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-15 posts tagged "Center for Spirituality"
Sara Schlecht | Friday, February 7, 2020
Members of the Saint Mary’s community gathered in Carroll Auditorium to hear M. Shawn Copeland, noted theologian and Boston College professor emerita, speak on spirituality in Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon.” This talk was the first of the Center for Spirituality’s spring lecture series. Early in her lecture, Copeland explained that she wanted those who
Erin Bennett | Wednesday, January 22, 2020
The Saint Mary’s Center for Spirituality is hosting a three-part series for first year students who are interested in gaining a better sense of themselves. ‘Find Your Voice’ invites first year students to a series of three dinners filled with discussion sessions based on the theological concept of vocation. Arlene Montevecchio, the director of the
Sara Schlecht | Friday, December 6, 2019
The word ”mission” is an important part of Sr. Rose Anne Schultz’s life, as much of her work at Saint Mary’s has aimed to apply it to the College community. Schultz first came into contact with the Sisters of the Holy Cross when she attended Holy Cross schools in California, she said, beginning in the
Hannah Thomas | Wednesday, September 25, 2019
As Saint Mary’s students consider their personal vocation, they can learn and participate in the exploratory discussions offered in the Real Life Project. Real Life is “a program that helps participants explore who they are and what they want,” Susan Baxter, communications studies professor and table facilitator of conversation, said in an email. Arlene Montevecchio,
Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 9, 2016
The Division for Mission at Saint Mary’s recently welcomed Arlene Montevecchio as the new director of the Center for Spirituality. According to a College press release, Montevecchio earned a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from St. Norbert College, a master’s degree in theological studies from Harvard Divinity School and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in systemic theology from
Haleigh Ehmsen | Friday, April 17, 2015
Saint Mary’s Director of the Center for Spirituality Elizabeth Groppe introduced the 30th annual Madeleva Lecture, created in honor of former president of Saint Mary’s Sister Madeleva Wolff, on Thursday. The lecture included many speakers, all looking specifically at the Voice of Young Catholic Women project that began at Saint Mary’s in August 2014. According to
Nicole Caratas | Thursday, February 26, 2015
Saint Mary’s screened the documentary “To Light a Candle” on Wednesday to help launch the “Education Is Not a Crime” campaign. The Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL), the Center for Spirituality, the Religious Studies Department and Campus Ministry sponsored the screening. The Iranian government makes it difficult for members of the Baha’i community to receive an education,
Kelly Konya | Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The Center for Spirituality (CFS) at Saint Mary’s announced its spring 2015 lecture series entitled “Saint Teresa of Avila: Carmelite Mystic and Doctor of the Church.” The series will include two talks and one panel discussion, marking the 500th anniversary of Saint Teresa’s birth. According to a press release, the Saint Mary’s College Annual Endowed Lecture Series Fund will sponsor the
Kelly Konya | Friday, December 5, 2014
Pope Francis asked, and Saint Mary’s delivered — literally. In the fall of 2013, 10 Saint Mary’s students, the Office of Campus Ministry and the Center for Spirituality (CFS) came together to discuss ways in which the Catholic Church could better reach young women around the world. Together, the group came to one conclusion: write to
Kathryn Marshall | Thursday, October 30, 2014
Notre Dame theology professor Celia Deane-Drummond examined the connection between theology and biology Thursday evening in her lecture “Tracing Common Ground in Biology and Theology: Caritas and the Drama of Kinship” as part of Saint Mary’s College theology lecture series, hosted by the Center for Spirituality. Deane-Drummond, who holds doctoral degrees in both plant physiology and theology, strove