News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
The staff of the Garaventa Center invites you to join us for a contemplative prayer practice using a sacred image from The Saint John’s Bible directly following the noon Mass on December 14 at 12:45 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Co-sponsored by Campus Ministry. For ADA accommodations or further information, please contact the Garaventa Center at 503-943-7702 or garaventa@up.edu.
Join us for 30 minutes of contemplative prayer focusing on a sacred illumination from The Saint John’s Bible. Visio Divina is an ancient form of Christian prayer in which we allow our hearts and imaginations to enter into a sacred image to see what God might have to say to us. Tuesday, December 7, at 12:45 p.m., Chapel of Christ the Teacher, following noon Mass. Free and open to all. Masks required. For ADA accommodations or questions, contact the Garaventa Center at garaventa@up.edu or 503-943-7702. Co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center and Campus Ministry.
You have two more chances this semester to jot a quick note of thanks to someone who has made a difference for you. On Nov. 23 and Nov. 30, stop by the Garaventa Center (330 Franz) between 11:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and spend a few minutes making someone’s day in the form of a good old-fashioned handwritten card. All materials provided, and you are welcome to bring your lunch to enjoy while you write.
As the academic year draws to a close, enjoy this final installment from The Saint John’s Bible, Fulfillment of Creation, from Romans 8. Bits of computer code, football plays, galaxies viewed through the Hubble Telescope and calligraphy are among the images artist Thomas Ingmire uses to communicate the idea that humanity participates in the ongoing work of creation with the Divine. Music for this 2-minute oasis is provided by Tyler Lawrence ’24, and PFA faculty member Susan McDaniel. See you in September with weekly glimpses into this great UP treasure.
This week, enjoy Donald Jackson’s lustrous illumination of ABUNDANCE so profound that the images spill over onto two pages, telling the story of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes. The music in this 2-minute pause is provided by Tyler Lawrence ’24, and Susan McDaniel, Performing and Fine Arts. Allow yourself to sit, breathe and BE.
This week, spend 2 minutes beholding Elisha and the Six Miracles (story in 2 Kings 4-6). Donald Jackson and Aidan Hart’s lustrous illumination. Music is provided by Tyler Lawrence ’24 and Susan McDaniel, Department of Music. These weekly moments of beauty provide an oasis in which you need only breathe, behold and BE.
Here is a glimpse of illuminator Aidan Hart’s rendering of early Christian community described in the Book of Acts. At first glance, it looks like a typical icon, but if you look more closely as this 2-minute video allows you to do, Hart’s image of who belongs at the divine table goes way beyond the usual suspects. The music is provided by Rebekah Hanson, of the UP music faculty.
For more information contact Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, at eifler@up.edu.
This week we offer you a seasonal glimpse into The Saint John’s Bible’s “The Resurrection” illumination as a chance for Visio Divina. In this 15-minute experience of “sacred seeing,” you’ll be guided to sit, breathe and BE as you are taken through a scripture passage and Donald Jackson’s image of Mary of Magdala greeting the Risen Christ.
As the Church enters its Holy Week, you’re invited to take some time—about 15 minutes—wherever you are, to enter imaginatively into the illumination of The Crucifixion from The Saint John’s Bible and hear the story of Jesus’s path to the death that would set the world free. This is Visio Divina—sacred seeing—an ancient form of contemplative prayer that requires only your presence. Allow yourself some quiet space to relax into gentle music, sacred words and lustrous image in this guided video experience.
As Lent draws to a close and Easter nears, the weekly glimpses into The Saint John’s Bible will be longer than usual—about 15 minutes each—and will offer viewers a chance to engage in Visio Divina (“sacred seeing”), a venerable form of guided contemplative prayer that requires only your quiet presence. This week, behold the image and hear the text of Isaiah’s Suffering Servant.