2011

May 4, 2011 Catholic Studies Round Table This is an opportunity for faculty involved in the Catholic Studies and Social Thought minor to informally share their research and generate conversations on Catholic Studies among the USF community.

12:00 pm, KA 209

 

  April 1, 2011  9th Human Rights Film Festival featuring
Monseñor: the Last Journey of Óscar Romero On March 24, 1980, Monseñor Óscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, was killed by a professional hit man as he stood at the altar celebrating a memorial Mass for a friend. His assassination became the catalyst for a civil war that lasted for twelve years and cost more than 75,000, mostly civilian, lives. This film, presented as part of the 9th Human Rights Film Festival, tells the story of the last three years of his life. The festival aims to educate about human rights violations and encourage to become involved in the process of stopping these abuses.

 6:00 pm, USF Presentation Theater
 

 

March 31, 2011

James Carroll on Jerusalem
Sponsored by the JCC and the Joan and Ralph Lane Center James Carroll in conversation with James Donahue, GTU. Why does violence beget religion? From the National Book Award-winning author of the bestselling Constantine's Sword comes Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the richly layered story of how the ancient city ignited our modern world and how it has impacted human history and contemporary conflict. As Christopher Columbus carried his own Jerusalem-centric world view to the West, America too was powerfully shaped by the dream of the City on the Hill --religion and violence fuel each other to this day, with Jerusalem the ground zero of the heat. Presented in partnership with the Graduate Theological Union, the Jewish Community Relations Council, Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought, University of San Francisco, and the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice, University of San Francisco.

 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

 

 March 7-10, 2011 Global Women's Rights Forum Annual series of events and lectures celebrating International Women's Day at USF.

USF Main Campus

February 24, 2011 Catholic Studies Round Table Erin Brigham, Director of Research of the Lane Center, will be sharing research from her recent paper entitled, “Creating a public space through community-based learning,” which explores how service-learning presents an opportunity to create dialogue between religious and secular communities. This is an opportunity for faculty involved in the Catholic Studies and Social Thought minor to informally share their research and generate conversations on Catholic Studies among the USF community.

12:00 pm, KA 209
 

 February 21, 2011  Paul Wattson Lecture Series Featuring Walter Cardinal Kasper, President Emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promotion Christian Unity. The Paul Wattson Lecture Series honors the life and works of the founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, Rev. Paul James Francis Wattson, S.A. The annual lecture features leaders from around the world in the field of ecumenism and interreligious dialogue to speak on topics of the day. Cardinal Walter Kasper is the author of Harvesting the Fruits and That They All May Be One. 

5:30 pm, St. Ignatius Church

 

January 14-16, 2011 Ignatian Weekend for Faculty/Staff Immersion Participants Rev. Howard Gray, S.J., a noted expert on Ignatian Spirituality and Jesuit Education from Georgetown will lead past participants of USF’s Faculty/Staff immersions in reflection and discussion on how to integrate such experiences into a deeper understanding of Jesuit Education, Ignatian Spirituality and the USF mission.

Jesuit Retreat House, Los Altos, CA  

 

 

2010

2010 Interfaith Symposium: Creating a Partnership of Global Perspectives for Social Justice
Featuring USF community panelists from various faith traditions as they highlight social justice, followed by collective dialogue surrounding your faith tradition and themes of social justice. Presented by the Muslim Student Association.
6:00 pm, McLaren Complex
December 1, 2010  

 

Sr. Carol Keehan, DC
USF Stand4 Conference
The President of the Catholic Health Association discusses health care as a social justice issue. Presented by University Ministry. 
11:30 am, St. Ignatius Church
November 23, 2010
 

 

 

Tea on the Axis of Evil
The film Tea on the Axis of Evil provides an intimate portrait of daily life in Syria through interviews with people from different parts of the religious and political spectrum. Following the screening, a panel discussion with filmmaker Jean Marie Offenbacher, Aysha Hidayatullah (Theology and Religious Studies), Annick T.R. Wibben (Politics & International Studies), and Stephen Zunes (Politics) was held, exploring whethere the documentary managed to achieve its goal of promoting greater understanding between the U.S. and Syria, and if any film can foster this kind of awareness. Co-sponsored by BAIS, Film Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, History, Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought, MAIS, Media Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Peace and Justice Studies, Politics, Sociology, and Theology & Religious Studies.
November 17, 2010  

