by Leon Dixon | Jul 13, 2021 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters, Stories, Updates-Inclusion
“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, Updates-Inclusion
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...
by Carissa Andrews | Jun 11, 2021 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters, Stories, Updates-Inclusion
By Krista Joy Coleman Cynthia Leon began her college career at Saint Mary’s as a biology major hoping to go into premed, but she realized there was more than one way to help people and switched her area of study to psychology and Spanish. With a heart for helping...
by Lindsey Theis | Jun 25, 2020 | Updates-Inclusion
The Lasallian Educational Community stands united in denouncing racism, calls for justice and action, and commits to bringing forth real change. Saint John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of all teachers, founded the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle...
by Father James P. Burns | Jun 1, 2020 | Stories, Updates-Inclusion
Dear Members of the Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Community: It is with deep sadness that I write to you today in light of the killing of Mr. George Floyd just one week ago. His death is shocking and appalling. And so I write this realizing that I don’t have...
