Upcoming luncheons 

Monday, February 27, 2012 at 11:30 A.M. – 12:45 P.M

"The Universality of a Christian Philosophy”
Informal discussion with Dr. Adriaan Peperzak, Department of Philosophy,  LUC, on a chapter from his book Thinking about Thinking which searches for the answers to numerous questions such as  to what extent philosophy is universal, and in what sense is or should philosophy be universal? Can a philosophy that is compatible with or integrated into Christian faith have a universal meaning? Does Christian faith hinder, stimulate, enrich or diminish the truth or value of philosophies produced by Christians? Crown Center 116, Lake Shore Campus, LUC. By invitation and faculty request.
 

Past Luncheons

Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 11:30 A.M. – 12:45 P.M.

“Interpreting the Theology of Creation: Binary Gender in Catholic Thought”

Informal discussion with Dr. John McCarthy, Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago, of his essay in the 2010 book God, Sex, Science, Gender: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Christian Ethics, which analyses how faith and science can clarify our understanding of human sexuality, sexual diversity, gender theories and Christian sexual ethics. Crown Center 116, Lake Shore Campus, Loyola University Chicago. By invitation and faculty request.

Monday, November 28, 2011 at 11:30 AM-12:45 PM

 “From Rational to Clinical Psychology: Three Jesuit Universities”
An informal discussion with Fr. C. Kevin Gillespie, S. J., Associate Provost, Loyola University Chicago on chapter 4 of his 2001 book Psychology and American Catholicism: From Confession to Therapy? Crown Center
116, Lake Shore Campus, Loyola University Chicago. By invitation and faculty request.

Monday, September 19, 2011 at 11:30 AM–12:45 PM 

"More than Measurable Human Products: Catholic Educators’ Responses to the Educational Measurement Movement in the First Half of the 20th Century" 

Informal discussion with Dr. Ann Marie Ryan, School of Education, Loyola University Chicago, of her 2009 Catholic Education article.  Crown Center 116, Lake Shore Campus, Loyola University Chicago. By invitation and faculty request.

Monday, February 7, 2011 at 11:30am-12:45pm

"Developing and Sustaining Leaders for Catholic Schools: A Summary of the Conference Proceedings of the Second Catholic Higher Education Collaborative Conference"

Dr. Michael J. Boyle, Assistant Director at the Center for Catholic School Effectiveness and Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Loyola University Chicago, discusses his article published in a journal Catholic Education in September of 2010. By invitation and faculty request. Crown Center 116, LSC

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 11:30am-12:45pm

"The Black Hand: Terror by Letter in Chicago"

Dr. Robert M. Lombardo, Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, Loyola University Chicago, discusses chapter 6 form his 2010 Book The Black Hand: Terror by Letter in Chicago.

By invitation and faculty request. Crown Center 116, LSC

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 11:30am-12:45pm
"George Bernanos and Francis Poulenc: Catholic Convergences in Dialogues of the Carmelites"
by Fr. Mark Bosco, S.J., Departments of Theology and English. Faculty only. Crown Center 116, LSC

Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 11:30am-12:45pm
The Linebacker and the Nun
Dr. Timothy Gilfoyle, Department of History

April 13th, 2010
"Natural Law and Ecological Responsibility: Drawing on Thomistic Tradition"
William C. French, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago, discusses his 2008 University of St. Thomas Law Journal article.

January 26, 2010
Judaism and Catholic Prayer: A New Horizon for Liturgy
Dr. Christine Athans, BVM, Professor Emerita, The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, University of St. Thomas, (St. Paul, MN). Discussing her Winter 2008 New Theology article.

November 17, 2009
Gregory of Nyssa on the Reciprocity of the Virtues
Dr. Andrew Radde-Gallwitz, Assistant Professor, Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago. Discussing his October 2007 Journal of Theological Studies article.

September 23, 2009
Dr. Theresa Gross-Diaz., Associate Professor, Department of History, Loyola University Chicago.  Discussing a chapter from her book, The Psalms of Gilbert of Poitiers.

March 16, 2009
Don Wycliff, Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence, School of Communication, presents his U.S. Catholic article “A Few Steps Closer to the Promised Land”.

February 3, 2009
Ann Harrington, B.V.M., Professor, Department of History, Director of Asian Studies, Loyola University Chicago presents her Catholic Historical Review article, The First Women Religious in Japan:  Mother Saint Mathilde Raclot and the French Connection.

November 4, 2008
"Uncanny Christianity: Rene Girard's Mimetic Theory"
Dr. Andrew McKenna
Dept. of Modern Languages, Loyola University Chicago

September 9, 2008
The Elusive God: Reorienting Religious Epistemology
Dr. Paul Moser
Dept. of Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago

April 9th, 2008
Hearing Past the Pain: Why White Catholic Theologians Need Black Theology
Jon Nilson, Associate Professor of Theology at Loyola University Chicago

January 28, 2008
“Catholic Identity and Antisemitism in a Eulogy for Isabel ‘The Catholic’”
Dr. John McManamon, S. J.
Dept. of History, Loyola University Chicago

November 14, 2007
“Appropriationg Hopkins”
Dr. Frank Fennell
Dept. of English, Loyola University Chicago

September 18, 2007
“The Necessity of Conscience and the Unspoken Ends of Medicine”
Dr.  John J. Hardt
Neiswanger Institute, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago

April 2, 2007
“Text and Context: ‘The Passion of the Christ’ and Other Jesus Films”
Dr. Peter Gilmour
Institute of Pastoral Studies, Loyola University Chicago

February 28, 2007
“Spirituality and Religiousness:  Differentiating the Diagnoses Through a Review of the Nursing Literature”
Dr. Ann Solari-Twadell and Dr. Lisa Burrkhardt
School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago

November 1, 2006
“Godfather:  The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola”
Dr. Gene Phillips, S. J.
Dept. of English, Loyola University Chicago

September 28, 2006
“Spaces Shaped for Spiritual Reflection:  Convent Architecture in Early Modern Rome”
Dr. Marilyn Dunn
Dept. of Fine Arts, Loyola University Chicago