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SUMMARY:Peacemakers 2026
DESCRIPTION:Peacemakers 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe peacemakers\, those who put an end to violence\, who lay down the sword\, who work for harmonious relationships\, who break the patterns of hatred\, who love even their enemies\, will be called ‘children of God\,’ the ultimate blessing. These ‘children of God\,’ be they Jews\, Christians\, and Muslims in the Middle East\, or we gathered here\, are mandated by our great religious traditions to be peacemakers.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/peacemakers-2026/
CATEGORIES:CTU
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SUMMARY:FROM ROME TO HOME–BRINGING SYNODALITY TO OUR COMMUNITIES
DESCRIPTION:What is Synodality\, and what does it mean for me? My community? My parish? The Bernardin Center at Catholic Theological Union invites you to learn more about Synodality\, experience a synodal conversation\, and discover how this call to participation in the Church’s mission invites everyone to a new relationship their faith and one another. \nEllen Romer Niemiec \nEllen Romer Niemiec’s career has lived at the intersection of spirituality\, accompaniment and higher education administration\, especially young adult formation. As an administrator and doctoral student at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago\, she is helping lead local collaborative efforts to implement Synodality. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDeacon Geert De Cubber \nGeert De Cubber is a Roman Catholic deacon of the Diocese of Ghent\, Belgium. He previously worked as a college lecturer and journalist and later became the episcopal delegate for communication\, youth\, and synodality in the diocese. He also served as a voting member in the 2023–2024 General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality in Rome\, where he was the only deacon from the Latin Church taking part in the assembly.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/from-rome-to-home-bringing-synodality-to-our-communities/
CATEGORIES:Bernardin Center,CTU
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SUMMARY:Pathways Immigration Justice Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Pathways@CTU living-learning community\, this event will bring together Chicago-area immigration justice advocates and faith-based groups for a collaborative round-table discussion on addressing the current crisis facing immigrants in our country. The goal of this event is to educate\, offer space for reflection\, and facilitate practical brainstorming and action planning for congregations and communities\, rooted in faith-based responses to immigration challenges. Proceeds from tickets and donations will help the Pathways at CTU program continue to live out its mission of co-creating the Church of tomorrow\, \nSponsorship Opportunities \nTickets \nProgram Timeline:\nSocial with drinks and appetizers from immigrant-owned companies\n5:30-6:00pm – Social\n6:00-8:00pm – Program
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/pathways-immigration-justice-roundtable/
CATEGORIES:CTU,Pathways@CTU
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SUMMARY:2026 Spring Shapiro Lecture | Mara H. Benjamin\, Ph. D.
DESCRIPTION:2026 Spring Shapiro Lecture | Mara H. Benjamin\, Ph. D.\nDominion\, Stewardship and Other Ways of Being Earthling \nMany contemporary religious communities have increasingly prioritized climate action as a calling and a responsibility. Yet the classical teachings of Western traditions on the created world can hinder undertaking the climate action we need now. This lecture explores different ways Jewish sources imagine human beings in the created world. It then examines how the urgent work of responding to ecological crisis generates new questions for\, and approaches to\, religious traditions. \nMara H. Benjamin\, a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow\, is Irene Kaplan Leiwant Professor and Chair of Jewish Studies at Mount Holyoke College. She is a scholar of modern Jewish religious thought and a constructive Jewish theologian. Benjamin’s 2018 book\, “The Obligated Self: Maternal Subjectivity and Jewish Thought”\, received the 2019 American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion\, Constructive-Reflective category. She is also the author of Rosenzweig’s Bible: “Reinventing Scripture for Jewish Modernity (2009)”. Her current project analyzes the profound challenges ecological crisis pose to Jewish theology.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/spring-shapiro-lecture-mara-benjamin-phd/
CATEGORIES:Catholic-Jewish Studies Program (CJSP),CTU
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SUMMARY:Ramadan Iftar 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Role of Faith in Times of Crisis\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists:\n\nKathryn Lohre\, Chief of Staff\, St. Olaf College \nKaren Ross\, PhD\, Director of the Pathways Program\, Catholic Theological Union \nTariq El Amin\, Resident Imam\, Masjid al-Taqwa\, Chicago
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/ramadan-iftar-2026/
CATEGORIES:Catholic-Jewish Studies Program (CJSP),CTU
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SUMMARY:Harambee! 2026
DESCRIPTION:Harambee at CTU\nSunday\, Feb 28 | Noon – 3 PM\nCatholic Theological Union\n5416 S Cornell Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60615 \nPurchase Tickets\nDownload Sponsorship Form\nJoin us for Harambee\, Catholic Theological Union’s annual fundraising event dedicated to supporting the Augustus Tolton Pastoral Ministry Program. “Harambee\,” a Swahili word meaning “Let us pull together\,” beautifully reflects the spirit of unity\, collaboration\, and shared purpose that underpins this special evening. \nThe Tolton Program is a transformative initiative that empowers Lay Black Catholic men and women to serve their communities through ministry. This program provides academic\, personal\, spiritual\, and professional preparation to meet the unique needs of Black Catholics\, whether in predominantly Black Catholic spaces or other communities. \nThe legacy of Fr. Augustus Tolton\, the first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the United States\, lives on through the dedication of the program’s participants who are actively pursuing theological studies at CTU. CTU stands apart in theological education\, offering courses in Black Theology\, Black Spirituality\, and a specialized Certificate in Black Theology\, ensuring that Black Catholic traditions and perspectives are celebrated and nurtured. \nYour presence at Harambee directly supports the Tolton Program\, helping to fund scholarships and other resources that enable future leaders to answer the call to ministry and continue Fr. Tolton’s legacy of resilience\, hope\, and service. Together\, let us pull together and build a stronger future for the Church and the communities we serve. \nWe invite you to join us for an evening of celebration\, inspiration\, and community. \nEvent Highlights: \n\nInspirational stories from Tolton Scholars\nRecognition of the program’s impact and legacy\nOpportunities to make a difference through your support\n\nLet us pull together to strengthen the future of Black Catholic ministry! \n  \nHonorees: \n \nChristine A. Riley\, M.Div.\, is a seasoned public-sector leader with more than two decades of experience in homelessness prevention\, policy development\, and human services administration in the City of Chicago. Prior to retirement in August 2025\, she served as Director of Homeless Prevention\, Policy\, and Planning for the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS)\, where she provided strategic leadership over shelter\, housing\, outreach\, and engagement systems citywide. In this role\, Ms. Riley supervised multidisciplinary teams responsible for system planning\, RFP development\, contract administration\, and performance improvement across delegate agencies. She played a central leadership role during the COVID-19 pandemic\, overseeing the decompression of large congregate shelters and the rapid creation of alternative shelter models for individuals and youth. She also served as a key liaison for shelter operations and facilities during the City’s New Arrivals Mission\, coordinating interdepartmental and community-based responses to unprecedented humanitarian needs for newly arrived migrants. \nPreviously\, Ms. Riley served for nearly a decade as Assistant to the Commissioner and Project Coordinator within DFSS’s Homeless Services Division\, where she led major system initiatives aligned with Chicago’s Plan to End Homelessness. Her work included managing Coordinated Entry and outreach reforms\, leading citywide diversion strategies\, standardizing crisis response services\, and overseeing high-impact initiatives such as the Chronic Homelessness Initiative\, which