Just to show that we’re even-handed here at St. Norbert College Magazine, I share these two remarks, both from the Spring 2012 issue – out tomorrow. šĀ “In fact, Catholic theology ā¦ is usually a mess thatās been concocted by editors,…
Seeking cover
A few weeks ago I was at a coffeehouse where friends were reading poetry and, boy, did I want to go home and have a crack at it myself. Now, I can write doggerel at will ā a limerick, a…
Words to live by
For an upcoming seminar, one of a series on the college’s Catholic and Norbertine roots, I have been charged with reading the Rule of St. Augustine. Always ready to engage with any piece of text, I tend to embark on…
ESL, O.Praem.
Sometimes work is just way too much fun – and sometimes that fun comes in unlooked-for experiences, like our photo shoot last week with two nuns visiting from a contemplative order, plus a priest and a deacon. We needed a…
Dale Keiger on college magazines
If you want to know the current state of college magazines, ask Dale Keiger. Keiger, senior writer at Johns Hopkins University, is the author of the blog UMagazinology and, in this podcast at Impact Alumni, you can hear him talking…
February, booked
Bookending the month with a few notes on things read, noted, seen, heard. READĀ The Life of St. Norbert (Vita B). Pleasantly surprised to find this 12th century hagiography, which started ominously enough, turned into a real page-turner. (This was assigned…
