BROTHER MARK McVANN TO SPEAK ON “MARY IN THE AMERICAS” AS PART OF ST. SCHOLASTICA’S ‘WHAT DO CATHOLICS THINK ABOUT? …’ SERIES

Brother Mark McVann, F.S.C., will give the final talk in the 2008 “What Do Catholics Think About…” series at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, in Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel on the St. Scholastica campus.  His talk is entitled “What Do Catholics Think About… Mary in the Americas?” The event is free and open to the public.

He is a professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Saint Mary’s College of California, and a lecturer on biblical interpretation and religious topics in the U.S.; five countries in Asia; Kenya, East Africa; Brazil and Peru. He recently returned from a sabbatical year in South America researching his presentation.

He is the author of more than seventy journal articles, book chapters, reviews and essays, and is currently the editor of Listening: Journal of Religion and Culture.

Brother McVann received his master’s degree in theology at Loyola University of Chicago, and a bachelor’s in music and education from Minnesota State University -- Moorhead. He is a graduate of the former Duluth Cathedral High School.

The “What Do Catholics Think About …” series is sponsored by St. Scholastica’s Braegelman Catholic Studies Program and the offices of Campus Ministry and Residential Life. Catholic Studies at St. Scholastica is a program that explores the Catholic intellectual tradition with students and the larger community.

For more information contact the Rev. William Graham at (218) 723-6699 or wgraham@css.edu.