Media Coverage

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If you are interested in doing a media story about The Saint John's Bible,
please contact Linda Orzechowski, Public Services and Operations Assistant
HMML Saint John’s University, (320) 363-3514 or lorzechowsk@csbsju.edu

Magazines 

• Basilica, The Saint John's Bible: An Artistic Celebration of the Word, June 2004
• The Christian Century, Art, The Saint John's Bible, February 10, 2004
• Bible Today, Seers Corner, The Saint John's Bible, January 2004
• Twin Cities Public Television, Brushstroke by Brushstroke (December 2003)
• Country Life - The Bigger Picture (April 2003)
• The Shropshire (December 2002)
• Celebration - The Saint John's Bible: A daring Bible Project gives fresh focus to our need for the Sacred (September 2001)
• Move: Perspectives on Communications - The Saint John's Bible (Volume 2, 2001)
  
• Smithsonian Magazine - Inscribing the Word (December 2000)
  
• Art a GoGo -  Books as Art (July 2000)
  
• The Bible Review - (June, 2000)
  
• Newsweek - America's Book of Kells (March 6, 2000)
  
• The Lutheran - (December 1999)
  
• Diversion - Treasures in the Tomes (December 1, 1999
• Civilization Magazine - A Scribe Apart (October 1, 1999)) 
• Catholic Digest - Donald Jackson Tackles the Bible (July 1, 1999)
  
• People Magazine - Holy Writ (June 14, 1999)
  
• National Examiner - New Bible Written by Hand! (May 5, 1999)
• US News and World Report - A Medieval Bible for Modern Times (March 29, 1999)

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International Newspapers

• Church Times - London - A Labor of Love (August 13, 2004)
• Associated Press - Hand Written Bible uses both old techniques, modern images (June 25, 2004) Appeared in India -The Hindu News Update Service
• The Star - Pope Presented With Bible Handcrafted in a Labour of Love (May 27, 2004)
• The London Times - A pilgrim's work in progress (July 25, 2003)
• Neue Zurcher Zeitung - Switzerland (December 25, 1999)
• The London Times - Bible Rewritten after Half a Millennium (March 9, 1999)
• International Herald Tribune - A Man of Letters (March 6/7, 1999)

National Newspapers

• Tidings - Los Angeles - Calligrapher transcribes Psalms into illuminated manuscript, July 30, 2004
• Associated Press - Much more than the Good Book (June 26, 2004) Appeared in Neapolitan, Naples, Florida
• Associated Press - Much more than the Good Book (June 26, 2004) Appeared in Los Angeles Times
• Associated Press -Handwritten St. John's Bible uses both old techniques, modern images (June 25, 2004) Appeared in The Advertiser, Lafayette, Louisiana
•  Associated Press -Handwritten St. John's Bible uses both old techniques, modern images (June 25, 2004) Appeared in The Daily Times, Farmington, New Mexico
• Associated Press - Handwritten St. John's Bible uses both old techniques, modern images (May 30, 2004)
  Appeared in Grand Forks Herald, Fargo Forum
• Mercury News – Handwritten Bible pages on Display at Belmont University (March 6, 2004)

• National Catholic Reporter:  The Saint John's Bible: Crafted for a new age with ancient tools and ways (June 1, 2001)

• Chicago Tribune - Quill Illustrates Beauty in Bible's Verse (March 23, 2000)
• Chicago Sun Times - Bible by Hand (March 22, 2000)
• The Arizona Republic - New Bible Revives Medieval Glory (March 18, 2000) 
• Washington Post - Endeavors of Biblical Proportions (July 24, 1999)
• Christian Science Monitor - Copying the Bible Like a Medieval Monk (May 6, 1999)
• The Chronicle of Higher Education - Saint Johns University to Have Own Handwritten Bible (April 30, 1999)
• New York Times - Assignment Whets Calligrapher's Quill (March 2, 1999) 

