Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas

09/07/2026

Delighted to share that Logos, our journal of Catholic thought and culture, is ranked #3 on ’s top 10 favorite Catholic publications list!

https://aleteia.org/2026/09/05/10-favorite-catholic-magazines-now-in-print/

https://cas.stthomas.edu/departments/areas-of-study/catholic-studies/center-for-catholic-studies/logos/

For more than 25 years, Logos has served as the journal of the Catholic Studies movement and is an important part of the renewal of Catholic higher education.

Congratulations, Logos editorial team! Dr. Ray MacKenzie, Dr. John Boyle, Dr. Erika Kidd, and Dr. Kathryn Wehr.

If you’d love to subscribe to an enjoyable Catholic magazine that comes right to your mailbox, check out these ten great options.

09/04/2026

You might think that a post about our Mission and Culture Fellows program should show our future Catholic school educators in the classroom! But one of the distinctive features of this alternative pathway program is formation of the mind AND heart.

After four days of teacher preparation on campus, our Fellows spent a day together touring the Paul, enjoying a beverage at , and spending a day on the lake.

Now they are in their classrooms at , , and for a 10-month immersion into Catholic education. They are ready!

Learn more about this alternative pathway into Catholic education: https://cas.stthomas.edu/degrees-programs/graduate/catholic-studies/education-certificate/mission-culture-fellows/index.html

And watch for an info session this fall !

09/01/2026

Before summer turns to fall, here is a glimpse of our graduate course offered in Rome in July.

For the second time, Catholic Studies offered a unique summer study abroad experience for our master's level students. For 10 days in July, MA candidates — along with Graduate Program Director Billy Junker and Fr. Austin Litke, ‘04, OP — walked ancient Roman roads, descended into catacombs, stood beneath Renaissance frescoes, and learned how Christians adopted, reinterpreted, and transformed their pagan cultural inheritance.

Yes, it was hot! But, more importantly, it was real, heavenly, intellectually serious, refreshing, beautiful, shared, profound, life giving, and breathtaking.

And another course WILL be offered again in the summer of 2028!

Thanks, Mackenzie Hunter for spending a day with our students and capturing this experience!

https://cas.stthomas.edu/degrees-programs/graduate/catholic-studies/masters/index.html

08/11/2026

The National Catholic Register recently featured Dr. John Boyle in a story on renewed interest in Nobel Prize-winning author Sigrid Undset after the opening of her canonization cause.

“Undset has frustrated us with a portrait of life that we feel is true — we just wish it wasn’t true — and then shows us what it might look like to live that life well in the struggle, in the limitations, to use Pope Leo’s language,” he said.

https://www.ncregister.com/features/sigrid-undset-s-surprising-epilogue

07/27/2026

Catholic school educators in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis - did you know you can take our master's-level courses in Catholic Studies at no cost? That's right. You can deepen your understanding of your vocation in our FLEXIBLE, TRANSFORMATIVE, FREE courses.

In person, online, and summer courses are available.

Send an email to [email protected] OR request more information here:

https://cas.stthomas.edu/admissions/graduate/request-information/index.html ^College%20of%20Arts%20and%20Sciences*program^AS_CS_MA|CATH*

07/20/2026

Going to college is not just about finding your major. It's about finding your purpose.

In Catholic Studies at University of St. Thomas, our students tell us that it happens in our courses and in our community life together. Especially when they pair their Catholic Studies major or minor with one of St. Thomas' 150+ degrees!

If you or someone you know will be at Steubenville on campus this weekend, we're in the Marketplace! Stop by to learn more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zwA3ZpQzvU

07/17/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming you to campus and praying with you at Steubenville St. Paul. See you in a week!

07/15/2026

Catholic Studies is hiring staff too! The Graduate Program Manager is responsible for managing the recruitment, enrollment, and registration processes for our interdisciplinary, flexible, transformative master's degree program.

Learn more about the candidate we are looking for here and share this with people you know.

https://staffemployment-stthomas.icims.com/jobs/9456/graduate-program-manager%2c-catholic-studies/job?mobile=true&width=375&height=610&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-360&jun1offset=-300

07/09/2026

We will be there!

07/07/2026

Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas (MN) invites applications for the inaugural John and Paula Kelly Family Endowed Professorship in Catholic Leadership and Co-Director of the Habiger Institute for Catholic Leadership to begin September 1, 2027. The Kelly Professor will be simultaneously a tenure-track faculty member of the Department of Catholic Studies entering at the rank of assistant professor and Co-Director of the Habiger Institute.

The Department offers an undergraduate major and minor as well as a graduate certificate and master’s degree. Guided by the principles of Ex corde ecclesiae and Fides et ratio, we are committed to sustaining and developing the Catholic intellectual tradition.

The Habiger Institute for Catholic Leadership, which is housed within the Center for Catholic Studies, offers a range of opportunities for students to develop the fortitude and character required to live as faithful professionals, ethical leaders, and joyful Catholics in a complex world.

Minimum Qualifications:

- A PhD (U.S. or Foreign Equivalent) in history, literature, art, theology, or philosophy or a related field germane to Catholic Studies, or alternatively, ABD nearing completion of the Ph.D. may also be considered, with initial appointment at the rank of instructor.
- Demonstrated ability to teach in an interdisciplinary way.
- A clearly established scholarly agenda.

More information can be found here: https://facultyemployment-stthomas.icims.com/jobs/9440/assistant-professor-of-catholic-studies-and-co-director-of-the-habiger-institute/job?mobile=false&width=1200&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-360&jun1offset=-300