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Ave Maria University Literature Professor Joseph Pearce will kick off "Theology on Tap" Thursday, Sept. 9, at 8:30 p.m., with his popular talk on The Catholicism of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy."
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The Naples Daily News reports that Florida Gulf Coast University President William Bradshaw and Jackson Lab COO Chuch Hewett have joined a "leadership council" formed in July to advise on the development of the proposed project. Developers also announced engaging a real estate firm to help identify potential firms that would locate in the "biomedical village."
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Ave Maria University has severed its relationship with the Home of the Mother religious community after learning of what it calls "immoral conduct" by the nun supervising the Women's Discernment program, which helps women determine if they are called to religious life. The four nuns and two priests on campus will be departing later this week, the university said.

A growing number of men get together Wednesday mornings in Ave Maria to share thoughts on the week's gospel and, as founder Michael Timmis puts it,  "spur one another on to love and good deeds." (right, Mr. Timmis with son Mikey, 4, one of his five children).

The band (above in an earlier performance) offers three programs -- two for students in 7th grade through universtiy and a new beginner's band for 4th and 5th graders. Weekly rehearsals start Sept. 7 at the Donahue Academy. More details are at the band's website here.

The Shamrocks sixman football squad now is 2-0 on the season.  Above, Gabe Allan, #23, crossing the goal line with the game's first score.[UPDATE Sept 7: Michael John Dauphinais, who suffered heat exhaustion after the game, has been discharged in good health by North Collier Hospital where he had been under observation since shortly after the game.] 

Ave Maria University won the first-ever "Ave Cup" co-ed soccer game Friday night, beating the Ave Maria School of Law 2-0. (Above, the AMU team after the game)

Students at Ave Maria University are lucky to be attending a university that will support their Catholic faith, author and sociologist Anne Hendershot said Friday afternoon at the school's fall convocation. (Above, Mrs. Hendershott with AMU Dean of Faculty Michael Dauphinais.)

About 40 kids in Ave Maria are having a great time . . . learning Gregorian chant!

Catholic sociologist and author Anne Hendershott will give the featured address at the Ave Maria University fall academic convocation Friday, Sept. 3, at 4:30 p.m. in the student union ballroom.