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For more information about

Ignatian Heritage Week

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www.fairfield.edu/ignatianweek.

Fairfield, Connecticutwww.fairfield.edu

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film: Beyond Ricci: Celebrating 400 Years of the Chinese Catholic Church3:30 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

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discerning Presence: an Ignatian Sense of God’s Presence in every religion7:30 p.m. in the Barone Campus Center, Oak Room

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!This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Catholic Studies

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conversation with the Sculptors and documentary11 a.m. at the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola

Meet the artists who designed the statue and see how the statue was created in a documentary entitled In His Image. There will also be a visual display of 65 stamps honoring Jesuits from the personal collection of the late Rev. Joe MacDonnell, S.J., a long-time member of the math and computer science faculty until his death in 2005, will be on display.

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votive Mass of the feast of St. Ignatius11 a.m. at the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola

Glee club concert 12:30 p.m. at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

The University Glee Club, celebrating their 65th season, will be presenting their annual Homecoming & Family Weekend concert.

alpha Sigma nu Inductions3 p.m. at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

Undergraduate and graduate students along with four honorary members will be inducted into the National Jesuit Honor Society.

Program on Post-graduation Service 7:30 p.m. at the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola

For seniors who may be interested in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, six members will be here on campus to speak to any students about post-graduate service opportunities.

votive Mass of the feast of St. Ignatius9 p.m. in the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola

airfield University is proud to announce “Ignatian Heritage Week” in association

with the unveiling, dedication, and blessing of a commissioned work of art, “Examen.” Highlights include the presentation of three lectures on the contributions of Jesuits and current state in the world of the Jesuit order, a film on a noted Jesuit missionary, as well as liturgical celebrations and musical offerings by the University Glee Club.

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dedication of Statue of the examen of St. Ignatius loyola10:30 a.m. at the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola Plaza

The University community is invited to attend and celebrate the dedication and blessing of a commissioned bronze sculpture of St. Ignatius titled “Examen.” The two-part artistic rendering of the founder of the Society of Jesus depicts one of the prime components of St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises. The Examen prayer is St. Ignatius’ cornerstone prayer for discerning God’s presence in daily life. The new statue invites all into his method for paying attention to that divine presence.

In attendance will be artists Jeremy Leichman and Joan Benefiel, winners of the University art competition for emerging young artists to design and produce the statue. The Reverend Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., President of Fairfield University, will bless the statue and members of the Glee Club will “make a joyful sound to the Lord.”

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St. Ignatius, Jesuits, Spirituality, and art7:30 p.m. in Gonzaga Auditorium

ori Z. Soltes, Ph.d., the Goldman Professorial Lecturer in Theology and Fine Arts at Georgetown University

Dr. Soltes will connect a series of questions – and their putative answers: What is the historical

relationship between religion and the visual arts? Where does St. Ignatius fit into the history of Catholicism as a religion? How does that place intersect the shaping of visual art within and beyond Catholicism? What does all of this have to do with a contemporary image of St. Ignatius on the campus of Fairfield University?

Qualifies for FYE Magis credit!This lecture is co-sponsored by the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies

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What Matters Most about the Jesuits? 7:30 p.m. in the Dolan School of Business Dining Room

the rev. thomas Worcester, S.J., associate professor at The College of the Holy Cross

Fr. Worcester, S.J., is the editor of the Cambridge Companion to the Jesuits, a collection of more than 600 articles

which explore the work of Jesuits as scholars, writers, preachers, scientists, and missionaries. Fr. Worcester will examine the cultural and religious significance of the Jesuits, from the time of their founding in 1540, through their suppression in 1773, their restoration in 1814, up to the present.

Qualifies for FYE Magis credit!This lecture is co-sponsored by the Center for Faith & Public Life