successfully housed 75 individuals living under Lake Shore Drive viaducts. She also implemented a Section 504 disability compliance plan that preserved more than $11 million in federal funding for nonprofit partners. \nMs. Riley’s career also reflects a deep commitment to leadership development\, community engagement\, spirituality and formation. She served concurrently as Director of Religious Education at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church for over a decade\, supervising catechists\, managing budgets\, and developing faith formation and sacramental programs in accordance with Archdiocese of Chicago standards. Earlier in her career\, she held roles in the Depart of Cultural Affairs\, Office of the Mayor\, the DFSS Commissioner’s Office\, supporting executive leadership\, special projects\, public communications\, and intergovernmental coordination. \nShe holds a Master of Divinity from Catholic Theological Union where she was a scholar in the Augustus Tolton Pastoral Ministry Program and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Northern Illinois University\, with an emphasis in organizational and corporate communications and a minor in Black Studies. Ms. Riley brings extensive expertise contract management\, performance evaluation\, systems change and faith formation. In addition to her professional work\, Ms. Riley serves on several nonprofit and educational boards\, including Christ the King Jesuit College Prep\, St. Angela Grade School and the Augustus Tolton Society at Saint Ignatius College Prep\, where she currently serves as Chair. She is a Mercy Associate with the Sisters of Mercy of America and has long demonstrated a commitment to service\, equity\, and leadership development across faith-based and civic institutions. \n\nCheryl Cattledge is a spiritual woman of God who possesses a life-long devotion to invite and encourage others to participate in opportunities of prayer and worship experiences to enhance their relationship with God. \nCheryl is currently the Director of Campus Ministry and Director of Christian Service at Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School on Chicago’s west side. At CtK\, she has additional duties including supervisor of the Peer Ministry Team. \nCheryl is an Augustus Tolton Scholar Alum with a Masters of Divinity Degree from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. In addition\, she currently serves as Chairperson on the Tolton Advisory Board at CTU. Also\, Cheryl is a former member of the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry Board of Directors (NFCYM). \nCheryl is the founder of the Spirit of Daniel Fasting Ministry and the owner of Ministry Vineyard\, LLC. \nIn 2019\, Cheryl was recognized as one of the 50 Inspiring Alumni on the occasion of CTU’s 50th Anniversary. \nCheryl attends The Faith Community of Saint Sabina Church on Chicago’s south side and is currently the Confirmation Prep Coordinator. However\, the duties that she takes the most pride in are being a devoted wife and a mother of two adult daughters. \nCheryl believes that it was God’s call to cultivate and direct her passion to share God’s word to others. Whether it is through facilitating retreats\, school liturgies\, faith sharing programs\, or providing spiritual counseling and being a mentor\, her mission is to inspire others\, to make God a priority and use their gifts and talents to build productive lives. \n\nParris D. Washington\, a native of Chicago\, is a leader with Peace and Social Justice movement. He is an active member of Our Lady of Africa Catholic Church\, the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership\, and most recently the Third Day Church Project\, where he serves to exercise a voice for the voiceless\, oppressed\, unfairly discriminated\, and equal rights for all. He has always felt a call to service. He recently retired after 32 years in public service with the Railroad Retirement Board\, as manager of the Debt Recovery Division. During his career in public service\, he also worked with railroad retirement beneficiaries in responding to overpaid benefits and as a claim examiner and specialist for annuitants. It was in his early years while after attending St. Anselm Catholic School and attending Mass he felt a calling to preach. After obtaining a degree in Mathematics at Xavier University in Louisiana\, he entered the seminary with the vocation of becoming a Society of Divine Word Missionary but later felt more called to serve in a lay capacity. While working in public service\, he completed his Master of Divinity at Catholic Theological Union with a focus on Word and Worship\, under the Augustus Tolton Pastoral Program. He served as director and assistant director of music at St. Anselm Catholic Church for more than 20 years. Within the Archdiocese of Chicago\, he has worked with the liturgy team for Black Catholics under Bishop Joseph N. Perry\, and liturgical ministries\, contributed and developed a manual for leaders of music in the Black Catholic Community\, taught catechism\, and has conducted days of reflection for various churches and their organizations.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/harambee-2026/
CATEGORIES:Tolton Program
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SUMMARY:Tolton Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Praying With Our Feet: Encountering God in the Margins \nThis Tolton Lecture will be an inspiring Black History Month gathering in which Dr. Augustine\, drawing from his book Praying with Our Feet\, will lead us on a transformative journey rooted in faith\, action\, and the undeniable call to justice. A reception and book signing will follow\, providing an opportunity for conversation and refreshments before evening classes. \n  \nwith: Ansel Augustine\, DMIN\, Assistant Director of African American Affairs for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/tolton-lecture/
CATEGORIES:Tolton Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T150000
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SUMMARY:Unveiling the Bust of Pope Leo XIV\, MDiv '82
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a landmark event at CTU on Sunday\, February 22. We are honored to unveil a new bust of Pope Leo XIV\, crafted by world-renowned artist Tim Schmalz. This sculpture is one of only two in existence; its counterpart resides in Peru\, where the Pope served for many years as Bishop. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness a unique piece of contemporary sacred art. Following Mass\, join us for the 2026 Fr. Enzo Del Brocco\, CP Lecture “Unveiling the Bust of Pope Leo XIV\, MDiv ’82” at CTU. \nMass 3pm – 4pm\nLecture 4pm – 5pm\nBust Unveiling 5pm – 6pm \nPresider for Mass: Fr. John Lydon\, OSA. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nFr. Enzo Del Brocco\, CP
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/unveiling-the-bust-of-pope-leo-xiv-mdiv-82/
CATEGORIES:CTU,Sundays at CTU
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T213000
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SUMMARY:Winter Shapiro Lecture - Rabbi Ariel Evan Mayse Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Rabbi Ariel Evan Mayse Ph.D.\nRewilding the Tree of Life: Jewish Law and Theology in the Time of Climate Change.\nThis lecture will explore how deep engagement with Jewish law and theology may help us respond to the rapidly mounting threats of global climate change and ecological degradation. Grappling with the full range of Jewish religious literature\, from Bible and Talmud to mysticism\, poetry\, and philosophy\, we shall consider how these sources can help us address such problems through developing a capacious approach to environmental ethics\, education\, and activism. At the same time\, we will engage deeply with Pope Francis’s remarkable environmental legacy\, most visible in his landmark Laudato Si\, and will put his writing into dialogue with Jewish legal and theological traditions. In doing so\, I will make an argument for the need to “rewild” both religious and secular education in our day. Rather than examining environmental problems from within highly curated fields of knowledge or parochial lenses\, we ought to approach scholarship and teaching as taking place within an ecotone—the fertile transitional realm between different ecosystems or communities that is a marshy site of complexity\, interdisciplinarity\, and collaboration across boundaries and differences. \nThis lecture is taking place on Tu B’Shvat\, the Jewish New Year for the trees and so is a perfect opportunity to think about how as humans we live in relationship with nature and the environment
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/winter-shapiro-lecture-rabbi-ariel-evan-mayse-ph-d/
CATEGORIES:Catholic-Jewish Studies Program (CJSP),CTU
