College of St. Scholastica
O Holy Night
The College of St. Scholastica Music Program presents its annual Christmas concert, O Holy Night. The choral, brass and string ensembles will share the Christmas story. A freewill offering will be collected to benefit Chum.
General admission is $17; the show is free for students.
Expecto Patronum!
The College of St. Scholastica Concert Band and Handbell Ensemble perform an afternoon of music inspired by magic and fantasy featuring tunes from Harry Potter and other enchanting works. Cosplay and themed attire could be rewarded.
General admission is $10; student admission is free.
Monsignor Joseph Buh: Enduring Legacy of a Missionary Disciple
Bishop Daniel Felton of the Diocese of Duluth will discuss and explore the life of Monsignor Joseph Buh and his cause for becoming a saint during this lecture.
Msgr. Buh was a missionary disciple and priest active in the Duluth area from 1864 until his death in 1922. Bishop Daniel will discuss the process for Msgr. Buh’s cause for canonization to sainthood, as well as the ever ancient and ever new quality of Msgr. Buh, and how he can serve as an inspiration for all those in pursuit of holiness, regardless of time and place.
The event is part of the Braegelman Program in Catholic Studies Lecture Series.
Benedictine Boogie
Swing the night away with the College of St. Scholastica Jazz Band and the Duluth Community Jazz Band. Dance instruction is provided by North Shore Ballroom at 7 p.m., with dancing continuing until 9.
General admission is $10; the event is free for students.
Prism Concert
As part of St. Scholastica’s Homecoming celebration, the College of St. Scholastica’s music program presents a performance featuring each of the instrumental and choral ensembles.
Hope in Dark Times
Hope in Dark Times is story that connects wartime Hungary to Duluth through music, art, faith and resilience. It centers on Zoltán Kodály’s powerful Missa Brevis, one of the 20th century’s most significant sacred choral works, composed amid the turmoil of World War II.
The program, held in Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel at St. Scholastica Monastery, explores the extraordinary connection between Kodály and Sister Constantina Kakonyi, a Hungarian artist who later made her home at St. Scholastica. Audiences will have the opportunity to view a first-edition score of Missa Brevis acquired by CSS, featuring original cover artwork created by Sister Constantina and signed by Kodály himself.
Through a live performance of Missa Brevis, an exhibition of Sister Constantina’s artwork, and historical interpretation, this event brings to life the stories of two Hungarian artists whose work was shaped by war, faith and hope.
Art Song Recital
An evening of art song featuring mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski and pianist Casey Rafn. The program will feature works by composers Franz Schubert, Jake Endres, Stephen Paulus, David Evan Thomas, Fredrik Jakobsson and Wendy Durrwachter.
Postcards from the College of St. Scholastica
Featured here is a pair of old College of St. Scholastica postcards. (more…)
Postcard from the College of St. Scholastica, 1931
This postcard of the College of St. Scholastica was mailed Sept. 13, 1931 — 90 years ago today. Robert Strauss of Snyder, N.Y. was the recipient. The message on the back is from his parents, who write: “Hello Boy. On our way to Seattle.” (more…)
Postcard from the College of St. Scholastica, 1948
This postcard was mailed Aug. 4, 1948. (more…)
College of St. Scholastica 2015 Christmas Video
Sledding, sweets and a warm fire. All the good stuff.
Duluth’s Sister Lisa Maurer on CBS News
Sister Lisa Maurer of the St. Scholastica Monastery was featured in a national TV news story on Sept. 29 during the CBS Evening News. The piece will air again on CBS This Morning on Wednesday, Sept. 30, between 7 and 9 a.m. on KDLH-TV Channel 3.
Sister Lisa is a kicking coach with the St. Scholastica Saints football team. A news team from CBS Evening News, including national correspondent Dean Reynolds, came to campus Sept. 10 and 11 to interview Sister Lisa, Coach Kurt Ramler, and football players Michael Mensing and Donovan Blatz. The crew also filmed shots of the St. Scholastica campus, and captured footage during the Saints’ Sept. 12 football game at Public Schools Stadium against MacMurray College.
Last November, Sister Lisa was featured in a New York Times story.
