As monks chanted evening prayers in the dimly lit Saint John’s University church, members of the student LGBTQ organization, QPLUS, were meeting in a dedicated, Pride flag-lined lounge at the institution’s sister Benedictine college, a few miles away across Minnesota farmland.
On March 1, St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced her decision to step down from her position at the university to become the president of Santa Clara University at the end of this academic year. In this Q&A-style guest editorial, Sullivan reflects on her achievements at St. Thomas and shares her experience as the first female and layperson president of the university.
As St. Thomas Peer Ministry gathered to hold a “Prayer For Life” vigil Friday at a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Paul, students in support of abortion rights also showed up to stand against the event.
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan unveiled the 2025 Strategic Plan at the State of the University address Thursday, where she revealed a number of changes to the university involving expanding access and diversity over the next five years.
St. Thomas plans to renovate and expand the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel in an effort to establish it as the new spiritual center of campus. Construction of the new Iversen Center for Faith is set to begin in May 2019 and will be completed and ready for use by fall 2020.
After weeks of looming concern, St. Thomas simultaneously hosted two series of events, Man, Woman and the Order of Creation and Trans Solidarity, Monday with high turnout and low hostility.
Security was tight as protesters picketed on Monday morning outside the O’Shaughnessy Education Center, where two opposing conferences were being held.
Pope Francis has suggested the possibility of allowing married men to become ordained Catholic priests in certain circumstances, challenging tradition and sparking debate amongst Catholics.
Pope Francis will preside over the Mass in which the Liturgical Choir will be an accompanying choir to the Sistine Chapel Choir, which sings at all Masses involving the Pope.
A lot of things in Rev. Larry Blake’s life preceded his new job at St. Thomas, including marriage and different religion.
The archbishop-designate of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says he’s surprised and humbled that Pope Francis chose him for the job.
St. Thomas, an outspoken Catholic institution, is increasing efforts to accommodate the various faiths the 51 percent of students that are not Catholic represent.
St. Thomas is hosting Stations of the Cross, a memorial of the stages of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, every Friday during Lent.
Pope Francis pulls together Catholic doctrine, scientific consensus and other faith traditions in his encyclical on the environment.
A group of St. Thomas students and graduates have decided to bring their Catholic education back to their hometown.
