All staff and faculty are welcome to the final Core Samples lunch for this academic year on Wednesday, March 29, from 11:30 a.m–12:15 p.m. in the Teske Room of Bauccio Commons. Let the Garaventa Center and Core Director buy you lunch and then learn from Rachel Wheeler as she offers a slice from THEO 205 […]
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Fr. James Martin SJ: Building a Bridge Talk Now Available
If you weren’t able to attend the webinar conversation with Fr. James Martin on practicing Gospel inclusion with the LGBTQ+ community, or would like to re-visit the event, the video link is now available here. Fr. Martin also gave us permission to share the conversation with all who might be interested in the topics explored […]
Thirst Friday: Surf’s Up (Feb. 17)
Garaventa Center invites you to enjoy laughter, libations, island vibes, and tasty bites on Friday, February 17, 4 p.m.–6 p.m. Come for 10 minutes or till last call! Seventeen extra credit points for anyone who is attending their first Thirst Friday, brings a newbie, or brings their own cup. Garaventa Center, Franz Hall 3rd Floor. […]
Invitation to Core Samples Lunch (Feb. 14)
All faculty and staff are invited to the first Core Samples lunch of the semester on Tuesday, February 14, 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in the Murphy Room, 4th Floor of Franz Hall. Cheri Buck-Perry will offer a 25-minute slice from her new Exploration-level course, Literature and Cultures of Food, “A Feast for The Senses: Lunching with […]
Thirst Friday: Jingle Bells (Dec. 9)
The Garaventa Center invites all faculty and staff to enjoy laughter, libations, live jazz, and round food on Friday, December 9, 4–6 p.m. Come for 10 minutes or ’til last call! 17 extra credit points for anyone who is attending their first Thirst Friday, brings a newbie, or brings their own cup. Garaventa Center, […]
Core Samples Lunch #2: Seats Going! (Nov. 16)
All intrigued faculty and staff are invited to the next Core Samples lunch on Wednesday, November 16, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in the Teske Room of Bauccio Commons. Caery Evangelist will offer a snapshot from her Foundations Level PHL 220 course, called “Twinkies and The Order of Perfection”—exploring core elements of Anselm’s Ontological Argument.” The Garaventa […]
Core Samples Lunch: Last Call for Sept. 27
There are 3 seats left for the first Core Sample lunch on Tuesday, September 27, at 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Andrew Guest will offer a 20-minute excerpt from his X-Level course The World Cup in Mind & Society, called “Performance Under Pressure: Scientific Thinking, Global Consciousness, and the Perfect Penalty Kick,” followed by an open discussion. Learn […]
Sign Up for a Core Samples Lunch (Sept. 27)
Engrossing new courses are being offered at the Exploration Level of the revitalized Core. All staff and faculty are invited to attend the first in a series of “Core Samples” lunches on Tuesday, September 27, from 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in the Teske Room of Bauccio Commons. In this new series, faculty teaching such courses as […]
Holy Cross Pilgrimage 2022
After a two-year pandemic-related delay, a group of 14 senior faculty are spending 10 days walking in the footsteps of Blessed Basil Moreau, delving into the history and hopes of the Congregation of Holy Cross in its birthplace of Basse-Normandie, France. While on pilgrimage, they will consider ways to engage the community’s unique commitment to […]
Weekly Moment of Beauty With “The Saint John’s Bible”: Life in Community
Here is a glimpse of illuminator Aidan Hart’s rendering of early Christian community described in the Book of Acts. At first glance, it looks like a typical icon, but if you look more closely as this 2-minute video allows you to do, Hart’s image of who belongs at the divine table goes way beyond the […]