Mercy, Always, in Everything, Mercy
The William H. Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies presents:
Tina Beattie
October 22, 7 p.m., Linehan Chapel
Golisano Academic Center
Bringing Women’s Gifts to the Table
October 23, 1:30 p.m.
Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center
Her current research focuses on issues of development, religion, and maternal well-being, as well as her continuing interest in the power of visual images to communicate theological ideas. A frequent contributor to BBC Radio 4 as well as to a number of other television and radio networks, she writes for the weekly Catholic journal, The Tablet, and The Guardian online. She works widely with parish groups, chaplaincies, and religious and lay communities, and she has been involved in interfaith dialogue for many years.
Among her recent publications are "The Theological Study of Gender" in The Oxford Handbook of the Study of Theology, Sexuality and Gender (2014); Theology after Postmodernity: Divining the Void—A Lacanian Reading of Thomas Aquinas (2013); and The New Atheists: The Twilight of Reason and the War on Religion (2007).
Timothy Radcliffe, O.P.
February 11, 2016, 7 p.m.
Forum, Otto A. Shults Community Center
Is Mercy about Forgetting?
February 12, 2016, 1:30 p.m.
Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center
Emmanuel Katongole
April 7, 2016, 7 p.m.
Forum, Otto A. Shults Community Center
Planting Tenderness: Laudato Si' and the Bethany Land Institute in Uganda
April 8, 2016, 1:30 p.m.
Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center
“Mercy, always, in everything, mercy,” Thomas Merton wrote in his journal, Turning Toward the World. This prayer of the Trappist monk, mystic, and prophet — whose centenary we celebrate in 2015 — expresses faith in the God who is Mercy and who calls all to be “signs and sacraments of mercy.” Pope Francis is certainly such a sign, embodying mercy in his words, his actions, and his very person. Fittingly, Pope Francis has proclaimed a year-long Jubilee of Mercy to begin in December 2015. The William H. Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies joins in the celebration with this year’s lecture series.
We have invited our speakers to reflect on mercy in the context of their work, writings, and lives. Each, in his or her own way, has much to teach us about mercy: what it is, how urgently it is needed in our Church and world, and how we might become a people of mercy, creating what Pope Francis calls “an oasis of mercy,” what Thomas Merton terms a “climate of mercy,” and what Elaine Prevallet, S.L., names “pockets of hope.” Speaking from a place of faith and attentive to the “signs of the times,” our lecturers do not shy away from difficult questions and issues; rather, they confront the problems and challenges before us with integrity, courage, and mercy, inviting us to do the same.
Please join us in welcoming to the Shannon Chair podium our distinguished speakers: John Dear, Tina Beattie, Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., and Emmanuel Katongole.
Christine Bochen
Email: cbochen4@naz.edu
Website: https://www2.naz.edu/shannon-lecture/shannon-chair-catholic-studies/
Location: Nazareth College, East Avenue, Rochester, NY, United States
Phone: 585-389-2728