January – May 2022
Through the holiness and wisdom of its saints and martyrs, the culture of its doctors and thinkers, and the art that knows how to carve the sign of the cross like a tree of life, the Society of Jesus reaches out to all persons of goodwill, led by the strong and gentle word of the Gospel, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the Ignatian Way of Proceeding. This year we celebrate with joy and gratitude the 500th anniversary of the conversion of Saint Ignatius Loyola and the 400th anniversary of his canonization. The Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola presents a series of lectures by prominent Jesuit theologians, scientists, artists, and writers.
Please join us.
Internationally renowned Moral Theologian and Bioethicist, Vice Provost for Global Engagement, Canisius Professor and Director of The Jesuit Institute at Boston College, Father Keenan is the author of numerous books and essays, including Moral Wisdom: Lessons and Texts from the Catholic Tradition.
Visiting Professor at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City where he convenes the Theology and Ethics Field and teaches Systematic Theology. Pioneering Catholic theologian, former President of the Catholic Theological Society of America, Haight’s attention to fundamental issues in theology is reflected in his books on the nature of theology as a discipline, Christology, ecclesiology, grace, liberation theology, spirituality, and the dialogue of Christian theology with science and evolution. Roger Haight was the recipient of the Alumnus of the Year award from the Divinity School of the University of Chicago in 2006.
Editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine America. In 2017, Pope Francis appointed Martin as a consultant to the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communications. A New York Times Best Selling author, Martin’s books include The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life, Jesus: A Pilgrimage, and My Life With the Saints. He is a sought-after public speaker and media commentator on subjects such as the life and teachings of Jesus and Ignatian Spirituality as inspired by the life and teachings of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
Currently Pastor, Saint Ignatius Loyola Parish in Sacramento, CA. Emeritus University Professor at the University of San Francisco, Father Lucas is an internationally recognized expert in Jesuit art history and a well-known liturgical designer and artist with an international portfolio. He received his doctorate in theology and the arts at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. As a graduate student, he designed and directed the restoration of the 16th-century rooms of St. Ignatius Loyola in Rome and curated an exhibit on Jesuit architecture at the Vatican Library.
Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, is Director of the Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he earned undergraduate and masters’ degrees from MIT, and a Ph.D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona. He was a researcher at Harvard and MIT, served in the US Peace Corps (Kenya), and taught university physics, before entering the Jesuits in 1989.