2006-2007 Academic Year

Unless otherwise indicated, all events are held at Catholic Theological Union, 5416 S. Cornell Ave., Chicago. 

 

October - 06 

Bernardin Center Shapiro Lecture
"From Disputation to Dialogue:
Jews and Latinos/as
towards a New Convivencia"
Rev. Jean-Pierre Ruiz 

October 9, 2006

4:00 p.m. - Lecture
5:00 p.m. - Reception

Assembly Hall 2
Catholic Theological Union
5416 S. Cornell Ave., Chicago 

Inaugural Week Oct 23 - 29

CTU has finalized its plans for the Inaugural Week Celebration of the new academic and conference center. We invite and welcome everyone to join us for inspiring events as we embark on this historical week. 

October 23rd

5:00 p.m. Inaugural Week Opening Prayer Service
6:00 p.m. Open House Reception
7:00 p.m. “The Church and Its Future”
A Lecture with Margaret and Peter Steinfels 

October 25th

5:30 p.m. Opening of the Art Gallery featuring former artists of the
Courtyard 

October 29th

10:30 a.m. Dedication Ceremony of Catholic Theological Union
Academic and Conference Center by invitation only.

 

November - 06 

The Legacy of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin:
A Living Gift to the Church
 

November 9, 2006
5:30 p.m. Memorial Liturgy
Reception following the Liturgy 

November 10, 2006
9:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Seminar: The Spirituality and Vision of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin
Featuring presentations on the Cardinal’s Spirituality, Vision and Leadership 

Speakers include: Avis Clendenen, Sr. Mary Brian Costello, RSM,
Sr. Agnes Cunningham, SSCM, Steve Kloehn, Fr. Michael Place and
Fr. Alphonse Spilly, CPPS 

Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion with speakers, Bernardin Scholars
and participants. Lunch included. 

John White Photo Exhibit 

Fall Open House

Wednesday, November 29th
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
5416 S. Cornell – Room 331 

RSVP: 773-371-5450 or 773-371-5451 or admissions@ctu.edu
We invite you to meet our admissions director who can answer any of your questions regarding the admission process, scholarship information, financial aid, parking, housing, and any other information you need. Come and tour our new academic and conference center and audit one of the following classes in session Wednesday evening: 

Sacraments I: Initiation and Reconciliation
Professor: Eileen Crowley 

Mark in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Professor: Barbara Reid 

Religion in Context: Diversity in Dialogue
Professor: Edmund Chia and Michel Andraos 

 

December - 06

Bernardin Center Scholarship Open House
December 11th 5-7 p.m. in room 210c 

Advent Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 10th at 4:00 p.m.
Lessons and Carols is a traditional Advent service originating in England, consisting of lessons (scripture readings) interspersed with songs and prayers.
Please join us for communal prayer and worship.

 

January - 07 

Dr. Martin Luther King Remembered
Prayer and Film – “Boycott”
January 10, 2007 at 4:30 p.m.

 

Febuary - 07 

Black History Cinema
Fridays, February 2nd – 23rd at 6:00 p.m. 

The Legacy of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin:
A Living Gift to the Church

February 16, 2007
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Seminar: Ecclesial Leadership schedule
Featuring presentations on Religion and Society, Healthcare, Ecumenism,
Interreligious Dialogue and Collaboration. 

Speakers include: Sr. Sharon Euart, RSM, Ron Hamel, Rev. Bryan Hehir, Rev. Martin Marty,
Sr. Mary Benet McKinney, OSB, Rev. Tom Nairn, OFM, Sr. Catherine Patten,RSHM
Rabbi Herman Schaalman* and Francis Cardinal George, OMI 

*Winter Shapiro Lecture 

Open House for Prospective Students

February 24, 2007
9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Call 773.371.5450 or email: admissions@ctu.edu
 

Tolton Week February 26th – March 3, 2007
February 26th – 28th
Bookfair and Marketplace from10:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. 

