Saints for Today and Everyday
Robert Ellsberg
Monday, 01 Oct 2007 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Robert Ellsberg is publisher of Orbis Books, the publishing arm of the Maryknoll Society. Since 1987 he has also served as Orbis's editor in chief. Ellsberg is the author of many books, including The Saints' Guide to Happiness and All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time, which won a Christopher Award and a Catholic Book Award. His most recent book, Blessed among All Women (2005), won three Catholic Book Awards. Ellsberg graduated from Harvard College with a degree in religion and literature and later earned a Masters in Theology from the Harvard Divinity School. The Mnsgr. Supple Endowed Lecture.Cosponsored By:
- Commonweal Magazine
- St. Thomas Catholic Student Center
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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