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August 27 -- Sin It's a topic we've brushed up against a few times, but never tackled head on: sin. The reading (see link below) from Rev. Richard P. McBrien's Catholicism consists of three passages on: "Original Sin", "Penance", and "Sin". Touching on some of the issues brought up last week are sections of the third passage on "Freedom and Responsibility" and "The Capacity for Sin". It should be an interesting discussion. We'll meet at 410 E. Lincoln St. on Tuesday at 8:00 pm. As always, everyone is welcome. And, while the grad picnic next Sunday will provide a venue to officially invite new members into our group, please pass along a warm invitation to any new grads in your department, apartment complex, etc. Hope to see you there on Tuesday. Pax. P.S. As we move into the fall semester, we're soliciting suggestions for a fall topic. We generally focus on a book for the majority of the semester. In the past, we've read Henri Nouen's The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming and Ignacio Larranaga's The Silence of Mary. If you have a recommendation for the group, please let me know. |
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August 20 -- Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Since everyone seems pretty hectic at the end of the summer, this week we'll simply take a look at next Sunday's readings. The website of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops includes daily readings online; the link to the Sunday readings is below. We'll really return to our "regular" time and place: 410 E. Lincoln St. at 8:00pm on Tuesday. Join us for some low-key fellowship and reflection. Peace. http://www.usccb.org/nab/082502.htm |
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August 13 -- Epiphany: You can't go home again This week, Dan Pavlina, a deacon candidate who has been helping out at our parish over the summer, will lead the grad group, looking at the essay "Epiphany: You can't go home again" by Richard Rohr (link below). We'll return to our "regular" time and place: 410 E. Lincoln St. at 8:00pm on Tuesday. As always, everyone is welcome. Peace. http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Jan2001/Feature3.asp |
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August 6 -- The Prayer of the Church Theresa has once again agreed to help us "beat the heat" by using her air conditioned apartment for this week's Catholic Grad Group. Our topic will be "The Prayer of the Church", an essay by St. Edith Stein, brought to our attention by Rohit. The work is available on the web (see link below). We will be meeting on Tuesday at 8:00pm. Anyone who needs a ride, please let me know. As always, everyone is welcome. Hope to see you there. For directions, contact Theresa http://www.karmel.at/ics/edith/stein_10.html |
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July 30 -- Ice Cream It's hot. And, by my count, we've had three straight weeks of actual religious discussions. And, it's hot. And, due to unforseen circumstances, our scheduled leader for this week won't be able to make it. And, 410 E. Lincoln is in a period of transition as people move in and out. And, did I mention, it's really hot. I think the solution to all of these problems is pefectly obvious -- Purity Ice Cream!! So, let's meet at 8:00pm at 410 E. Lincoln (drop me a line if you need a ride there) and we'll head out from there. Hope to see everyone there. And remember: Life's Short. Eat Dessert First! |
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July 23 -- A Word About Praising Hope everyone is surviving this heat wave! Laura Boyd (with an air conditioned apartment!) has offered to host and lead this week's Catholic Grad Group; 8:00pm as usual. She's provided us with one of C.S.Lewis' _Reflections on the Psalms_, titled "A Word About Praising." There is a PDF version available on the web (see link below). If anyone needs a ride up north to Laura's, let me know. As always, everyone is welcome and we hope to see you there for an evening of fellowship. For directions, contact Laura |
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July 16 -- Psalms We will be holding our regular grad group meeting this week on Tuesday at 8:00pm at 410 E. Lincoln St. (Finally, back to normal!) We'll be reading and discussing (a few of) the Psalms and a very brief article (link below). Also, we'll be bidding adieu to Amy, who, after a successful thesis defense two weeks ago, is off to *gasp* the real world. Please join us for fellowship and farewells. In other news: On Wednesday, there will be a trip to the Mount Saviour Monastery for night prayer. Meet in the Anabel Taylor Hall parking lot at 5:15pm. We will stop for dinner before night prayer and return to Ithaca by 9:45pm. One or two additional cars for the trip would be appreciated. |
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July 9 -- Thomas Merton: Rain and the Rhinoceros Theresa has once again agreed to host and lead this week's Catholic Grad Group. This time we'll be looking at Thomas Merton's essay "Rain and the Rhinoceros." For those who weren't able to pick up a copy of the essay from Theresa, there is a PDF version of it on the web (see link below). We will be meeting on Tuesday at 8:00pm at Theresa's apartment. (Note the different meeting location!!). Anyone who needs transportation help, drop me a line. As always, everyone is welcome. Hope to see you there. For directions, contact Theresa |
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July 2 -- Celebrate with Dr. Amy Carroll In celebration of Amy's successful defense on Tuesday, July 2, we are going to have a party that evening at Kim's house. The fun will commence at 6:30 by grilling (please bring something to put on the grill or a dish to pass). Also, please bring whatever you would like to drink . .don't forget a designated driver :-) There's quite a bit of yard so feel free to bring frisbee's, etc. We look forward to celebrating the end of Amy's long road to a PhD! For directions, contact Kim |
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June 25 -- Blessed are Those who Mourn: Finding the Blessing in Loss and Transition Theresa has graciously agreed to host and lead this week's Catholic Grad Group. We'll get a second chance to hear her Alumni Weekend presentation on loss/grieving/death. From her previous announcement: "Obviously, death is not the only thing we grieve in this life, so regardless of your experience with losing loved ones through death, I'm sure that you would gain from the insights I share as well as the reflections of others gathered." We will be meeting on Tuesday at 8:00pm at Theresa's apartment. (Note the different meeting location!!). For directions, contact Theresa |
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June 18 -- Mini Golf This week, the Catholic Grad group will be journeying to Cortland for dinner and some miniature golf. We will meet on Tuesday evening at 6:00PM at 410 E. Lincoln St. (Note the earlier meeting time!!) Please join us for a fun outing. |
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June 11 -- "Love your neighbor as yourself" The Catholic Grad group will be meeting tonight (Tuesday) evening at 8:00PM at 410 E. Lincoln St. Our meeting tonight will focus on "Love your neighbor as you love yourself". Please find attached two documents that we'll use in our discussion. The first is a combination of a section from the Catechism and an article from the Catholic encyclopedia. The second document is a (short) chapter written by Thomas Merton for the Catholic Worker. If you don't get a chance to read you are of course still very welcome. No date set yet for minigolf and capture the flag... |
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June 4 -- Chastity It's that time of the week -- the Catholic Grad group will be meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at 8:00PM at 410 E. Lincoln St. We'll be discussing chastity (and trying to tie it in with St. Francis and St. Clare); enclosed are an article from the Catholic Encyclopedia, a short basic history of St. Clare, and an excerpt from "The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality." Also up for discussion: the very important question of when to hold grad group miniature golf. Please join us tomorrow! Peace. ReferenceList--ChastityAndLove.doc |
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May 28 -- Animal Rights Our regular Catholic Grad Group meeting will be held Tuesday evening at 8:00PM at 410 E. Lincoln St. Laura Boyd has provided us with two Catholic articles on animal rights, along with an excerpt from the Catechism. She suggests starting with the one by Marie Hendrickx. Please join us tomorrow for discussion and fellowship. Hope everyone enjoyed the graduation/holiday weekend! ForAMoreJustRelationshipWithAnimals.doc FromTheCatechismOfTheCatholicChurch--TreatmentOfAnimals.doc |
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