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Events at: Quadrangle Building 264

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dark-night-of-the-soulDark 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.

Graham-Bill-lectureKeeping 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.

Gerald SchlabachGlamour, 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.

Vicki BarnettImplications 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.

Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert LaxAuthor 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.

Michael N. McGregorThree 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.”

Saint Petersburg ImagesLife 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.

bridgeBridging 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.

Erika HelgenFrancis: 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 coverCalling 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.
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