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Film: Beyond Ricci: Celebrating 400 Years Finding God in All Things of the Chinese Catholic Church 3:30 p.m. at the DiMenna-Nyselius Library Media Room 2010 marked the 400th anniversary of the death of legendary Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci in Beijing. Two Jesuits, Jeremy Clarke, S.J., and Jim McDermott, S.J., took their backpacks, a tripod, and a camera and traveled throughout China retracing the steps of this fascinating proponent of cross-cultural exchange. See their story as they celebrate 400 years of Chinese Catholic history. Qualifies for FYE Magis credit! This event is co-sponsored by Fairfield College Preparatory School

T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 2 7 For more information about Ignatian Heritage Week Discerning Presence: An Ignatian Sense of God’s Presence in Every Religion visit 7:30 p.m. in the Barone Campus Center, Oak Room www.fairfield.edu/ignatianweek. The Rev. Francis Clooney, S.J., Parkman Professor of Divinity, Harvard Divinity School Fr. Clooney will challenge us to affirm Christ in the Church and tradition while looking with hope and humility into the wider world. We must discern Christ present in every religion while never limiting the mystery of God. Today’s challenge of pluralism is distinctive to the 21st century, but the example of pioneering Jesuit missionaries, in India for example, suggests how we might by reason and faith discern God’s presence in other religions and their cultural heritage. Though we cannot mimic their methods nor repeat their experiences, that early Jesuit wisdom can still guide us today. Qualifies for FYE Magis credit! S c h e d u l E o f E v e n t s This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Catholic Studies

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Conversation with the Sculptors M o n d a y, O c t o b e r 2 4 and Documentary 11 a.m. at the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola St. Ignatius, Jesuits, Spirituality, and Art 7:30 p.m. in Gonzaga Auditorium Meet the artists who designed the statue and see how the statue was created in a documentary entitled In His Ori Z. Soltes, Ph.D., the Goldman airfield University is proud to announce Image. There will also be a visual display of 65 stamps Professorial Lecturer in Theology and “Ignatian Heritage Week” in association honoring Jesuits from the personal collection of the late Fine Arts at Georgetown University with the unveiling, dedication, and blessing of a Rev. Joe MacDonnell, S.J., a long-time member of the Dr. Soltes will connect a series commissioned work of art, “Examen.” Highlights math and computer science faculty until his death in of questions – and their putative 2005, will be on display. answers: What is the historical include the presentation of three lectures on the relationship between religion and the visual arts? Where contributions of Jesuits and current state in the does St. Ignatius fit into the history of Catholicism as a world of the Jesuit order, a film on a noted Jesuit S u n d a y, O c t o b e r 2 3 religion? How does that place intersect the shaping of missionary, as well as liturgical celebrations and visual art within and beyond Catholicism? What does Votive Mass of the Feast of St. Ignatius all of this have to do with a contemporary image of musical offerings by the University Glee Club. 11 a.m. at the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola St. Ignatius on the campus of Fairfield University? Qualifies for FYE Magis credit! S a t u r d a y, O c t o b e r 2 2 Glee Club Concert This lecture is co-sponsored by the Carl and Dorothy Bennett 12:30 p.m. at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Center for Judaic Studies Dedication of Statue of the Examen The University Glee Club, celebrating their 65th season, of St. Ignatius Loyola will be presenting their annual Homecoming & Family T u e s d a y, O c t o b e r 2 5 Weekend concert. 10:30 a.m. at the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola Plaza What Matters Most About The Jesuits? The University community is invited to attend 7:30 p.m. in the Dolan School of Business Dining Room and celebrate the dedication and blessing of a Alpha Sigma Nu Inductions commissioned bronze sculpture of St. Ignatius titled 3 p.m. at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts The Rev. Thomas Worcester, S.J., associate professor at The College “Examen.” The two-part artistic rendering of the Undergraduate and graduate students along with four of the Holy Cross founder of the Society of Jesus depicts one of the prime honorary members will be inducted into the National components of St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises. The Jesuit Honor Society. Fr. Worcester, S.J., is the editor of the Examen prayer is St. Ignatius’ cornerstone prayer for Cambridge Companion to the Jesuits, discerning God’s presence in daily life. The new statue Program on Post-graduation Service a collection of more than 600 articles invites all into his method for paying attention to that 7:30 p.m. at the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola which explore the work of Jesuits as scholars, writers, divine presence. preachers, scientists, and missionaries. Fr. Worcester For seniors who may be interested in the Jesuit Volunteer will examine the cultural and religious significance of In attendance will be artists Jeremy Leichman and Corps, six members will be here on campus to speak to the Jesuits, from the time of their founding in 1540, Joan Benefiel, winners of the University art competition any students about post-graduate service opportunities. for emerging young artists to design and produce the through their suppression in 1773, their restoration in 1814, up to the present. statue. The Reverend Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., President of Votive Mass of the Feast of St. Ignatius Fairfield University, will bless the statue and members Qualifies for FYE Magis credit! 9 p.m. in the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola of the Glee Club will “make a joyful sound to the Lord.” This lecture is co-sponsored by the Center for Faith & Public Life