Exile and the canzone in Dante’s Earthly Paradise
Cosponsored by the Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and the Medieval Studies Workshop Often considered the greatest work of Italian literature, Dante’s Divine Comedy depicts the exiled soul’s journey to God. […]
The Divine is Everywhere
Read the Chicago Maroon article about Dana Gioia’s visit to the University of Chicago HERE. Dana Gioia—award-winning poet (American Book Award, 2002; Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal Recipient, 2010) and former Chairman […]
John of the Cross: A Mystic’s Poetry
John of the Cross (1542-1591), saint and doctor of the church, is known for his mystical doctrine and his theme of the “dark night.” This lecture explores John’s stunningly beautiful […]
A Mother’s Mother: Music for St. Anne
“A Mother’s Mother: Music for St. Anne” Friday, May 9: 7:30pm Bond Chapel, University of Chicago (northeast of Ellis Ave. and 59th St.) Saturday, May 10: 8:00pm St. Clement Church, […]
Baudelaire and Maistre: the Weight of Original Sin
By 1851, the poet Charles Baudelaire had become obsessed — in contrast to his previous anarchist position — with the views of the reactionary and fiercely Catholic Joseph de Maistre. […]
Music of the Hours
June 14, 2014, 7:30pm St. Anthony of Padua Church West Harrison, NY June 15, 2014, 2:00pm The Morgan Library & Museum Gilder Lehrman Hall New York City, NY. Order tickets. […]
The Modern Scientist as a Palimpsest of Three Fausts
Stephen Meredith (University of Chicago) cosponsored by the Theology & Religious Ethics Workshop A palimpsest is a manuscript or painting produced over a previous work. This lecture will treat “the […]
The Suspended Harp: Sounds of Faith in Medieval Jerusalem
A concert by Schola Antiqua of Chicago (Lumen Christi Institute Artists-in-Residence) BUY TICKETS HERE The vocal ensemble Schola Antiqua of Chicago brings “musicality and sound beyond question” (Early Music America) […]
Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.: The Priest & The Poet
REGISTER HERE 6:00pm Buffet Dinner | 6:30pm Lecture Open to current students. G M Hopkins (1844-1889) converted to the Catholic Church while a university student and later became a Jesuit […]
All Things Hold Together: A Great Books Education and the Catholic Tradition
The Great Books can lead us to God and a liberal arts education finds its fulfillment in the liturgy. Yet, the curriculum and culture of many universities today are, by […]