Center for the Study of Spirituality Kicks Off 40th Anniversary

The Center for the Study of Spirituality kicks off its 40th anniversary with a series of events this fall. 

Tuesday September 10
7 p.m. ET (Live Stream)
Saint Mary's College's own Dr. Kurt Burhing (RLST) on his book Spirit(s) in Black Religion: Fire on the Inside.

Thurs-Saturday October 3-5 (In-Person)
The "Mother, Mascot, Martyr? Exploring the Local and Lasting Legacy of Sister Madeleva Wolff, CSC" Conference
This special conference features several College faculty from across the disciplines as well as invited scholars from other institutions. The event is free and open to the Tri-Campus community. All sessions will be held in Haggar Hall. More information can be found here.

Wednesday October 9 
7 p.m. ET (In-Person and Live Stream)
Carroll Aud, Madeleva Hall
"What is Spirituality, and How Do We Study It?" Lecture by Saint Mary's College's own Dr. Daniel P. Horan (PHIL), Director of the CFSS, as part of the 40th anniversary CFSS programming. 

Thursday October 17
7 p.m. ET (Live Stream)
Rev. Cassidy Hall on her book Queering Contemplation: Finding Queerness at the Roots and Future of Contemplative Spirituality

Tuesday November 12
7 p.m. ET (In-Person and Live Stream)
The 2024 Annual Thomas Merton Lecture in Spirituality with Fr. Bryan Massingale of Fordham University on "Courageous Hope in Precarious Times" A timely and important theme one week after the Presidential Election this year.

Tuesday November 19
7 p.m. ET (Live Stream)
Elizabeth A. Johnson, CSJ, of Fordham University, on her latest book Come, Have Breakfast: Meditations on God and Earth. Johnson is a world-renowned theologian, the 1993 Madeleva Lecturer, and the 1994 SMC commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient.

Thursday, April 10, 2025
Save the date for the 2025 Madeleva Lecture, featuring Kathleen Sprows Cummings, professor of American Studies and History at the University of Notre Dame.

About The Center for the Study of Spirituality
Founded in 1984 by Dr. Keith Egan with generous support from the Sisters of the Holy Cross, the Center for the Study of Spirituality offers programs that promote the engagement between faith and reason and the connection between mind, body, and spirit. A hub for scholarly and public engagement, we draw on intellectual resources in the Catholic and Christian heritage as well as how individuals practice faith in their daily lives to develop critical conversations around contemporary religious issues, especially as they relate to women’s experiences in society, the academy, and the church.