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Non-Credit Courses
Event Series Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace

Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL
Fr. Peter Bernardi, SJ, Lumen Christi Institute

Christian Faith proclaims that we are saved by divine Grace.  What is “grace” and how do we experience it?  What is special about the Catholic understanding of grace?  What  major controversies have clarified the understanding of grace?   This class will draw on Scripture, short autobiographical accounts, and film to show the transformative power of grace in the lives of men and women such as Paul of Tarsus, Augustine of Hippo, Ignatius of Loyola, Edith Stein, Dorothy Day, and Bernard Nathanson who were enabled by grace to flourish beyond what they could "ask or imagine" .

Reading Groups
Event Series Latin Vulgate Reading Group

Latin Vulgate Reading Group

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

St. Jerome's Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends!

Reading Groups
Event Series Dante’s Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group

God-Talk: The Heart of Judaism Reading Course

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL
Rev. Andrew Summerson, University of St. Michael’s College

David Novak, one of the most distinguished Jewish theologians in the world, offers a new interpretation of how the Jewish people and the Jewish tradition talk about God. What does the Torah say about God? How does the God of the Torah talk about Godself? And how does the God of the Torah talk about human beings? The book traces the history and theology of God-talk in Judaism, and how it remains relevant, now more than ever, and speaks directly to contemporary issues such as human rights.

Non-Credit Courses
Event Series Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace

Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL
Fr. Peter Bernardi, SJ, Lumen Christi Institute

Christian Faith proclaims that we are saved by divine Grace.  What is “grace” and how do we experience it?  What is special about the Catholic understanding of grace?  What  major controversies have clarified the understanding of grace?   This class will draw on Scripture, short autobiographical accounts, and film to show the transformative power of grace in the lives of men and women such as Paul of Tarsus, Augustine of Hippo, Ignatius of Loyola, Edith Stein, Dorothy Day, and Bernard Nathanson who were enabled by grace to flourish beyond what they could "ask or imagine" .

Reading Groups
Event Series The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations

The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

"Wherefore my destiny? Why do I possess such a thirst for eternity?" For Spanish existentialist philosopher, Miguel de Unamuno, awareness of these two fundamentally human questions is to possess a "tragic sense of life." By understanding it, we find the answers to our lives, navigating the conflict between faith and reason, our longing for immortality, and the interplay of faith, hope, and love in the tragicomic nature of life itself.

Reading Groups
Event Series Latin Vulgate Reading Group

Latin Vulgate Reading Group

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

St. Jerome's Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends!

Reading Groups
Event Series Dante’s Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group

God-Talk: The Heart of Judaism Reading Course

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL
Rev. Andrew Summerson, University of St. Michael’s College

David Novak, one of the most distinguished Jewish theologians in the world, offers a new interpretation of how the Jewish people and the Jewish tradition talk about God. What does the Torah say about God? How does the God of the Torah talk about Godself? And how does the God of the Torah talk about human beings? The book traces the history and theology of God-talk in Judaism, and how it remains relevant, now more than ever, and speaks directly to contemporary issues such as human rights.

Non-Credit Courses
Event Series Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace

Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL
Fr. Peter Bernardi, SJ, Lumen Christi Institute

Christian Faith proclaims that we are saved by divine Grace.  What is “grace” and how do we experience it?  What is special about the Catholic understanding of grace?  What  major controversies have clarified the understanding of grace?   This class will draw on Scripture, short autobiographical accounts, and film to show the transformative power of grace in the lives of men and women such as Paul of Tarsus, Augustine of Hippo, Ignatius of Loyola, Edith Stein, Dorothy Day, and Bernard Nathanson who were enabled by grace to flourish beyond what they could "ask or imagine" .

Lectures & Symposia

Maimonides on Islam and Christianity

David Novak, University of Toronto

In biblical times, the religious divide between the Jews and the Gentiles was straightforward: the Gentiles worship a variety of "other gods" (polytheism); the Jews alone worship the One and Only God, the Creator of the universe (monotheism). But with the rise of Christianity and Islam, there are now two peoples claiming to worship the same God as do the Jews. How did Maimonides accept these claims, yet cogently affirm the superiority of Judaism?

Reading Groups
Event Series Latin Vulgate Reading Group

Latin Vulgate Reading Group

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

St. Jerome's Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends!

Cultural Forum

What Can We Say About God? An Interview with David Novak on God-Talk

University Club of Chicago 76 E Monroe St Chicago, IL 60603, Downtown, IL
David Novak, University of Toronto | Melanie Barrett, University of St. Mary of the Lake

The Judeo-Christian tradition has long grappled with how man speaks of God and how God speaks of of himself.  In his new book, God-Talk, the distinguished Jewish philosopher David Novak offers a new perspective on how the Jewish people and tradition talk about God. What does the Torah say about God? How does the God of the Torah talk about himself? And how does God talk about human beings?

Non-Credit Courses
Event Series Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace

Non-Credit Course | Experience of Grace

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL
Fr. Peter Bernardi, SJ, Lumen Christi Institute

Christian Faith proclaims that we are saved by divine Grace.  What is “grace” and how do we experience it?  What is special about the Catholic understanding of grace?  What  major controversies have clarified the understanding of grace?   This class will draw on Scripture, short autobiographical accounts, and film to show the transformative power of grace in the lives of men and women such as Paul of Tarsus, Augustine of Hippo, Ignatius of Loyola, Edith Stein, Dorothy Day, and Bernard Nathanson who were enabled by grace to flourish beyond what they could "ask or imagine" .