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Microbial Mind Control, Disgusting Brain-Eating Things, and Other Tiny Forces at Work in Our Lives - A Beckman Humor Event

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 72:45


Join us for this Beckman Humor Project dive into biology with UP's Dr. Molly Matty. Dr. Matty's research is at the intersections of genetics, microbiology and behavioral neuroscience. She aims to inspire everyone to feel empowered to explore biology.

Microbial Mind Control, Disgusting Brain-Eating Things, and Other Tiny Forces at Work in Our Lives - A Beckman Humor Event

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 72:31


Join us for this Beckman Humor Project dive into biology with UP's Dr. Molly Matty. Dr. Matty's research is at the intersections of genetics, microbiology and behavioral neuroscience. She aims to inspire everyone to feel empowered to explore biology.

2024 Zahm Lecture with Vandana Shiva

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 84:09


2024 Zahm Lecture - Earth Democracy with Dr. Vandana Shiva, Indian scholar, author, ecofeminist, environmental activist, and food sovereignty advocate based in Delhi. Pope Francis's call for environmental justice and care for the earth in his encyclical Laudato Si makes the connection between our environmental collapse and its impact on the poor and vulnerable: “We are faced not with two separate crises, one environmental and the other social, but rather with one complex crisis which is both social and environmental.” (LS, 139)This lecture brings one of the foremost voices in environmental activism to University of Portland to expand on that insight and advocate for "Earth Democracy."

Frs. Antonelli/Berg and Rutherford on Vatican II

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 36:59


Holy Cross priests Fr. Bob Antonelli, Dick Berg and Richard Rutherford sit down with lay collaborator Karen Eifler to share their memories of attending Vatican II sessions as seminarians, the impact of that Council on their decades of ministry, and the links to the current Synod underway.

A Conversation with Fr. James Martin, SJ--Building A Bridge: Practicing Full Gospel Inclusion with LGBTQ+ People

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 62:07


A conversation co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center, Office of Student Affairs, OIEDI, and Campus Ministry. Fr, Martin answered several questions from the UP community arising from his book Building a Bridge.

Audio Reading of "Look At Me" - A 2022 High School Essay Contest Top Winner

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 5:52


Audio reading of Olivia Amato's "Look At Me", a top winner of the 2022 Garaventa Center high school essay contest. Read by actor Darlene Sorensen.

Audio Reading of "Red, Yellow, and Orange Memories" - A 2022 High School Essay Contest Top Winner

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 6:14


Audio reading of Reid Whitmore's essay, "Red, Yellow, and Orange Memories", a top winner of the 2022 Garaventa Center high school essay contest. Read by actor Ross Laguzza.

A Priest and a Cognitive Psychologist Walk Into A Bar...

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 65:38


Cognitive psychologist Marianne Lloyd of Seton Hall University and Fr. Kevin Grove CSC of Notre Dame unpack what their two academic disciplines can teach us about memory, laughter, prayer and being human.

Sister Thea Bowman: What a Humble Black Franciscan Can Teach Us About Global Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 45:41


Dr. Deborah Pembleton, of Saint John's University/College of Saint Benedict, examines how the life of Sister Thea Bowman infused Catholicism with gospel music and influenced global leadership and cultural competence.

Why Theology Needs Ted Lasso

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 53:40


Dr. Karen Eifler of UP's Garaventa Center pokes around the smash hit Ted Lasso and illuminates themes of grace and transcendence the show's writers may not have anticipated. Or did they?

Human/Machine: The Lure of Technology and the Gluttony of Engagement

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 61:07


Dr. Eric Anctil of the University of Portland provides an unblinking examination of everyday technologies that create true gluttony in us when engaged and offers strategies for helping people be the processors of they own experiences. Part of the Beckman Humor Project

Social Justice and the Eucharist

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 53:14


Fr. Michael Driscoll walks through the elements of the Eucharist and unpacks how the Mass can school us toward better loving of one another

A Celebration of Dorothy Day's Vision Today: Beth Burns, p:ear

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 41:27


Beth Burns, Executive Director of p:ear, shares about her work with Portland's homeless youth and joins Professor Alice Gates in conversation about living out Dorothy Day's legacy today.

