Kathleen Norris is one storyteller who talks about the Modernist Monastery in Collegeville. Her husband was the "artist" in residence at St. Catherine's College in St. Paul. Unlike his wife, the aging and now deceased hippie had very little good to say about the Catholic Church, but again, it's about worldly chic.
Speaking of wordly chic, another creature of St. John's, Obama's ambassador to the Vatican, brought three pieces valued in the thousands of dollars range, for a display in the Vatican.
To paraphrase St. Augustine, you can find everything at St. John's, alleluias, interesting people, culture, up-to-date thinking, modern architecture, social justice, modern facilities, you can find everything there, except salvation.
COLLEGEVILLE — Richard Bresnahan never imagined when he was creating his pottery pieces that one day his art would be on display at the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Vatican City.
The artist-in-residence at St. John's Pottery Studio at St. John's University lent three of his creations to the residence of Miguel Díaz, U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. Díaz was a professor of theology at the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University before he was sworn in as an ambassador Aug. 21.
"Historically, the artists that have been represented at exhibitions that have been organized by the State Department have been primarily East and West coasts artists," said Bresnahan, a graduate of St. John's University in Collegeville. The 56-year-old lives in Avon Township.
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