February 26th
Open House at 4:30 p.m. 

February 27th
Doctoral Scholarships Presentation at 12:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. 

February 28th
The Tolton Lecture “Womanist and Latina/Mujerista Theology in Dialogue” Drs. Stephanie Mitchem, University of South Carolina and Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado, University of Miami

 

March - 07 

March 3rd
Harambee – Annual Tolton Ministry Scholorship Progam Fundraiser 5:30 p.m. 

March 13
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Open House for Prospective Students
Call 773.371.5450 or email: admissions@ctu.edu
 

March 16th, Friday
The Saint John's Bible

1:00-2:30 "Visio divina"
(room 210B-C)
4:00-5:30 "Introduction to The Saint John's Bible"
(room 210B-C)
5:30- Reception

The Saint John’s Bible is a monumental achievement. As a major artistic, cultural, and spiritual endeavor, it is the first handwritten, hand-illuminated Bible commissioned since the printed press was invented five centuries ago. Discover The Saint John’s Bible and learn how this phenomenal project has come to be recognized as it revives a tradition and affirms its commitment to the study of scripture, to the book arts and to educational, artistic and spiritual pursuits. Visit http://www.saintjohnsbible.org to learn more, or contact Gil Osdtiek. 

March 23, Friday

27th Anniversary Celebration in memory of
Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero's Martyrdom

1:00 pm Documentary on the Life of Oscar Romero (2nd Floor Assembly Halls)

5:00 pm Eucharistic Celebration (2nd Floor Assembly Halls)
Rev. Matthew E. Foley, St. Agnes Parish
Reception immediately follows. 

“Here I Stand”

6:30 pm Reception and Opening, Art Exhibit at The Gallery, CTU

The Artist, Corinne D. Peterson, will be present. 

An exhibition in memory of El Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero
Sculpture by Corinne D. Peterson
Woodcuts by Carlos Cortez
and Guatemalan Textiles

Exhibit: March 23rd through May 11th
Weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or
by appointment, ph: 773.371.5415

 

April - 07 

April 14, Saturday

10 AM to 12 PM

The Focolare Movement and the Bernardin Center

Catholic Theological Union

Assembly Hall (2nd Floor)

5416 South Cornell Ave.

Chicago, Illinois 60615

(free parking garage)

 

A Panel Discussion with:

· Michel Vandeleene, editor

· Ronald Ramer, Accreditation Director and Associate Professor of Education, Aurora University

· Ronald Shaheed, Imam of Sultan Mohammed Mosque, Milwaukee, WI

· Sister Jamie Phelps, Director and Professor of Systematic Theology, Institute for Black Catholic Studies, Xavier University, New Orleans

· Scott Alexander, Associate Professor of Islam and Director, Catholic-Muslim Studies, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago

· Rev. Thomas Baima, Vice President and Provost and Associate Professor, Department of Systematic Theology, University of St. Mary of the Lake

 

Refreshments to follow.

Copies of Essential Writings: Spirituality· Dialogue· Culture available for purchase.

 

For more information call 773.285.2746 or email midwest.focolare@sbcglobal.net

April 16, Monday
4:00 p.m.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL AND DOCTRINAL STUDIES ANNUAL LECTURE
“Church Ethics and Chruch Ministers"
by Professor James Keenan, S.J., Boston College

James Keenan, S.J. is Professor of Moral Theology at Boston College. He has published, among other writings, The Context of Casuistry (1995), Catholic Ethicists on HIV/AIDS (2000), Moral Wisdom (2004), and Church Ethics and Its Organizational Context (2005). Professor Keenan’s lecture will deal with professional ethics for church ministers and the moral rights of church ministers.

Catholic Theological Union
Second Floor Assembly Hall
5416 S. Cornell Ave., Chicago
Free parking is available in the CTU parking garage.

