Conversations on Catholic Identity at a Jesuit University: An E-Seminar


Catholic Higher Education

  • . David O'Brien, Ph.D.
  • Ex Corde Ecclesiae Pope John Paul II (focusing on paragraph 13) - optional

O'Brien cites a reaction to "Catholic". What words are associated with "Catholic"
What emotions are evoked by "Catholic"

Which of the four "essential characteristics" of a Catholic university, as outlined by Pope John Paul II, speaks most strongly to you?


Catholic Social Teaching

Discuss ways that education at Xavier is/can be grounded in CST.


The Catholic Intellectual Tradition

Optional:

In what ways is the Catholic intellectual tradition alive at Xavier?

 

Catholic Identity, Contemporary Culture, and the American University

Select 2-3 to review

How can (each of us in our role at) Xavier ease tensions when values collide?


The Catholic University

  • T. Lannon, SJ

What do you identify as Xavier's Gifts of our Catholic Heritage?
How are those gifts retained?


See participants in the summer 2011 conversation.



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