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Steve Christensen
LUMA
312.915.6164
schris6@luc.edu

Loyola University Museum of Art Kicks Off "Tea with the Jesuits"

Lecture Series Opens with Discussion on Human Vulnerability
and Christian Imagery

What:   

The Loyola University Museum of Art kicks off its new "Tea with the Jesuits" series this week with a lecture by Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J., president emeritus of Georgetown University. While Christian imagery deals with forms of sorrow like grief, mourning, and repentance, the Passion of Christ continues to be one of the most evocative tools. This opening lecture by Father O'Donovan will explore the Lenten season, Holy Week, and how human vulnerability is expressed in Christian imagery.

The event is free with museum admission and RSVP is encouraged. To register, send an e-mail to luma@luc.edu or call 312.915.7608.

Looking ahead, the series will continue in April and May with guest speakers Terrence E. Dempsey, S.J., director of the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art at Saint Louis University and Stephen Krupa, S.J., of Loyola's Institute of Pastoral Studies.

When:
March 11, 2011
3 p.m.

Where:  
Loyola University Museum of Art
820 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611 

About LUMA
Opened in 2005, the Loyola University Museum of Art is dedicated to exploring, promoting, and understanding art and artistic expression that illuminates the enduring spiritual questions of all cultures and societies. As a museum with an interest in education and educational programming, LUMA reflects the University’s Jesuit mission and is dedicated to helping people of all creeds explore the roots of their faith and spiritual quests. Located at Loyola University Chicago’s Water Tower Campus, the museum occupies the first three floors of the University’s historic Lewis Towers on Chicago’s famous Michigan Avenue. For more information, visit the museum’s website at LUC.edu/luma.

Art illuminating the spirit!

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