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T180000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Register to attend the 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday\, January 15 at 4:30 p.m. The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago\, Catholic Theological Union\, and McCormick Theological Seminary\, are excited to announce this year’s ecumenical gathering\, which continues to remind us that “God is still in control.” \nAs seminaries move forward through turbulent times\, we are called to reflect on our present challenges and our future hopes. How do we keep Dr. King’s dream alive? How can theological education—and the theologians in training—live into Dr. King’s vision despite the difficulties of our time? \nTo engage in these essential questions\, the theme for the 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration is “Learning and Living into the Dream: Theological Education for Such a Time as This.” Leading this year’s discussion will be the presidents of three Chicago seminaries: Rev. Dr. Shauna Hannan\, President\, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago\, Rev. Dr. Maisha Handy\, President\, McCormick Theological Seminary\, and Fr. Enzo Del Brocco\, CP\, President\, Catholic Theological Union. These distinguished leaders will share their vision for how Dr. King’s dream can remain vibrant through current and future theological education. \nThe program will open with Praise & Worship featuring selected works of Dr. King read by students. An ecumenical choir composed of students\, staff\, and faculty from the three co-sponsoring schools will be led by LSTC’s Cantor\, Dr. Keith “Doc” Hampton. \nFollowing worship\, The Rev. Dr. Linda Thomas\, Bernard\, Fischer\, Westberg Distinguished Professor of Theology and Anthropology\, will moderate the presidential panel discussion. \nA reception will follow in the Third Floor Atrium. Free parking will be available in the CTU’s parking garage. \nIf attending virtually\, please join using the following Zoom link: lstc-edu.zoom.us/my/lstc.chapel \nThis event is sponsored in collaboration with three seminaries: The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago’s Pero Center for Intersectionality Studies. Catholic Theological Union\, McCormick Theological Seminary. \nProgram \n\n\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\n\n\nPraise  & Worship\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSongs by Three School Ecumenical Choir\, led by Dr. Keith “Doc” Hampton\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStudent readings from selected writings of Dr. Marting Luther King Jr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5:00 p.m.\n\n\nPanel Discussion\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator:\nDr. Linda E. Thomas\, Bernard\, Fischer\, Westberg Distinguished Professor of Theology and Anthropology\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists:\nFr. Enzo Del Brocco\, CP\, President of CTU\nRev. Dr. Maisha Handy\, President of MTS\nRev. Dr. Shauna Hannan\, President of LSTC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:00 p.m.\n\n\nReception in the 3rd Floor\, Atrium\n\n\n\n\n  \nPanelist Biographies\n\nFather Enzo Del Brocco\, CP\, PhD\nFr. Enzo Del Brocco brings with him a deep commitment to the Gospel\, a compassionate heart for those who suffer and a profound love for theological education. Born in Pittsburgh\, Fr. Enzo spent most of his childhood in the USA before moving to Italy with his family. He became a Passionist (Congregation of the Passion) in 1991 and was ordained a Priest in 1996. He holds a Licentiate in Moral Theology\, a Master Degree in Human Resources\, a Certification in Catholic Bioethics and a PhD in Healthcare Ethics.\nDr. Del Brocco has held various positions of leadership within the Passionist order in Italy (vocation director\, formator\, secretary to the Superior General and Provincial Superior) and is currently a member of the Provincial Council in the USA.\nHe has also traveled to numerous countries and is fluent in six languages. A well-known preacher and teacher\, he has conducted retreats and workshops in different countries. \nRev. Dr. Maisha Handy\nA Chicago native\, Rev. Dr. Maisha I. Handy is an administrator\, academician\, pastor\, and activist committed to education\, justice\, and liberation. She began her higher education journey at Lincoln University (MO)\, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Criminology/Criminal Justice (1989). After relocating to Atlanta\, Georgia\, she received the Master of Divinity degree with honors from Candler School of Theology\, Emory University (1994)\, and the Ph.D. degree in Religion (Theology & Personality) from Emory University (2002).\nPrior to her appointment as President at McCormick Theological Seminary in 2024\, Dr. Handy served as the Interim President and Professor of Religion and Education at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta\, Georgia\, where she had been employed for 24 years. Dr. Handy is the first African American president and second female leader at McCormick Theological Seminary. She is also the founding pastor of Rize Community Church in Atlanta\, Ga.\, where she has served for 11 years. \nRev. Dr. Shauna Hannan\nThe recently appointed president of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago\, Dr. Hannan is a distinguished homiletician\, ELCA pastor\, and leader in theological education\, Dr. Hannan brings more than two decades of experience in the classroom\, the congregation\, and the broader church. She most recently served as Professor of Homiletics at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley\, California\, and as core doctoral faculty at the Graduate Theological Union. She is the author of The Peoples’ Sermon: Preaching as a Ministry of the Whole Congregation (Fortress Press\, 2021)\, and co-author of Scripting a Sermon: Using the Wisdom of Filmmaking for Impactful Preaching (WJK\, 2024). \nA graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary (PhD\, Practical Theology)\, Luther Seminary (MDiv)\, and Concordia College (Moorhead) (BA)\, Dr. Hannan has preached\, taught\, and led workshops across five continents. She is ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and has long been active in ELCA candidacy and leadership formation.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-celebration-2/
CATEGORIES:CTU
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SUMMARY:Precious Blood Spirituality Institute
DESCRIPTION:Diakonia Award Recipient: Precious Blood Spirituality Institute\nFounded in November 2021\, the Precious Blood Spirituality Institute (PBSI) was established through the collaboration of four religious communities in the United States whose charisms are rooted in the spirituality of the Precious Blood of Jesus: the Adorers of the Blood of Christ\, the Missionaries of the Precious Blood\, the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood\, and the Sisters of the Precious Blood.\nGrounded in the mystery of Christ’s saving Blood—through which we encounter God’s boundless mercy\, forgiveness\, and the sacred dignity of every person—PBSI seeks to celebrate and promote the life-giving gifts flowing from that grace. The Institute is dedicated to fostering initiatives that deepen Precious Blood spirituality\, strengthen the bonds among our communities\, and inspire ministries of reconciliation\, healing\, and renewal in the Church and the world. \nPeacemaker Award Recipient: Cardinal Blasé Cupich\, Archbishop of Chicago\nCardinal Blase Joseph Cupich was born on March 19\, 1949\, in Omaha\, Nebraska\, to Blase and Mary (Mayhan) Cupich. He is one of nine children\, with five sisters and three brothers. \nCardinal Cupich was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Omaha on August 16\, 1975. He was pastor of two parishes in Omaha. He was appointed Bishop of Rapid City\, South Dakota by Pope John Paul II on July 7\, 1998\, and was ordained and installed on September 21\, 1998. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the sixth Bishop of Spokane\, Washington on June 30\, 2010\, and installed on September 3\, 2010. Cardinal Cupich was appointed Archbishop of Chicago by Pope Francis on September 20\, 2014 and installed as the ninth Archbishop of Chicago on November 18\, 2014. On October 9\, 2016\, Pope Francis named him a Cardinal and he was elevated to the College of Cardinals in a consistory on November 19\, 2016\, at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. \nCardinal Cupich obtained his B.A. in Philosophy from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul\, Minnesota\, in 1971. He attended seminary at the North American College and Gregorian University in Rome\, where he received his Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology in 1974\, and his M.A. in Theology in 1975. Cardinal Cupich is a graduate of the Catholic University of America in Washington\, D.C.\, where he received a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1979 and a Doctorate of Sacred Theology in 1987\, both in Sacramental Theology\, with his dissertation entitled\, “Advent in the Roman Tradition: An Examination and Comparison of the Lectionary Readings as Hermeneutical Units in Three Periods.” \nAdditionally\, Cardinal Cupich was Secretary at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington\, D.C. from 1981-1987\, and served as Chair for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People from 2008-2011 and for the National Catholic Educational Association from 2013-2015. \nPope Francis appointed Cardinal Cupich to the Dicastery for Bishops in 2016\, the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in 2022\, and the Dicastery for Culture and Education in 2024. Pope Leo XIV appointed him to the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State in 2025. Cardinal Cupich also serves on the USCCB Committee on Migration and the Subcommittee for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. He is an Executive Member of The Catholic Mutual Relief Society\, a member of the Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago\, and Chancellor of the Catholic Church Extension Society and the University of St. Mary of the Lake\, Mundelein\, Illinois.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/precious-blood-spirituality-institute/