Minnesota Newspapers

• Paynesville Press – Paynesville-made Gospel presented to pope (June 9, 2004)
• St. Cloud Times – St. John’s Bible Creating Worldly Buzz (June 5, 2004)
• Duluth News Tribune - Handwritten St. John's Bible Uses Both Old Techniques, Modern Images (May 30, 2004)
• St. Paul Pioneer Press – Papal Audience for the St. John’s Bible (May 29,2004)
• St. Cloud Times – Papal Audience Energizes, Awes St. John’s Bible Group (May 27, 2004)
• Minneapolis Star Tribune – St. John’s Bible Appears Before the Pope (May 27, 2004)
• The St. Cloud Visitor – St. John’s Delegation Presents Bible Volume to Pope John Paul (May 27, 2004)
• St. Cloud Times – Advisers See Project’s Power From the Inside (May 26, 2004)
• St. Cloud Times – Group Begins Journey to Take Bible to Rome (May 20, 2004)
• Duluth News Tribune – Group Delivering Copy of Unique Bible Volume to Vatican (May 20, 2004)
• Minneapolis Star Tribune – Minnesota Group Delivering Rare Bible Volume to Vatican (May 20, 2004)
• The St. Cloud Visitor – Unveiling the Psalms (April 29, 2004)
• Cook County News Herald – The St. John’s Bible (April 29, 2004)
• Sartell Newsleader – Saint John’s Bible Now Half Completed (April 23, 2004)
• St. Cloud Times – Artist Presents Handwritten Book of Psalms (April 23, 2004)
• Saint Paul Pioneer Press- Art for the Ages (April 23, 2004)
• Saint Paul Pioneer Press – Bible Timeless in Artistry (April 23, 2004)
• Minneapolis Star Tribune – Minnesota Book Awards Gets Festive (April 21, 2004)
• St. Cloud Times - St John’s Bible is About Half Done (April19, 2004)
• St. Cloud Times – Donation Helps SJU Programs, Bible (February 18, 2004)
• St. Cloud Times - St John’s Group to Take Handmade Bible to Vatican (February 16, 2004)
• Sartell Newsleader – St John’s Bible Goes to Rome (February 6, 2004)
• Minneapolis Star Tribune - Putting in a good word for a unique Bible project (September 14, 2003)
• Saint Cloud Visitor - Project's artistic work offers illuminating meditations (April 17, 2003)
• Saint Cloud Visitor - Queen's scribe puts quill to vellum and weight to words (May 10, 2001)
• Saint Cloud Visitor - Volume One Unveiled:  Scribes turn another page toward completion of The Saint John's Bible (April 26, 2001)
• Brainerd Daily Dispatch - Calligraphers to take eight years to complete handwritten Bible (April 20, 2001)
• Saint Cloud Times - A Bible Creation Comes Slowly (April 15, 2001)
• Minneapolis Star Tribune - A Bible written by Hand (April 12, 2001)
• Minneapolis Star Tribune - Bible, Building and Provocative Shows Marked 1999 Art (December 26, 1999)
• Saint Cloud Times - Times "It" for The Saint John's Bible (October 12, 1999)
• Saint Cloud Visitor - (October, 1999)
• Minneapolis and Saint Paul Skyway News - Illuminating the New Millennium (March 30, 1999)
• Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Saint John's Bible Version will Rely on Old Methods (March 23, 1999)
• Minneapolis Star Tribune - The Word Make Art (March 2, 1999)

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Television

BBC Documentary, features The Saint John's Bible
The Saint John's Bible, BBC documentary premiered on Twin Cities Public Television, Channel 2 on Sunday December 14, 2003 at 8 PM.  The following stations will also be airing this documentary.  Please consult your local listing for broadcasting in your area.

• Idaho Network
• KAET Phoenix http://www.kaet.asu.edu/bestbets/primetime_jan04.htm
• KCET Los Angeles http://www.kcet.org/schedule
• KCPT Kansas City
• KUAT Tucson http://www.kuat.org/tv/listings/pbs_programs.shtml?s=KUAT&t=3
• KUHT Houston
• Montana PBS http://montanapbs.org
• North Dakota Network http://www.pbs.org/tvschedules/?station=KFME
• South Dakota Network
• KLVX Las Vegas http://www.klvx.org
• WCFE Plattsburgh
• WGVU Grand Rapids http://www.wgvu.org/iTV/index/cfm
• WKNO Memphis http://www.wkno.org
• WLAE New Orleans http://www.pbs.org/wlae/on.html
• WNED Buffalo http://www.wned.org/TV/Schedule
• WNIT Elkhart http://www.wnit.org
• WQLN Erie http://www.wqln.org/tv
• Rhode Island PBS http://www.wsbe.org
• WSRE Pensacola http://www.wsre.org/prog_home.asp
• WUFT Gainesville
• WUSF Tamps http://wusftv.usf.edu
• WUSF Tampa http://wusftv.usf.edu

