Upcoming series at the Student Center

Welcome to the Spring 2009 semester!  I sincerely hope that our returning students had a good Christmas break, and that new students to campus will come by the student center to introduce themselves.

This semester I am happy to announce that we will have an ongoing series about morality on alternate Wednesday nights, after our meal together.

Morality?  Sounds boring, I know.  Most people hear the word "morality" and they either think of "Thou Shalt Nots" being proclaimed from on high, or they think of some touchy-feely, fuzzy, whatever makes you feel good and doesn't hurt anyone else way of justifying our actions.  

The truth is that human beings are moral creatures, meaning our choices and our actions carry moral weight -- that is, when we excercise our God-given free will, those choices reverberate through eternity.  Serious implications, no?

Exploring the Catholic traditions on morality reveals that it is a science, one with a long and noble tradition, and it is a science really worth thinking about; and best of all, moral thought is accessible to everyone.  You don't need a special ethics desgree to make sense of it.

So I truly hope you'll decide to join us, as we learn about our moral traditions and explore the reasons behing all those "thou shalt nots."

Our schedule this semester will be:

Jan. 21: Ways of Looking at Morality

Feb. 4: The Natural Law

Feb. 18: The Moral Act

March 11: Conscience

March 25: Moral Absolutes

April 15: Sin & Grace

April 29: Applying to our Lives

This series will be part of our regular Wednesday meals together, and discussion is encouraged.  Hope to see you there!