The Hank Center
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The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage is a venue for learning about Roman Catholicism and its links to all academic disciplines.
Join us online this Wednesday, September 17th in welcoming National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Paul Elie to discuss his new book, The Last Supper. Register for this digital event on our website! All are welcome.
September 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Join us online this Wednesday, September 17th in welcoming National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Paul Elie to discuss his new book, The Last Supper. Register for this digital event on our website! All are welcome.
New featured videos on our website! This week we honor the centenary of Flannery O'Connor with "From A PRAYER JOURNAL to her Letters" from the 2019 Catholic Imagination Conference and the trailer to "Flannery: The Storied Life of the Writer from Georgia." www.luc.edu/ccih/
June 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
New featured videos on our website! This week we honor the centenary of Flannery O'Connor with "From A PRAYER JOURNAL to her Letters" from the 2019 Catholic Imagination Conference and the trailer to "Flannery: The Storied Life of the Writer from Georgia." www.luc.edu/ccih/
Looking for something to do this Friday, May 2nd? How about some bluegrass?
More info and purchase tickets at: bit.ly/3GsAql6
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More info and purchase tickets at: bit.ly/3GsAql6
@dioceseofgary @archdioceseofchicago @cas_loyola @stmarysbyzantine @thehillbillythomists @loyolachicago.bsky.social @ndethics.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Looking for something to do this Friday, May 2nd? How about some bluegrass?
More info and purchase tickets at: bit.ly/3GsAql6
@dioceseofgary @archdioceseofchicago @cas_loyola @stmarysbyzantine @thehillbillythomists @loyolachicago.bsky.social @ndethics.bsky.social
More info and purchase tickets at: bit.ly/3GsAql6
@dioceseofgary @archdioceseofchicago @cas_loyola @stmarysbyzantine @thehillbillythomists @loyolachicago.bsky.social @ndethics.bsky.social
On April 22nd, Bishop Mark Seitz spoke with a packed house at Loyola University Chicago on the topic of immigration in the United States. Thank you to Bishop Seitz and all who attended this moving, poignant, and inspirational event.
April 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
On April 22nd, Bishop Mark Seitz spoke with a packed house at Loyola University Chicago on the topic of immigration in the United States. Thank you to Bishop Seitz and all who attended this moving, poignant, and inspirational event.
Join us tonight in welcoming Bishop Mark Seitz as our Annual Cardinal Bernardin lecturer. All are welcome!
April 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Join us tonight in welcoming Bishop Mark Seitz as our Annual Cardinal Bernardin lecturer. All are welcome!
Bishop Seitz's ministry models the gospel obligation to welcome the stranger with openness. Join us for our Annual Bernardin Lecture, where Bishop Seitz will share about "Immigration, Dignity, and the Soul of America," on April 22nd. All are welcome!
April 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Bishop Seitz's ministry models the gospel obligation to welcome the stranger with openness. Join us for our Annual Bernardin Lecture, where Bishop Seitz will share about "Immigration, Dignity, and the Soul of America," on April 22nd. All are welcome!
Meet our graduate fellow, Jane Wageman! More information about Jane and her work on the website.
April 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Meet our graduate fellow, Jane Wageman! More information about Jane and her work on the website.
Join the Hank Center for the final part of the "Envisioning a Livable Future" series, discussing environmental politics.
Registration is available on our website!
Registration is available on our website!
April 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Join the Hank Center for the final part of the "Envisioning a Livable Future" series, discussing environmental politics.
Registration is available on our website!
Registration is available on our website!
The Hank Center is honored to welcome Most Rev. Mark J. Seitz, Bishop of El Paso and Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration, to deliver the annual Cardinal Bernardin Common Cause lecture. Join us on April 22nd, all are welcome!
April 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Hank Center is honored to welcome Most Rev. Mark J. Seitz, Bishop of El Paso and Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration, to deliver the annual Cardinal Bernardin Common Cause lecture. Join us on April 22nd, all are welcome!
This Friday the Hank Center is partnering to present "A Calling to Serve: An Interview about a Life and Work at the Border" with Sr. Norma Pimentil, MJ. Join us on zoom!
April 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This Friday the Hank Center is partnering to present "A Calling to Serve: An Interview about a Life and Work at the Border" with Sr. Norma Pimentil, MJ. Join us on zoom!
Enjoy these photos from last week's Teilhard De Chardin lecture with Dr. Bronwen McShea!
March 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Enjoy these photos from last week's Teilhard De Chardin lecture with Dr. Bronwen McShea!
Tomorrow we welcome Dr. Bronwen McShea as our Teilhard de Chardin lecturer. McShea will share how she urges for a more mature engagement with history in the Catholic intellectual life, regarding the integral role female's played in Church development. All are welcome!
