Dark Night of the Soul 16 September 2013 Venue: Quadrangle Building 264 Categories: Lecture Tags: grief, meaning, neonatal death, stillbirth, tragedy Presented by resident scholar, Jenell Paris, and Collegeville Institute Associate Director, Janel Kragt Bakker. Based on their research about parents’ lives of faith following stillbirth and neonatal death, Paris and Bakker consider the religious dimensions of this particular type of loss.
Keeping the Catholic in Catholic Higher Education 13 November 2013 3:30 pm Venue: Quadrangle Building 264 Categories: Lecture Tags: academy, Catholic, faculty, higher education, philosophy, theology Resident scholar Fr. William Graham led us in an exploration of Catholicism’s role in the academy.
Glamour, a Sense of Place, and Young People 20 March 2014 4:00 pm Venue: Quadrangle Building 264 Categories: Lecture Tags: meaning, place, Saint Benedict Co-sponsored by the Benedictine Institute of Saint John’s University. More details to follow.
Implications of the Holocaust for Multireligious Conversations 20 April 2015 4:15 pm Venue: Quadrangle Building 264 Categories: Lecture Tags: conflict, conversation, dialogue, holocaust, interfaith Victoria Barnett will discuss the implications of the holocaust for multireligious conversations.
Author Reading & Book Discussion of Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax 24 September 2015 11:45 am Venue: Quadrangle Building 264 Categories: Author Reading Tags: Michael N. McGregor, Robert Lax, Thomas Merton The Collegeville Institute and CSB/SJU Libraries invite you to join author Michael N. McGregor for a Reading and Book Discussion of his recently published book, Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax.
Three Things You Need to Know if You’re an Academic and Want to Write for a Broader Audience 25 September 2015 11:30 am Venue: Quadrangle Building 264 Categories: Lecture Tags: academic writing, Brown-bag Lunch and Learn, Michael N. McGregor The Collegeville Institute invites all CSB/SJU faculty to a Brown-bag Lunch and Learn titled, “Three Things You Need to Know if You’re an Academic and Want to Write for a Broader Audience.”
Life in Modern Russia: A Citizen’s Perspective 12 November 2015 8:00 pm Venue: Quadrangle Building 264 Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation Tags: Russia, St. Petersburg Natalia Pecherskaya, a native Russian, will tell her story about life in St. Petersburg and beyond.
Bridging the Divide 21 January 2016 7:45 pm Venue: Quadrangle Building 264 Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation Tags: ethics, liturgy, worship This discussion presents a way forward in navigating the often tumultuous question of how to concretely relate liturgy to justice and love of neighbor.
Francis: The First Latin American Pope 27 January 2016 7:30 pm Venue: Quadrangle Building 264 Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation Tags: Latin America, Pope Francis How has Pope Francis’ pontificate—and, in particular, the changes in tone and agenda he has brought to the Catholic Church—been shaped by his experiences in Latin America?
Calling in Today’s World: Multifaith Perspectives 29 September 2016 7:00 pm Venue: Quadrangle Building 264 Categories: Panel Discussion Tags: Buddhism, calling, Christianity, Hinduism, interfaith, Judiasm, vocation During this discussion, three panelists and a moderator will explore how callings are experienced and lived within their communities of faith.
