Collier Family Farms will be hosting a Grand Opening event f
rom 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday\, January 26 on their farm in Ave Maria
. The event will feature an official ribbon cutting at 1 pm with County Co
mmissioner Tim Nance and Barron Collier Companies representatives\, free r
eusable shopping bags to the first 50 visitors\, special grand opening cou
pons\, and live music from 11:00 am to 1:00pm.
Other events at
the site include:
10:00am 'Simple Menu Planning' farm talk by
Elaine Hoffman
12:00pm 'Why Buy Organic' farm talk by Micki Kang\, registered dietician and licensed nutritionist
\nCollier Family Far ms is located on 12 acres in eastern Collier County\, within the developme nt of Ave Maria. With a focus on locally-grown\, pesticide-free\, non-GMO produce and citrus\, Collier Family Farms offers a variety of fruits and v egetables for sale in a farmstand as well as u-pick. The farm stand will f eature cucumbers\, Swiss chard\, collard greens\, herbs and local citrus f or sale during its grand opening.
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Living Morally and Intelli
gently in the Light of Christ's Eternal Glory
The Aquinas Ce
nter for Theological Renewal
Conference and Presentation of Awards
The Aquinas Center realizes the importance of St. Thomas Aquinas's t heology and philosophy for the deepening appropriation of Catholic specula tive and moral theology. The Center reaches out to scholars and doctoral s tudents around the world and bestows awards in recognition of their contri butions to the study of Aquinas and Catholic intellectual and faith life.< /p>\n
The conference sessions will take place in the ballroom of the Bob Thomas Student Union. All sessions are free and open to the public.
\nFriday\, January 25th\, 5p.m.
The Veritas
Medal Presentation and Lecture
The Veritas Medal honors an eminent Catholic thinker whose career reflect s the Aquinas Center's goal to foster the search for truth. Since the atta inment of truth is a participation in the Wisdom of Christ\, the Veritas M edal serves to recognize those who have instantiated\, in their lives and work\, the integration of faith and reason.
\nLecture: 'Premotion\, Holiness\, and Pope Benedict XIII (1724-30)' by Fr. Romanus Cessario\, O.P .
\nSaturday\, January 26th\, 10:30-12:30
The Journet Prize honors the scholarly monograph p ublished in any language during the past calendar year that best exemplifi es the task of drawing upon the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas to engage co nstructively in contemporary theology\, philosophy\, and/or biblical studi es.
\nLecture: 'On the Last Day: 'The Last Enemy to Be Destroyed: General Resurrection in St. Thomas Aquinas and the Christian Response to Death' by Fr. Bryan Kromholtz\, O.P.
\nThe St
. Thomas Aquinas Dissertation Prize Presentation and Lecture
The Aqui
nas Dissertation Prize honors the dissertation defended in any language du
ring the past calendar year that best exemplifies the task of drawing upon
the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas to engage constructively in contemporar
y theology\, philosophy\, and/or biblical studies.
Lecture: 'St. Thomas on Eucharistic accidents 'sine subiecto''
by Dr. Jörgen Vijgen
Saturday\, January 26th\, 2:00-3:3
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Graduate Student Panel
'A Thomist ic Appraisal of the Phoenix Abortion Case\, with Special Consideration Giv en to the Self-Determinative Structure of Human Acts' by David Tamisiea
\n'St. Thomas's Late Teaching on the Procession of the Holy Spirit' by
Paul Shields
'True Devotion: Charles De Koninck's Ego Sapientia and
the doctrine of slavery to Mary' Katherine Gardner
This popular event returns for its third consecutive year\, bigger than ever. Tickets available now at the Ave Maria University bookst ore in the town center or online at http://sssscookoff.com. The flyer below can also be downloaded as a PDF here.
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The Del Webb development in Ave Maria is holding a 'Grand Op ening Celebration Luau' to officially open the Oasis Club amenities center Saturday\, Jan. 26\, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. All are invited.
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