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Being Catholic Today-- Robert Ludwig, Ph.D.

There is a $10 registration fee.
Call Sr. Christina 847-864-1185 to register.
Thursdays: April 15, 22, 29; May 6, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Youth Room – Oldershaw Hall

     This series brings theology and history into the present by considering the Catholic spiritual path today. Ludwig is the director of the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago and was a consultant to the U. S. bishops in their pastoral letter on campus ministry.

April 15 - The Present Context: Framing the present moment with an overview of culture, society, and religion; pluralism, a world of choices, authenticity, spiritual hungers, social and economic inequities, environmental crises, the need to
belong.

April 22 - The Catholic Tradition: From Jesus in Galilee to the present, an overview of the evolution and morphing of Christianity through the centuries with particular focus on“Catholic.”

April 29 - Spirituality and Ethics: Theology of grace and spirit, the life of prayer and discipleship. How shall we live?

May 6 - The Parish as Community and Ministries: Sacramental community, stewardship, engaged within the parish, sent in mission from the pari sh church within archdiocese and the world.

Locating the Resurrection:

The Importance of Geography in the Gospel of Luke
Laurie Brink, O.P., Ph.D.

Sunday, April 18 following the 9:00 Mass
Oldershaw Hall

     Geography is important to the third evangelist. Luke’s story of Jesus begins in Nazareth, travels to Bethlehem, returns to Galilee and finally ends in Jerusalem. His second volume, The Acts of the Apostles, is equally concerned with geography. The resurrected Jesus commissions his disciples to preach to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). In this Easter Season, we are most interested in the Resurrection. This presentation proposes that the evangelist Luke meant for his earliest
audiences to recognize Resurrection as a process only fully understood with reference to locations in the life and preaching of Jesus. Brink is assistant professor of Biblical Studies at Catholic Theological Union and investigates the ancient social, religious and cultural world out of which early Christianity emerged.

Book Discussion Group:
“The Faith Club”

Tuesday, May 18 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Oldershaw Hall

     After 9/11 three women in New York City, Christian, Jew and Muslim, came together to discuss their respective faiths. The book they wrote, “The Faith Club,” is the result of their talks. In that spirit, we are inviting people in our community who have read the book to come together to further interfaith dialogue. Call RoseMary Mahany (847-567-0773) or Mary Lee Lally (847-866- 6551) to register. Please invite interested friends and neighbors of all faiths to attend this gathering.

Review of Documentary on the

History of African Americans in Evanston

(Submitted by parishioner Michael Doyle)

     More than sixty-five parishioners, family members, and friends gathered in Oldershaw Hall last Sunday morning, February 7, 2010, to watch and then discuss an eye-opening film on the history of African Americans in Evanston.

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