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MHz Choice to Debut the Whimsical French Limited Series Nona and her Daughters

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Valérie Donzelli both acts in and makes her television directorial debut with Nona. She considers motherhood as both a "super-power and a super poison" and created the series as a way to explore familial relationships over time. The series explores both motherhood as well as family feminism. The female-led production also includes a chorus of male roles--the comical doctor, the devoted midwife, the clumsy secret lover, the unstable researcher, and the baffled husband.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The French drama-comedy Nona and her Daughters (Gaumont), a series Variety named a top "French TV Series to Watch", will debut in May on MHz Choice as a limited series with nine half-hour episodes.
  • Valérie Donzelli both acts in and makes her television directorial debut with Nona.
  • Also premiering this month are a pair of French crime dramas with Unclaimed (Mediawan) and Under Law and Grace.
  • The British 1960s classic detective series Maigret (Kino Lorber) will continue to roll out in May with two additional seasons.

St. Bonaventure University Pavilion Dedicated in Memory of Alumnus Ryan Marchiori, '08, '09

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Friday, June 3, 2022

On Thursday, more than 140 people from the Marchiori family and St. Bonaventure University community honored his memory with the dedication of the Marchiori Pavilion.

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  • On Thursday, more than 140 people from the Marchiori family and St. Bonaventure University community honored his memory with the dedication of the Marchiori Pavilion.
  • Well, Ryan was the Ideal Bonaventure alumnus in the time since he graduated," said Dr. Jim Mahar, associate professor of finance who served as emcee for the dedication.
  • Dan Riley, ofm, formally dedicated the pavilion and assisted Luke in blessing the structure.Gary talked about the significant impact that Bonaventure had on Ryan.
  • St. Bonaventure was named the #5 regional university value in the North in U.S. News and World Report's 2022 college rankings edition.

Monastic leaders to give address at SJU commencement ceremony

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- With decades of community and servant leadership – Abbot John Klassen, OSB, of Saint John's Abbey, and S. Michaela Hedican, OSB, former prioress of Saint Benedict's Monastery – will deliver the Saint John's University commencement address at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 8, in Saint John's Abbey and University Church. This will be the first commencement ceremony in its traditional location since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • This will be the first commencement ceremony in its traditional location since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • This will be the first commencement ceremony in its traditional location since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Klassen and Hedican will address the 2022 SJU graduating class of 351 undergraduate men and 22 School of Theology and Seminary graduates.
  • The long-time leaders will also each receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in recognition of significant and lasting contributions to CSB and SJU.