Press Release

Center for Spirituality's Spring Lecture Series offers “Hope During Hard Times”

Contact:
Gwen O’Brien
Director of Media Relations
Saint Mary's College  
(574) 284-4579 (desk)
(574) 286-4977 (cell)

Feb. 12, 2009 (Notre Dame, Ind.)—The theme of the 2009 Spring Lecture Series by the Center for Spirituality is “Hope During Hard Times.” The three lectures, which are free and open to the public, will look at how spirituality can help people face the challenges of the current economic climate.

Lecture #1: The Market Can't Imagine, But We Can: Creativity as a Spiritual Response to the Financial Crisis
Speaker: Maureen H. O'Connell, assistant professor of theology, Fordham University, New York
When: 7:30 p.m., March 3
Where: Stapleton Lounge, Le Mans Hall

Lecture #2: Did Jesus Laugh? What Humor has to do with Spirituality
Speaker: Anita Houck, associate professor of religious studies, Saint Mary’s College
When: 4:30 p.m., March 25
Where: Earley Rooms D, E, & F, Student Center

Lecture #3: The Hidden Face of Hope
Speaker: Barbara Quinn, RSCJ, director of the Center for Christian Spirituality, University of San Diego
When: 7:30 p.m., March 31
Where: Stapleton Lounge, Le Mans Hall

For more information, on the lectures, please contact Kathy Guthrie, (574) 285-4636, or email: kguthrie@saintmarys.edu. For a campus map, click here.

About Saint Mary’s College: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Ind., is a four-year, Catholic, women’s institution offering bachelor’s degrees in more than 30 major areas of study. The College has six nationally accredited academic programs: social work, art, music, teacher education, chemistry and nursing. Saint Mary's College ranks among the nation's top liberal arts colleges in U.S. News & World Report's 2009 annual survey. Founded in 1844, Saint Mary’s is a pioneer in the education of women, and is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.