A Movie Screening Presented by the Bernardin Center in partnership with Pathways@CTU Wonderfully Made: LGBTQ+R(eligion) To fight for greater LGBTQ+ acceptance while overlooking or ignoring religion is to miss the root of the problem. Wonderfully Made: LGBTQ+R(eligion) is storytelling with a purpose at its finest, featuring interviews with leading advocates of LGBTQ+ Catholics, exploring the […]
Probing our Ecumenical Journey with a Pan African, Women of Faith, Multigenerational Lens The lecture will honour and probe the ancient and modern leadership of Pan African Women of Faith in the Christian movement of unity, justice, and mission in a forthcoming book by the lecturer. The lecture will focus on a multi-generational framework […]
You are beloved by God, exactly as you are. Join us online and in-person at Catholic Theological Union for a liturgy honoring the sacredness of the LGBTQ+ community. October 25, 2023 | 6:30 pm Catholic Theological Union 5416 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago Room 210 Sponsored by the Pathways@CTU living-learning community. Learn more about the Pathways […]
2023 Fall Shapiro Lecture ■ The Shapiro Lecture will be offered Virtually ■ Lecture will begin at 2:00 pm CT. ■ Please register below to receive the meeting link
Please join us for an interreligious conversation with Dr. Zahra Ayubi, PhD and Sr. Barbara Reid, OP. Zahra Ayubi, PhD is Associate Professor of Religion at Dartmouth College. She specializes in women and gender in premodern and contemporary Islamic ethics and has published on gendered concepts of ethics, justice, and religious authority, and on Muslim […]
CTU will celebrate the Romero Scholars Program on Saturday evening, November 4, 2023. Please join us for a festive celebration which will include a fabulous Latin dinner and music. 5:30 pm Reception 6:30 pm Dinner & Program 8:00 pm Dancing For more than […]
The Franciscan vision of the economy, which had a remarkable development during the 13th-15th centuries, remains relevant today. This fact was recently recognized by Pope Francis when he convened a world meeting of young economists in Assisi, entitled “The economy of Francesco,” (online: Nov. 19-21, 2020) to promote a more fraternal economic system, more attentive […]
SR. BARBARA REID, OP President of Catholic Theological Union invites you to attend a Sunday afternoon experience Honoring the Legacy of Sheila McLaughlin: Finding Peace and Justice in Contemporary Liturgical Ministry Sheila McLaughlin directed the Bernardin Center at CTU from 2001-2017. During her tenure, she encouraged interfaith dialogue and formed young adults in […]
Synod Debrief Conversation From October 4-29, delegates from around the world gathered in Rome for concluding conversations in the Synod on Synodality. This historic gathering posed a number of questions communicated by the global Catholic Church throughout the compiled synodal documents: How are women represented and empowered in church leadership? How can the Church be […]
A Memorial Liturgy of Word remembering Cardinal Joseph Bernardin This week marks one year since the passing of our beloved President Emeritus Donald Senior, CP. It also marks the 27th anniversary of the passing of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. Join us online for a memorial liturgy to commemorate these profoundly important leaders. This is Virtual Event. Registration […]
Join the Tolton Program to celebrate Black Catholic History Month and the release of GIA’s new book The Fire This Time. November 15 | 5:00pm -7:00pm CT Catholic Theological Union 5416 S. Cornell Ave, Chicago IL, 60615 This event will be online and in-person. Registration is required.
ABOUT THIS BOOK This book is a collection of essays that contribute to the debate on the contextual interpretation of scripture from an African context. The book engages biblical narratives from the lived experiences of Africans, insisting that meaning is attained only when people bring their daily experiences into their reading of scripture. The contributors […]
