Last year we shared a story about a student prayer group called Ignis that was started by a recent graduate. Here is a reflection written by a few of the group members on how they have been creating community during the coronavirus pandemic.

Join us at 4 p.m. EST/3 p.m. CST on Saturday, November 14th as we cosponsor a Zoom webinar with the Harvard Catholic Forum and the Lumen Christi Institute. The John L. Allen Jr. will present “COVID-19 and the Worldwide Church.” The Saint Benedict Institute is a cosponsor of this event. Registration is required to join the Zoom webinar.

Join us at 7 p.m. CST/8 p.m. EST on Thursday, November 12th as we cosponsor a Zoom webinar with the Lumen Christi Institute. The Most Rev. Borys Gudziak will present “Quo Vadis: The Direction of Eastern Catholic Theology, a Pastoral Perspective for the 21st Century,” the final presentation in the fall webinar series Eastern Catholic Theology in Action.

On Tuesday, November 10th, Saint Benedict Institute co-founder Jared Ortiz will interview Zena Hitz on her new book Lost in Thought . The discussion will take place at 6:00 pm EST/5:00 pm CST and is free and open to the public. This event will be held online through Zoom (registration required) and YouTube live-stream. This event is presented by the Lumen Christi Institute as part of its Liberal Arts Colloquium. The Saint Benedict Institute is a cosponsor.

This year Fr. Nick and Carly launched the Exodus 365 program. The idea of Exodus 365 is to help students engage in the spiritual life every day knowing that some seasons will be more intense than others. (Read more about Exodus 365 here on our website.) Some of the participants are Hope alumni affectionately known as the ‘away team’. We asked one of those graduates to reflect on her experience so far. Here is what she had to say:

On Monday, October 12th at 7:00 p.m. EDT, the Saint Benedict Institute will co-sponsor "A Frame for Freedom: Submitting to Truth as Creatures of the Creator," a live streamed conversation with Dr. David P. Deavel. Hope College's Markets & Morality student organization will host this webinar.

This event is free and open to the public. Please register to receive log-in information at: https://forms.gle/9DCvFFmeqJmhsUVv6.

In today's society, there is very little instruction about how to navigate the world of love and romance. Saint Benedict Institute co-founders Jack Mulder and Jared Ortiz invite current Hope College students to join them for a two-week Saint Benedict Seminar on Zoom, “Courtship, Marriage, and Sex.” Jared Ortiz (Religion) and his wife Rhonda Ortiz (author) will lead the first seminar on courtship. Jack Mulder (Philosophy) and his wife Melissa Mulder (Spanish) will lead the second seminar on marriage and sex.

Week 1 (Oct. 22): “What is Courtship?” with Jared and Rhonda Ortiz - Sign up here.

Week 2 (Oct. 29): “Sex and Theology of the Body” with Jack and Melissa Mulder - Sign up here.

Join us at 7 p.m. CDT/8 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 1st as we cosponsor a Zoom webinar with the Lumen Christi Institute. Dr. Erin Walsh will present “Expanding the Archive: Syriac Literature and the Study of Early Christianity Today,” a lecture in the fall webinar series Eastern Catholic Theology in Action.

Join us at 7 p.m. CDT/8 p.m. EDT on Thursday, September 24th as we cosponsor a Zoom webinar with Father Alexander M. Laschuk who will present “Eastern Churches, Latin Territories: Ecclesial Catholicity and the Notion of Diaspora,” a lecture in the fall webinar series Eastern Catholic Theology in Action.

Join us at 7 p.m. CDT/8 p.m. EDT on Thursday, September 17th as we cosponsor a Zoom webinar with Professor Robin Darling Young on “Christ the Lover of Mankind: Philanthropia, Mystery, and Martyria in Eastern Christianity.” This lecture is part of the fall webinar series Eastern Catholic Theology in Action.