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Catholic Studies

Catholic Studies at LUC provides curricular and co-curricular programming designed to explore the rich intellectual and artistic heritage of Catholic thought and practice. True to its Ignatian vision, students of all backgrounds are invited to join. LEARN MORE

Director's Welcome

Welcome to the website for the program in Catholic Studies! In the Catholic Studies minor we explore the tradition of Catholicism and its interactions with culture throughout history. In this minor you will learn to see Catholicism as that which integrates various disciplinary approaches. Drawing on the rich intellectual and cultural heritage of the Catholic and Jesuit traditions, we seek God in all things. Come join our community of faculty and students as we explore together. 

Please email me with any questions about the program: nfisher1@luc.edu. Thank you for visiting! 

-Dr. Naomi Fisher

 

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    Check out our Spring 2025 courses!

    The list of courses has been released! Please check out the full course list and a list of featured courses for Spring 2025 under our course offerings page. We have exciting offerings from our affiliate faculty, such as Dr. Jeff Fisher's PHIL 288: Catholic Social Thought, Rebecca Ruppar's FNAR 349: Art and the Catholic Tradition, and more! Our CATH 303 course (cross-listed with PHIL 342) is Platonism and Catholicism, taught by Dr. Alberto Bertozzi. And this year's Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. Fellow, Dr. Bronwyn McShea, is teaching HIST 300B: Women in Catholic History.
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    Dr. Jeffrey Fisher: Guardians of Tradition

    Come hear Dr. Jeff Fisher talk about Pope Francis and the Latin Mass! Charli Feliciano will speak also about the beauty of the mass. The talk will be at 8pm in the Ignatius House Dining Room on Thursday, October 17th. The community mass will follow at 9pm.