September 26
When Democracy is Lost: Remembering the 1973 Chilean Coup and its Aftermath
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This event features Kathy Osberger sharing her story from her newly-released book,
I Surrender: A Memoir of Chile's Dictatorship 1975, followed by a moderated panel discussion that highlights key themes of U.S. involvement and the Catholic Church's role, with a focus on remembering the 1973 Chilean coup and its aftermath.
(Cosponsored by DePaul's Department of Latin American & Latino Studies, Office of Mission & Ministry, Department of Political Science, CWCIT, and Humanities X, as well as the Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America)
October 11
A Bird Can't Fly with One Wing: Women and the Church in Nigeria
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In Nigeria’s Catholic Church, it is the women who are the backbone, the keepers of the faith. And yet their voices are markedly absent in the local Church...their gifts far too often untapped. Drawing on the African cultural narrative, experiential reality, and the idea of synodality,
Sr. Caroline Mbonu, HHCJ, uses the example of the woman of Nazareth in Luke 1:26-38—the protagonist, Mary—to discuss how bridging this critical gap will revitalize the Church. After all, as the old Nigerian-Yoruba adage goes, “A bird does not fly with one wing.”
(RSVP required; lunch provided)