The College of St. Scholastica will present The Rev. Richard Vosko speaking on “God’s House is Our House: Art and Architecture in the Service of Liturgy” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 1410 Baxter Ave. in Superior, WI.

His talk includes a slide show and guided tour of the Cathedral. It is free and open to the public. The talk is part of the “Here Comes Everybody” lecture series sponsored by the Braegelman Catholic Studies Program at The College of St. Scholastica.

Father Vosko led the redesign of the Cathedral of Christ the King. The $7.5 million restoration and enhancement was completed in 2005 to mark the centennial of the Diocese of Superior.

He has been a liturgical design consultant since 1970, working with more than 300 Christian and Jewish congregations throughout North America.

His projects have included the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester, NY; the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio; the St. James Cathedral in Seattle; and the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles.

He is the author of “God’s House is Our House: Re-imagining the Environment for Worship.” The book, published in 2006, explores how the interior design of a church can shape the congregation’s understanding of itself and its worship practice. In 2007 the book received a first place award in the liturgy category from the Catholic Press Association of U.S. and Canada.

He is an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects. In 2003 he received Georgetown University Center for Liturgy’s annual award for Outstanding Contributions to Liturgical Life of the American Church.

Father Vosko holds a master of fine arts degree and a doctorate in synthetic arts education from Syracuse University; a master’s in liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame; a master of divinity degree from Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora, NY; and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, NY.

He is a priest of the Albany Diocese in New York.

Additional lectures in this “Here Comes Everybody” series:

“Hymnody and Ecumenism” by Don E. Saliers, Ph.D.
7 p.m. Thursday, April 3
Somers Lounge St. Scholastica campus

Saliers is the former William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Theology and Worship at Emory University. He is the coauthor of “A Song to Sing, A Life to Live” with daughter Emily Saliers, who is a member the folk-rock duo Indigo Girls.

“Is a Catholic College a Contradiction in Terms?” by Dennis O’Brien, Ph.D.
7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8
Somers Lounge St. Scholastica campus

O'Brien is the author of “The Idea of a Catholic University” and “All the Essential Half-Truths about Higher Education.”

The Braegelman Catholic Studies Program at St. Scholastica explores the Catholic intellectual tradition with students and the larger community. “Here Comes Everybody” takes its name from author James Joyce, who offered the phrase in his definition of Catholicism. For more information contact The Rev. William Graham at (218) 723-6699 or wgraham@css.edu.