Adult Education
Lectures on a wide variety of topics are offered throughout the year.
Past topics and speakers have included:
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Africa:
Death and Destruction in Darfur: Militarization of the Humanitarian Crisis
Suliman Baldo, Director, Africa Program, International Crisis Group
Fr. Michael Perry, OFM, Coordinator, Africa Desk, Franciscans International
How to Build an Oasis in Ethiopia: The Vision and Practice of Creating a Sustainable
Environment
Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Harar, Ethiopia and Mr. Zemede Abebe, Program Director of the Hararghe Catholic Secretariat.
Sponsored by Faith in Africa at Church of St.Ignatius Loyola.
The Arts:
Art and Love in Renaissance Italy
Andrea Bayer, Curator of the Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Damien: A One Man Play
Written by Aldyth Morris and starring Casey Groves. The true story of Father Damien of Moloka’i.
Faith and Film Series
Antonio Monda, faculty member at the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
Madonnas at the Met: Variations on a Theme in Art and Prayer
Rev. Leo O’Donovan, S.J., President Emeritus of Georgetown University.
Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor
Thomas P. Campbell, Curator of the Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Wounded Body of Christ and the Modern Social Conscience
Rev. Terrence Dempsey, S.J., Director of the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art at St. Louis University.
Authors:
Become a Saint (in twenty minutes)
Rev. James Martin, S.J., assisting priest at Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, author, and associate editor of America, the national Catholic magazine.
How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid
Author Joseph A. Califano, Founder and Chairman of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
Author Immaculée Ilibagiza.
What Happened at Vatican II? What difference does it make 50 years later?
Rev. John O’Malley, S.J., author of The First Jesuits and member of the Georgetown University faculty.
The Church:
Becoming a Community of Disciples
Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.
The Laments of the People of God in the American Catholic Church Today: What Do We Lament and How Can We Respond?
Bradford Hinze, PhD., Fordham University Professor of Theology.
Vatican II, Women, and the Church Today
Featured speaker: Margaret Steinfels, Co-Director of the Fordham University Center on Religion and Culture. Panelists: Rev. James Dugan, Associate Pastor, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Sr. Vivienne Joyce, SC, Adjunct Professor, Fordham University Spiritual Direction Program, and Karen Smith, Editorial Director of America, the national Catholic magazine.
Finance:
New Strategies for Getting Your Wealth on Track
A financial forum for all those who are 50+. Guest speaker: CNBCs Larry Kudlow. Sponsored by Boomers & Beyond.
Inter-Faith:
The Faith Club: A Unique Inter-Faith Dialogue
Ranya Idilby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner, co-authors of The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew – Three Women Search for Understanding.
Muslims and Christians: Where Do We Stand?
A Woodstock Forum featuring three Jesuits (Rev. Daniel Madigan, S.J., Rev. Patrick Ryan, S.J., and Rev. Aloysius Mowe, S.J.) who have lived and worked with Muslims over many years in various parts of the world.
Scripture:
Apples and Eve: Creation and Original Sin
A five-session series sponsored by the Ignatian Young Adults.
Does God Lie? (And other questions the Bible raises)
An interactive discussion moderated by Rev. Anthony SooHoo, S.J., Associate Pastor at Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. Sponsored by the Ignatian Young Adults
The Faces of Advent: Isaiah, John the Baptist, Joseph, and Mary
An Advent Series sponsored by the Ignatian Young Adults.
Scripture Reflections: Rev. Robert O’Brien, S.J.
Fr. O’Brien is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at LeMoyne College in Syracuse and member of the St. Ignatius Jesuit Community. Fr. O’Brien conducts a weekly Scripture Reflections Group during the year, in addition to offering Scripture reflections throughout Advent and Lent.
Society:
Homeboy Industries: Jobs, not Jails
Rev. Greg Boyle, S.J., founder of HomeBoy Industries, a jobs program recognized as the largest gang intervention program in the United States.