'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
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.