Catholic Social Teaching as Antidote to Neoliberal Economics

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 58:51


Depictions of The Last Supper From Duccio to Leonardo

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 64:07


Laudato Sí and a Global Family presented by Christie Klimas, PhD

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 53:24


Dr. Christie Klimas, DePaul University environmental scientist, focuses on the Amazon rainforest to illustrate how our individual and collective actions impact our global economy and ecology, and how this can be informed by Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, Laudato Sí. Presented March 30, 2021. Hosted by the UP Garaventa Center.

A Catholic Look at the Crises of Neoliberal Economics presented by Matthew Eggemeier

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 51:40


Dr. Matthew Eggemeier, associate professor of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, offers an analysis of neoliberalism, how it intersects with a number of social crises (racism, environmental destruction, democracy), and why it stands in tension with Catholic social teaching. Sponsored by the UP Garaventa Center, 3/23/21.

"Why Theology Needs Schitt's Creek" presented by Dr. Karen Eifler

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 48:37


Dr. Karen Eifler, co-director of the Garaventa Center, highlights elements of Schitt’s Creek – the series that swept the comedy category in the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards – and proposes what we can learn from this Canadian sitcom to deepen our understanding of Catholic faith. March 2, 2021. Co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center and the Beckman Humor Project.

An Evening with Poets Jerry Harp and Mary Szybist

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 58:00


Married Portland area poets Jerry Harp and Mary Szybist take turns reading from their work and illuminating the power and powerlessness of poetry to confront life's most searing moments, 2/11/21.

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 3:30


Visions of Solomon's Temple & The New Jerusalem

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 2:38


Behold 3 illuminations by Donald Jackson from The Saint John's Bible

What We Can Learn About 'Cancel Culture' From the Index of Forbidden Books (Really): Dr. Una Cadegan

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 45:44


Mother Teresa: A Case Study in Christian Mental Health Stigma

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 56:54


Theologian Dr. Jessica Coblentz explores the tensions between notions of sanctity and depression, and offers strategies for navigating those. Hosted by the Garaventa Center, 10/20/20.

Solemnity of All Saints

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 4:17


2020 Zahm Lecture

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 60:20


Dr. Gintaras Duda of Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska gives the annual Zahm lecture (via Zoom webinar) speaking on "From the Big Bang to The Saint John's Bible: The Role of Astonishment in A Scientist's Journey to Integrate Faith and Reason"

"The Relation Between Revolution and Religion," presented by Jeffrey Ravel

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 60:51


MIT Professor of History Jeffrey Ravel focuses on "The Case of the French Revolution of 1789 and French Catholicism" as he explores the role of religion in watershed historical events and its relevance in global politics today, 2/18/20. Sponsored by the Garaventa Center.

"Why Theology Needs Marie Kondo" presented by Andrew Plasker

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 47:43


UP Senior Theology student Andrew Plasker explores Marie Kondo's methodology for "tidying up" and how her attitudes toward cleaning can enrich spiritual practices and help us look at our faiths in new ways, 2-11-20.  Co-sponsored by the Beckman Humor Project and the Garaventa Center.

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 6:17


Set before you are fire and water – life and death – stretch forth your hand to whichever you choose.

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 4:48


Feast of the Baptism of Jesus

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 4:16


Why does sinless Jesus insist on being baptized by John? Perhaps as evidence that He is fully human, as well as fully divine.

Walking with Two Feet of Love: Following in the Footsteps of Dorothy Day to End Homelessness presented by Linda Plitt Donaldson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 62:48


Linda Plitt Donaldson, MSW, PhD, examines the life of Dorothy Day, Catholic Social Teaching, and evidence-based practices to address and end homelessness, 11/5/19. Donaldson is Director of the Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services at James Madison University in Virginia, and has worked and studied homelessness in the D.C. area for over 25 years. Co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center and the Dorothy Day Social Work Program.

"The Biology of Zombies and Other Parasitic Tales" A Beckman Humor event presented by Ryan Kenton

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 60:37


Dr. Ryan Kenton of UP Biology dives into the world of actual parasitic wasps, worms, and fungus that have been found to turn thousands of other species into assorted forms of "zombies!" 10/30/19. Co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center and the Beckman Humor Project.

"Pray to Love" presented by artist Anne Goetze

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 49:01


Photographer and painter Anne Goetze tells the story behind her artwork depicting the lives of the Visitation Nuns in Annecy, France, 10/22/19. Sponsored by the Garaventa Center.

