Advisory Board
William H. Dempsey, Esq.
President, Project Sycamore; former President and Chief Executive Officer, Association of American Railroads
John P. Hittinger, Ph.D.
Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of St. Thomas, Houston
Rev. Leonard A. Kennedy, C.S.B., Ph.D.
Former President, Assumption College of the University of Windsor, and St. Thomas More College of the University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Rev. Joseph Koterski, S.J., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University
Msgr. Stuart W. Swetland, S.T.D.
Vice President for Catholic Identity and Mission, Mount St. Mary’s University
Hon. Kenneth D. Whitehead
Former Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education; author | |
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 | The Center for the Study of Catholic Higher Education blogged on events from World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia (July 15-20).
WYD Photo Journal |
Australia's Campion College shares follow-up thoughts on World Youth Day 2008.
Campion College Student Stephen Woodnut as Roman Soldier | |
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Today is our last day in Sydney. The orange and red WYD backpacks are fewer and more dispersed, the pilgrims are going home, and the everyday life in Sydney is returning to normal. I think of where the pilgrims are now, . . .
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Saturday morning we woke up early and had Mass at our camp before our charter buses dropped us off in North Sydney. There, we joined thousands of other pilgrims on . . .
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Yesterday, our group leaders had us stay at our camp for our own catechetical session. Knowing each of us and knowing where the group was at, they personally challenged us to "take it up a notch" . . .
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Today’s theme was 1 Corinthians 12:13: "For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit" (NAB). However, to me the prominent theme was . . .
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Last night was the opening Mass for World Youth Day, presided over by George Cardinal Pell of Sydney. It took place at Barangaroo, a recently created outdoor site on the waterfront. . . .
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Katherine Thomas, a graduate student at Franciscan University of Steubenville, was on site for The Center giving her first-hand account.
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Katherine, a native of northern California, is studying for her M.A. degree in theology and catechetics. She received her undergraduate degree in film and television from Boston University, where she was active at the Catholic Center. |
In 2005, she spent six months in Sydney studying Australian film, culture, art, architecture and literature. Katherine also attended World Youth Day in 2005 in Cologne, Germany, and recently returned from a semester abroad in Rome.
She is thrilled to be joining the pilgrimage to World Youth Day this year and looks forward to sharing her experiences. Check regularly for her updates on the Holy Father's visit and other exciting activities in Sydney.
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