The Marymount Alumnae Board, administrators, members of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (R.S.H.M.) and their families, and Fordham University’s Office of Alumni Relations invite you to a gathering celebrating Marymount College’s founding in 1907 by Mother Marie Joseph Butler. This year, Marymount alumnae celebrate the enduring impact of Mother Butler and the
Francesco Ciabattoni will explore how Dante’s Divine Comedy draws from medieval musical traditions and continues to inspire contemporary musicians. His critical discussion of the poem will be accompanied by musical samples and performances—ranging from Gregorian chant and polyphony to rock ballads and pop songs—with Gianpiero Antonazzo (guitar) and Roberta Berzero (voice).
The Marymount Alumnae Board, administrators, members of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (R.S.H.M.) and their families, and Fordham University’s Office of Alumni Relations invite you to a gathering celebrating Marymount College’s founding in 1907 by Mother Marie Joseph Butler. This year, Marymount alumnae want to celebrate how their R.S.H.M. connection continues by
Presented by Susan B. Reynolds, Ph.D., Winner of the 2024 New Scholar Essay Prize for Catholic Studies in the Americas. Clergy sexual violence in immigrant communities is an understudied dimension of the abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. Yet records reveal how immigrant-serving parishes were regularly treated as dumping grounds for serially abusive clergy. There,
Join us for a talk by journalist Eileen Markey. In the darkest days of the New York City fiscal crisis and its aftermath in the 1970s, as faith in cities faltered, Bronx activists argued for the worth of urban neighborhoods and the value of people living in them. In a time of disinvestment, arson, and
With migrant arrivals surging to 600 people per day, and the reality that 44% of this population identifies as Latine, Fordham presents a collaborative conversation between the NYC Mayor's Office and one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, Sister Norma Pimentel, on the current state of emergency gripping New York City due to the
The Marymount Alumnae Board, administrators, members of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and their families, and Fordham University's Office of Alumni Relations invite you to a gathering celebrating Marymount College's founding in 1907 by Mother Marie Joseph Butler. Marymount alumnae celebrate the theme “Women in the Church Today.” Featured Guests The Religious
Drawing on his experience facilitating Dante workshops in prisons in Italy, Indonesia, and the U.S., Ron Jenkins will discuss ways in which the divine comedy is viewed by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated readers who find compelling similarities between Dante’s journey out of hell and their own journeys out of prison.
A third-generation Bronxite, educated in Bronx schools from kindergarten to graduate school, Peter Quinn weaves together family history, personal experience, and the borough’s still-unfolding saga into an examination of one of the country’s most unique pieces of real estate. (Hey, if you can’t brag about the Bronx, what's the use of growing up there?)
When asked in 2013 which aspect of Ignatian spirituality is most important to him as he does his work as pope, Pope Francis answered without hesitation: discernment. Discernment has been a focus of Pope Francis’ appropriation of Ignatian spirituality going all the way back to his first years of formation during the early '60s and
Join us for a lecture by Christie de la Gandara, Ph.D., the GRE Visiting Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Religious Education and a Louisville Institute postdoctoral fellow. This discussion will focus on the changing landscape of U.S. Catholic demographics, some important realities that define the U.S. Hispanic-Catholic experience, and how Hispanic people within the
We learned from Thomas Merton's private journals—published 25 years after his death—of an affair Merton had in the summer of 1966 with a nurse ("M") who cared for him after a medical procedure. If we take seriously Merton's status and contributions as a Catholic thinker, then Merton's description of his relationship with "M" needs to
Join us for a lecture and concert featuring the Fordham Jazz Quartet. Iconic jazz artist Billie Holiday received her only formal vocal instruction at the Catholic convent where she was sent to live as a child. She received the sacraments, prayed the rosary, and maintained a friendship with Paulist “jazz priest” Norman O’Connor until the
Join GSAS Futures for an intimate discussion with Donna Smolens, GSAS ’81, on strategies for career transition and advancement in corporate sector industries.
Manhattan Brass performs holiday melodies from the Renaissance to the present. Hailed as a Criticʼs Pick in Time Out New York magazine, the award winning Manhattan Brass is best known for its innovative programming, dynamic performances, varied, eye-opening repertoire, and commitment to educating audiences of all ages about live music and the brass idiom.
A conversation with Margaret Lyons, television critic and writer for The New York Times “Watching” section. Ms. Lyons majored in religious studies at the University of Chicago, and she has since gone on to carve out a funny, socially engaged, and increasingly influential voice in arts and entertainment journalism. She previously worked at New York Magazine’s Vulture,
The Department of Theology will celebrate graduating undergraduate and graduate theology majors & minors, and the inductees for Theta Alpha Kappa (the national theological honors society). The event will also feature a lecture by Janet Walton, EdD, professor of worship at Union Theological Seminary, entitled "Dare to Worship During Troubled Times?".
