I recently attended a lecture by Emmanuel Katongole, Associate Professor of Theology and Peace Studies at Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at Notre Dame University. As he did his doctoral work on the genocide in Rwanda, one of the questions that bothered Fr. Katongole was: Did Christianity make any difference in the genocide? Fr. Katongole told a story of the students in the Catholic high school seminary at Buta, Burundi. On April 30, 1997, during the genocide in Burundi, some armed men entered the seminary in Buta in the early morning hours. The men took all the students out …
Richness in Diversity
We are quite an international group of students! Pictured left to right on a first outing in Chicago: Father Ronaldo from Brazil, last served in the Philippines; Father Jim from Ireland; Sister Judith from Oshkosh, WI, a Sister of the Sorrowful Mother; Sister Lucy from Ireland; Brother Ronald from the US; Sister Lynne; Brother Patrick from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Sister Louise, a Benedictine from Ferdinand, IN; Father Godwin from Nigeria, serving in the US; and Father Harnoko from Indonesia, serving in Japan. (Fathers Harnoko and Ronaldo are from the same community which sends members out in mission.)Additional …
Living in Community – A Sister's Time Away for Education
This week we sent Sister Lynne Smith off to school for the academic year at Catholic Theological Union. She went with the blessings and prayers of the community and a survival gift basket from coworkers…complete with plenty of pencils, a package of Ramen noodles and some healthy snacks! The presentation, pictured here, was made at our annual staff picnic by Jill Carlson (left), director of guest services, to Sister Lynne Smith (right). Beginning today Sister Lynne will share occasional insights into her experience in a new blog series, Living in Community – Notes on a Sister’s Time Away for Education: …