Year 2004
| The speakers at St. Joan of Arc are often challenging and thought provoking. The website has received numerous requests for text versions of Sunday presentations. Despite the fact that we offer audio versions on our highlights page, sometimes it is helpful to read and re-read passages of the presentation. Not all speakers work from a text version and some are just outlines. However, we offer here the presentations we have received for your perusal. |
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| Sunday, December 26th 2004 | ... 22 die in US mess tent attack, Aleve among new drugs suspected of causing heart problems
and... Joan Riebel speaks on "One in a Million" |
| Sunday, December 19th 2004 | ... baby removed from womb of slain mother, lack of armor for troops questioned as war in Iraq continues
and... Jane Leyden-Cavanaugh speaks on "The Prophetic Voice Cries: Wonder!" |
| ... Jim Cassidy - Unavailable | |
| Sunday, December 5th 2004 | ... Tom Brokaw to retire, a slow news week
and... Sr. Joan Mitchell speaks on "The Prophetic Voice Cries: Listen!" |
| Sunday, November 28th 2004 | ... 6 Wisconsin deer hunters killed, Dan Rather announces retirement
and... Fr. George Wertin speaks on "The Prophetic Voice Cries: Wake Up!" |
| Sunday, November 21st 2004 | ... ugly NBA brawl, Clinton Library opens
and... Ross Starkson speaks on "Where's the Hope? - Meeting Jesus in Guatemala" |
| Sunday, November 14th 2004 | ... US troops retake Fallujah, Yasser Arafat dies, Scott Peterson guilty
and... Fr. George Wertin speaks on "So, What about the End of the World?" |
| Sunday, November 7th 2004 | ... Bush wins re-election, US troops prepare to retake Fallujah
and... Jim Post speaks on "Keeping Faith: The Story of Voice of the Faithful" |
| Sunday, October 31st 2004 | ... the Red Sox win the World Series, Bush-Kerry campaigns on stretch run
and... Jim Farrell speaks on "“The Politics of Hope”" |
| ... Don Samuels - Unavailable | |
| ... Fr. George Wertin - Unavailable | |
| ... Amy Goodman - Unavailable | |
| ... Jim Cassidy - Unavailable | |
| Sunday, September 26th 2004 | ... hurricanes continue with Ivan and Jeanne, Bush tax cuts become permanent
and... Kevin Lynch speaks on "“Recovery At Work”" |
| ... Michelle Karshan - Unavailable | |
| Sunday, September 12th 2004 | ... 1000th US soldier dies in Iraq, Clinton undergoes heart bypass
and... Fr. George Wertin speaks on "“A People of Vision with a Prophetic Voice”" |
| Sunday, September 5th 2004 | ... terrorists brutalize Russian school, Hurricane Frances strikes Florida
and... Sarah Gleason speaks on "Faith in Democracy" |
| ... Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer - Unavailable | |
| ... Rev. Spiwo Xapile- Unavailable | |
| Sunday, August 15th 2004 | ... Hurricane Charley strikes Florida, Olympics begin in Greece, an unseasonably cool August
and... Fr. George Wertin speaks on "Mary, the Mother of Jesus" |
| Sunday, August 8th 2004 | ... presidential candidates target Minnesota, smoking bans becoming the rage
and... Bruce Gagnon speaks on "From Creation to Hiroshima" |
| Sunday, August 1st 2004 | ... Lance Armstrong wins 6th consecutive Tour de France, Paul Molitor inducted into Hall of Fame
and... Tom Smith-Myott speak on "Awareness: Awakening the Authentic Self" |
| ... Fr. Jim Cassidy- Unavailable | |
| Sunday, July 18th 2004 | ... Martha Stewart sentenced to 5 months in prison, Ikea store opens in Bloomington
and... Richard Broderick speak on "Poetry, Prophesy and Politics" |
| Sunday, July 11th 2004 | ... Senate investigation determines no Iraq/Al Quaida link, Kerry selects John Edwards as running mate
