Name: CANCELED: A Report from the German Synod
Start: 2020-04-01T17:15:00-05:00
End: 2020-04-01T18:45:00-05:00
Location: University of Chicago–TBA

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February 2020
February 27th, 2020 @ 6:15 pm

Pope, Councils, Bishops, and Synods: Insights from St. Dominic and the Order of Preachers for Governance in the Church

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

The malfeasance of bishops and priests has led to a call for reform of the institution of the Church. There is a peril in this: the Church is animated and governed by the Holy Spirit and an overemphasis upon the institutional structure of the Church runs the risk of stifling the Spirit. As a path for reform, Pope Francis is building on Paul VI and John Paul II and has emphasized synodality—a mode of consultative governance which emphasizes the communion of all of the members of the Church. In their polities, religious orders have institutionalized and structured themselves around particular gifts of...
February 29th, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Master Class on Yves Congar’s “True and False Reform in the Church”

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

This program was open to students, faculty, and staff. Is a reform of the church really possible? Yves Congar’s True and False Reform (1950), although initially restricted by the Holy See, became an instrumental text in setting the stage for the Second Vatican Council, and remained one of the most important theological works of the 20th century. Pope John XXIII initially described the goals of the council in terms that reflected Congar's description of authentic reform: reform that penetrates to the heart of doctrine as a message of salvation for the whole of humanity, that retrieves the meaning of prophecy in...
February 29th, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Is it Rational to Believe in Miracles? A Discussion of David Hume’s Argument Against Believing in Miracles

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

Can one be rational and also believe in miracles? The philosophers of the Enlightenment held that it was impossible for the laws of nature to allow such ruptures: to believe in miracles was to be de-facto irrational. Voltaire said that a miracle was a "contradiction in terms," and Thomas Jefferson famously cut all the miracles out of his Gospels with a razor. David Hume presented a famous argument against the rationality of believing in miracles in his Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Chapter 10). Over dinner on Saturday evening, Dr. Jason Cather (University of Chicago) will lead a discussion on Hume’s argument. Does it...
March 2020
March 3rd, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Winter Non-Credit Course, “Saint Paul: The Life and Letters of the Apostle to the Nations”

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

6:00 Dinner | 6:30 Lecture This weekly non-credit course is open to current students and faculty. Registrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. Who was Paul and what was his 'good news'? What does he mean by faith or by “principalities and powers”? After Jesus himself, perhaps no Christian personality has evoked such admiration, so much controversy, and so many questions. This course will examine the life and thought of the Apostle Paul through focused presentations on several of his letters. The first presentation...
March 4th, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

Synodality in the Era of Pope Francis: Principles and Possibilities for Ministry in an Increasingly Hispanic Church

Pope Francis’ pontificate continues to signal a particular way of being church for our day, building upon the vision of the Second Vatican Council as well as the energy of Latin American Catholicism. Hispanic ministry in the United States for decades, in close dialogue with the Council and the richness of Latin American theological reflection, has embodied major elements of what today we would call a synodal outlook. This workshop explores key dynamics that identify Catholic Hispanic ministry while proposing models of ministerial action for the rest of the church in the U.S. rooted in the particularity of the Hispanic...
March 5th, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

American Catholic Contours and Detours in a Fifty-Percent Hispanic/Latino Church

Social Sciences, Room 122 1126 E 59th St. Chicago, IL 60637, Hyde Park, IL

Free and Open to the Public The familiar expression “American Catholicism” often evokes mainly the presence and heritage of Euro-American Catholics and how this group defines religion, culture and politics in our nation. Though narrow and de facto blind to the contributions of many other groups that have been central to defining the American Catholic experience, this perception finds its ultimate challenge in the fact that nearly 50 percent of Catholics in the U.S. today are Hispanic/Latino. In this lecture Ospino explores key implications for church and society of being American Catholic in a largely Hispanic/Latino church. The lecture proposes a...
March 11th, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

The Nature of Evil: Satan, Hell, and the Rite of Exorcism in the Catholic Church.

