Events

Navigating Science and Religion: From Conflict to Dialogue with Humility

Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 7:00pm | Arts & Letters Room 409

Joe Vukov, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Graduate Program Director in the Philosophy Department, published “Navigating Faith and Science” in 2022. He received his PhD in Philosophy from Fordham University in 2016, and holds advanced certificates in Bioethics and Medical Humanities (Montefiore-Einstein), Health Care Ethics (Fordham), and a Masters of Arts in the Humanities (University of Chicago). Dr. Vukov’s research explores questions at the intersection of ethics, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind, and at the intersection of science and religion.

God and Nature in German Idealism

Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 5:30 | Arts & Letters Room 409

Naomi Fisher is the Director of the Catholic Studies Program and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. She has broad interests in the history of philosophy and the interplay between that history and the history of Christianity. She specializes in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant and his immediate successors, especially Schelling and is currently working on a manuscript on the influence of Platonism in Schelling’s early philosophy. She also has an MS in Physics from UC Davis and has teaching interests in the relationship between science and religion.

The Second Annual Berrigan-McAlister Award: Celebrating Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 6:30-8:30pm | Student Center 120 and Virtual Live Stream

DePaul University presents the second annual Berrigan-McAlister Award in 2022 to Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation, an organization that practices “restorative justice” and reconciliation work in Chicago neighborhoods that daily face the challenges of violence and incarceration. The award was created to honor those whose commitment to ‘gospel nonviolence’ resists injustice, transforms conflict, fosters reconciliation, and seeks justice and peace for all. It is named after Daniel Berrigan, S.J., his brother Philip, and Philip’s wife Elizabeth McAlister.

Creatio ad nihilum: Dante’s Alchemic Comedy

Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 5:30-7:00pm | Arts and Letter Room 409

Ambrogio Camozzi Pistoja, an Assistant Professor of Italian Studies at Harvard University, conducts research in medieval hermeneutics and on non-physical violence and satire, working at intersections of literature, art and legal history. He is the author of a number of studies on Dante’s Commedia and Convivio, on medieval dream-books, and the medieval reception of the parable theory, and on Auerbach’s figural interpretation. He authored two monographs on the lore of Alexander the Great in medieval and early modern Italy. r students and those interested in CTH courses to meet our professors, learn about course offerings, and study in community.

Second-hand Experience: Testimony as Cognition

Thursday, February 24, 2022 | Virtual Event

Michele Averchi is an Associate Professor at The Catholic University of America in Washington DC. He earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Milan in 2010 and came to The Catholic University of America in January 2014 after completing a post-doc at the Husserl-Archive in Cologne. His research focuses on Husserlian phenomenology and early phenomenology (in particular Max Scheler and Moritz Geiger) with a strong interest in the phenomenology of the self. His most recent work is on the phenomenology of communication, knowledge-sharing and testimony.

Jesuit Observatories and Jesuit Science

Monday, February 7, 2022 at 5:30-7:00pm | Virtual Event

Br. Guy J. Consolmagno, SJ, Director of the Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. He has an extensive academic background and has written more than 100 scientific publications alongside numerous books such as “Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial?” and “Finding God in the Universe”.Br. Guy J. Consolmagno, SJ, Director of the Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. He has an extensive academic background and has written more than 100 scientific publications alongside numerous books such as “Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial?” and “Finding God in the Universe”.

Rome in Chicago

Friday, November 12, 2021 at 12:30-2:30pm | The Art Institute of Chicago

A guided tour of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Christian artwork at the Art Institute of Chicago. Art historian and medieval art expert, Dr. Sarah Bond presented paintings, sculptures, and litergical objects in the recently opened galleries. Dr. Sarah Bond is an art historian and independent scholar. She received a B.A. from Williams College and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in the History of Art and Architecture, specializing in Medieval Art. Currently, she teaches, lectures, and gives tours aroundthe city, with special expertise in the galleries of the Art Institute and Chicago churches. DePaul students enjoy free admission to the Art Institute due to a partnership between the institutions.

Late Night Study Nights

The Department of Catholic Studies host study nights for students and those interested in CTH courses to meet our professors, learn about course offerings, and study in community.

Mary, Muslims, and the Making of Nostra Aetate 3

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 6:30 pm | Virtual Event

The Vatican II document Nostra aetate calls devotion to Mary a key point of Christian-Muslim encounter. But this statement is not footnoted, so one might wonder about its basis in history and tradition. How did Marian devotion make it into the document’s brief list of connections between Islam and Christianity, along with one God, judgment day, resurrection of the body, and Abraham? This lecture suggests that the Council Fathers’ knowledge of popular devotion to Mary at shared shrines played a role in its inclusion.