and... Fr. George Wertin speak on "The Good Samaritan Revisited" |
| Sunday, July 4th 2004 | ... light rail begins, Iraqi government takes reins, flotilla arrives in St. Paul
and... Julie Madden et al speak on "Beyond Patriotism to Peace" |
| Sunday, June 27th 2004 | ... 1st of 5000 Hmong arrive, 1st private spaceship flies
and... Char Madigan speak on "Dealing with Dragons on our Life Journey to Freedom and to God" |
| Sunday, June 20th 2004 | ... hostage beheaded/al-Qaida leader killed, panel finds no Iraq/al-Qaida connection, Clinton book released
and... Ollie Stocker speak on "Fatherhood" |
| Sunday, June 13th 2004 | ... Ronald Reagan dies, parishioner Bob Boyd ends hunger protest, a rainy spring/summer continues
and... Rekha Abel speak on "Of (In)human Bondage: A Call to Compassion" |
| ... Doug Campbell- Unavailable | |
| ... Jane Barrash- Unavailable | |
| ... Cristine Patlan, Meg Adams, CJ Savage- Unavailable | |
| Sunday, May 16th 2004 | ... Iraq prison abuse scandal, American beheaded in Iraq after another American escapes
and... Fr. George Wertin speak on "Spirituality in Difficult Times" |
| ... Mari Ann Graham- Unavailable | |
| Sunday, May 2nd 2004 | ... April was deadliest month in Iraq, Bush and Kerry visit MN, Marines battle insurgents in Fallujah
and... Jeff and Rita Nohner speak on "Shared Ministry" |
| ... Earth Sunday Presentation- Unavailable | |
| Sunday, April 18th 2004 | ... Dru Sjodin's body found, MTC bus strike ends, Timberwolves- 'best in West' and... Shawn Mai speaks on "TRUST in the Community" |
| Sunday, April 11th 2004 | ... violence in Iraq heats up, 9/11 testifying, Wisc. student Audrey Seilor and... Fr. George Wertin speaks on "Seeing New Life" |
| ... Palm Sunday Presentation, "Seeing Beyond Betrayal”- Unavailable | |
| Sunday, March 28th 2004 | ... Hamas leader killed, congressional 9/11 hearings and... Julie Madden speaks on "Seeing Beyond Judgment" |
| ... Earnie Larsen, "Seeing Beyond Self”- Unavailable | |
| Sunday, March 14th 2004 | ... terrorist bombs rock Madrid, its Kerry vs. Bush and... Peter Rothstein speaks on "Seeing Beyond Limitations" |
| Sunday, March 7th 2004 | ... MTC bus strike, Martha Stewart guilty, John Kerry locks up Democratic nomination and... Coleen Rowley speaks on "Seeing Beyond Fear" |
| Sunday, February 29th 2004 | ... Aristide leaves Haiti, Greenspan recommends Social Security cuts, "Passion of the Christ" opens to controversy and... Fr. George Wertin speaks on "Seeing Beyond the Illusions" |
| Sunday, February 22nd 2004 | ... Haiti violence increases, gay marriages in San Francisco create controversy and... Michael Bischoff speaks on "Living in the Truth: Active Nonviolence" |
| ... Phil Steger, "Friends for Nonviolence”- Unavailable | |
| Sunday, February 8th 2004 | ... snowfall nears 50 inches, Winter Carnival Ice Palace draws thousands, John Kerry continues to win big and... Fr. George Wertin speaks on "Whatever Became of Sin" |
| Sunday, February 1st 2004 | ... John Kerry wins Iowa/New Hampshire, 2nd Mars rover lands and... Paul Miller speaks on "Haiti: Journey to Justice" |
| Sunday, January 25th 2004 | ... St. Paul Ice Palace opens, soldier death toll reaches 500 in Iraq and... Jim Lovestar speaks on "The Spiritual Journey of Men in Mid-Life" |
| Sunday, January 18th 2004 | ... Mars rover lands with pictures, Mpls names McManus chief
and... Chip Duncan speaks on "Cinema, Culture and Faith" |
| ... Fr. George Wertin, "Baptism of Jesus”- Unavailable | |
| ... Jim Stowell, "Joe”- Unavailable |
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