Pushcart Literary Award Nominations!
The Pushcart Prize – Best of the Small Presses series, published every year since 1976, is the most honored literary project in America. We have just learned that THREE prose pieces from the Saint Katherine Review (Vol. 1, number 4) have been nominated for a 2013 Pushcart Prize. They include, “Hunt Your Babies in the Cane,” short fiction by Chad Holley, “Gnosis,” short fiction by Vic Sizemore, and “The Full Light,” nonfiction by Allison Backous. Congratulations to these authors and to Saint Katherine Review Editor, Dr. Scott Cairns!
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Dr. Scott Cairns on Saint Katherine College
“What Saint Katherine College offers is, essentially, a classical education with exhilarating contemporary implications, and it is precisely the sort of education that I wish I had been offered as an undergraduate.”~Dr. Scott Cairns.
Dr. Cairns was in residence at Saint Katherine College during the spring 2012 semester. As the semester was concluding, Dr. Cairns was asked to reflect upon his experiences at Saint Katherine College and expectations and hope for its future. In addition to his reflection on the present realities and future possibilities for the college, Dr. Cairns also offers advice for prospective students and their families. Read the full interview.
Homeschooled Students
Have you been homeschooled? There are many ways to receive a quality education and homeschooling is a viable alternative for many families. Our classes give students direct access to outstanding faculty in small classroom sizes. There are plenty of opportunities for 1:1 learning and mentoring here.
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Events
Save the Date!
The Second Annual President’s Gala is already being planned.
We’re planning a unique “World Class” evening of International Foods, Music, Fun, and Festivities at the beautiful Del Mar Fairgrounds on Saturday evening, May 18, 2013.
We hope you’ll plan to join us!
Visit the gala website: www.stkathgala.com
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Reading Ahead- Faculty Selections
The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society by Brad S. Gregory (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012, 592 pp., $25.20). Imagine a scenario in which the exercise of religion is free only to the extent that secular states permit it. Even in states that have allowed religious diversity to flourish in spaces formally separated from the state, the political motive is to protect society from religion’s disruptive effects by quarantining it in the private sphere. Within this sphere, believers have become tamer because most of them have ceased to believe even in the moral truth of their respective credos. For meanwhile the separation of state from churches has become a separation from religion…
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An Independent Christian College of Liberal Arts and SciencesSaint Katherine College is a private, non-profit college of liberal arts and sciences focused on integrative teaching in core subjects in addition to instruction in concentration-specific requirements.
Saint Katherine College is licensed by the California Bureau for Private Post-secondary Education to award Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Degrees in twelve majors. The College accepts admissions year-round on a rolling basis.
- First Annual President's Gala "Opening Doors" a Success
The first annual Saint Katherine College President's Gala, themed "Opening Doors" took place on Saturday evening, January 28, 2012 at the Torrey Pines Hilton Hotel. Over 300 guests attended the Gala Fundraiser. The Saint Katherine College Student Chorale opened the evening by singing the Hymn of our Patron Saint Katherine.
John Maddex of Ancient Faith Radio was also in attendance with his microphone, and has assembled an audio recap of the evening, with excerpts from Dr. Papatheofanis' welcome speech, Dr. Scott Cairn's presentation, and more,