The Cross and the Crucifix in Visual Art Through the Ages with Robin Jensen, 9-24-19

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 68:39


Dr. Robin Jensen, Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame and concurrent Professor of the History of Art, presents a survey of the ways the Holy Cross and Christ's Passion have been depicted in the history of Christian art. Jensen also discusses reasons for the late emergence of both the cross and crucifixion in Christian iconography and consider the ways their depictions developed, varied, and were transformed in different places and through the centuries. Sponsored by the Garaventa Center.

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 4:57


Keeping our eyes on the prize is fine, as long as our eyes are on the correct prize.

Corpus Christi, Cycle C

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 3:28


In the Eucharist, everything that is precious, everything possessed of mortalbeauty, takes its place at the one table – at the foot of the one Cross.

Most Holy Trinity, Cycle C

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 4:03


What is the most you’d be willing to do for a friend?

Subject to Change

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 5:53


This essay won a top award in the 2019 Garaventa Center High School Essay Contest.

Palette of Subjects

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 6:30


This essay won a top award in the 2019 Garaventa Center High School Essay Contest.

2nd Sunday of Easter, Cycle C

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 4:00


Like Thomas, we too recognize Christ by his wounds.

Writing and Faith: A Literary Panel, 3/28/19

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 106:13


Celebrated writers read from their works, followed by a moderated panel examining how their faith influences and intersects the inspiration, process, and products of their imaginations. The panel includes:Poet GC Waldrep, Professor of English at Bucknell University, whose new book Feast Gently, was just released by Tupelo Press. GC is the acting director of the Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell, and editor of West Branch magazine. Poet and fiction writer Rachel Jamison Webster, Director of the Creative Writing Program at Northwestern University, whose new book Mary is a River, is out now and (among many other things) considers and creates using the voice of Mary Magdalene. Novelist and essayist Allison Grace Myers, who currently teaches at Texas State University, is working on her first novel. Her essay "Perfume Poured Out," was published by Image Journal, and was honorable mention for the 2017 Best American Essays anthology. Poet, professor and scholar Sr. Eva Hooker, CSC, Professor of English and Writer in Residence at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana. Her most recent book of poetry, Godwit, has been described as pastoral, startling and luminous.Moderator Matthew Minicucci, Adjunct Instructor for the UP English Department.Co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center, UP Dept of English, Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series and Portland Magazine. 

Amazing Grace: Diversity, Deep Listening & the Anatomy of a Song presented by Dr. Christopher Pramuk

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 96:22


Christopher Pramuk, PhD, Chair of Ignatian Thought and Imagination at Regis University, presents the remarkable story of one-time slave trader John Newton, the composer of the song “Amazing Grace,” as a portal into the struggle for diversity and inclusion in the US and beyond, 3-20-19. Pramuk, the author of Hope Sings, So Beautiful: Graced Encounters Across the Color Line, explores the many beautiful and often painful ways that grace can break open our social horizons, from the classroom to the political realm to our efforts to create a truly diverse and welcoming environment on our university campuses. Sponsored by the Garaventa Center.

1st Sunday in Lent, Cycle C

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 7:21


If we read our Gospel closely, we learn that it was the Spirit, not the devil, who led Christ into the desert. It is the same Spirit who leads us into Lent.

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 5:12


Ultimately, it’s what we say, and not how we say it, that matters.

Angel of the Amazon performance, 2-23-19

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 55:24


2-23-19 Performance of Angel of the Amazon, a new American opera by Evan Mack, in UP's Buckley Auditorium. The opera presents the riveting story of Sr. Dorothy Stang and her 2005 martyrdom as she worked to help the poor in the Brazilian rainforest, and features UP faculty member Nicole Hanig in a supporting role. Co-sponsored by Performing & Fine Arts and the Garaventa Center. 

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 5:35


Jesus is telling us that everything we think we know about finding meaning, satisfaction, and happiness in the world is wrong.

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 5:48


Jesus is a rock in a weary land.

Why Theology Needs Hipsters presented by Danielle Trollinger

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 33:22


UP School of Education doctoral fellow Danielle Trollinger presents a humorous look at what hipsters -- with their love of the authentic, the vintage and the obscure -- have to offer the field of theology, 2-6-19. Co-sponsored by the Beckman Humor Project and the Garaventa Center.

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