Events
Current Events
Spring 2024
Cecelia Lynch, Professor of Political Science, University of California Irvine, author of Wrestling with God: Ethical Precarity in Christianity and International Relations
- Public Lecture: “Wrestling with Violence: Christianity and International Relations”
Thursday, Feb. 1st, 6:00–7:00 pm, 4th Floor Programming Room - Lunch Colloquium: “Political Realism and Religion: Analyzing the Extant, Critiquing Through the Prophetic,”
Thursday, Feb. 1st, 12:00–1:00 pm, Theology Seminar Room HU 042-R (BYOL)
J. Matthew Ashley, Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame, author of Renewing Theology: Ignatian Spirituality and Karl Rahner, Ignacio Ellacuria, and Pope Frances
- Public Lecture: “Hope at the End of the Anthropocene: Reflections from a Martyred University President,”
Thursday, Feb. 22nd, 6:00–7:00 pm, 4th Floor Programming Room - Lunch Colloquium: “The Jesuit University as an Instrument of Consolation: A Conversation with Ignacio
Ellacuría & Pope Francis,”
Thursday, Feb. 22nd, 12:00–1:00 pm, Theology Seminar Room HU 042-R (BYOL)
Alexandra Dodson, Assistant Professor of Art History at Notre Dame of Maryland University.
- Public Lecture: "Chariots of Fire and Men in White: The Prophet Elijah in the Mendicant Imagination"
Monday, Mar. 18th, 5:00- 6:00 pm, Knott Hall B01
In this talk, medieval art historian Alexandra Dodson will discuss the medieval mendicants’ appropriation of the Old Testament prophet Elijah in their visual and textual narratives, arguing that references to and representations of the prophet bolstered the legitimacy and authority of these new and sometimes controversial orders, particular the Carmelites, who linked their Holy Land origins to Elijah’s life and legacy on Mt. Carmel.
Alexandra Dodson is Assistant Professor of Art History at Notre Dame of Maryland University. Her research focuses on the art and architecture of the mendicant orders in Italy in the 13th and 14th centuries. She received her Ph.D. from Duke University where her research was supported by awards from the U.S. Fulbright Commission and the American Association of University Women
Mélisande Short-Colomb, direct descendant of families sold by the Society of Jesus in 1838 and has been an anchoring member of the President’s Task Force Examining Loyola’s Connections to Slavery
- Public Lecture: "Here I Am"
Tuesday, March 19th, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m., McManus Theater
Wednesday March 20th, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., McManus Theater
Here I Am weaves narrative, music, and multimedia imagery, inviting the audience on an experiential
journey celebrating Short-Colomb’s 11 generations of maternal grandmothers and exploring
her complicated relationship with the institution that enslaved her ancestors.
Tickets are free and can be reserved at the Loyola box office or here.
Elizabeth Gandolfo, Earley Chair of Catholic Studies and Latin American Studies, Wake Forest University, author of Ecomartyrdom in the Americas: Living and Dying for Our Common Home
- Public Lecture: “The Struggle for Our Common Home: Ecomartyrdom in the Americas,”
Friday, Apr. 12th, 5:00–6:00 pm, 4th Floor Programming Room - Lunch Colloquium: “Narrating and Responding to the Witness: Honoring Ecomartyrs with Our Lives,”
Friday, Apr. 12th, 12:00–1:00 pm, Theology Seminar Room HU 042-R (BYOL)
Past Events
Dinner & Discussion of "The Works of Mercy"
Friday, Sept. 15th, 22nd and 29thAt the home of Dan and Erika Castillo (walking distance from campus). Come as early as 4:30 for informal conversation over soup making; Dinner starts at 6:00.
We will be providing a hearty soup as the main course. You are welcome to bring what you’d like, whether bread, side dish, dessert, or drinks. If you can’t bring something, come as you are. If you can’t come all three nights, then come for one! For the Castillo’s address, RSVP to CMathews@loyola.edu (note the one “t”).
Catholic Studies Mass and Dinner
Saturday, October 14th, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Oxbow Farm, 17933 Foreston Rd, Parkton, MD 21120
Our hosts: John and Julie Dougherty
This is an event for all members of the Loyola community and their families. The mass and dinner will take place in the barn, a sheltered but airy space, at 4:30 promptly, with dinner to follow. The main dinner will be catered but we welcome any side dishes, desserts or drinks you wish to bring.
Poetry Reading by Joseph Bottum, Ph.D.
Friday, November 3, 2:00-2:50 p.m. Knott Hall, B01Joseph Bottum is poetry editor of the New York Sun, director of the Classics Institute at Dakota State University, and author of three books of formal poetry: The Fall and Other Poems (2001), The Second Spring (2011), and Spending the Winter (2022). A native of South Dakota, he is also an author of children’s verse, sharing the 2019 Christopher Award for the year’s best children’s book, The World Is Awake. The former literary editor of the Weekly Standard and editor of First Things, he has published poetry in such journals as Books & Culture, The Formalist, Grace Notes, Post Road, Crisis, Vineyards, and the New York Sun, while his poetry criticism has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Commentary, New Criterion, American Educator, and many other publications.