Civilizing the Economy: A New Economics of Provision 
Marvin Brown, author and USF professor, will be speaking about his book, Civilizing the Economy: A New Economics of Provision. A panel discussion consisting of Dr. Keally McBride, Rev. Jim Stormes, S.J., and Dr. Xiaohua Yang will follow.
4:00 pm, Lone Mountain Room 100
October, 20 2010  

 

One Voice of Faith
A National Interfaith Conference on Global Poverty
St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco
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April 20-21, 2010 

 

USF Teach-In on Haiti
12:00-7:00 pm
McLaren 250
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Monday, April 19, 2010 

 

Who Knows Tomorrow? Photo exhibit by Peter Lemieux
World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter Street, SF
Peter Lemieux, recipient of the Dorothea Lange Fellowship, is a photojournalist based in San Francisco, California. By shining a spotlight on important social issues of our time, Lemieux’s goal is to bear witness and move people to action. Join him at the council as he presents his poignant photographs from across the globe.
28 January - 30 April 2010 

   

XXXI Annual Paul Wattson Lecture

Rev. Dr. Fernando Enns, University of Heidelburg, Germany
A Decade to Overcome Violence - 2000 to 2010:
An Ecumenical Journey Towards a Common Understanding of Just Peace
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McLaren 252, USF Main Campus
February 22, 2010 6:00-8:00 pm 

 

Migration and Catholic Social Teaching
Panel discussion on framing the multifaceted issues surrounding migration through the lens of Catholic social teaching. Featuring co-editors and contributors of the new book And You Welcomed Me: Migration and Catholic Social Teaching (Lexington, 2009). 
Don Kerwin, vice president for programs, Migration Policy Institute
Jill Marie Gerschutz, migration policy director and outreach coordinator, Office of Social and International Ministries at the Jesuit Conference, USA
Lois Ann Lorentzen, professor and chair, USF department of theology and religious studies, and director, CELASA.
Cosponsored with CELASA and Theology & Religious Studies.   

Maier Room, Fromm Hall, USF Main Campus
February 23, 2010
4:00-6:00 pm 

 

2009

Relevant Ecumenism: Input from Earliest Christianity
30th Annual Paul Wattson Lecture
Dr. Tamez is emeritus professor of Biblical studies at Latin American Biblical University and author of several books including Bible of the Oppressed (1982), and Jesus and Courageous Women (2001). February 23, 2009 

 

Human Rights Film Festival at USF
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February 24-26, 2009  

 

GLOBAL WOMEN'S RIGHTS FORUM
March 2-5, 2009
Annual series of lectures and events celebrating International Women's Day at USF. Click here for more information. 

Monday, March 2, 2009
Immigrant Women’s Rights in California
Lideras Campesinas (Salinas, CA) 

Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Young Women Organize Against HIV/AIDS at Home and Abroad
Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS and LYRIC: Lavender Youth Recreation &  Information Center (San Francisco, CA)

Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Global Perspectives on Religious Fundamentalism: Assessing the Impact on Women
Panelists: Teresia Mbari Hinga, University of Santa Clara, Lois Ann Lorentzen, USF and María Suárez Toro, FIRE: Feminist International Radio Endeavour. Lilian Dube, moderator.

         Teresia Mbari Hinga is associate professor of religious studies at Santa Clara University.  Born in Kenya, Dr. Hinga holds a doctorate in religious studies/African Christianity from the University of Lancaster, England. Her research focuses on religion and women’s issues, particularly in Africa and the ethics of globalization.

         Lois Ann Lorentzen is professor of social ethics and chair of the department of theology and religious studies at the University of San Francisco (USF) and co-director of the Center for Latino Studies in the Americas (CELASA) at USF. She is the author of many books and articles on immigration, environmental ethics, bioethics, gender and religion.

         María Suárez Toro is a journalist, teacher, human rights activist and co-director of the Feminist International Radio Endeavor (FIRE). She holds a Ph.D. in education from the University of La Salle in Costa Rica, and is author of Se Vende Lindo Pais (Lovely Country for Sale).

         Lilian Dube, moderator, is assistant professor of theology and religious studies at the University of San Francisco and co-chair of the African studies program. In 1999 she became the first African woman to earn a doctorate in theology from Stellenbosch University, South Africa since the school’s founding in 1866. She has taught in the UK, Zimbabwe and the US. She is the coeditor of Theology in the Context of Globalization: African Women’s Response (2005).

