Archbishop Don Bolen Class of '82
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volume 28, no. 2 fall/winter 2016 The University of Regina Magazine Archbishop Don Bolen Class of '82 The glass Annunciation mosaic of Gabriel and Mary, entitled “Joy to the World” Annunciation in the Chapel at Holy Family Cathedral in Saskatoon. The mosaic is just one of the stunning works of art in the Cathedral by internationally recognized artist Sarah Hall, RCA. Known for her large-scale art glass installations and solar projects, Hall and the subject of our cover story, Archbishop Don Bolen, co-authoured the 2012 book Transfiguring Prairie Skies. The commemorative book takes an in-depth look at the Cathedral’s signature glass art works. The book features photos accompanied by reflections by Bolen on the five scriptural themes depicted by Hall’s vision. Hidden among the mosaic tiles that make up the earth are a few with barely visible, daintily etched words such as Saskatoon, Paderborn, Holy Land (in the tradition of artists hidden humour in their work) and Roughriders. Photo by Grant Kernan courtesy of Sarah Hall. Degrees | fall/winter 2016 1 Welcome to the fall/winter and feel of The Third Degree, Here is an excerpt from his that because we are alive, issue of Degrees magazine. the predecessor of Degrees. I presentation: because we have been born, Those of us in the university asked Doyle to send me some “Stories matter. Stories are because we are awake and magazine business got some back issues of Portland to help food. We have story-sized holes holy, therefore we are loved by sad news recently when we inform our redesign. He took in our heads and hearts that some great unimaginable Lover; learned our friend and mentor my card and, sure enough, they stories fit into like keys. Stories and so will never die, even Brian Doyle was diagnosed with showed up in the mail a few unlock heads and hearts. News though our bodies become ash what is likely terminal brain weeks later. I pored through blankets us, surrounds us, news and dust.” cancer. A “big honkin’ brain them, trying to get a feel for how is useful, news is necessary I have said before in this tumor,” as he referred to it in he shaped each issue and what fact for decision-making. News space that above all else, at one publication. guided his editorial decision- makes you nod your head and Degrees, we try to tell good Doyle is the editor of making. Maybe our respective take notes or snort with anger. stories. I hope you find that the Portland, the University of magazines don’t resemble each Stories send you to your knees stories in this issue of Degrees Portland magazine. Under other, but I can tell you for a fact or toward the ones you love. matter. I hope they unlock your Doyle's loving watch, Portland that Doyle’s magazine inspired There’s no magic line between heart and send you toward has consistently ranked among Degrees. In addition to the news and story. But you know the ones you love. I hope you beautiful prose and amazing the best university magazines where it is, if you look hard find them entertaining and art, the thing that jumps off the in North America and in 2005 enough.” engaging, and I hope you find pages of Portland is the honest won Newsweek’s Sibley Award Doyle reminded us that them to be honest and playful human approach to storytelling as the top university magazine stories that matter are all celebrations of life. and the playful celebration of in the U.S. around us. Incidentally, at the Nashville this wild and lovely life. conference, in the gleaming Actually, Doyle had a hand Doyle closed that conference “Religions are stories. in the magazine you’re holding Universities are stories. Nations belly of that hotel, Doyle wanted with a keynote address on to end his keynote and the right now. I met him at an storytelling and the difference are stories. Art is stories. editor’s conference in Nashville Politics is stories. Romance conference with a showing of between stories and news. I unification so he instructed us in 2006. After a workshop he can vouch for it – the man is as is stories, some of them true. gave, I walked right up to him Education is a long exchange to follow his lead and we all great an orator as he is a writer. sang a verse and the chorus of and introduced myself. I tried to of stories. Marriage is a sea of For 90 minutes, Doyle had his a song that personifies the man say “imitation is the sincerest stories, with tides and storms audience eating out of the palm himself, Amazing Grace. form of flattery” but I was so of his hand. He had us laughing and incalculable treasures in its nervous it came out something depths. We are stories, walking until our sides ached. He had Greg Campbell BFA'85, BJ'95 like “flattery is the sincerest short story collections, books us in tears as he talked about Editor form of imitation.” He just kind 9/11 and the generosity of the that are never finished being of looked at me for what felt like human heart. He inspired us. written, even after we die, for a really long while. But mostly he talked about how those who loved us will still tell At the time, we were in the lucky we were to be university stories, so we will always be midst of changing up the look magazine editors. alive; and it is my conviction 2 Degrees | fall/winter 2016 Editor Greg Campbell BFA’85, BJ’95 Manager, Strategic Communications Erin Limacher BAJ’06, MAdmin'16 Alumni Association Board 2016-17 President Kaytlyn Barber BBA'12 First Vice-President Bert Yakichuk MEd'77 Vice-President (Finance) Aadon Fieger BA'10 Past-President Brian Hillier DDA'04, BA'04, The University of Regina Magazine MBA'09, MHRM'11 fall/winter 2016 Directors Scott Cheston CA’05, DIPBA’06, volume 28, no. 2 BBA’08, MCert’10, MBA'13 Nora Findlay BA'75, BEd'83, MEd'06 Bob Friedrich BA'76, CPSTST'07 Brad Gourlay BPAS'03 On the cover: University of Regina alumnus Don Bolen, the recently appointed Joel Graham BBA'09, BEd'13 Archbishop of Regina, photographed in Regina’s Holy Rosary Cathedral. David Keene CLGAJ'85, DAA'92, Photo by Trevor Hopkin, University of Regina Photography Department. CA'92, CCE'92, CDP'99 Emily McNair BA'11 George Smadu BEd’74, BA’80, PGDEA’88, MEd’91, PHD’08 Lana Vindevoghel BAET'06 Ex-Officio Members Abby Rutko, Vice-President External, University of Regina Students’ Union Gwen Keith, BEd'74, MEd'77, PGDEA'83, MEd'84 U of R Senate representative Contributors Terina Abrahamson Bill Armstrong Michael Bell BJ’07 Sabrina Cataldo BA’97, BJ’99, Cert. PR’04 Amy Dakue BA’12 Sheldon Gordon Sarah Hall Trilby Henderson BAJ’05 Trevor Hopkin Grant Kernan 14 22 28 Diane Mullan BA’78 Colette Schlamp Fueling Canada’s All photos by The University of Regina Features Photography Department unless cleantech industry 28 otherwise noted. Original design by Spotlight on excellence 8 Canada's cleantech industry Bradbury Branding and Design. 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