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Siena Center Announces 2006-07 Season

Dominican University’s Siena Center’s 2006-07 schedule of lectures and events will include a fall series on Muslim-Catholic understanding and a spring series on spirituality and culture. In addition to several special events, the Siena Center will also continue annual events such as the Mazzuchelli Lecture on contemporary social issues, the Albertus Magnus Lecture on science, and a celebration of St. Catherine of Siena.

Unless otherwise noted, all events will be held at the Priory Campus of Dominican University, 7200 West Division Street, River Forest, IL. Admission to most programs is $10. Admission to the Muslim-Catholic dialogue, the Mazzuchelli lecture, and the St. Catherine event are free. Season tickets are also available for $100. For more information, contact the Siena Center at (708) 714-9105 or visit the Web site at www.siena.dom.edu.

The Matthew J. Lamb Dialogue Series will include four lectures in the fall about Muslim-Catholic understanding. Farid Esack, a South African-born Islamic theologian, will present “Beyond Toleration: Emerging Islamic Theologies” on Thursday, September 7 at 7:30 p.m. Chrys McVey, OP will discuss theological challenges and opportunities of dialogue between Muslims and Catholics in his lecture “Beyond Christ, for Christ’s Sake: The Promise of Muslim-Catholic Dialogue” on Thursday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. Loyola University professor Marcia Hermansen and Catholic Theological Union professor Scott Alexander will link careful scholarship and meaningful dialogue in their lecture titled “Transforming the Self, Transforming Society” on Monday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. “ Encountering the Other: An Experience of Muslim-Catholic Dialogue” will be held Wednesday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. Those in attendance will have the chance to participate and observe as Sr. Joan McGuire, OP, Dr. Shakir Moiduddin and the members of the Catholic-Muslim Dialogue hold their bi-monthly meeting.

Other events in the fall include “Global Injustice and the School of Americas” on Thursday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m. Speakers for this event will be Fr. Roy Bourgeois, MM, leader of the movement to close the School of Americas, and Adriana Portillo-Bartow, a survivor of the war in Guatemala. The Annual Mazzuchelli Lecture will be held November 15 at 5:00 p.m. in the Lund Auditorium on the Main Campus. Ronald Takaki will deliver an address on “America in a Different Mirror.” On Thursday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. John Haught will present the Annual Albertus Magnus lecture on “Evolving Science, Timeless Faith.” Fr. Richard Woods, OP, professor of theology at Dominican University, will present the Advent Lecture entitled “Come Again? Jesus, Advent and Final Judgment” on Thursday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m.

In the spring, the Siena Center will host a series of lectures on spirituality and culture. Rev. Robert Barron, professor at Mundelein Seminary, will lead a Lenten lecture entitled “Looking for Spirituality in America” on Thursday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. MaryEllen O’Brien will present “ Stones Still Standing: The Rugged Beauty of Celtic Spirituality” along with live musical accompaniment from Dr. Riccardo Selva on Thursday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. Donna Markham, OP, prioress general of the Adrian Dominican Congregation, will discuss “Leading in Hope: Creating Connections in a Postmodern Climate” on Thursday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Other events for the spring include a discussion on the sexual abuse crisis lead by William Leahy, SJ, president of Boston College. “The Church in the United States Five Years Later: Reasons for Hope” will be held on Thursday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m. Arlene Flaherty, OP, the justice and peace promoter of Catholic Relief Services, will present the Caritas et Veritas Lecture on Thursday, February 8 at 7:30 p.m. She will address “ Solidarity: The Spirit, Challenge and Mission of the Dominican Tradition.” Mary Catherine Hilkert, OP will lead the annual St. Catherine celebration with her lecture, “Human Desires and a God Mad with Love: Insights from Catherine of Siena,” on Thursday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m.

Dominican University established the Siena Center to engage the critical issues of church and society in the light of faith and scholarship. The center was named for St. Catherine of Siena, a 14th-century laywoman who worked untiringly for the reform of the church and justice in the world. Her passionate devotion to the central issues of church and society inspires the work of the center in its schedule of lectures, symposia, workshops, retreats, research and seminars.