    Thursday, March 5, 2009
    1:30-3:30 pm
    Transnational Feminist Media Activism
    María Suárez Toro, FIRE 

 
'Intrisically Disordered': The Role of the Despised in Establishing the Holiness of the Church
A community conversation exploring gay marriage and Catholic identity in light of Proposition 8. Sponsored with the USF LGBTQ Caucus.
James Nickoloff is professor emeritus of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross and current Bannan Fellow at Santa Clara University. He is the editor of Gustavo Gutierrez: Essential Writings (1996) and coeditor with Orlando Espin of Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studies (2007). 
March 9, 2009 

 

AMIR ACZEL, author of THE JESUIT AND THE SKULL
Teilhard de Chardin, Evolution, and the Search for Peking Man
Presented by the Ricci Institute at the USF Center for the Pacific Rim. In 1929 a French Jesuit named Teilhard de Chardin helped pull free a skull still emtombed in clay inside a cave near Beijing. he and the other scientists on the team identified the skull: it belonged to homo erectus, a critical Darwinian link between erect hunting apes and our homo sapiens ancestors. The skull became known around the world as Peking Man; the controversy it caused lasted for much of the 20th century. De Chardin, an important intellectual in the history of science, became very controversial. This is his and our story: how does one keep a commitment to science and also to faith?
March, 23, 2009  

 

RELIGIOUS LEADERS' LUNCHEON with the
INTERFAITH MDG COALITION
The 2nd annual gathering of interfaith leaders to examine the influence that communities of faith can have on congressional legislation on behalf of those who live in extreme global poverty. Hosted by USF, Vesper Society, and the Interfaith MDG Coalition. By invitation only. For an invitation, please contact the Lane Center by email or at 415-422-5200.
April 1, 2009 

 

GEORGES DE SCHRIJVER, S.J.
The Political Ethics of Lyotard
Sponsored by the Bay Area Continental Philosophy Association (BACPA).
Commentator: Gerard Kuperus, USF
Fr. Georges De Schrijver, S.J. is professor emeritus at the Catholic University of Louvain, Leuven. He is an editor of Steven, a Dutch-Flemish journal of opinion. For the past five years he has taught in Nigeria and the Philippines. He has studied and written on comparative theologies of liberation from the contexts of Asia, Africa and Latin America, interreligious conflict in postcolonial Europe, and political ethics.
April 2, 2009 

 

HEROINE WITH A THOUSAND FACES: The Virgin of Guadalupe and the Risks of Religious Pluralism
Brown-bag presentation with Professor Jorge Aquino of the USF Theology and Religious Studies Department on a pluralistic reading of the Virgin of Guadalupe, based on his research into the phenomenology of religious charisma. Sponsored by the Dept. of Theology and Religious Studies, Latin American Studies, CELASA, Chican@/Latin@ Studies, and the Lane Center. 
April 8, 2009  

 
THOMAS REESE, S.J.
Sponsored by the St. Ignatius Church Adult Faith Formation Program
Religion and Politics: What is Forbidden, What Allowed, What Prudent?
Pope Benedict XVI on The World Economy, Capitalism & Government: The New Encyclical "Caritas in Veritate"
Catholics and Obama: Bishops, People and Issues
Thomas J. Reese, S.J. is a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University, an independent Catholic research institute. He is former editor of America, a weekly Catholic magazine. As editor of America, Fr. Reese promoted discussion on current issues facing the Catholic Church and the world. He is the author of several books including Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church. 

 

2009 JUSTICE LECTURE
Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik
Click to view Mass of the Holy Spirit and honorary degree presentation.
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Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik is founding president of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights and former Prime Minister of Norway. Serving two terms as Prime Minister of Norway from 1997-2005, Prime Minister Bondevik was known for increasing programs in health care and education, appointing a large number of women to cabinet posts, protecting the environment, and pledging humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Iraq. In 2005 he founded the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights to promote international human rights activities, world peace, religious tolerance and democracy. He has also served as the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy in Southern Africa where he spearheaded efforts to address drought, food shortages and promote political stability. 
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 

  
 

Community Organizing Training for USF Students, Faculty and Staff
Faith-based community organizing has a long history of empowering communities to make the changes that they need for safer, stronger neighborhoods and cities. The Ignatian Solidarity Network, in collaboration with PICO (People Improving Communities through Organizing) and the Lane Center is offering the opportunity for USF students, staff, and faculty to take part in a 2-day, intensive workshop on community organizing.
October 23-24, 2009  

