Features Archive
Center offers New Programs
Happy New Year, 2013! The Hank Center has a number of events this coming semester and I hope you will peruse our newsletter to learn more about them. Besides our established colloquia, luncheons, films, and lectures, I would like to tell you about a couple of new programs.more
Spirituality in Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
Informal discussion with Dr. Michael P. Murphy, Director of Catholic Studies Program, LUC, of his essay Hanging (onto) Words: Language, Religion, and Spirituality in Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. The essay was published in the 2012 book Critical Insights: Margaret Atwood. more
The Cardinal Newman Lecture
The (re-) Discovery of Catholic Social Theory in Understanding Trauma Violence, and the Human Rights of Children. Inaugural lecture by Dr. James Garbarino, the Maude C. Clark Chair in Humanistic Psychology at Loyola University more
New Program: Lunch with LUMA
This semester The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage, in collaboration with Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), introduced a new luncheon program called Lunch with Luma. These informal conversations with LUMA staff provide an opportunity for the Lake Shore Campus faculty to learn more about museum programs, collections, recent acquisitions, and notable events at LUMA. CCIH provides space and lunch. Please contact us for more information. The first meeting took place on January 25, and was dedicated to Mexican Devotional Paintings the Retablos.more
Jesuits and Sports: Historical Perspectives and Resources for our Times
On January 31, the Hank Center will host a lecture by Fr. Patrick Kelly, S.J., Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Seattle University. In his book Catholic Perspective on Sports Fr. Kelly, S.J. provides a historic overview of the changing Catholic views towards sports, broadens traditional understanding of the interconnectedness between spirituality and athletics, and explains why this topic has been neglected by scholars. The author offers new insights on the contributions of Catholic thought and its relevance to sports today. more
Faith in Focus Film Series, Screening of the Way
Wednesday, February 27 | 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Information Commons, 4th floor | Shot on St. James' Way, one of the most important Christian pilgrimage routes, with the cooperation of local and Church authorities, The Way marks a movie milestone.more
Habemus Papam: Abdication, Conclave, and the Chair of St.Peter
A panel discussion exploring the history of the papacy, the unexpected Pope Benedict’s XVI decision to step down as the leader of the Catholic Church, and challenges ahead. | February 26, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | McCormick Lounge, Coffey Hallmore
Renowned soprano Delia Surratt will come to Loyola
Delia Surratt, professor of Vocal Technique at Loyola University Chicago’s John Felice Rome Center and an acclaimed international vocal artist, will be offering a free lecture and concert series. She is the first guest of a new program Catholicism and the Art Series, which is designed to promote cultural porductions, both classical and contemporary, that illuminate the rich heritage of art in Catholic culture. more
Greetings Friends,
As I sit down to reflect on all the events going on at the Hank Center this month, I am mesmerized by the snow flurries outside my office window. February brings us Lent as well, this sober time of prayer of the Church. more
Pacem in Terris and the Professional Life
| April 3, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |Lewis Towers, Beane Hall | Water Tower Campus This panel discussion will focus on the papal encyclical Pacem in terries, issued by Pope John XXIII in 1963. It was the first encyclical addressed not only to the Catholic faithful but also to all people of good will. more
Conference Dedicated to the Pacem in Terris Anniversary
Join us in honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth) Encyclical by attending this working conference on building peace in Chicago and beyond on Saturday March 23rd from 8:30am to 12:30pm. more
New Lecture Series
On February 12, Dr. James Garbarino presented CCIH’s first Cardinal Newman Lecture. Dr. Garbarino, the Maude C. Clarke Chair of Humanistic Psychology at Loyola University Chicago, recounted his intellectual rediscovery of Catholic Social Thought within the context of his own work on the human rights of children. Video of the lecture: The (re-)Discovery of Catholic Social Theory in Understanding Trauma, Violence, and the Human Rights of Children. more