bishop DuBourg High School in South St. Louis. He attended Harris Teacher College, Washington University, and Pope Paul VI Institute of Catechetical and Pastoral Studies. In 1994, he earned a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies (M.A.P.S.) from Aquinas Institute of Theology. Deacon Dennis Chitwood was ordained in the Archdiocese of St. Louis on January 28, 1984. His first assignment after ordination was at St. Mary Magdalen parish in South St. Louis, where he served as a pastoral associate and oversaw teen and adult formation efforts. In 1989, he began serving as a pastoral associate at Sts. Peter and Paul parish in the Soulard area. In 1994, Deacon Chitwood became director of the Catholic Newman Center and campus ministry for the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and in that leadership role he helped implement programs such as the Spring Break Alternative, Taize prayer, Hunger Awareness Week, and the Awakening Retreat. During that time, he also was director/liaison for the Catholic Charismatic Center (now Catholic Renewal Center). In 2000, Deacon Chitwood went to Curé of Ars parish in Shrewsbury, leading the young adult ministry there. In 2002, he was assigned to All Saints parish in University City, where he also worked with young adult ministry. He then took up service with Annunciation parish in Webster Groves in 2005. Currently he is in semi-retirement, serving at the parish of Sts. Peter and Paul in Soulard. In addition to his parish roles, Deacon Chitwood has also offered pastoral service for many young adult ministries, including Teens Encounter Christ, the Silver Trumpets youth ministry, which he helped to found in the 1980s, and the Upper Room young adult ministry. Mr. Chitwood was also a chaplain at St. Louis University and with the Boy Scouts of America. He taught Advanced Homiletics for deacons at Pope Paul VI Institute in St. Louis, and was an instructor of Catholic charismatic spirituality. Along with many other ministries in the St. Louis archdiocese, in 2005 he and his wife Elizabeth co-founded Genesis Ministry, which offers spiritual counseling, teaching, preaching, parish missions, and retreats. Deacon Chitwood’s service has carried him far outside St. Louis’s boundaries as well. In 1998 Deacon Chitwood joined the mission team with Renewal Ministries of Ann Arbor, Mich. With that group, he made mission trips in Ghana in 1998, Uganda in 1999, and Kenya in 2005. He is currently planning a mission trip to Costa Rica. Aquinas Institute recognizes Dennis Chitwood’s work and leadership as a preacher in both word and service, and wishes to affirm him in his ministry and hold him up as an exemplar of the power of engaging preaching. For more information or to purchase tickets for the October 27, 2011 award dinner, please contact Aquinas Institute of Theology at (314) 256-8877, or e-mail great.preacher@ai.edu. Aquinas Institute of Theology is a Saint Louis-based Roman Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry administered by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). Offering both residential and on-line degree programs, Aquinas Institute of Theology is the only Catholic institution in America to offer a Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.) degree in preaching. #### Jim Hubbman Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:09:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:132 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/131/Please-Join-Us-in-Prayer-for-Jim-Mallon-Father-of-Colleen-Mallon-OP.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=131 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=131&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/131/Please-Join-Us-in-Prayer-for-Jim-Mallon-Father-of-Colleen-Mallon-OP.aspx Please join us in prayer for Mr. Jim Mallon, the father of Aquinas faculty member Sr. Colleen Mallon, O.P. Mr. Mallon passed away on the morning of Sunday, 18 September 2011 after a period of illness, in the presence of his family and with their prayers. Jim Hubbman Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:12:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:131 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/130/Prayers-Are-Requested-for-Malvine-Vincie-Mother-of-Sr-Catherine-Vincie-RSHM.aspx#Comments 1 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=130 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=130&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/130/Prayers-Are-Requested-for-Malvine-Vincie-Mother-of-Sr-Catherine-Vincie-RSHM.aspx Please remember in your prayers Mrs. Malvine Vincie, who passed away on September 13, 2011. Mrs. Vincie was the mother of Sister Catherine Vincie, R.s.H.M., Professor of Sacramental and Liturgical Theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology. #### Jim Hubbman Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:03:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:130 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/129/Aquinas-Institute-a-Supporting-Organization-for-An-Interfaith-Memorial-in-Music-Sunday-September-11.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=129 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=129&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/129/Aquinas-Institute-a-Supporting-Organization-for-An-Interfaith-Memorial-in-Music-Sunday-September-11.aspx (ST. LOUIS) - Aquinas Institute of Theology is pleased to be a Supporting Organization for an Interfaith Memorial to Commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 Through Music. This event, to be held from 5:30 - 6:30 pm on Sunday, September 11, 2011, at the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, will feature performances by soprano Christine Brewer, presented by Opera Theater of St. Louis and accompanied by pianist Peter Martin, a St. Louis Symphony string quartet and the St. Louis Symphony on Unison Chorus. Also featured will be religious musical reflections by representatives from St. Louis' Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu communities. Senator John Danforth will offer the invocation for the evening adn the pipe and drum corps of the City of St. Louis Fire and St. Louis County Police Departments will present the colors. Primary Sponsors for this event are Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls and the Michael and Barbara Newmark Institute for Human Relations at the Jewish Community Relations Council. Support also comes from many other St. Louis educational, religious and cultural institutions. This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Doors open at 4:45 pm, and those attending are encouraged to arrive early. For more information regarding this event, visit the Jewish Community Relations Council web page, or contact Arlene Baer with the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis by calling 314.442.3871 or send e-mail to abaer@jcrcstl.org   #### Jim Hubbman Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:29:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:129 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/127/Aquinas-Institute-to-Host-Interfaith-Event-with-JCRC-and-Eden.