Loyola University Chicago

ABOUT THE SERIES

We live in challenging times: the 9/11 tragedy, the war on terrorism, threats of nuclear proliferation, intercultural and interreligious conflict, and the use of torture. We are left asking profound questions about war and peace, truth and justice, and vocation. We are called to discover, in ourselves, where “our deep gladness and the world’s great hunger meet” (Frederick Buechner), and to act on this.

In this context, the Center for Ethics, Evoke, Hillel, the Institute of Pastoral Studies, the Office of the Vice President for Mission and Ministry, the Jesuit Community, and University Ministry are proud to announce the Vocation of Peacemaking Series. This series will bring speakers to Loyola who have asked these profound questions and responded to the call to be peacemakers in their lives. They have engaged in dialogue, served in Iraq, organized nonviolent social movements, and been to prison—always planting seeds of love and hope.

SPEAKERS FOR FALL 2008

	September 11 | 7:00pm Vocation of Peacemaking in a Post-9/11 World Rev. Stephen Kelly, SJ & Rev. Louie Vitale, OFM LSC | Mundelein Auditorium
	Semptember 16 | 4:00pm My Journey Towards Peacemaking: Bringing Arabs and Israelis Together David Mendelsohn LSC | Cardinal's Suite, Mundelein Center
	October 1 | 3:30pm From West Point to Peace: Peace Beyond Abu Ghraib Joshua Casteel LSC | Simpson Multipurpose Room
	October 16 | 9:30 - noon A Persistent Peace: One Man's Struggle for a Nonviolent World Rev. John Dear, SJ WTC | Terry Center Library **NOTE: You MUST RSVP with IPS to attend. Please visit http://www.luc.edu/ips for more details.
	November | tba Creative Nonviolence in Social Movements Rev. James Lawson tba