Other news coverage of The Saint John's Bible includes:

• WCCO-TV 4 – (May 30, 2004)
• KSTP-TVV – Eyewitness News – Group Delivering Copy of Unique Bible Volume to Vatican (May 20, 2004)
• WCCO-TV 4 - 5 p.m. News- Handwritten Bible Volume Leaves for Rome (May 20, 2004)
• BBC Two Wales - The Illuminator and a Bible for the 21st Century (April 11, 2004)
• FOX News – Top Stories - Bible Project Workers Delivering Copy to Pope (May 20, 2004)
• WCCO-TV 4 - 6 p.m. News - Handwriting the St. John's Bible (June 1, 2004)
• KARE Channel 11 - Evening News (April 19, 2001)
• ABC News - World News Tonight (April 14, 2000)
• NBC News - The Today Show (October 12, 1999)
• ABC News - Good Morning America (March 23, 1999)
• BBC Wales Today - (July 1, 1999)
• BBC Breafast News - (July 5, 1999)
• HTV News, Wales - (July, 1999)
• WCCO-TV 4 - Dimension (October 24, 1999)
• KSTP-TV 5 - Evening News (Easter, 1999)
• KTCA-TV 2 - News Night Minnesota
• KSTP- TV 5 - Evening News (March 8, 2000)
• NBC Channel 2 - Good Morning Arizona (March 18, 2000)

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Radio

• BBC Radio 4 A Bible for Our Time, a 28 minute documentary (April 9, 2004)
• PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly: Saturday, December 15, 2001 at 4:00 p.m. and Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 2:30 p.m.
• KASM-Albany, WQPM-Princeton, WJON-St. Cloud, KEYL-Long Prairie, WVAL-Sauk Rapids, DWAD-Wadena, KBEK-Mora, KNSI-St. Cloud - Conversation (May 13, 2001)
• KBRF-Fergus Falls, KLTF- Little Falls, KMRS-Morris - Conversation (May 12, 2001)
• National Public Radio - Weekend Edition (March 25, 2000)
• BBC Today Show (April 21, 2000)
• BBC 3 Arts News (April 21, 2000)
• BBC World Service - World Update (April 20, 2000)
• BBC International News Service
• The Paul Harvey Show
• Bloomberg News Service -- (March 25, 1999)
• National Public Radio - All Things Considered
• Minnesota Public Radio - (October 15, 1999)
• Michigan Public Radio - (October 16, 1999)
• KNX-AM Radio - Los Angeles, California (March 28, 2000)
• KFWB - Los Angeles, California
• KWBI - Denver, Colorado

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Internet 

• Associated Press -Handwritten St. John's Bible uses both old techniques, modern images (June 25, 2004) In The Faith
• (Minnesota Council on Foundations) - Freys Support Saint John's University Arts, Professorship, Bible Project (February 24, 2004)
• Timberland Regional Library - Aberdeen Timberland Library Offers Presentation on Saint John’s Bible Project (March 5, 2004)
• BBC News – First Handmade Bible in 500 Years (April 19, 2004)
• St. Cloud Splash (Astound) - Beauty and the Bible (September 2000)
• Industry Standard - The 21st Century Good Book (May 1, 2000)
• MSNBC.Com - Quill and Pixel (March 8, 2000)
• USAToday.com - New Bible, Hot Site of the Day (March 8, 2000)
• Digitrends Magazine Website - The Original Good Book in Online (March 16, 2000) 

Media Releases

• For Release on March 8, 2000 - Historic Moment as the First Words of The Saint John's Bible are Written.
• March 29, 1999 - Saint John's Abbey and University Commission Scribe to Queen Elizabeth to Create First Modern Handwritten and Illuminated Bible

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