CATEGORIES:CTU
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T203000
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SUMMARY:CSCL 10th Anniversary Conference: Threads of Grace: Weaving Global Consecrated Life Across Cultures and Congregations
DESCRIPTION: Join us in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Center for the Study of Consecrated Life (CSCL). This is  a milestone marking a decade of deep reflection\, research\, and renewal in the understanding and practice of consecrated life. This special celebration will include a conference that gathers scholars\, religious\, and pastoral leaders to explore the evolving landscape of consecrated life today; a Eucharistic celebration of thanksgiving for God’s faithfulness and the vibrant witness of consecrated persons celebrated by by our new president Fr. Enzo Del Brocco CP; and a Gala Dinner honoring those whose visionary leadership\, scholarship\, and service have advanced the mission of the Center. Our honorees are being recognized for their outstanding contributions to fostering dialogue\, intercultural understanding\, and the ongoing transformation of consecrated life in the Church and the world.\n  \nAgenda of the program:\n8:30 am Breakfast\n9 am – 12 pm Program\n12 pm Lunch\n1 – 4 pm Program\nMass immediately following\n6 pm Gala dinner \nABOUT THE SPEAKERS \nFollowing a brief retrospective on ten years of the work of CTU’s Center for the Study of Consecrated Life\, Sr. Barbara Reid will offer a biblical reflection on transformations that consecrated life has undergone in the past ten years (and more!)\, one of which is an emergence of greater cosmic consciousness and care for creation. This perspective engenders hope as we are transformed through the rhythms of death and new life in an unfolding universe. \nSr. Barbara E. Reid\, O.P. is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids\, Michigan and holds a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from The Catholic University of America in Washington\, D.C. She is President Emerita and Carroll Stuhlmueller\, CP Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies at Catholic Theological Union. She has taught at CTU since 1988\, served as Vice President and Academic Dean from 2009-2018\, and served as president from 2021–2025.  She has led many study tours and retreats in the Holy Lands. She is author of more than a dozen books and numerous articles\, most recently At the Table of Holy Wisdom. Global Hungers and Feminist Biblical Interpretation (Paulist\, 2023)\, and the two-volume commentary on the Gospel of Luke that she co-authored with Prof. Shelly Matthews in the Wisdom Commentary series (Liturgical Press\, 2021; see wisdomcommentary.org)\, for which she is also General Editor. As well\, she is one of the General Editors for the new Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Twenty-first Century (Bloomsbury Press\, 2022). \n\nFr. Paulson Veliyannoor belongs to the Congregation of Missionaries Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary\, also known as Claretian Missionaries. He currently serves as director of the Institute of Consecrated Life – Sanyasa\, Bangalore (India). Father Paulson holds PhD in clinical psychology (Pacifica Graduate Institute\, California)\, licentiate in spiritual theology (Comillas University\, Spain)\, and Masters in mysticism (University of Avila\, Spain). He has previously served as the founding principal of Saint Claret College\, Ziro; professor at Instituto Teológico de Vida Religiosa\, Spain; director of the Claretian ongoing formation; professor of psychology at Christ University\, Bangalore; prefect of apostolate for Northeast India Claretians; formator; and associate pastor. He is the founding editor of Artha: Journal of Social Sciences and Inter Views: An Interdisciplinary Journal in Social Sciences. Father Paulson has several publications and is a regular columnist for the magazine Vida Religiosa. He is a facilitator for general chapters\, and a resource person for workshops\, seminars\, and retreats. \n\nSr. Florence Anyabuonwu\, CSJ\, a sister of St. Joseph of Orange\, is originally from Nigeria. She holds undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Sociology\, as well as Master’s degrees in theology and social work. Sr. Florence has extensive experience in social justice ministry\, particularly in advocacy and immigrant support\, having served for many years with Catholic Charities. She currently serves as the coordinator of the Caring Neighbors Program at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton\, California\, where she leads efforts to empower and accompany senior adults facing isolation\, health challenges\, or socio-economic barriers. Through compassionate outreach\, resource connection\, and community engagement\, she fosters dignity\, resilience\, and holistic well-being among vulnerable populations\, especially seniors. A long-time member of Giving Voice\, Sr. Florence is deeply committed to intercultural dialogue\, faith-based leadership\, and the ongoing renewal of consecrated life in today’s Church and world. \n  \n\nFr. Moses Awinongya\, SVD was born in 1972 in Namoo\, Ghana. He is a member of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) and lectures in Dogmatic Theology in the Cologne University for Catholic Theology\, with specialisation in Contextual Theology as well as Inter-religious Dialogue. He is also a the Chief Executive Officer of Stiftung Regentropfen – Bildung zum Leben\, Germany and Regentropfen Education Foundation\, Ghana as well as Consulting President and Founder of Regentropfen University College\, Ghana. He is currently researching on the concepts of God in Ghana and their importance in inter-religious dialogue. \n\nSr. Thu T. Do\, LHC\, Ph.D. is a Sister of the Lovers of the Holy Cross of Hanoi from Vietnam and a Research Associate at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate\, Georgetown University. She received her Ph.D. in Higher Education at St. Louis University. She has co-edited the recent book\, The Life and Ministry of Catholic Sisters in Africa\, published by Pauline Books & Media and New Faces\, New Possibilities: Cultural Diversity and Structural Change in Religious Institutes of Women Religious\, published by Liturgical Press. At CARA\, she is involved in various survey research projects on religious life and other vocations in the Church. \n 
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/cscl-10th-anniversary-conference-theme-threads-of-grace-weaving-global-consecrated-life-across-cultures-and-congregations/
CATEGORIES:Center for the Study of Consecrated Life (CSCL),CTU
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251126
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SUMMARY:Italy 2025: A Jubilee Trip of Hope & Creation
DESCRIPTION:  \nItaly 2025: A Jubilee Trip of Hope & Creation\nhttps://ctu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Updated_CTU%20Italy%202025.mp4\n\n\n*** REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED ***\nThe estimated cost for the ten day trip is $6\,500 with a $1\,500 single supplement. This price includes: \n\n– all lodging (based on double occupancy—all in 5-star deluxe hotels or best available level)\n– half-board (breakfast and dinner)\n– all land travel in air-conditioned coaches\n– entrances to religious facilities\, museums\, guides and gratuities\n\n  \nIt does not include international transatlantic air travel\, lunches\, additional beverages with meals or additional gratuities (hotel/local tour leader/bus driver). We will suggest some good connections for departure and arrival and leave the purchase of the transatlantic ticket to each individual.  Please reserve your spot below or contact Laura Ruiz for additional information at lruiz@ctu.edu or 773.371.5415. \nITINERARY