 
HIV, South Africa and the Role of the Church: Creativity in the Making
A Discussion with Sr. Sheila Flynn and Jabulile Simelane
The Kopanang Community Trust in South Africa is a collective of HIV-positive women engaged in sustenance projects, includeing the creation of beautiful tapestries and care for AIDS orphans. Sr. Sheila Flynn, a Roman Catholic Domincan nun who works with this community, will speak on the creative and spiritual challenges of social justice work, and Jabulile Simelane will share her experience as a member of the Kopanang collective.
Sponsored by University Ministry, African Studies, Department of Art + Architecture, the Thacher Gallery and the Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought.  
Monday, December 7, 2009 

 

 2008

Foundations for a National Ethical Discussion about Iraq 
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Robert W. McElroy, Bay Area priest, scholar and author, suggests an ethical framework within the Catholic tradition that might inform a position on withdrawal from Iraq. Msgr. McElroy is pastor of St. Gregory’s Parish in San Mateo, CA where he has served for twelve years. He is the author of The Search for an American Public Theology (Paulist Press) and Morality and American Foreign Policy
Friday, February 1, 2008
 

Interfaith Leaders' Luncheon on the Point 7 Now Campaign to End Global Poverty
The USF Lane Center with the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Episcopal Diocese of California is proud to host host an informational and networking luncheon to gather an interfaith partnership to influence congressional legislation on behalf of those who live in extreme global poverty. The goal of the Point 7 Now campaign is to increase US foreign aid to .7% of GNP in support of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). To learn more, please contact the Lane Center at (415) 422-5200 or email.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 

 

Restorative Justice and Catholic Social Thought: Challenges as Opportunities for Society, Church, and Academy
Download complete text reprinted by Princeton University Press in 2007. He is a frequent contributor to America magazine, having published the highly regarded article “Church Teaching on War: Why We Must Withdraw from Iraq” in 2007. Msgr. McElroy holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard, a doctorate in ethics from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and a Ph.D. in international relations from Stanford. He teaches social ethics at St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, CA.
Kurt M. Denk, S.J., is a Jesuit priest from the Maryland Province of Jesuits. He is currently a law student at the University of California, Berkeley and associate chaplain at San Quentin State Prison where he has worked since 2004. During this time he helped the Interfaith Restorative Justice Roundtable at San Quentin write a document titled "Responsibility, Rehabilitation and Restoration: A Response and Implementation Plan" in response to the US Bishops' document on restorative justice. This paper was adopted by the California Catholic Conference as a model for restorative justice programs throughout the state. Fr. Denk has a master's degree in divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, a master's degree in philosophy from Fordham and a bachelor's degree in history from Georgetown. As part of his Jesuit training, he has also served as a hospital chaplain, college teacher and administrator, and retreat and spiritual director.
Friday, February 29, 2008 

 

The Life and Work of Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDN (1940-2005)
Binka LeBreton, author of The Greatest Gift: The Courageous Life and Martyrdom of Sister Dorothy Stang (Doubleday, 2007) tells the story of contemporary martyr Dorothy Stang. Sr. Stang fought alongside poor farmers for land rights against logging and development companies in Brazil's rainforest until she was killed in 2005. Co-Sponsored by the Lane Center, Latin American Studies, and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 

 

Spirit in Action: Photography Exhibit by Jerry Berndt
San Francisco Main Library, Jewett Gallery, Lower Level
San Francisco and Los Angeles, two of the nation's most diverse cities, boast rapidly changing religious landscapes. The religious diversity celebrated in these cities manifests itself by a commitment to serve those in need. Our window into these complex cities is photography. What does faith look like when it takes to the streets? Through the lens of Jerry Berndt, we see people not only raising their hands in praise, but also working together to bring about a more just social order; we see Spirit in Action.
February 9 - April 13, 2008 

  

Greg Mortenson
Greg Mortenson, co-author of Three Cups of Tea and founder of the Central Asia Institute, gave the 2008 Justice Lecture at USF and received an honorary degree. View his lecture here.
September 8, 2008
 

Feminist Theology and the Zapatista Movement: A Report from Chiapas
Sylvia Marcos, internationally recognized professor of religion and sociology, Sylvia Marcos, will discuss Catholic pastoral activism and feminist theology in the woman-centered leadership of the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, México. Co-sponsored with the USF departments of theology and religious studies, Latin American studies and Latin@/Chican@ studies and the USF Center for Latino Studies in the Americas (CELASA).
October 30, 2008
 