Woods by College of St. Scholastica
Woods by CSS with xylophone bridge
Does anyone know of a map to these woods — the one with the chimney from an old cabin, an empty grotto and a super-sized Jesus statue?
Does the place even have a name? My tickling of the Google has not been fruitful.
Business Analyst Position at St. Scholastica
The College of St. Scholastica has an opening for a technical professional who will provide support and development to projects and process improvement initiatives. The business analyst, technical will join the college’s Business Technologies team of business analysts, project managers and developers that supports administrative, customer relationship management and web systems.
College football’s coaching nun in New York Times
The story of Sister Lisa Maurer, who serves as a football coach at the College of St. Scholastica, is featured today in the New York Times. Maurer is a Benedictine nun with St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, which shares a campus with the College of St. Scholastica. She joined the ranks of the coaching crew this fall, after spending years as one of the Saints’ biggest fans. Maurer will be on the sidelines Saturday as the Saints take on Saint John’s University in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs in Collegeville.
Getting Lost in the Valley of Silence
Yesterday I had a rare 90-minutes to myself and after some meandering I ended up behind St. Scholastica looking for the sunset. I never really did find it, but I did see some other stuff.
Remembering the Duluth Bicycle Tree
An old “Where in Duluth?” post reminded me of the “Bicycle Tree” near the College of St. Scholastica. Eight years ago, or longer, a collection of bikes started growing on a tree … or whatever happened. I actually never saw it, I only heard about it. Fortunately, Tony Rogers has a whole gallery of photos from 2004.
This week on the Playlist
A unique blend of gypsy-bluegrass; cross-country experiences with Roadtrip Nation; landscapes by Sue Pavlatos and a sneak peek at the College of Saint Scholastica’s production of Twelfth Night are in the spotlight on The PlayList, Thursday, Oct. 28 at 9pm on WDSE-WRPT’s PBS North (8.1/31.1). (The PlayList is repeated Fridays at midnight.)
Students at UMD organize a 12-hour dance marathon to support kids in need
Beginning at 6pm on Friday and ending at 6am on Saturday morning, Duluth students and local community members will stay on their feet, dancing to live music and DJs while interacting with patients and their families from Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. The Dance Marathon student organization is welcoming everyone at this event, emphasizing that participants need not be expert dancers.
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Literary events at St. Scholastica
Margaret Hasse and Norita Dittberner-Jax
Saturday, April 24 – 7:30 p.m.
Somer’s Lounge, College of St. Scholastica
Marilynne Robinson
Saturday, May 1 – 7 p.m.
Mitchell Auditorium, College of St. Scholastica
Both events are free.
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With You, Haiti Cherie: Benefit concert for Haitian relief
The College of St. Scholastica is hosting a benefit concert for Haitian relief on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m in the Mitchell Auditorium on campus. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Seating is limited, so please arrive early. The event is free but a goodwill donation is requested. A silent auction begins at 6 p.m. in Mitchell’s upper and lower lobbies. T-shirts, books, CDs, etc. will also be for sale.
Performers include “Bonga and the Drums of Haiti,” Echoes of Peace Choir, First Lutheran Church Choir, CSS Hand Drum Ensemble, storyteller Elizabeth Nordell and a slide show accompanied by music from violinist Rudy Perrault. Michelle Lee from KBJR-TV will emcee.
Proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross, Catholic Relief Services and Partners in Health. For more information see haiti.css.edu.
Andrew Hudgins at St. Scholastica
The College of St. Scholastica’s Warner Reading Series presents:
Andrew Hudgins
Friday, Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m. – Free
Somers Lounge, College of St. Scholastica
Author of six collections of poetry, including the National Book Award finalist The Never Ending: New Poems and the Pulitzer Prize nominated Saints and Strangers, Andrew Hudgins is an indispensable voice in contemporary American letters. His awards and honors include the Witter Bynner Award for Poetry, the Hanes Poetry Prize, fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Ingram Merrill Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Hudgins holds an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop and teaches at Ohio State University.
Funding made possible by the Lee and Rose Warner Foundation.
Benefit concert features Bill Bastian
The Northland’s tenor extraordinaire, Bill Bastian, will headline a concert to benefit two Iraqi refugees attending St. Scholastica in the fall.
When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 2
Where: Mitchell Auditorium on the College of St. Scholastica campus (more…)