A Symposium on Silence and Sacred Space in the Modern World with the President and Professors of Wyoming Catholic College
Friday, March 10th - Saturday, March 11th
Friday, March 10th - Saturday, March 11th
Friday and Saturday (March 10th and 11th), Wyoming Catholic College will be hosting a “Symposium on Silence and Sacred Space in the Modern World.” It will begin at 6PM on Friday, in St. Therese Hall at St. John Cantius Church, with a keynote address on the medieval cathedral. It will continue the next morning at 8:45, with a guided tour of three famous churches, followed by a catered Polish lunch at St. John Cantius and an afternoon of reflection and discussion. Don’t miss this opportunity to remove yourself from the chatter and distractions of the everyday world.
St. Therese Hall
St. John Cantius Church
825 N. Carpenter St.
Chicago, IL 60642
Friday, March 10th
6:00PM: Cocktails and light buffet supper in St. Therese’s Hall
7:00PM: Welcome, Dr. Virginia L. Arbery, Associate Professor of Humanities, Wyoming Catholic College
Introduction, Dr. Glenn C. Arbery, President, Wyoming Catholic College
7:10- 8:00PM: Dr. Jason Baxter, Our Ancient Inheritance: Silence, Contemplation, and the Medieval Cathedral
8:00-8:30PM: Questions and Discussion
Saturday, March 11th
8:45AM: Bus Departure from the front of St. John Cantius for a guided Catholic Church Tour
9:00-12:00
St. James Chapel,modelled on Sainte Chapelle, Paris
St. Mary of the Angels, a “Polish Cathedral,” listed in the Nation’s Top 12 by FOX News
St. Hedwig, the Hidden Jewel of Bucktown
Noon: Lunch, Café, St. John Cantius (Registrants are asked to select the “Non-Catered Lunch” option, if bringing their own lunch.)
1:00-2:00PM: The Restoration of Silence: Three Case Studies
The Lyric Moment—Dr. Glenn Arbery
The Sacred and The Stones of the Abbey—Dr. Virginia Arbery
Love in St. Bernard of Clairvaux—Miss Carolyn DeSalvo, Senior, Wyoming Catholic College
2-2:30PM: General Discussion led by Dr. Jason Baxter
Break
2:45-3:45PM: Seminar break-out discussions in St. Therese Hall and the Classroom
3:45-4:00PM: Concluding Remarks—Faculty
4:00PM: Wine