Where Do We Go On Iraq? Comparative Just War Traditions
Aaron Hahn Tapper, Swig Chair of Judaic Studies, USF
Robert W. McElroy, Lo Schiavo Chair in Catholic Studies and Social Thought, USF
The United States is facing the question on what policy should govern our military intervention in Iraq. Join University scholars and students for analysis and reflection on ways in which major religious traditions can offer perspectives on a just and peaceful resolution. 
November 11, 2008 

 

 

 2007

Sacramental Light: Latin American Devotional Art
Thacher Gallery, Gleeson Library/Geschke Center, University of San Francisco
Featuring the works of Latin American devotional art chosen from the private collection of Antonio and Lola Roig-Ferré. Curated by Fr. Thomas Lucas, S.J., of the USF Fine Arts Department.
January 22—April 22, 2007 

 
Of Global Bondage: Human Trafficking and the Scourge of Contemporary Slavery
David Batstone, USF Professor of Ethics discusses his new book Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade--And How We Can Fight It and the film Ghosts, screening at the Asian American Film Festival on March 17 & 21. Sponsored by the USF Center for the Pacific Rim, www.notforsalecampaign.org, and the Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning.
March 19, 2007 

 
Human Rights Film Festival at USF
March 19-21, 2007 More Info  

 
The Church's Response to Globalization in Africa with Bishop Patrick Kalilombe
Sponsored by African Studies. Contact: Heather Hoag at hjhoag@usfca.edu.
March 20, 2007
 

Breaking Down the Borders. Immigration in San Francisco: A KQED and USF Immigration Event
Screening of excerpts from a KQED documentary on immigration, "Immigration in Focus" (researchers from USF's the Religion and Immigration Program served as consultants) and panel discussion featuring Kevin Chun (Psychology), Jay Gonzalez (Politics and Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program), Luis Enrique Bazan (University Ministry) and Lois Ann Lorentzen (Theology and Religious Studies) with community activists Vince Gutierrez, Manuel Espinosa and Jade Woo.
April 16, 2007 

 
Life and Death: A Requiem for the Victims of Darfur
St. Ignatius Church, 650 Parker at Golden Gate, San Francisco
The choral group AVE, under the direction of Jonathan Dimmock, performs the music of Lobo, Sheppard, Howells and Villette, with a speaker (Mario Bol) who is a refugee from Darfur and a student at USF, to raise awareness of the ongoing tragedy in Darfur.
May 4, 2007 

 
The Church and the Crucified People
Dean Brackley, S.J.
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Dean Brackley, S.J. is a worldwide thought leader in Jesuit social justice ministry and education. He has taught theology and ethics at the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) in San Salvador, El Salvador since 1990, where he volunteered to go immediately following the murder of his six brother Jesuits and their two coworkers there in 1989. Fr. Brackley’s published works include Divine Revolution: Salvation and Liberation in Catholic Thought (Orbis Books, 1996) and The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times: New Perspectives on the Transformative Wisdom of Ignatius LoyolaDownload event flyer.
May 20, 2007 

 
Religion and Sexuality: What is the Connection?
Sponsored by the Religious Instititute on Sexual Morality, Justice and Healing.
Hosted by the Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought at USF.
Colloquium for leaders of sexual and reproductive health organizations, theologians, social scientists, and progressive clergy to affect change in public policy makers' understanding of mainstream and progressive religious perspectives on sexual health and sexual rights issues and to motivate sexual and reproductive health organizations to more proactively engage the faith community.
May 23, 2007 

 
Violence Against Women, Honor Killing, and the Future of Society:
How Violence Against Women has Increased in Kurdistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Region
Film screening & panel with Amnesty International human rights advocates.
June 20, 2007 

 
Christianity and Cultures: China & Japan in Comparison (1543-1644)
Fr. M. Antoni J. Üçeler, S.J.
Sponsored by the Ricci Institute, Center for the Pacific Rim, USF
September 13, 2007 

 
The Legacy of Pedro Arrupe, S.J.: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of his Birth
Fr. Kevin Burke, S.J.
Download Text (Crossroad, 2004) which received an award from the Catholic Press Association in 2005.
September 14, 2007 

 
Flannery O'Connor's Vision of Faith, Church and Modern Consciousness
Most Rev. George H. Niederauer, Archbishop of San Francisco
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September 28, 2007 