"A Political Life of Jesus" Dr. David Lloyd Dusenbury
Monday, November 13th 6:30–7:30 p.m. Fernandez 215David Lloyd Dusenbury is a philosopher and historian of ideas. His latest book is I Judge No One: A Political Life of Jesus. Dr. Dusenbury received his doctorate in philosophy from Katholische Universität in Leuven, Belgium. He has held positions as a senior fellow at the Danube Institute, visiting professor at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, and as a joint chair at the University of Antwerp. He has also held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Leuven and Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and visiting professorships at Loyola University Maryland and Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele. He has lectured widely in Europe on topics in philosophy, religion, law, and the history of ideas. In addition to his books, Dr. Dusenbury’s essays and criticism have appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, Corriere della Serra, Los Angeles Review of Books, American Affairs, and other cultural and political reviews.
"Who are My People? Revolutionary Belonging in the Book of Acts" Dr. Willie James Jennings
Monday, December 4th 6:00–7:00 p.m. McGuire HallWorking at the intersection of Christian theology, critical race theory, colonialism, and geography, Dr. Jennings is one of the foremost theological voices in the United States today. His book The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race won the Grawemeyer Award in Religion, the most prestigious prize in North America for work in theology and religion.
In his work, Dr. Jennings explores the destructive and alienating effects that Western colonialism and modern racism have had in shaping the world. He also examines lucidly the ways in which dominant forms of Western Christianity have been profoundly entangled in the racist-colonial enterprise. An ordained Baptist minister, Jennings seeks to reimagine the Christian life of faith against the legacies of colonialism and racism, his reflections on the book of Acts will give voice to this type of reimagining.
Synods and Synodality in the Contemporary Catholic Church: A Study in Ecclesiology
October 4, 2022 at 4:30pm, Knott Hall 107A student presentation by Sophie Spedden, Class of '23
Mass in Italian
Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 2 p.m., Alumni Memorial ChapelCelebrated by Rev. Giuliano Gargiulo, Our Lady of Pompei Church
(These events are co-sponsored by the department of Modern Languages and Literatures, and the Center for the Humanities)
The Jesuit Matteo Ricci and the ‘Impossible Black Tulip’: The Momentous First Meeting of East and West
Thursday, February 17,2022 at 7 p.m. Knott Hall B 03A lecture by Rev. Joseph Rossi, S.J., Professor of Theology
Silence Kills the World: Catherine of Siena as a Missionary Disciple
Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 4:30 PM in McGuire EastCatherine Hilkert, O.P., a member of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, will be presenting on the writings of Saint Catherine of Siena for the Fall 2019 Common Text Lecture.
Co-sponsored by The Center for the Humanities and the Department of Theology
Material Translations: Ivory in a Medieval World System
Monday, October 7, 2019 at 7 PM in the 4th Floor Programming RoomDr. Sarah Guerin, Assistant Professor of the History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss the meaning, production, and use of ivory in medieval times.
Co-sponsored by the Art History Program, the Department of History, and the Medieval Studies Minor
John J. Conley, S.J. - Book Discussion and Dinner
Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 6:00 PM in the HUG Lounge and RefectoryJohn Conley, S.J. is hosting a book discussion and dinner for his newest release "The Other Pascals." RSVP to Madeline Rose. Pick up your copy of the book in the Theology Department, room 042C.
Performance: Catherine of Siena
Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 4:30 PM in McManus TheaterSister Nancy Murray, O.P. brings the story of Saint Catherine of Siena to life in her one-woman show!
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities and the Department of Theology
St. Oscar Romero: His Life and its Importance to us Today
Friday, November 8, 2019 at 4:30 PM in Knott Hall B01
Ernesto Valiente and Michael Lee will discuss the life and significance of the martyred El Salvadoran archbishop, Saint Oscar Romero.
Co-sponsored by Catholic Social Thought and the Center for the Humanities
Bearing the Weight of Reality: Following the Example of Oscar Romero
Saturday, November 9, 2019 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM in Hopkins Court Lounge (HOP 222)A day of reflection led by Ernesto Valiente and Michael Lee. Spots are limited! All who would like to attend the Day of Reflection are expected to be in attendance at the Oscar Romero lecture on Nov. 8. Register on the google form to secure your spot.
Co-sponsored by Catholic Social Thought and Campus Ministry
Christmas Dinner and Liturgy of the Word
Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the home of Dr. Claire and Colin McGinnisAll are welcome! RSVP to Madeline Rose for more information.