Emmaus integrates academic and personal experiences with the students’ religious traditions, while at the same time providing a support system for students as they balance studies, family, work, and ministry.
The Emmaus program draws inspiration from the remarkable post-resurrection journey of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus in Luke’s gospel (Lk. 24:13-35). The Emmaus Program journeys with students during their degree program at CTU and assists them in discovering and reflecting on the presence of Christ in their midst. Students’ human and spiritual formation is deepened through retreats and theological reflection groups. Fundamental themes and topics of Christian Spirituality and formation are incorporated into the Theological Reflection Groups and Retreats in a continuing three-year cycle exploring relationships with Self, God, Others and Creation.
Jennifer Corliss Reid, the Pastoral Associate at St. Moses the Black Parish, is a native Chicagoan who grew up and currently resides on the South Side of the city. She is also the proud mother to her son Jordan, a photographer, who graduated from Columbia College Chicago in May 2023. She received her undergraduate degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., her Master of Arts and Pastoral Studies from the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, IL and her Certificate as a Lay Ecclesial Minister from the Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, IL.
After working in the social service field for more than 20 years, she found her calling to work in ministry by pursuing and accepting a position at the Church where she grew up. Shortly thereafter, she enrolled in graduate school to gain theological knowledge, spiritual practices and learn ministerial skills and pastoral abilities. In addition to her ministry at St. Moses the Black, Jennifer also works part-time as a Theological Reflection Facilitator and the Coordinator of the Emmaus Lay Formation Program at the Catholic Theological Union.
No events available for now.
Emmaus Formation for Ministry Program
Jennifer Reid
Coordinator of Emmaus Lay Formation Program