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/fall-rome-travel/
CATEGORIES:CTU,Event,Travel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T114423
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SUMMARY:Estate Planning 101
DESCRIPTION:Estate gifts are a powerful way to protect your loved ones and create a lasting legacy here at CTU. Whether you’ve already created your estate\, are interested in learning how to setup an estate gift\, or have other questions – please join us for a call on November 13th\, from 12pm – 1pm. \nAn estate gift to CTU presents a win-win opportunity to leave your mark at CTU. \n\n◘ Create a Lasting Legacy. An estate gift of any size is quite often the most straightforward way for members of the CTU family to realize their charitable goals at CTU and provides an avenue for alumni\, family\, and friends to impact CTU beyond what would be possible during their lifetimes.\n◘ Enjoy Attractive Benefits. An estate gift presents more than a few attractive benefits for CTU donors\, including but not limited to:\n\n◘ Direct a gift of any amount while retaining control of your assets during your lifetime.\n◘ Create an outright gift from your estate entirely free from federal estate taxes\, permitting CTU to utilize the full amount of your gift.\n◘ By transferring your retirement assets to CTU directly upon your death\, your estate may claim a charitable estate tax deduction. Neither your estate nor your heirs will have to report any taxable income from the distribution. CTU will keep 100% of the IRA assets and apply them to a charitable purpose you choose.\n\n\n\nJoin us on November 13\, 2025 for a 1hr discussion how you can leave a legacy at CTU\, while leveraging all of the advantages of making an estate gift. We’ll discuss bequests\, best language to share with your legal and tax advisors\, and IRA gifts. \nLooking forward to seeing you soon! \nIf you’ve already included CTU in your estate plans\, let us know!
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/estate-gift/
CATEGORIES:CTU
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T190000
DTSTAMP:20260523T114423
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SUMMARY:Black Catholic History Month Prayer Service Honoring the "Seven" African Americans on the Road to Sainthood
DESCRIPTION: \nHONORING THE “SEVEN” AFRICAN AMERICANS ON THE ROAD TO SAINTHOOD\n “Prayer\, Justice\, and Peace”\n CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNION\nSPONSORED BY THE AUGUSTUS TOLTON MINISTRY PROGRAM AND CTU’S LITURGICAL TEAM AND LITURGICAL ASSEMBLIES
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/black-catholic-history-month-prayer-service-honoring-the-seven-african-americans-on-the-road-to-sainthood/
CATEGORIES:CTU
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T220000
DTSTAMP:20260523T114423
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the 31st anniversary of the Romero Scholars Program
DESCRIPTION:November 8\, 2025\nCTU will celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Romero Scholars Program on Saturday evening\, November 8\, 2025. Please join us for a festive celebration which will include a fabulous Latin dinner and music. \nBy Sponsoring a table at this year’s Corazon de Romero event\, you’re not only supporting our Romero Scholars\, but also enjoying the benefits of community and engagement at this year’s event. Sponsorship levels and benefits are as follows: \n\nSan Oscar Arnulfo Romero: Table for 8 + 6 Raffle tickets\nNuestra Señora de Guadalupe: 6 Dinner Tickets + 6 Raffle tickets\nSan Martin de Porres: 4 Dinner Tickets + 6 Raffle tickets\nSanta Rosa de Lima: 2 Dinner Tickets + 6 Raffle tickets\nSanto Toribio Romo Gonzalez: 2 Dinner Tickets\n\nSorry\, this event is full and can’t accept new registrations. \nDownload Sponsorship Form \n  \n \n\n5:30 pm          Reception\n6:30 pm          Dinner & Program\n8:00 pm          Dancing\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nFor thirty years\, CTU’s Oscar Romero Scholars has been preparing Hispanic/Latin@ men and women for professional ministry and as leaders among the Hispanic community in the Archdiocese of Chicago. The program offers them a full tuition scholarship for a graduate degree in theology and a formation program that seeks to have them inspired by the life and ministry of St. Oscar Romero. For more than half of that time\, the scholars have hosted an annual event inviting family\, friends\, and other supporters to help raise funds for these scholarships. \nThis year\, the Romero program has doubled the number of scholars in the program by offering for the first time in our history one of our degrees in Spanish. \nLocation\nCatholic Theological Union\n5416 South Cornell Avenue\nChicago\, Illinois 60615 \n  \nPlease call 773.371.5415 for more information.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/romero25/
CATEGORIES:Romero Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T203000
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SUMMARY:Fall Shapiro Lecture - Ranana L. Dine Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Ranana L. Dine Ph.D. \n“Surely Bury: Jewish and Catholic Law\, Responding to Suicide\, and the Work of Catholic-Jewish Studies” \nWhen it comes to tricky questions of ethics and law\, Jewish and Catholic traditions at times converge\, and at times develop distinct approaches. In the history of Jewish and Catholic responses to suicide both patterns emerge. Both Judaism and Catholicism historically denied religious burial and funeral rites to those who had committed suicide on theological grounds. As modern conceptions of mental illness and pastoral care developed however\, both moved towards holding more compassionate responses to suicide\, including allowing religious burial. The ways each tradition changed its legal practice surrounding suicide reveals differences in Jewish and Catholic legal method\, and open the door to potentially contrasting responses to the legalization of physician-aid-in-dying (currently being debated in the Illinois State Senate). The comparison between Jewish and Catholic law regarding burial after suicide can help us think through the larger work and methods of Catholic-Jewish studies. Thus the talk will conclude with a discussion of how the study of Judaism\, and particularly deep ethical issues within it\, can illuminate developments in Catholic studies (and vice versa) and how that work will inspire the future program for the Catholic-Jewish studies program at Catholic Theological Union.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/fall-shapiro-lecture/
CATEGORIES:Catholic-Jewish Studies Program (CJSP),CTU
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T203000
DTSTAMP:20260523T114423
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SUMMARY:Seventh Annual Paul Wattson Lecture: Grace as Pedagogy: Theology\, Critical Theory\, and the Struggle Against Empire
DESCRIPTION:What if grace is more than a doctrine—it’s a way of teaching and living? This lecture explores the clash between the “pedagogies of empire\,” which teach control and exclusion\, and the “pedagogy of grace\,” which opens space for dignity\, dialogue\, and transformation. Drawing from Paulo Freire and Christian theology\, the lecture shows how grace becomes a practice of resistance and renewal\, empowering communities to live differently. Together\, we will imagine how the church and academy can embody grace as a way of learning\, leading\, and witnessing in a world marked by injustice.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/grace-as-pedagogy-theology-critical-theory-and-the-struggle-against-empire/
CATEGORIES:CTU
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251021T200000
DTSTAMP:20260523T114423
