Loyola University Chicago
Catholic Studies
Director's Welcome
A warm welcome to our Catholic Studies home page. Students interested in the rich tradition of Catholic thought and its interaction with both historical and contemporary culture are perfect candidates for the Catholic Studies program at LUC. As an integrated liberal arts minor, Catholic Studies not only introduces students to interdisciplinary scholarship (a very practical skill in the global/digital age), but also nurtures the traditional notion that to engage in authentic scholarship is to seek God in all things. Thank you for visiting. AMDG.
-Dr. Michael Murphy
News
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LUCatholic Weekly: Culture: A Lens to Help Seek the Whole
Sylvester Francis Alonz (Class of 2020) was deeply impacted by his formative experiences as a Catholic Studies Minor. In his CATH 296 class, he discovered the importance that culture holds in each of our identities as Catholics. Please enjoy his astute reflections on how culture can help us to "find God in all things," as well as serve as a vehicle for justice and grace. Brought to you by LUCatholic, the Catholic Studies Blog.
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LUCatholic Weekly: Solitude of the Student Commuter; Finding God and Community at Loyola
Justyna Skowronski (Class of 2020) decided to become a commuter student her Sophomore year. Driving four hours a day to get to and from classes challenged her extroverted and outgoing personality, forcing her to spend more time alone each day. Click here to read about her struggle, and about how her daily treks renewed her faith and her approach to community. Brought to you by LUCatholic, the Catholic Studies Blog.
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LUCatholic Weekly: A Fresh Perspective on the Catholic Studies Minor
Frances Rafferty (Class of 2021) declared the Catholic Studies Minor going into her freshman year, becoming the first student ever to do so! Click here to read her inspiring testimony about the ways in which the Minor enriched her freshman experience at Loyola: spiritually, academically, and vocationally. Brought to you by LUCatholic, the Catholic Studies Blog.
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Hank Center Weekend of Excellence presentation: Jenna Meyers
Watch Jenna Meyers, the Hank Center's 2017-2018 graduating research fellow present her project "Does It Pay to Work for the Catholic Church?", which analyzes the increasing number of lay ministers in the Church, and the economic implications of such change.
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Hank Center Weekend of Excellence presentation: Sylvester F. Alonz
Watch Sylvester Francis Alonz, one of the Hank Center's 2017-2018 undergraduate research fellows present his project "A New Genesis," which discusses the contemplative and arresting roles of hip-hop in modern Theology.
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LUROP Fellowship Deadline March 1st
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From the Blog
The LUCatholic
The LUCatholic is dedicated to giving a voice to minors in the Catholic Studies program at Loyola University Chicago. From across the country or across campus, The LUCatholic shares what it means for students to be in this minor and what it means to be a Catholic intellectual and/or artist at Loyola.
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JCMF 2017 - Beauty Itself: A Night of Engaging, Encountering, and Enlivening the Beautiful
A Night of Engaging, Encountering, and Enlivening the Beautiful. Thank you to all our presenters, performers, artists, musicians, volunteers, and audience members for joining us to explore Beauty as it has manifested itself in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. Click through for more information.
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