OUR EVENTS
FREE & OPEN TO ALL
Co-presented by St. Paul's Parish
IMAGE AND POETRY:
THE SACRAMENTAL IMAGINATION
Saturday, December 6, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Pastries/coffee 9:45 AM, light lunch reception after
DiGiovanni Hall, St. Paul's Parish, Harvard Square
Paul Mariani
Boston College
The distinguished poet and literary critic Paul Mariani invites participants to explore the integral relation between written word and image, by combining poetry reading, conversation, and the experience of beauty in a selection of great paintings.
Co-sponsored by the Ratzinger Memorial Society
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Co-presented by the Initiative on Health, Spirituality and Religion at Harvard Divinity School & the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard
BOOK TALK
A THEOLOGY OF HEALTH
Thursday, November 13, 5:30 PM EST
Cader Room, Swartz Hall, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA & Livestreamed
Tyler VanderWeele
Harvard University
Response by Dominic Doyle
Boston College
In A Theology of Health, Tyler VanderWeele develops a Christian framework for understanding of health as incorporating both physical and personal wholeness, placing health within a broad theological perspective on the ends of human life. His insights engage the theory and practice of medicine, the theological disciples, the self-understanding of those who suffer illness, and the practitioners of pastoral care. Theologian Dominic Doyle responds, followed by audience Q&A. Reception to follow.
Co-sponsored by the Clough School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, the Guild of St. Luke, and the Harvard Christian Alumni Society
This program is supported by a grant from the Lumen Christi Institute with funding from the John Templeton Foundation (Grant #63614).
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Co-presented by the Hellenic College Holy Cross, St. Paul’s Harvard Square, and the St. Paul’s Choir School
CREDO:
SACRED MUSIC FROM THE EAST AND WEST
Sunday, November 9, 3:00 PM EST
St. Paul’s Church, Harvard Square (Corner of Bow and Arrow Streets) Cambridge, MA & Livestreamed
Holy Cross St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir, directed by Fr. Romanos Karanos
St. Paul’s Parish Choir, directed by Nara Lee
In honor of the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, two distinguished choirs devoted to their rich traditions of sacred music present a program that weaves together soaring musical expressions of our common worship. Reception to follow.
Co-sponsored by the Harvard Orthodox Chaplaincy, Saints Constantine and Helen Church, the Telos Center, the Huffington Ecumenical Institute, COLLIS Institute of Catholic Thought and Culture (Cornell), the Kateri Institute (University of Michigan), the In Lumine Network, and St. Mary Orthodox Church
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HOW VIRTUES SHAPE HIGH PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS
Saturday, October 25
Harvard Business School
Bill Bowman and Peter Pin
Busch School of Business/CUA and Arete Consulting
Can virtues – the good habits that shape human character – also shape the performance of business and non-profit organizations? If so, they are an indispensable tool for leaders in any workforce, large or small. This interactive workshop shows how to choose the specific human virtues that make a difference for a particular organization, and how to train the workforce for lasting results.
Co-sponsored by the HBS Catholic Students Association & Young Catholic Professionals
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CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
AT NOTRE DAME IN PARIS
Thursday, October 2
Harvard Graduate School of Design & Livestreamed
Caroline Bruzelius
Duke University
The restoration of Notre-Dame in Paris after the devastating fire of April 2019 opened the upper parts of this magnificent structure to fresh examination by historians and materials scientists. There Professor Bruzelius and her colleagues found striking visual evidence of multiple innovations in design and construction as the original builders stretched their creative powers.
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COSMIC ORIGINS AND CHRISTIAN CREATION
Thursday, September 25
Harvard University
Karin Öberg
Harvard University
Where do we, life, our planet, and the whole universe come from? The past 200 years have produced a staggering number of scientific discoveries about our origins. Some are widely believed to contradict or disprove ancient Christian ideas of divine creation and providence. This talk explores the story of cosmic origins offered by the scientific project and examines how it relates to theological ideas at the core of Christianity.
Co-sponsored by the Society of Catholic Scientists, the Harvard Christian Alumni Society, the Nova Forum, St. Anselm Institute at UVA, and the Lumen Christi Institute
This program is supported by a grant from the Lumen Christi Institute with funding from the John Templeton Foundation (Grant #63614).
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THE CRISIS OF NIHILISM AND CHRISTIAN 'ROMANTICISM'
Friday, September 12
Harvard University
Adrian Vermeule
Harvard University
(Response by Fr. Nathaniel Sanders)
What is at stake in today's crisis of moral and legal nihilism, whether as seen in the ‘post-right' or the ‘post-left’? This seminar explores whether some form of ‘Christian romanticism’ could overcome a deep disenchantment and reclaim wonder in a way that is intellectually coherent, spiritually healthy, and ‘future-oriented.' Readings pre-assigned.