 
Baroque Bagatelles: Jesuit Opera, Theatre and Ballet
An Illustrated Lecture
Fr. Thomas Lucas S.J.
Friday, October 12, 2007  

 
San Ignacio de Loyola: An Opera from the Jesuit Missions of Paraguay
By Domenico Zipoli, S.J. (1688-1726); Martin Schmid, S.J. (1694-1772); & a third anonymous composer
Directed by Michael A. Zampelli, S.J.
Musical Direction by John Finney
Saturday, October 13, 2007  

 
Point 7 Now! Action Conference on the Millennium Development Goals
Mobilizing the American communities of faith to take a stand against extreme global poverty in support of the Millennium Development Goals. St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco
October 27, 2007
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Hope Rising Healing Together: AIDS in Africa
Featuring Bridget Chisenga, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Zambia, coordinator of HIV/AIDS care. She focuses on AIDS awareness in the workplace and fighting social stigma against those with HIV/AIDS.
Monday, October 29, 2007  

 
A Feminist Appraisal of Catholic Social Thought
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Dr. Kristin Heyer, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics, Loyola Marymount University
Friday, November 9, 2007 

 
Gays and Grays: The Story of the Gay Community at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish
A conversation with Fr. Donal Godfrey, S.J., USF's Director of University Ministry and author of Gays and Grays (Lexington Books, 2007) which chronicles the rise - and almost fall - of Most Holy Redeemer parish in the Castro District of San Francisco. The book tells the incredible story of how the women and men, clergy and laity, young and old of the parish dealt with the AIDS crisis literally on its door-step, and created one of the most vibrant, inclusive and faith-filled parish communities in the country.
Friday, November 30, 2007 

   

 2006

Listening to the Voice of HIV and AIDS
James Keenan, S.J., Boston College
March 2, 2006  

 
Alienated Catholics: Estabishing the Groundwork for Dialogue
Part of the Community in Conversation Project 
Presentation by Catherine M. Murphy 
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University,
Presentation by Vincent Pizzuto 
Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, University of San Francisco
Alienated Catholics...A Response to the Panel 
Cameron Ayers, S.J., Pastor of St. Agnes Church
March 29, 2006  

 
Treasure from Japan and China in the Jesuit Roman Archives (1540-1773): A Spiritual or Colonial ‘Enterprise’?
Rev. Dr. M. Antoni J. Üçerler, S.J., Jesuit Historical Institute (Rome), Distinguished Fellow of the EDS-Stewart Chair, Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Culture History at the USF Center for the Pacific Rim
April 13, 2006
 

The Idea of the Catholic University: 1967-2007
Stephen Schloesser, S.J., LoSchiavo Chair in Catholic Social Thought
Download full text of his paper delivered at the annual gathering of Western region Jesuit colleges and universities.
October 13, 2006 

  

 2005

The Catholic Citizen: Perennial Puzzle or Emergent Oxymoron  

Abridged Text
Jerome P. Baggett, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
February 2, 2005 

Race and Class in the Church and Society Jeanette Rodriguez, Seattle University
March 1, 2005 

 
Jesuit Hybrids, Catholic Modernities, Futural Pasts 
Stephen Schloesser, S.J.,
Inaugural Lecture of the Joseph and Anna Lo Schiavo Chair in Catholic Social Thought
September 1, 2005 

Theology on Tap
Discussions with young adult Catholics at a local pub on current issues. 

 
Catholic Imagination in the Arts and Literature
Ron Hansen, Santa Clara University, award-winning author of Hitler's Niece, Atticus, and Mariette in Ecstasy
October 18, 2005

The Parallelism and Eventual Convergence of Science and Religion
Charles H. Townes, University of California at Berkeley, Nobel Laureate in Physics and Templeton Prize Winner
November 1, 2005

Jesuit Scientists and the Pursuit of Reason
Mordechai Feingold, California Institute of Technology
November 8, 2005

Stained Glass Illuminations, East & West: Renovation of the Historic Jesuit Cathedral in Shanghai
Thomas Lucas, S.J., University of San Francisco, and artist Theresa Wo Ye, Shanghai, China
November 10, 2005

What is the Catholic Church's Teaching on End-of-Life Issues?
James Bretzke, S.J., Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, University of San Francisco  

Globalization: Challenge to Catholic Social Thought 
John A. Coleman, S.J., Charles Casassa Professor of Social Values at Loyola Marymount University 

 

 2004

Inaugural Lecture to Announce the Opening of the Lane Center
October 12, 2004