Oct 20, 2012 / 12:02 pm
Freshmen at Visitation School in Mendota Heights received a special gift from the religion department on the second day of the school year: their own Bibles.
The gift-giving ceremony that took place in the monastery chapel is part of an initiative begun six years ago to encourage more robust Scripture study. The Bibles are intended for their four years of high school and beyond.
Each freshman received a third edition of the Catholic Youth Bible published by St. Mary's Press, which is sprinkled with vignettes that personalize Scripture passages, as edited by Catherine Cory, an associate professor of theology at the University of St. Thomas. Their study is informed by material from local Catholic Jeff Cavins, a national Bible expert, and well timed as Visitation's religion program inaugurates the new curriculum designed by the U.S. bishops.
Received with gratitude