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University of Portland Garaventa Center presents Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film: ?The Avengers? on Wednesday, April 24

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture will present the spring semester’s final installment of the Bringing Eyes of Faith To Film Series with a screening of “The Avengers” on Wednesday, April 24, at 7:15 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 319 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The movie and presentation are free and open to the public.

In the Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film series, hosts Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., of the University’s theology department, and Karen Eifler, of the University’s School of Education, screen recently released popular movies, preceded by brief comments illuminating themes of grace, transcendence, and redemption found in these unexpected places. Thematic snacks are provided as part of the experience.

The Garaventa Center was dedicated in June 2005 with a gift from the Garaventa family of Concord, California. The mission of the Center is rooted in the identity of the Univers

Faculty members Shannon Mayer and Rev. Thomas Hosinski, C.S.C., to present ?Religion and Science? Wednesday, April 10

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland professors Shannon Mayer and Rev. Thomas Hosinski, C.S.C., will discuss the possibilities surrounding the integration of science and faith when they present “Science and Religion” on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at 4 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Their talk, which is sponsored by the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture, is free and open to the public.

Mayer is a professor of physics and Hosinski is a professor of theology who specializes in the dialogue between science and religion. Both are members of the University of Portland faculty. Mayer will provide examples of how faith and science are integrated in the life of a professional scientist. Hosinski will reflect on how religion and science complement each other, so that together they give us a deeper understanding of reality.

The lecture will be pre

Margaret Monahan Hogan to present ?Resistance: Its Costs and Its Limits,? on Wednesday, April 3, at 7 p.m.

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland professor emeritus Margaret Monahan Hogan will present a lecture, “Resistance: Its Costs and Its Limits,” on Wednesday, April 3, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Her talk is free and open to the public.

Hogan’s presentation will provide a framework to consider the costs and the limits of resistance. Her lecture will include the Thomas Aquinas’ teachings on obedience; examples of resistance in recent history including the Kreisau Circle and its opposition to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party during WWII; and present day religious liberty.

Hogan is the founding executive director of the University of Portland’s Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture. She is a former faculty member in the University’s philosophy department, and the inaugural McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics. She is currently a professor emerita at UP and a Fellow

University of Portland Garaventa Center presents Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film: ?Hunger Games? on Tuesday, March 5, 7:15 p.m., Shiley Hall room 319

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland’s Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture has announced their slate for the spring 2013 semester's Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film Series. Hosts and professors Rev. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., of the University’s theology department, and Karen Eifler, of the University’s School of Education, will screen recently-released popular movies, preceded by brief comments illuminating themes of grace, transcendence, and redemption found in these unexpected places, drawing audience members from several communities: UP students and staff, neighborhood and greater Catholic community. The next screening will be “Hunger Games” on Tuesday, March 5 at 7:15 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 319 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Thematic snacks are provided as part of the experience. The series is free and open to the public.

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