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SUMMARY:Decolonizing Interreligious Studies and Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:Decolonizing Interreligious Studies and Dialogue\nWhat have been historically colonial ways of doing interreligious studies and dialogue? Why is it important to recognize such frameworks? How do we shift both interreligious studies and dialogue toward decolonial approaches? Join us for a discussion with two leading scholars\, who work on the theory and practice of decoloniality\, to respond to the aforementioned questions and discuss ways to move forward. \n  \nOludamini Ogunnaike\, PhDAssociate Professor of African Religious Thought and Democracy\, University of Virginia \n  \nOludamini Ogunnaike\, PhD is Associate Professor of African Religious Thought and Democracy at the University of Virginia. His research examines the philosophical and artistic dimensions of postcolonial\, colonial\, and pre-colonial Islamic and indigenous religious traditions of West and North Africa\, especially Sufism and Ifa. He also works on the Philosophy of Religion\, African Philosophy\, Anthropology\, Decoloniality\, Race\, and the modern state in Africa. Ogunnaike is the author of Deep Knowledge: Ways of Knowing in Sufism and Ifa\, Two West African Intellectual Traditions (2020)\, winner of the Outstanding First Book Prize of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD)\, and Poetry in Praise of Prophetic Perfection: West African Madīḥ Poetry and its Precedents (2020). \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nK. Christine Pae\, PhDProfessor of Religion/Ethics and Women’s and Gender Studies\, Denison University \nK. Christine Pae\, PhD is Professor of Religion/Ethics and Women’s and Gender Studies and Chair of the Religion Department at Denison University in Ohio. Trained as a social ethicist\, Pae teaches and researches ethics of peace and war\, transnational feminist ethics and theologies\, spiritual activism\, and U.S. military prostitution industries in Asia. Her emerging research is the global alliance of Christian Zionism. She is the author of A Transpacific Imagination of Theology\, Ethics\, and Spiritual Activism: Doing Feminist Ethics Transnationally (2023) and the co-editor of Embodying Antiracist Christianity: Asian/American Theological Resources for Just Racial Relations (2023) and Searching for the Future in the Past: Reclaiming Feminist Theological Visions (2024). \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSyed Atif Rizwan\, PhDHost Assistant Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies\, Director of the Catholic-Muslim Studies ProgramChair\, Department of Intercultural Studies and Ministry at CTU \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThis event will be available ONLY online. \nCo-Sponsored By\n \n 
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/decolonizing-interreligious-studies-and-dialogue/
CATEGORIES:The Catholic-Muslim Studies Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T114423
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Analogy of the Wound
DESCRIPTION:The enduring wounds from violence can be destructive to the entirety of the human person\, especially when borne in isolation and in forced silence. This book offers a theology of communication for participating in God’s saving work of healing wounds\, building community\, and facilitating social transformation through an analogy of the wound. Rooted in Jesus’ praxis of healing\, this theology can assist in recognizing\, understanding\, and interpreting the harmful residue that remains in the aftermath of violence to repair human dignity and work for the common good. The author weaves together insights from methods of contextual theologies\, the wisdom of Black and Womanist Theologies\, Korean diaspora theologies of ‘han’\, psychologies of trauma and moral injury\, and the Catholic tradition of analogy to arrive at a unique synthesis: moments of salvation can be found in carefully communicating woundedness in the midst of building beloved community. Although the dissimilarities in our woundedness may always be greater than our similarities\, the similarities convey truth and meaning and hold the possibility of the church living as Christ’s wounded and resilient Body. We aid each other’s healing in right relationship. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\nKevin Considine\,\nKevin Considine’s scholarship explores interpersonal and social reconciliation through naming\, understanding\, narrating\, and participating in God’s work of healing the wounds of the “sinned-against” through intercultural perspectives. He interprets woundedness as a form of analogical connection for understanding the wounds of others and participating in God’s work of healing the wounds and their effects in individuals\, groups\, and societies.Considine earned a B.A. in English from Vanderbilt University in 2002 and his first employment post-graduation was in social work and youth development with The Atlantic Street Center in Seattle\, WA. He earned a M.A. in Theology (’08) from CTU under the mentorship of Robert J. Schreiter and continued his studies in systematic theology at Loyola University Chicago\, completing his doctorate of philosophy in 2013 with an investigation of Catholic understandings of salvation by connecting of the soteriology of Edward Schillebeeckx with Korean and Korean-American philosophies and theologies of “Han” using a method of intercultural hermeneutics. Before coming to CTU\, he was Assistant Professor of Theology at Calumet College of St. Joseph\, a theology teacher at Marian Catholic High School\, and an adjunct professor at Catholic Theological Union.Considine is a member of the Catholic Theological Society of America. His first book\, Salvation for the Sinned-Against\, focused on reinterpreting Catholic doctrines of salvation. He has written chapters in several edited collections and his scholarly essays have appeared in Interreligious\nStudies and Intercultural Theology\, Horizons\, Tijdschrift voor Theologie\, New Theology Review\, Open Theology\, and Black Theology: An International Journal and he has contributed to several periodicals and journals that include the National Catholic Reporter\, and U.S. Catholic. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSr. Karen Elliott\, C.PP.S.\,\nSister Karen Elliott was born and raised in Dayton\, Ohio. She attended Julienne High School (now Chaminade-Julienne). She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Education with an emphasis on Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders from Wright State University in 1977\, a Master’s degree in Theology from St. Michael’s College in Colchester\, Vermont\, in 1993\, and a Doctor of Ministry degree with a concentration in Sacred Scripture from Barry University in Miami\, Florida in 2004. In 1980\, she became a member of the Sisters of the Precious Blood in Dayton\, Ohio. Sister Karen has ministered as a teacher\, Director of Religious Education\, a youth minister\, and an athletic director. She has led numerous retreats and has taught a variety of adult education classes on the Scriptures throughout the United States and Canada. Sister Karen has served as a faculty presenter on Sacred Scripture in the Lay Ministry Formation Program and a homiletics assessor for the Permanent Diaconate Program in the Diocese of Toledo. Sister Karen is the author of the book\, Women in Ministry and the Writings of Paul\, published in 2010 by Anselm Academic. Additionally\, in 2012\, Sister Karen had the opportunity to be a visiting professor for the Sisters of Charity of St. Anne in Mumbai\, India. In July 2015\, Sister Karen gave two presentations to the Australian Catholic University’s Campus Ministry Team\, who gathered in Melbourne. She is a member of the Catholic Theological Society of America and the Catholic Biblical Association of America. In a non-theological aspect of her life\, Sister Karen was inducted into the Dayton Amateur Softball Commission’s Hall of Fame in September 2006 in recognition of her softball career.\n\n\n\n\nStephen Bevans\,\nStephen Bevans is a priest in the missionary congregation of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) and Louis J. Luzbetak\, SVD Professor of Mission and Culture\, Emeritus at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He is the author or editor of twenty-one books\, among which are Models of Contextual Theology\, An Introduction to Theology in Global Perspective\, and\, with Roger P. Schroeder\, Constants in Context: A Theology of Mission for Today. From 2014 until 2022 he was a member of the World Council of Churches’ Commission on World Mission and Evangelism.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/book-launch-analogy-of-the-wound/
CATEGORIES:Bernardin Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250310T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T170000
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SUMMARY:Hesburgh Renewal Program
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Hesburgh Renewal Program\, a curriculum-centered\, community-based\, holistic program that fosters both personal and professional renewal and provides continuing formation. This Continuing Education program is crafted for those who have served the Church in ministry\, but is open to anyone looking for a theological update. \nThe program components include scripture\, theology\, liturgy\, spirituality\, and psychology. All modules are presented from a pastoral perspective to help participants reflect upon their past ministry experience as they plan for their future mission.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/hesburgh-renewal-program/
CATEGORIES:CTU
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250301T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250301T160000
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SUMMARY:Harambee!
