The Garaventa Center invites all faculty, staff, students, and the public to a free lecture, “Amazing Grace: Diversity, Deep Listening, and the Anatomy of a Song,” presented by Christopher Pramuk, on Wednesday, March 20, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Pramuk, who serves as chair of Ignatian Thought and Imagination at Regis University, […]
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Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group, March 22
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday, March 22, 3:30 to 5 p.m., in the Clark Library Conference Room (please note the change of venue from previous meetings this year). We will be reading “Archbishop Desmond Tutu: The Essence of What It Means to be Human” by Keymanthri […]
Did You Know? Charisms of Interdependence, Hope, and Fidelity
Bringing people out of the ravages of the French Revolution tapped every single gift Basil Moreau could discern in his young Congregation of Holy Cross, and then some. So does the teaching and healing and grace-bringing done by Holy Cross and their co-disciples (all the rest of us at UP fit into that group) today. Interdependence is […]
2020 Holy Cross France Pilgrimage Applications Now Open
All senior faculty members are invited to apply to be part of the June 2020 pilgrimage to the birthplace of the Congregation of Holy Cross in northern France. For a sense of what the experience will entail, check out this 4 minute video, or talk to any of the 2018 pilgrims. The application is found at this link, and […]
Did You Know? Three More Charisms: Community, Family, and Cross
We continue our look at the charisms—the purposes that ignite the work of the men and women who are part of the Congregation of Holy Cross—and remembering that they were formed in response to the wounds inflicted on the people of northern France during and after the French Revolution. Basil Moreau and his band knew […]
Concert With Renowned Liturgical Musician David Haas, Feb. 28
Campus Ministry and the Garaventa Center invite you to spend an evening with David Haas as he presents a free concert, “I Will Bring You Home: Songs of Prayer, Stories of Faith,” on Thursday, February 28, at 7 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Haas is the composer of “You Are Mine,” “Blest […]
Zeal, Providence, Hospitality: Did You Know?
Every Catholic religious order was founded to address a particular problem of a time and locale. In the case of the Congregation of Holy Cross, that problem was the devastation wrought by the French Revolution, which had led to suppression of public worship and the shutting down of many Catholic communities. Nearly two generations of […]
10th Anniversary Edition of Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film: “Groundhog Day,” Feb. 19
Garaventa Center co-directors Karen Eifler and Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., will celebrate 10 years of their Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film series with a free showing of Groundhog Day at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19, in Shiley Hall room 301. Enjoy themed movie snacks as Eifler and Fr. Charlie unpack surprising themes of grace and […]
“Angel of the Amazon,” A New American Opera, Feb. 23
All are invited to a free performance of Angel of the Amazon, a new American opera by Evan Mack, on Saturday, February 23, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The opera presents the riveting story of Sr. Dorothy Stang and her 2005 martyrdom as she worked to help the poor in the Brazilian rainforest, and […]
Colum McCann Lecture to Cap Off ReadUP 2019
Author Colum McCann, whose Let the Great World Spin is this year’s ReadUP selection, will offer a lecture that is free and open to all on Wednesday, February 20, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. He will also be available immediately after the lecture to sign copies of his book. This lecture is part of the Schoenfeldt Distinguished […]