Geoffrey Gneuhs, S.T.M.

Geoffrey Gneuhs , STM ‘78 gave a lecture at the Peter Maurin Conference in Chicago in September, sponosred by Loyola and Depaul Univeristies. His talk was titled “Peter Maurin and the Just Third Way: Putting Ideas into Action.” Gneuhs wrote his S.T.M. thesis on Peter Maurin under Sydney Ahlstrom.

Maurin was the mentor and teacher of Servant of God Dorothy Day. Of him she said, “He was the saint…his ideas would dominate my thinking for the rest of my life.” Day’s own canonization is being considered presently by the Vatican. Gneuhs served as her chaplain and gave the eulogy at her funeral in December 1980.

A representational and figurative artist, his image of Day is the official prayer card for her cause.

In July he exhibited his recent paintings at the Prince Street Gallery in New York City: “San Sebastian: After Guido Reni” and “Wil—The First Temptation.”