CLS of Minnesota Social

Thursday, April 7 / 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. / Axel's Bonfire (St. Paul)
CLS of Minnesota is hosting a spring social gathering for law students and lawyers on Thursday, April 7.  Please come enjoy the fellowship and meet a number of local Christian attorneys!  We're going to be at Axel's Bonfire in Saint Paul.  

We will have a separate private room (the Red Room) and CLS of Minnesota will provide appetizers and refreshments.  We will have an open social from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., but since we'll have the benefit of the private room, we will spend part of the evening doing a roundtable with the lawyers present and asking questions about their practices and about what advice they have for law students.  That will happen between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m.

If you can send an e-mail to Anthony Bushnell at awb@bushnelllawfirm.com to let us know if you're coming, that will help us ensure we have enough seating for everyone.  It is not necessary to RSVP, though, so please come either way.  Contact Anthony Bushnell (763-458-7652) with any questions.

For directions to Axel's Bonfire visit <here: http://www.axelsbonfire.com/locations/mn/st_paul>.  It’s near the corner of Grand Avenue and Victoria Street.  The address and phone number are: 850 Grand Ave. Saint Paul, MN 55105; 651-312-1299.

Leaders are Led: A Student Lunch with Jim Towey

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March Events!

Happy March!
Please join us for the following events. Please RSVP by selecting "attend" on the Facebook Events.

March 8- Sex Selection & Disability Abortion with Professor Paulsen and Schiltz http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168757276505372

March 16- Death Penalty & the Culture of Life with Professor Oslerhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174665985913741

March 4th: Cor Jesu (8-10) on the UST St. Paul Seminary

March 9th: Ash Wednesday service in the atrium of the Law School (12:00-1:00)

March 10th: STMS Meeting with Professor Dave Bateson (Room 448) 12:35-1:25. Lunch will be provided.

March 15th: Grill the Priest - with Father Rutten. Meet with Father in the atrium of the law school at 4 pm to walk to Brits Pub. Pay for your own. Ask all of your difficult faith questions in a fun-filled one-on-one time with Father Rutten.

Happy Spring Break! Stay safe!!

“Negotiating with God While Running with the Devil: A Cautionary Tale of How Recreational Drug Use Can Lead to Prison”

March 15 / 12:30-1:25 / Room 235,
The Holloran Center Fellow and former federal prosecutor Hank Shea will moderate a candid presentation by Dave Irvin, former head of HR for a major MN corporation, describing how Mr. Irvin’s recreational drug use led to addiction, dealing to friends, and arrest and prosecution, followed by a plea and imprisonment. Furthermore, Mr. Irvin will talk about the role of God in helping him make sense of his entire ordeal, having received the Lord’s blessings in the form of both forgiveness and the witnesses the Lord sent to intervene in his life, etc. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP on the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112233832187671#!/event.php?eid=112233832187671.

I Believe in God: Assessing the Value of Creeds

Monday February 28 / 12:30-1:30 / Room 242

Catholics and many Protestant denominations profess a creed and both the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed are broadly accepted in Christianity.  Other Christians, such as Quakers, many Evangelicals and Baptists reject the authority of, and need for, a creed.  (Non-creedalism largely is found in sects with Anabaptist roots, like Baptists, Quakers and Mennonites.)  Bishop John Shelby Spong, retired Episcopal Bishop of Newark, has suggested that creeds were merely “a stage in our development…[and] part of our religious childhood.”

This mid-day reflection, led by Professors Osler and Stabile, will explore the question whether there is value (individually and/or communally) to an embrace of a creed and, if so, how one expresses and understands the essential elements of one’s creed.  Professor Osler, who proceeds from a non-creedal tradition, and Professor Stabile from a creedal one, will each share some thoughts on these questions.  There will also be time for individual reflection and group sharing.

Since lunch will be served, please respond to Bethany Fletcher at moel1755@stthomas.edu.

Alumni Reflections Speaker - TODAY!

Wednesday, February 16, 2010 / 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. / 244
Christian Legal Society, Soma, St. Thomas More Society, Lex Vitae, Federalist Society, and the Alumni Association present Alumni Reflections. Christopher D. Nelson, a 2007 St. Thomas Law alumn, Editor-in-Chief of the Law Journal and winner of the "Living the Mission Award" will be speaking about how he incorporates our law school's mission into his legal practice on a daily basis. Lunch will be provided by Dean Mengler.

STMS Feburary Events!

Happy February STMS!

We have a number of exciting events:

Feburary 4th (8-10 pm) - Cor Jesu at the UST undergrad

Feb 7th (12:30-1:30) - Ecumenical Lunch with Fr. Rutten in Room 244

Feb 15th (12:30-1:30) - RESCHEDULED: Information Session for Joint J.D./Master of Arts in Catholic Studies Program. Professor Lisa Schiltz (who completed the Master of Arts in Catholic Studies program this past spring), and Doctor John F. Boyle, Professor of Theology and Catholic Studies and Director of Graduate Programs in Catholic Studies, will be holding an information session on this exciting program on Tuesday, Feb. 15, from 12:30 – 1:30, in Room 448.

Feb 27th (9:30 am - 1 pm): Professor Collett will be hosting a Mass Review at her home. We will be attending the 10 am Mass at the Nativity Church in St. Paul. Following Mass, Professor Collett and her family will be hosting students in her home for brunch. Please RSVP by Monday Feb. 21 by 5 pm to Stephanie gado0625@stthomas.edu if you will be coming.

Stay tuned for upcoming events.