A Fame, Peste et Bello, Libera Nos, Domine: Religious Orders, Public Health, and Disease

Thursday, May 20 - Friday, May 21, 2021, 8:45 - 11:45 am | Virtual Event

In the current Covid-19 pandemic context, the symposium will consider how religious orders have played a key role in societies that had to deal with diseases that disrupted their lives or were part of their almost everyday life. Many paths will be explored to promote religious orders' dynamic historiography by emphasizing a comparative and transnational approach to their history. The scope of the symposium will range from the Black Death to the present day.The Vatican II document Nostra aetate calls devotion to Mary a key point of Christian-Muslim

Nonviolent Democratic Insurrection: The People Power Revolution in the Philippines, 1986.

Monday, February 1, 2021 at 6:30 pm | Virtual Event

In 1986, a nonviolent uprising over three days put an end to the right-wing military dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines.  The Catholic Church played a crucial role in the "People Power" revolution--images of nuns blocking tanks spread around the world.  Catholic theologian Agnes Brazal took part in the uprising as a young person.  In this online conversation, she will tell her story of those dramatic days, and discuss the wider implications for the Church's nonviolent defense of democracy in a world where democracy is increasingly threatened.

Zoom Conversation with Professor Zena Hitz

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 6:00 pm | Virtual Event

Professor Hitz teaches at St John's College in Annapolis, MD. In her new book Lost in Thought: the Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life she argues that one of the most important things we can do as human beings is cultivated a life that sets aside time for us to think through essential questions about ourselves and our world. We will be talking about her book and she came to connect the intellectual life with loving service. We will also discuss some of her intellectual and spiritual role models.

The Beauty of Faith: Interpreting Religious Art in a Public Museum 

Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 6:00 pm | Virtual Event

Like a well-mannered dinner guest, a museum curator avoids the public discussion of money and religion. Yet, much of the art in museum collections was shaped by faith and made for a religious purpose. Interpretations that focus solely on stylistic aesthetics leave much about the beauty and purpose of the piece unexplained. In this talk, I shall discuss the challenges of interpreting Christian art to a secular audience in a public museum. 

Dignity: A Conversation with Chris Arnade

Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 6:00 pm | Virtual Event

After abandoning his Wall Street career, Chris Arnade decided to document poverty and addiction in the Bronx. He began interviewing, photographing, and becoming close friends with homeless addicts, and spent hours in drug dens in McDonald's. Then he started driving across America to see how the rest of the country compared. He found the same types of stories everywhere, across lines of race, ethnicity, religion, and geography. As Taskeesha, a woman in the Bronx told Arnade, she wants to be seen shes see herself: " a prostitute, a mother of six, and a child of God." This book is his attempt to help the rest of us truly see, hear, and respect millions of people who've been left behind. 

'The World Which Shall Be Our First': On Beauty and the Human Desire for Transcendence

Monday, March 8, 2020 at 6:00 pm | Arts and Letters Hall, Room 412 

Jennifer Newsome Martin,  Assistant Professor in the Program of Liberal Studies at University of Notre Dame The Vatican II document Nostra aetate calls devotion to Mary a key point of Christian-Muslim encounter. But this statement is not footnoted, so one might wonder about its basis in history and tradition. How did Marian devotion make it into the document’s brief list of connections between Islam and Christianity, along with one God, judgment day, resurrection of the body, and Abraham? This lecture suggests that the Council Fathers’ knowledge of popular devotion to Mary at shared shrines

Sacraments and Friendship 

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 5:00 pm | Arts and Letters Hall, Room 414

Brandon McGinley is a Catholic writer and speaking based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a regular contributor to the Scottish Catholic Observer and Angelus News, the magazine of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Right now, Brandon is working on three books to be released this year: on the virtue of religion and the just society with Dr. Scott Hahn, on renewing the Church in America for Sophia Institute Press, and on the Catholic history and present of his hometown of Pittsburgh.

Our Lady of Chicago: The Surprising Story of our Northern Guadalupe

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 5:00 pm | McGowan South, Room 108

Who is Our Lady of Chicago? Which of the city’s countless images of the Virgin Mary best encapsulate the spirit of this city and its land? After surveying various candidates for this title, this lecture will argue for our very own Northern Guadalupe. This particular image encapsulates the forced removal of Chicago’s indigenous inhabitants, a story that all Chicago residents – native or not – too easily forget.