Showing posts with label theology south. Show all posts
Showing posts with label theology south. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Sr. Joy Clough, R.S.M. to give Theology South lecture on Feb. 4 at SXU

“Imagine That! Scriptures and Stories” will focus on Jesus’ human qualities in the Gospel

Chicago (Jan. 13, 2010) Sr. Joy Clough, R.S.M., will discuss Gospel stories about Jesus at the next Theology South lecture at 9:30 a.m. Thurs., Feb. 4 in Warde Academic Center’s Butler Reception Room at Saint Xavier University’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.

Her lecture, “Imagine That! Scriptures and Stories,” is an imaginative exploration of select gospel stories about Jesus and His encounters with others, portraying the human qualities of Jesus emphasized by Saint Paul.

The presentation is open to the public and admission is $6. Coffee will be served at 9 a.m.
For more information, please contact Donatta Yates at (708) 422-1635.

-SXU-

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

SXU’s 2009-10 Theology South lecture series continues on Dec. 3

“Sacred Traditions: Lessons & Carols of Advent, Signs of Hope in These Troubling Times”

Chicago (Nov. 24, 2009) The Rev. Edward McLaughlin and Kitty Ryan will explore music and reflection at Saint Xavier University’s next Theology South lecture at 9:30 a.m. Thurs., Dec. 3 in Warde Academic Center’s Butler Reception Room at the University’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.

McLaughlin is a retired pastor and Ryan is a Pastoral Associate and Director of Music at Saint Barnabas Parish. Their lecture, “Sacred Traditions: Lessons & Carols of Advent, Signs of Hope in These Troubling Times,” will focus on the value of music and the purpose of reflection in day-to-day life during this Advent season.

The presentation is open to the public and admission is $6. Coffee will be served at 9 a.m., and a brief question and answer session will follow the lecture.

For more information, please contact Donatta Yates at (708) 422-1635.

-SXU-

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu

Friday, September 25, 2009

SXU’s 2009-10 Theology South lecture series begins with Hon. Judge Joan H. Lefkow

U.S. District Court judge to speak about mother’s tragic story and poems found posthumously

Chicago (Sept. 24, 2009) The Hon. Judge Joan H. Lefkow will be the first speaker in Saint Xavier University’s 2009 Theology South lecture series from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 in the Butler Reception Room, located in the Warde Academic Center of the Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.

The lecture is open to the public and costs $6 at the door. Coffee will be served at 9 a.m., and a question and answer session will follow the lecture.

Lefkow is a judge in the U.S. District Court of Chicago. Her lecture, titled “I speak of Simple Things,” focuses on her mother, Donna Humphrey. Humphrey was murdered by a criminal who thought he had not received justice in Lefkow’s court. After her mother’s death, Lefkow found boxes of poems that reflected her mother’s hopes, dreams and disappointments. Lefkow published her mother’s poetry as a way of remembering her and ensuring her descendants remembered her.

For more information, please contact Donatta Yates at (708) 422-1635.

-SXU-

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Jay Foot
Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or foot@sxu.edu
 
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