by Leon Dixon | Sep 14, 2021 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is Wednesday, Sept. 15. This most solemn religious fast of the Jewish year is also the last of 10 days of penitence that began on Rosh Hashanah, most commonly referred to as the Jewish New Year, last week. As our brothers and sisters of...
by Leon Dixon | Sep 9, 2021 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters
I ask the entire Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota community to join me as we wish our brothers and sisters of the Jewish faith “Shanah Tova” as they celebrated Rosh Hashanah earlier this week. Rosh Hashanah means “head of the year” most commonly referred to as the...
by Leon Dixon | Jul 13, 2021 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters, Stories
“I have abandoned this miserable body to hunger and any other misery so my soul could be content and have its usual nourishment.” – Saint Kateri Tekakwitha On Wednesday, July 14, the Catholic Church recognizes and celebrates the life of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the...
by Leon Dixon | Jun 18, 2021 | Stories
This weekend, we at Saint Mary’s University recognize Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) — the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the...
