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In today’s spiritual offering, St. Francis de Sales, who was subject to serious crisis several times in his life, encourages us to trust in God knowing He will always give us what we need.

Andy Robertson, Geospatial Services (GSS) director, presented at the Wisconsin Wetlands Association’s 2020 Wetland Science Conference in Elkhart Lake, Wis., on Feb. 19.

Jerome (Jerry) Shih, Ph.D., joined Saint Mary’s University as a core assistant professor of Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology on Jan. 6.

Not all losses are defined or finite, but they can still cause grief and physical ailments. Natalie Bowker M’06 recently gave a TEDx Talk on how to best handle “ambiguous losses” in our lives.