March 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Tomorrow we welcome Dr. Bronwen McShea as our Teilhard de Chardin lecturer. McShea will share how she urges for a more mature engagement with history in the Catholic intellectual life, regarding the integral role female's played in Church development. All are welcome!
This past weekend we had the great pleasure of hosting Laudato Si at 10. Enjoy the photos!
March 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This past weekend we had the great pleasure of hosting Laudato Si at 10. Enjoy the photos!
Just 1 week until our Teilhard Lecture with Bronwen McShea! McShea will link Catholicism’s perceived “woman problem” to chronic forgetfulness about this within the Church & urges more mature engagement with history per se in Catholic intellectual life. bit.ly/41vlyJy
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March 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Just 1 week until our Teilhard Lecture with Bronwen McShea! McShea will link Catholicism’s perceived “woman problem” to chronic forgetfulness about this within the Church & urges more mature engagement with history per se in Catholic intellectual life. bit.ly/41vlyJy
@loyolachicago.bsky.social
@loyolachicago.bsky.social
Please join us for our annual Teilhard Lecture on 3/20 at 7 PM. This year's featured lecturer is Dr. Bronwen McShea who will present her talk entitled, "Is Catholicism's 'Woman Problem' a History Problem?" This event is free & all are welcome to join! More: bit.ly/41vlyJy @loyolachicago.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Please join us for our annual Teilhard Lecture on 3/20 at 7 PM. This year's featured lecturer is Dr. Bronwen McShea who will present her talk entitled, "Is Catholicism's 'Woman Problem' a History Problem?" This event is free & all are welcome to join! More: bit.ly/41vlyJy @loyolachicago.bsky.social
Join this year's Social-Political-Legal Workshop "Reading the Signs of the Times: The 'Universal Apostolic Preferences' Concerning Climate Change, Migration, Violence, & the Crisis of Democracy. " Hosted by the Philosophy Dept & Loyola's Jesuit Community. 3/18, 3-5 pm
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March 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Join this year's Social-Political-Legal Workshop "Reading the Signs of the Times: The 'Universal Apostolic Preferences' Concerning Climate Change, Migration, Violence, & the Crisis of Democracy. " Hosted by the Philosophy Dept & Loyola's Jesuit Community. 3/18, 3-5 pm
@loyolachicago.bsky.social
@loyolachicago.bsky.social
Meet our graduate fellow, Zachary Taylor! More information about him and his work on the website.
February 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Meet our graduate fellow, Zachary Taylor! More information about him and his work on the website.
We were honored to host Dr. Abigail Favale this week as our 2025 Newman Lecturer. A big thank you to all who attended to hear Dr. Favale's conversion story. Enjoy the photos -- and video available soon!
February 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We were honored to host Dr. Abigail Favale this week as our 2025 Newman Lecturer. A big thank you to all who attended to hear Dr. Favale's conversion story. Enjoy the photos -- and video available soon!
Today is the day! Join us in welcoming Dr. Abigail Favale
as our St. John Henry Newman Lecturer at 7pm in the Information Commons, 4th Floor. "There are events in life that leave you changed forever, right down to the very roots and heart of your being, because they go 'into the deep.'”
as our St. John Henry Newman Lecturer at 7pm in the Information Commons, 4th Floor. "There are events in life that leave you changed forever, right down to the very roots and heart of your being, because they go 'into the deep.'”
February 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today is the day! Join us in welcoming Dr. Abigail Favale
as our St. John Henry Newman Lecturer at 7pm in the Information Commons, 4th Floor. "There are events in life that leave you changed forever, right down to the very roots and heart of your being, because they go 'into the deep.'”
as our St. John Henry Newman Lecturer at 7pm in the Information Commons, 4th Floor. "There are events in life that leave you changed forever, right down to the very roots and heart of your being, because they go 'into the deep.'”
As long supporters of the annual Climate Change Conference, the Hank Center is proud to host a special panel and reception celebrating Laudato Si at 10. This event will be followed by a concert of a composition by Loyola's Dongryul Lee entitled, "Missa Laudato Si."
February 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
As long supporters of the annual Climate Change Conference, the Hank Center is proud to host a special panel and reception celebrating Laudato Si at 10. This event will be followed by a concert of a composition by Loyola's Dongryul Lee entitled, "Missa Laudato Si."
Tomorrow (2/19) at 7pm, join us for our 2025 Newman Lecture, "Make Me What Thou Wilt: On Conversion and Surrender" by Dr. Abigail Favale. Favale will share her story on discovering the beauty of the Catholic faith and prying open It's mysteries. All are welcome!
February 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Tomorrow (2/19) at 7pm, join us for our 2025 Newman Lecture, "Make Me What Thou Wilt: On Conversion and Surrender" by Dr. Abigail Favale. Favale will share her story on discovering the beauty of the Catholic faith and prying open It's mysteries. All are welcome!