Throughout the ages, the Book of Psalms has been instrumental in forming the spiritual lives of devout Christians, especially those in monasteries. On Thursday, April 21, Father John Enders, SJ, a noted biblical scholar and Professor of Sacred Scripture in the Jesuit School of Theology at the University of California-Berkeley, will lecture at St. Edward's University describing different ways of reading the Book of Psalms based on some of the central principles of Christianity. In his presentation, Father Enders will help the audience to unlock the riches of the Psalms and make them applicable to everyday lives.

Father Endres teaches courses in Psalms, Wisdom and Deuterocanonical Books, Intertestamental Literature and Dead Sea Scrolls. He has co-authored "A Retreat with Psalms: Resources for Personal and Communal Prayer" and "Chronicles and Its Synoptic Parallels in Samuel, Kings and Related Biblical Texts." In addition, Father Endres currently serves as vice president for the Catholic Biblical Association.

• Who: St. Edward's University School of Humanities

• What: Psalms & Spirituality Lecture by John Endres, SJ, Professor of Sacred Scripture, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley

• When: 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 21.

Reception immediately following the lecture.

• Where: Robert & Pearle Ragsdale Center, 3001 S. Congress Avenue.

Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Richard Bautch, at 448-8750 or richardb@admin.stedwards.edu