DESCRIPTION:Harambee at CTU\nSaturday\, March 1 | Noon – 4 PM\nCatholic Theological Union\n5416 S Cornell Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60615 \nPurchase Tickets\nDownload Sponsorship Form\nJoin us for Harambee\, Catholic Theological Union’s annual fundraising event dedicated to supporting the Augustus Tolton Pastoral Ministry Program. “Harambee\,” a Swahili word meaning “Let us pull together\,” beautifully reflects the spirit of unity\, collaboration\, and shared purpose that underpins this special evening. \nThe Tolton Program is a transformative initiative that empowers Lay Black Catholic men and women to serve their communities through ministry. This program provides academic\, personal\, spiritual\, and professional preparation to meet the unique needs of Black Catholics\, whether in predominantly Black Catholic spaces or other communities. \nThe legacy of Fr. Augustus Tolton\, the first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the United States\, lives on through the dedication of the program’s participants who are actively pursuing theological studies at CTU. CTU stands apart in theological education\, offering courses in Black Theology\, Black Spirituality\, and a specialized Certificate in Black Theology\, ensuring that Black Catholic traditions and perspectives are celebrated and nurtured. \nYour presence at Harambee directly supports the Tolton Program\, helping to fund scholarships and other resources that enable future leaders to answer the call to ministry and continue Fr. Tolton’s legacy of resilience\, hope\, and service. Together\, let us pull together and build a stronger future for the Church and the communities we serve.\nWe invite you to join us for an evening of celebration\, inspiration\, and community. \nEvent Highlights: \n\nInspirational stories from Tolton Scholars\nRecognition of the program’s impact and legacy\nOpportunities to make a difference through your support\n\nLet us pull together to strengthen the future of Black Catholic ministry! \n  \nThis year’s Honoree is Sr. Jamie Phelps\nSr. Jamie T. Phelps\, OP\, PhD\, in 1959 was one of over forty postulates (the only African American) who entered the Adrian Dominicans. She was a professor at Catholic Theological Union (CTU). She also was the Director at the Institute of Black Studies at Xavier University in New Orleans. She has written many theological essays and articles. Sr. Jamie has edited Black and Catholic: The Challenge and Gift of Black Folk and Stamped with the Image of God: African Americans as God’s Image in Black with Cyprian Davis\, OSB. She has also worked with U.S. and local Bishops as a consultant on their pastorals on racism and in dialogue on sexism in the church. She is retired and resides at the Adrian Dominican Mother House in Adrian\, Michigan.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/harambee-2/
CATEGORIES:Tolton Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T200000
DTSTAMP:20260523T114423
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SUMMARY:Nostra Aetate at 60: Imagining Muslim-Christian Relations for the Next 60 Years
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE SPEAKERS \n\nCelene Ibrahim\, PhD\nReligious Studies and Philosophy / Spiritual Life Team\, Groton SchoolDr. Celene Ibrahim is a multidisciplinary scholar specializing in Islamic intellectual history\, gender studies\, and ethics. She is best known for the monograph Women and Gender in the Qur’an   (Oxford University Press\, 2020)\, which won the Association of Middle East Women’s Studies book award. Ibrahim is also the author of Islam and Monotheism\, an accessible primer on Islamic theology (Cambridge University Press\, 2022). Ibrahim is a trusted voice on Islam\, interreligious relations\, and religion in the public sphere for media outlets\, including most recently a Netflix docudrama entitled Testament: The Story of Moses (2024). \n  \n  \nHeather Miller Rubens\, PhD\nExecutive Director and Roman Catholic Scholar\, The Institute for Islamic\, Christian\, and Jewish Studies (ICJS);\nDr. Miller Rubens is responsible for advancing the organization’s vision to build an interreligious society in which dialogue replaces division\, friendship overcomes fear\, and education eradicates ignorance. Some of her recent publications include: Afterword in A Sacred Argument: Dispatches from the Christian\, Jewish\, and Muslim Encounter (2024); “Developing Theologies of Encounter: Eva Fleischner\, Fratelli Tutti\, and the Unfolding Legacy of Nostra Aetate” in Pluralizing Dialogue: Insights\, Actions\, and Implications in Eva Fleischner’s Judaism in German Christian Theology since 1945 (2024); and “Interreligious Origin Stories: To Begin\, and to Begin Again” in With the Best of Intentions: Interreligious Missteps and Mistakes (2023). Rubens is an experienced teacher\, public speaker\, facilitator\, and scholar- practitioner of interreligious learning and dialogue.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/nostra-aetate-at-60-imagining-muslim-christian-relations-for-the-next-60-years/
CATEGORIES:The Catholic-Muslim Studies Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T180000
DTSTAMP:20260523T114423
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SUMMARY:The Spiritual Lives and the Witness of Black Catholic Holy Men and Women
DESCRIPTION:The lecture will be presented by Dr. C. Vanessa White\, OFS\, Associate Professor of Spirituality and Ministry\, Director of the Certificate in Black Theology and Ministry \nGONNA MOVE WHEN THE SPIRIT SAY MOVE: The Spiritual Lives and the Witness of Black Catholic Holy Men and Women\, is an inspiring Black History Month gathering honoring the legacies of seven remarkable Black Catholics on the path to sainthood: \nVenerable Pierre Toussaint\, Venerable Henriette DeLille\, Venerable Augustus Tolton\, Venerable Elizabeth Lange\, Fr. Martin DePorres Ward\, Servant of Go\, Servant of God Julia Greeley\, and Servant of God Thea Bowman \n  \n  \nA reception will follow\, providing an opportunity for conversation and refreshments before evening classes. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nctu.zoom.us/j/95611784676?pwd=FpCcdAkVN39fIKsNfrTl1G8SI0XsUy.1 \nMeeting ID: 956 1178 4676\nPasscode: 739455
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/the-spiritual-lives-and-the-witness-of-black-catholic-holy-men-and-women/
CATEGORIES:CTU
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250213T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250221T000000
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SUMMARY:Origins of Franciscan Spirituality (Italy Tourgrimage)