Link to the event: https://zoom.us/j/393866028 The conversation will start promptly at 12 pm today. The Lumen Christi Institute is sponsoring a moderated dialogue, organized by our partners at Catholics at Booth, on “The Nature of Evil: Satan, Hell, and the Rite of Exorcism in the Catholic Church,” with Msgr. Jeffrey S, Grob, J.C.D/Ph.D, an expert in the Rite of Exorcism for the Archdiocese of Chicago. University policies surrounding COVID-19 precautions have required the cancellation of the in-person event. However, it will be live-streamed. You can access the live video through the link above (livestream is free; you may however be prompted to install zoom....
March 14th, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Grad Movie Night @ Doc Films: A Hidden Life

Ida Noyes Hall, Max Palevsky Cinema 1212 E 59th St. Chicago, IL 60637, Hyde Park, IL

REGISTER HERE, through CSA Grad The Lumen Christi Institute and the Catholic Student Association for Graduate and Professional Students are hosting a trip to Doc Films to see Terrence Malick's new film A Hidden Life. The film tells the story of Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. Jägerstätter was beatified and declared a martyr in 2007. Open to graduate students and young professionals (generally defined as 21-39 years of age) A limited number of free tickets are available for early registrants, and all registrants can take advantage of the...
March 25th, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

WEBINAR: Young Catholic Professionals Great Books Seminar on Shakespeare

REGISTER HERE YCP membership is not required to register for the seminar. The Lumen Christi Institute is proud to partner with the Chicago chapter of Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) for the second year in a row. The 2020 Lumen Christi Institute - Young Catholic Professionals Great Books Seminar is an adult educational initiative aimed at equipping Catholic professionals 40 and under with a deeper understanding of the Catholic intellectual and literary traditions. Participants will gather monthly downtown for guided discussions on excerpts from celebrated texts. The cost of seminar registration covers course materials for the nine seminar meetings from February...
March 26th, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

CANCELED: The Economy of Pope Francis

Due to restrictions put in place in response to the spread of COVID-19, this event has been postponed. We look forward to scheduling similar programming in the future. Does this “economy kill?” Pope Francis denounces “throw-away cultures” and “economies of exclusion and inequality.” Does Pope Francis’s thought on the economy reduce to a Jeremiad? How does his economic vision align with or diverge from the teachings of recent other popes on the economy? How might his critiques be compatible with or improve upon a free-market economy and work towards greater human flourishing? Join for a discussion between international economists and a...
March 28th, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

CANCELED: A Master Class on the Social and Political Thought of Pope Benedict XVI

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

Due to travel restrictions in light of the spread of COVID-19, Msgr. Schallenberg will not be traveling to the US and thus will not be available to lead a master class. This event has been canceled, and we look forward to rescheduling this event for a later date. --- Open to current students, faculty, and staff. Copies of the reading will be provided to registrants. Schedule: 9:30am Coffee & Pastries 10:00am Session I 11:25am Break 11:35am Session II 1:00pm End, lunch
April 2020
April 1st, 2020 @ 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm

CANCELED: A Report from the German Synod

University of Chicago–TBA N/A, Hyde Park, IL

Due to restrictions put in place in response to the spread of COVID-19, this event has been postponed. We look forward to scheduling similar programming in the future.

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Winter Non-Credit Course, “Saint Paul: The Life and Letters of the Apostle to the Nations”

Synodality in the Era of Pope Francis: Principles and Possibilities for Ministry in an Increasingly Hispanic Church

American Catholic Contours and Detours in a Fifty-Percent Hispanic/Latino Church

The Nature of Evil: Satan, Hell, and the Rite of Exorcism in the Catholic Church.

Grad Movie Night @ Doc Films: A Hidden Life

WEBINAR: Young Catholic Professionals Great Books Seminar on Shakespeare

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