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FOR FAITH AND CULTURE

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"Salesian Spirit" Essay Contest - Previous Winners

In keeping with the Christian Humanism of St. Francis de Sales, essays submitted on the occasion of the annual Patron's Day celebrations at DeSales University expound upon the relationship between faith and culture in the lived experience of contemporary life.   Determination of the specific subject of the essay is at the discretion of the author. 


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YEAR AWARD TITLE AUTHOR
2008 best student essay "The Role of the Media in Faith & Culture" Denise Esposito
best of the rest "Doing Your Best" Adam Krulewitz
2007 best student essay "Who Is Teaching Children Values Today:
The Media or Parents?"
Diane Rice
2004 best of the rest "Profiting from Virtue" Jay Lacke
2003 best student essay "The Choice in Choosing Jesus" Michael Newman
best of the rest "The Chapel"  Joseph Lanzilotti
1998 best student essay "St. Francis de Sales' Vision of Perfection" Rebecca Losinno
1997 best student essay "Called to Love:
The Challenge of Salesian Humanism"
Nathan Cromly

  For more information about the essay contest, click here. 

 

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