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A student and career advisor sit at a Valparaiso University Career Center table discussing college major choices.
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A Beacon’s Reflection | Matthew Robinson ’26 MBA, RN
Rev. Brian E. Konkol, Ph.D.
Valparaiso University Announces Rev. Brian E. Konkol, Ph.D., as 20th President Following National Search
Six meteorology students from the Valpo Meteorology program, all NOAA Hollings Scholar Program recipients, sit at a restaurant table with menus and drinks, smiling warmly at the camera.
Six Valpo Meteorology Students Earn a Spot in the Prestigious NOAA Hollings Scholar Program
A stone sign for Valparaiso University with a lit torch on top, at sunset, symbolizing the school’s dedication to mental wellness and prevention.
Valparaiso University Receives Indiana Collegiate Action Network Illuminary Campus of the Year Award Exemplary Work in Prevention and Mental Wellness
A group of people listen to a guide near a large scientific machine in a bright, modern lab at Valparaiso University.
Valparaiso University and City Colleges of Chicago Announce a Guaranteed Admissions Agreement for Engineering Students
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Savior of the Nations, Come
Scholar Mosaic Peter Dohman Studios
Reading the Christian Scholar’s Mosaic at Valparaiso University
A Rich Man and Lazarus Meet Us at the Gas Station.
Holy Cross Day in Our Time
I Didn’t See That Coming – Life Lessons Learned on the Road
The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Sepulchre on the Morning of the Resurrection, Eugène Burnand 1850 – 1921, oil on canvas (82 × 134 cm) — 1898 Musée d'Orsay, Paris
The Wonder of Resurrection
 Nicola Saric, The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, from his watercolor series; Earthly Stories with Heavenly Meaning.
Forgiveness: The Necessary Miracle
Art credit: “Judah and his brothers negotiating with Joseph” from the Sister Haggadah illuminated manuscript ca. 1350. British Museum.
Everything Happens for a Reason or Does It?
Of Groundhogs and Divine Love
Three Men in the Fiery Furnace, Catacomb of Priscilla, Rome, late 3rd century/early 4th century.
When You Pass Through the Fire…
KHESED
Detail from the Stuttgarter Psalter, fol. 59r.: Illustration of Psalm 46:9  “[God] breaks the bow and shatters the spear;  he burns the shields (or chariots) with fire.”
Psalm 46 – When There’s Trouble, God Can Always Be Located
Photo credit: Melanie Mowinski
Who Are Your Beatitudes Mentors?
The Posture of Gratefulness
Ceiling mosaic: Baptistry of Neon at Ravenna, Italy. Late 5th century. ThePhotografer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Like a Mirror of Eternal Truth
More on LIGHT and other words that begin with the letter “L”
Art credit: Eugène Burnand 1850 – 1921 Peter and John Running to the Tomb, oil on canvas (82 × 134 cm) — 1898 Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Keeping Up with the Holy Spirit
Easter Vigil at Valparaiso University's Chapel of the Resurrection in 2023.
It’s a Three Day Weekend!
Divine Love Can’t Quit You
I Had a Bit of a Moment
What to do When Our Resolutions Don’t Deliver
The Advent wreath located in the Gloria Christi Chapel at Valparaiso University.
Adventing in the Meantime
The Franciscan Church of the Widow’s Son at Nain in Galilee
Life and Death Collisions
David Dances in the Presence of the Ark, from The Morgan Bible, 13th century France. MS M.638, fol. 39v (Morgan Library and Museum, New York)
Where is God for You?
Moses Repeating the Commandments - Carolinian Illuminator ca. 840
All You Need Is Love, Love Is All You Need
Jacob wrestles with the angel, a detail from a 6th-century Syrian illuminated manuscript of the Book of Genesis, the Vienna Genesis at the Austrian National Library: Cod. Theol. gr. 31, fol. 12r: Used by permission.
God Uses Crooked Sticks to Draw Straight Lines
“Blessing of the Seventh Day” detail from the Cupola of the Creation in the Atrium of St. Mark’s Basilica, Venice, Italy. Mosaic, 13th century. Photo Credit: ELC858485
“Reset/Refresh” Sabbath as rest, not distraction
“In Thy Light” May Be More About Love than Knowledge
To God be the glory
Jonas und der Wal, Universitätsmatrikel in Erfurt Justus Jonas auf einem Gemäld
Mercy makes us uncomfortable
"Failure is always an option." - MythBusters
Of fear and failure
Light Shows Up
Christ of Latomos (the stonecutters), The Church of Monastery of Hosios David, Thessaloniki, Greece. Possibly late 3rd century.
Blessed are you peacemakers
Baptism of Christ Mosaic in Arian Baptistry. Ravenna, Italy
Standing with (New Year’s) Resolution
Christ in the House of His Parents, John Everett Millais, 1849-1850, Oil on canvas, 34” x 55”. Tate Britain, London
It’s a Matter of Trust
Forgiveness: the necessary miracle
How to Recover from an Epic Failure
At least we’re all friends again
"Jesus Raises the Widow's Son from Nain," from the Codex Aureus of Echternach
The Touch
Illustration from an 11th century “Codex Aureus” (Golden Book)
We are always on the way
Painting by Richard Caemmer Jr., formerly of the art faculty at Valparaiso University
Open up!
Looking Forward!
Blessings As You Go
“The Good Shepherd” mosaic – Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
What good is a shepherd?
Good Friday
Jesus heals a blind man as depicted in this mosaic from the Basilica of Saint Apollinaire in Ravenna, Italy.
Knowing a Good Thing When We See It
Persistent and Extravagant
A charming tale for over-achievers
In everything, grateful
Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Imagining Eternity
You might be a Lutheran if…
Let there be light!
Right where we are
Getting ahead with Jesus
The Trouble with Mammon
The Good Samaritan by Vincent VanGogh
Won’t you be my neighbor?
Have yourself a merry little Christmas — somehow
Walking in the Light of Jesus’ Resurrection
A Lesson On Beans … and Being
As if we needed a reminder
Naming our demons
We’re on a mission from God
On the day after the night before
“Some Lent!”
In a time of uncertainty, these things are certain
Taking a Break from the Relentless
Better Together
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy: The Three Wise Men" (named Balthassar, Melchior, and Gaspar). Detail from: "Mary and Child, surrounded by angels," mosaic of a Ravennate italian-byzantine workshop, completed within 526 AD by the so-called "Master of Sant'Apollinare.” Photo credit: Nina Aldin Thune
It’s What’s Happening
Forgiving others – and ourselves
Getting down on Jesus’ level
When bad things happen
“HELP!”
The Funny Business of Forgiveness
What we know and what we don’t know
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