The Ave Herald

Location of Proposed Jackson Labs Facility Clarified

Published on Thursday, 08 April 2010 22:28

The genetics research lab, if constructed, will be located off Oil Well Rd. at the southwestern edge of the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District, but will have  a Naples, Florida, address, according to Blake Gable, of the Barron Collier Companies, which will donate the land.

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Three Receive Ave Maria "Poet's Corner" Award

Published on Wednesday, 07 April 2010 01:01

Three poems by members of the Ave Maria community were recognized with the first Ave Maria Poet's Corner awards as part of this year's contest for poems written about The Annunciation. According to Marylin Krepf, chair of the poetry committee for The Festival of the Arts, the recognition is "not only for the excellence of their poems but also for their contribution to the art of poetry within the Ave Maria community." The winners were: Patricia Sette for The Power of the Most High Shall Overshadow You, Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., for The Annunciation,and Michael Novak for The Lord God in Embryo.
Click here to read poem by Patricia Sette
Click here to read peom by Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.
Click here to read poem by Michael Novak

AMU Student Films Will Be Showcased Friday

Published on Thursday, 08 April 2010 11:59

The 4th Annual Ave Maria Student Film Festival will feature comedies, dramas and other short films -- all made by AMU students. Popcorn, drinks and snacks will be available at the popular event in the ballroom of the student union Friday night, April 9, beginning at 8 p.m. The event, is open to all, and more details are here.

Happy Easter!

Published on Sunday, 04 April 2010 22:03

Fr. Robert Tatman, Ave Maria parish administrator, lighting the Paschal candle held by Deacon Forrest Wallace before the Easter Vigil Mass at the oratory.

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