DESCRIPTION:This study Tourgrimage begins at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday\, February 13\, 2025 and ends after supper on Friday\, February 21\, 2025. You must travel on or before February 12\, 2025\, to arrive on time and depart on or after February 22\, 2025. \nA study Tourgrimage is part tour\, part pilgrimage and part of a course. In that spirit\, we will visit several of the shrines dedicated to the memory of the original members of the three orders of the Franciscan family. The tourgrimage will take place in Franciscan Rome\, Inspirational Assisi and Evangelical Rieti. \nThis itinerary is designed to help us experience the spirituality and art of the Franciscan tradition. For this reason\, we have prepared an itinerary to help us get the most out of our time in Italy. \nThe cost of the program for auditors is $3\,350 plus airfare. \nThe cost of the program for CTU students is $2700 plus 1.5 credit tuition and plus airfare. \nThe program cost includes shared accommodations\, a half pension (breakfast plus 1 meal) in Rome\, a full pension (breakfast plus 2 meals) in Assisi\, ground transportation\, and museum tickets. \nTHE CTU IN ITALY VIDEO \n  \nABOUT THE PROFESSOR \nBr. Gilberto Cavazos-González\, OFM is a Tejano\, a Friar Minor (Franciscan) and Professor of the Theological Study of Christian Spirituality. He taught for 15 years at the Catholic Theological Union before moving to Rome to work at the Pontifical University Antonianum (PUA). In March of 2020 he became the pontifically appointed Secretary of the Pontificia Academia Mariana Internationalis (PAMI). In June of 2022 Pope Francisco freed him from his position with PAMI so that he could return to CTU as Professor of Spirituality and the John Duns Scotus Chair of Franciscan Spirituality. \nGilberto lived in Rome for almost 15 years\, first as a doctoral student in the 1990s and\, more recently\, working for the PUA\, the PAMI and the OFM general curia. Besides being a Franciscan\, he is a Franciscanologist who specializes in the spirituality of Clare and Francis of Assisi as expressed in their own writings. \nGilberto has published several books\, beginning with Greater than a Mother’s Love: The Spirituality of Francis and Clare of Assisi. He recently co-edited a book called Evolving Methods for the Study of Spirituality (Peeter’s 2023). He is completing a book on the Marian Spirituality of Sor Juana de la Cruz Vasquez Gutierrez\, a Spanish Franciscan sister who was a mystic\, a pastor and a preacher to royalty\, prelates\, nuns and her parishioners in the early 1500s. Friar Gilberto organizes and preaches retreats and workshops for the Franciscan family. As a result\, he is writing a spiritual formation book focusing on the five pillars of Franciscan/Clarian Spirituality. \nHe is currently working on a book on the Marian Spirituality of Sor Juana de la Cruz Vasquez Gutierrez\, a Spanish Franciscan sister who was a mystic\, a pastor and a preacher to royalty\, prelates\, nuns and her parishioners in the early 1500s.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/origins-of-franciscan-spirituality-italy-tourgrimage/
CATEGORIES:Travel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T190000
DTSTAMP:20260523T114423
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SUMMARY:Reseeding Religious Life through the Global Sisterhood
DESCRIPTION:As the Center celebrates its 10th year we invite you to a book launch. \n\nThe Center for the Study of Consecrated Life which celebrates its 10th year was founded to support research and publications regarding contemporary issues in religious life today. CSCL sponsors programs and events that bring together men and women religious from around the world to dialogue about the realities and changes of religious vocation.\n\n10 Years\n\n\n\nThe story of religious life over the centuries displays two enduring qualities: constancy and change. God’s love is constant\, as is the changing state of the human condition lived on earth\, our common home. Each generation of religious is faced with reading the signs of the times to faithfully navigate the intersection of constancy and change. In this event\, a few of the sister authors share perspectives on their rich heritage while continuing to till the soil of religious life with their encounters\, transforming and deepening their charismatic identity with each conversation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPEAKERS
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/book-launch-reseeding-religious-life-through-global-sisterhood/
CATEGORIES:Center for the Study of Consecrated Life (CSCL),CTU
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260523T114423
CREATED:20241212T225955Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Shapiro | Shai Held - "Do Jews and Christians Love the Same Way?"
DESCRIPTION:Winter Shapiro Lecture Synopsis:  \nDo Jews and Christians Love the Same Way? \nFor centuries\, Christian anti-Judaic prejudice insisted that whereas Christianity is about love\, Judaism is about … something else\, like law\, or justice\, or obedience.  Rabbi Shai Held’s new book argues that Judaism\, no less than Christianity\, is a religion of love.  And yet Judaism is not just Christianity avant la lettre\, and so there are some key differences in the ways Jews and Christians tend to think and talk about love.  In this lecture\, we’ll consider some of those crucial differences: divergent understandings of human nature\, of the relationship between love and law\, of the relative priority of the particular and the universal\, and of the ideal of loving our enemies.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/winter-shapiro-shai-held-do-jews-and-christians-love-the-same-way/
CATEGORIES:Bernardin Center,Catholic-Jewish Studies Program (CJSP)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T133000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating the book \nEvolving Methodologies in the Study of Spirituality (Leuven: Peeters\, 2023)\, edited by Rossano Zas Friz De Col\, SJ and Gilberto Cavazos-González\, OFM. This book\, a collection of talks in either Italian or English at an international gathering of scholars and students of Theology\, is a significant contribution to Spiritual Theology and Spirituality Studies\, offering fresh perspectives and innovative methodologies. \nDate: Monday February 3\, 2025\nTime: 12-13:30 (in Chicago) 19-20:30 (in Rome)\nFor time in your area please check the Time Zone Converter. \nIt has been over 5 years since professors of Spirituality and Spiritual Theology gathered for the Evolving Methodologies Conference\, organized by the international committee of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality (SSCS) and the Forum dei Professori di Teologia Spirituale in Italia (FPTSI). The Conference (25-28 September 2019) was sponsored by the OFM Pontificia Università Antonianum and had 38 speakers from all five continents: Africa\, America\, Asia\, Europe and Oceania.\nThe speakers\, representing 16 different nations and multiple cultures and Christian denominations\, brought a rich diversity of perspectives and ideas. These professors were chosen from over 70 proposals because they are at the “cusp of the development of the scholarly enterprise and the definition and understanding of” (5) the sister disciplines of Spirituality and Spiritual Theology.
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/book-launch/
CATEGORIES:Bernardin Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T170000
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SUMMARY:Interreligious Iftar (Breaking of the Fast Dinner)
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URL:https://ctu.edu/event/interreligious-iftar-breaking-of-the-fast-dinner/
CATEGORIES:CTU
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T180000
DTSTAMP:20260523T114423
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SUMMARY:Lecture with Dawn M. Nothwehr\, OSF\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Following Mass\, join us for the 2025 Dr. Barry Rankin Lecture on God´s Creation by Dawn M. Nothwehr\, OSF\, Ph.D.\, The Erica and Harry John Family Professor Emerita of Catholic Theological Ethics at CTU. \nMass 3pm – 4pm\nLecture 4pm – 5pm\nReception 5pm – 6pm \nPresider:\nVery Rev. Anthony Pizzo\, O.S.A.\, Prior Provincial for the Midwest Augustinians \n  \n  \nDawn M. Nothwehr\, OSF\, Ph.D \nVery Rev. Anthony Pizzo\, O.S.A
URL:https://ctu.edu/event/sundays-at-ctu-lecture-with-dawn-m-nothwehr-osf-ph-d/
CATEGORIES:Sundays at CTU
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