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AMU Host to Gregorian Chant Conference

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The two-day workshop March 19-20 is for beginning as well as advanced musicians.

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Workshop on Researching Irish Ancestry Offered at AMU

Two experts in Irish family history will be giving a one-day workshop and seminar on researching Scots-Irish ancestry Tuesday at Ave Maria University. The two, Fintan Mullan and Brian Trainor, are from the Ulster Historical Foundation, one of the leading organizations providing genealogical research and resources.

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Official Groundbreaking Friday for Oil Well Rd. Project

The ceremony is at 10 a.m. on the grounds of the Corkscrew Middle School. A press release on the groundbreaking in the Naples Daily News also has more details about the project, such as where streetlights, sidewalks and bike/cart trails will be located.
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Ave Maria Design Review Board Moving Forward

A proposal to establish a Design Review Board for Ave Maria will soon go to the county for approval following Tuesday's meeting of the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District. The meeting also got an update on Oil Well Road construction.

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AMU Basketball Teams Have Turnaround Seasons

huberThe women's team posted the first winning season of any Ave Maria University sports team. Coach Bob Batson was named the Sun Conference Coach of the Year and Emily Huber (right) was picked Freshman of the Year. The men won 6 of their last 8 games and were in 4th place in a 12-team conference.
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Michael Novak Reflects on Joy of Ave Maria

novakxa"I have never lived in a more Catholic culture than Ave Maria's," the noted author and theologian writes in the National Review Online. Mr. Novak (left) recently returned to his home in Washington, D.C., after spending eight weeks teaching and writing in Ave Maria, which he says he has come to love deeply.
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A Poetry Reading for Modern Times

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The poems ranged from modern to classics, and people recited from computers, iPhones, memory and old-fashioned paper at a fun poetry reading Friday night at The Bean of Ave Maria. More than 30 people attended and readers included university and high school students, town residents, clergy, and university professors and administrators. (Above AMU student Zach Harned reading classic poetry from his laptop.)

 
Ave Maria Design Review Board Will Be Discussed by AMSCD

The Ave Maria Stewardship Community District at its meeting Tuesday will consider the creation of a design review board that would have authority to approve plans for all non-residential construction in the town. The recommendation is one of several items on the agenda for the AMSCD meeting at 9 a.m. March 2.

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Dominican Nuns Taught Oprah Winfrey the Rosary

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The Dominican Sisters of Mary who appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show earlier this month presented Oprah with a rosary and taught the TV star how to pray it, Sr. Teresa Benedicta told a packed gathering at The Bean of Ave Maria Tuesday night.

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National Mass for Terri Schiavo at Ave Maria March 31

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Priests for Life and the Terri Schiavo Foundation have announced that the "National Mass for Terri's Day" March 31 will be celebrated again at the Ave Maria oratory. The "Terri's Day" Mass was celebrated at Ave Maria last year as well.
(Left, a photo of Terri Schiavo displayed at the oratory at the Mass last year.)

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Paul Henkels Academic Buiilding Dedicated at Ave Maria

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Ave Maria University officially dedicated the Paul M. Henkels Academic Building Friday before an enthusiastic gathering that included the late Mr. Henkels' wife, Barbara, nine children and 21 grandchildren. Above, the family poses outside the building after the dedication.

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Stations of the Cross Every Friday in Lent

stationsSeveral hundred people attended Stations of the Cross Friday evening in the oratory.  Stations of the Cross will be held at 7 p.m. in the oratory every Friday in Lent. (Right, Fr. Robert Tatman, the parish administrator, leading the observance Friday.)

 
Bishop Dewane Thanks Students for Pro-Life Activities

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Bishop Frank Dewane thanked students at Ave Maria University and the Donahue Academy for their pro-life commitment when he celebrated the noon Mass in the oratory Friday. (Above, Bishop Dewane greeting students from the Donahue Academy after Mass)

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Pre-School Opens in Ave Maria Town Center

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The Casa de Bambini Montessori pre-school welcomed 30 children when it opened for business Thursday morning in the Ave Maria town center. Above, teaching assistant Krista Henley with Michael and Maria Buccheri.

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Special Lectures on Christian Art Offered Saturday

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Internationally-known art historian Dr. John Spike will give two free, public lectures at Ave Maria University Feb 20: The Fundamentals of the History of Christian Art and The History of the Annunciation in Art. 

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Love is Theme of Art Exhibition

loveVisual arts, poetry, music and drama will be showcased Friday at an exhibition on the Ave Maria University campus exploring the question, "But What is Love?" All are invited to the free event organized by students beginning at 7 p.m. Feb. 19.

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Official Groundbreaking for Golisano Field House

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With construction already under way, the official groundbreaking was held Tuesday morning for the Ave Maria University Golisano Field House, which will house a gym and training facilities. Above, Mr. Golisano talks with AMU basketball players Chris Scanlan (center) and Marc Rozanski.

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Fr. McTeigue to Share Experiences with Asian Missions

Fr. Robert McTeigue will speak about his missionary experiences in the Far East at the next Theology on Tap, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Queen Mary Pub and Grille. Theology on Tap is open to all. Raffle tickets will be sold to support his missionary work.

 
Cardinal Maida Celebrates Mass at Ave Maria

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Cardinal Adam Maida, retired archbishop of Detroit, praised Ave Maria University as "a great work of the Church" after celebrating the 10 a.m. Sunday Mass. Above, Cardinal Maida greets Emerson Park resident Mary Mitchell after Mass.

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Family Fun Weekend Raises $4,000 for Donahue Academy

Headmaster Dan Guernsey says the school is grateful to the entire community and to the Knights of Columbus, who put on a pancake breakfast fundraiser the Sunday following the festival events in the town center.

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