Events

Professionals in fields related to sustainability share their stories. Panelists include Jonathon Savage (Executive Director of Gather New Haven), Meredith Barges (Co-Chair and Co-Founder of Lights Out Connecticut), Kelby Anderson (Environmental Engineer, Researcher, and PhD Student at Yale), and Greg Ledovsky (Co-owner of Devil's Gear Bike Shop)

Following the spirit of St. Catherine ("proclaim the truth, and do not be silent through fear"), Dr. Maureen O'Connell (La Salle University) explores the history and racism in American Catholicism and offers suggestions to cultivate a spirituality of anti-racism.

Frontline advocates pursuing a holistic approach to homelessness share their stories and approaches in the community.

Dr. Leo Guardado (Fordham University) explores how forced migration continues to grow in response to violence, war, and the effects of climate change. This presentation will weave stories and analysis of ongoing migration and the unexpected ways social healing can happen.

John Grosso, Digital Editor of the National Catholic Reporter, leads a dinner conversation about how we can live out our values online.

Katherine G. Schmidt, Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Molloy University, speaks on how the Catholic sacramental imagination can help us understand our lives online.

Community advocates and Albertus faculty and students explore the challenges of homelessness and compassionate initiatives to empower unhoused people.

Sister Durstyne Farnan, O.P., the United Nations NGO representative for the Dominican Sisters Conference, discusses the recent COP 15 and COP 27 meetings in Canada and Egypt.

Although climate change is a global problem, facing it will require local solutions and creative adaptations. In this panel, government officials and non-profit leaders discuss responses to climate change in New Haven and at Albertus Magnus College.

Part of our Saints Among Us series, Deacon Art Miller, author and national speaker, will preach on the inspiring life and model example of Venerable Father Augustus Tolton, the first publicly known Black ordained priest in the United States of America.

This panel of Albertus community members discuss the art of Sister Thoma Swanson, O.P., who served as a member and Chair of Albertus’ Art Department for many years, and whose art explores themes ranging from Dominican history, the life of faith, social justice, and the natural world.

Seeking a Just and Compassionate Immigration Policy: Global Migration, Justice and Catholic Social Teaching

This community conversation considered the process for recognizing saints in the Catholic Church, the universal call to holiness, and the life of Servant Of God Julia Greeley, known as Denver’s “Angel of Mercy.” This event kicked off our Saints Among Us series, featuring Black Catholics currently being considered for sainthood.

Dr. Rufus Burnett, Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at Fordham University, will consider the musical genre of the Blues as an option for thinking about hope and possibility in the Black Atlantic and modern world.

Jody Rosen, contributing writer for New York Times Magazine, will discuss his book Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle. The Eckhart Center is pleased to co-sponsor this event with the New Haven Coalition for Active Transportation and Possible Futures Books as part of our Laudato Si Action Plan initiative.

Sr. Pat Connick, O.P., scientist and educator, leads a workshop on spirituality and science. Using contemplation, we will begin to learn to read the Book of Creation, focusing on various sciences, to explore models of community for everyday living and to experience the presence of God in Creation

As part of Latinx Heritage Month, the Meister Eckhart Center invited Professor David Orique, O.P. to the Albertus campus to discuss Dominicans during the early colonial period. The professor of Latin American and Latina/o Studies at Providence College shared insights regarding the 400th anniversary of Bartolomé de las Casas, an early critic of slavery and mistreatment of indigenous people.

Panelists Fr. Jordan Lenaghan, OP, and Sr. Jenn Schaaf, OP, presented their doctoral research about mission at Dominican colleges and universities.

Rev. Dr. Jerry Streets, Senior Pastor at Dixwell Congregational Church, offered a reflection and community conversation about personal and collective healing based on the works of Desmond Tutu and his own experiences in ministry.

This panel featured the life, thought, and writings of two mystics who spent time in New Haven: Catholic priest, theologian, and spirituality author Henri Nouwen (from panelist Eric Schoeck, Assistant Professor of English and Humanities at Albertus Magnus) and Episcopal priest, civil rights activist, and poet Pauli Murray (from panelist Dr. Donyelle McCray, Associate Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School).

Fr. Michael Demkovich, author of Introducing Meister Eckhart and trustee of the Meister Eckhart Society, offered an introduction to Eckhart's life and thought.

Panelists Edward Dunar (Director of the Eckhart Center), Jon Sozek (Professor of Philosophy & Religion), and Bliss Weston (Albertus Class of 2024), discussed how Pope Francis has supported popular movements in the wake of the pandemic.

Dr. Edward Dunar described the call of urban mysticism and discussed possibilities for contemplation and action in the city.