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=127 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=127&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/127/Aquinas-Institute-to-Host-Interfaith-Event-with-JCRC-and-Eden.aspx (ST. LOUS) – Aquinas Institute of Theology will host an interfaith dialogue and discussion evening on Sunday, August 28, 2011. This event, Christian Anti-Semitism Today: What Is It? Where Is It? How Do We Respond?, will feature dialogue between Father John Pawlikowski and Rabbi Yehiel Poupko, and will also offer opportunity for audience discussion. Fr. John Pawlikowski is Professor of Ethics and the Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Program at the University of Chicago. Recognition for his work in Christian-Jewish dialogue and his study of the Nazi Holocaust led to his appointment in 1980 by President Carter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council in 1980. Fr. Pawlikowski is past president of the International Council of Christians and Jews and has written a number of books focused on Christian-Jewish relations. Rabbi Yehiel Poupko is Judaic Scholar at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago where his responsibilities include interfaith activities. He recently accompanied Cardinal Francis George on a visit to Israel. He offers a Jewish perspective as a writer in Christian publications including National Catholic Reporter, Christian Century, Christianity Today, and Sojourners. Rabbi Poupko is active as an author, having written “Looking at Them; Looking at Us: A Jewish Understanding of Christian Responses to Israel” and a number of other articles on interfaith topics. Co-sponsors for this event include Aquinas Institute of Theology, Eden Theological Seminary, and the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis, Michael and Barbara Newmark Institute for Human Relations. Supporting organizations include The Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls, and the Saint Louis Rabbinical Association. Pre-registration for this program is encouraged, and those attending are asked to support the event with a free-will offering. The event will be held at Aquinas Institute of Theology, 23 South Spring Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri 63108, and will begin at 7:00 pm. For more information or to register, contact Arlene Baer at the JCRC St. Louis by calling 314.442.3871 or send e-mail to abaer@jcrcstl.org. ####   Jim Hubbman Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:54:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:127 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/125/Former-Aquinas-President-is-new-Prior-Provincial-for-Dominican-Central-Province.aspx#Comments 0 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=125 http://ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=125&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/dãƒæ’ã†â€™ãƒâ¢ã¢â€šâ¬ã…“/resources/joblistings/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/125/Former-Aquinas-President-is-new-Prior-Provincial-for-Dominican-Central-Province.aspx (St. Louis) Fr. Charles E. Bouchard, O.P., was elected Prior Provincial of the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great (Central Province) on 14 June 2011. Twenty-four representatives of the Order of Preachers traveled in June from all over the Midwest United States and from Bolivia to a meeting hosted by St. Vincent Ferrer Priory in River Forest, Illinois, for the 18th Provincial Chapter, where they elected Fr. Bouchard as Provincial, as well as electing other Dominican brothers to fill other leadership positions. Priorities for the provincial leadership team include strengthening Catholic preaching and finding ways for the order to integrate laypeople into roles of responsibility in Catholic schools, healthcare institutions, and other ministries. “If Catholic ministries are to flourish, there has to be an added value that is rooted in our heritage and spiritual tradition,” Bouchard said, “and preaching is the lifeblood of the Church. Dominicans can be a catalyst for great preaching throughout the Church. It is fundamental to what we do.” Guiding his work by these priorities, Bouchard enjoyed considerable success in St. Louis. Aquinas Institute of Theology, which he led from 1989 to 2008, grew from 55 students to more than 300. During his tenure, the school introduced the nation’s only Catholic doctoral program in preaching and the first Master of Arts degree in health care mission, a program to prepare lay leaders in Catholic health care to sustain the ministries in the context of fewer vowed religious women. The school also introduced online theological education for students in regions removed from seminaries and Catholic universities. In 2006, the graduate school moved from space it had occupied at Saint Louis University into a renovated industrial space near the campus. After leading Aquinas Institute, Bouchard became vice president of theological education for Ascension Health, the largest Catholic health care system in the United States. He worked with boards of directors, senior executives, physicians and hospital managers to form in them a deeper grasp of and commitment to the mission of Catholic health care. Bouchard joined the Dominican order in 1974 and was ordained in 1979. He earned a doctoral degree in moral theology from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He has lectured, preached and written on the topics of fundamental ethics, sexual and health care ethics, and morality and public policy. Fr. Andrew Carl Wisdom, promoter of vocations for the Province, said Bouchard “will bring his abundance of creativity, vision, and energy to his role as Prior Provincial as he has to all his other ministries. His gifts align providentially with the challenges as well as wonderful opportunities awaiting the province.” ####   Jim Hubbman Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:05:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:125