For further information, contact Thomas Nairn (tnairn@ctu.edu or 773-371-5530)
Lecture sponsored by The Department of Historical and Doctrinal Studies at Catholic Theological Union

 

April 27 

The Legacy of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin:
A Living Gift to the Church

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Conference: Pastoral Ministry schedule
Featured Speakers: Rev. Clete Kiley, Elaine Schuster, Carole Eipers, Mary Heidkamp, Sheila Adams, Sheila McLaughlin, Lucien Roy
For more information or to attend please call 773-371-5432.

April 30, 2007
Bernardin Center Shapiro Lecture
“Biotechnology, Bioethics, and Jewish-Catholic Dialogue”
Speaker: Rabbi Byron Sherwin
Respondent: Rev. Tom Nairn, OFM

4:00 p.m. Lecture
5:00 p.m. Reception
Assembly Hall, 2nd floor
Catholic Theological Union
5416 S. Cornell Ave., Chicago

 

May - 07 

May 9th
2007 Trustee Dinner
Westin Hotel, Chicago, IL
"Blessed are the Peacemakers" 2007 Award Recipient - Senator John C. Danforth
For more information or to attend please contact Lee Raspante at 773-371-5410.

May 16
7:00 p.m.
"Christian Witness for Peace in the Holy Land"
by Archbishop Elias Chacour

Elias Chacour is Archbishop of the Melkite (Greek Catholic) Church of Haifa, Akko, Nazareth, and all of Galilee. Archbishop Chacour, a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen and Bishop of the Melkite (Greek Catholic) Church, obtained his B.A. in Theology and Biblical Studies at Saint Sulpice Seminary and the Sorbonne University, Paris. In 1968 he became the first Arab to study Bible and Talmud at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He obtained his Ph.D. in Ecumenical Theology at the University of Geneva in 1971 and has received a number of honorary doctorates from United States universities since. He is the founder and president of Mar Elias Educational Institutions and author of "Blood Brothers" and "We Belong to the Land" (which will be available at the event). Archbishop Chacour has received many international awards and has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Reception will follow.

Catholic Theological Union
Second Floor Assembly Hall
5416 S. Cornell Ave., Chicago
Free parking is available in the CTU parking garage.

For more information, please contact Michel Andraos at 773-371-5507 or email: mandraos@ctu.edu
Co-sponsored by the Biblical Study/Travel Office and the Justice and Peace Office at Catholic Theological Union

 

June - 07 

June 1
Workshop on Workplace Relations

June 3-8
Catholics on Call Conference Young Adult Conference

June 4-18
Summer Institute
Create Your Own Open House for Prospective Students
10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (appointment necessary)
Audit one of our Summer Institute courses, tour the school, and meet with students and professors.
Call 773-371-5450 to reserve your day and time or
email: admissions@ctu.edu

Open House for Prospective Students
Create Your Own Open House
from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Audit one of our Summer Institute courses, tour the school, and meet with students and professors.
Call 773-371-5450 to reserve your day and time or
email: admissions@ctu.edu

June 12-17
Comunidades y Convivencia
A seminar on Catholic-Jewish relations for Latino and Latina Catholics in Ministry. 

June 14 – August 17
The Gallery at CTU presents
Peace: A Visual Essay

Opening Reception:
Thursday, June 14, 2007
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The artists will be present.

Artists include:
Sun H. Choi
Tor Faegre
Sharon Gilmore
Indira Freitas Johnson
Sue Sommers


The Gallery at CTU 4th floor
5416 South Cornell Ave.
Chicago, Il. (Complimentary parking)

Curated by Janis Pozzi-Johnson

 

June 17-23
Peacebuilders Initiative Program
 

ForMission Conference
 

July - 07 

July 9-25
National Religious Vocation Conference

July 17-28
Institute for Liturgical Consultants

 

August - 07 

August 5-10
Catholics on Call Young Adult Conference

 

September - 07 

September 4
Fall Classes Begin

September 7
A Stauros Conference
“Suicide: They Die Too Young”
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For registration and additional information visit:www.stauros.org/conference