I found this in my “drafts” folder and forgot to post it.  This was back in March of this year.
Of course the story is somewhat timely in that as I wrote this I was thinking Beowulf or the Irish epic The Tain…
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So I took out a diaper bag to the dumpster after dinner, and as [...]

It has been a whirlwind couple days after the debut of the episode “Beowulf” on Clash of the Gods on the History Channel.  All night parties, press conferences, and fighting off “history groupies.”
Some comments from friends and family:
Wow that was bloody.  (Well, if you read Beowulf, its a pretty bloody story)
Do you always wear black? [...]

Monday night at 9pm Central on the History Channel.  My first episode of Clash of the Gods.
Having seen a few episodes already, I have to say the production quality is excellent…Im pretty psyched.

Over the summer, while on site in Ireland, I had heard a few rumors about a large Anglo-Saxon hoard found in England.  Folks were saying that it was HUGE, bigger than Sutton Hoo, which in some was has always been a bit of bench-mark for Anglo-Saxon hoards.  Sutton Hoo was a royal ship burial with [...]

Earlier in the week International Studies sponsored a visit by Lt. Comm. Danny McGrane of the Royal Navy, who is (lets see if I get this right) part of NATOs Force Transformation Command.  Lt. Comm. McGrane visits with universities, schools and Rotary Clubs and other organizations to talk about the role of NATO.  He spoke [...]

Certainly one of the greatest things about working on a university campus is the opportunity to listen to great speakers who come to campus.  At SLU, though, I think it is important to note that the bigger name speakers that are invited come at the request of students, not the administration or faculty.  The Great [...]

My students are likely very tired of me glowing in amazement as I recount just how different college life was back in the 80s.  I was therefore very happy to hear Fr. Biondi point to this fact at convocation this year.
When I showed up at Mizzou in 1985, I had around two bags of clothes [...]