Yearlong Celebration of Jesuits’ Global Impact and Holy Cross’ Heritage Continues

The Holy Cross Community will continue its yearlong celebration of the College’s Jesuit heritage with spring events highlighting the global presence of the Society of Jesus. The “Jesuits Around the Globe” series includes guest lectures, liturgies, discussions and concerts, all of which draw upon Jesuit influence—past and present—in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Jesuit Heritage 2010-11 is organized by the Mission & Identity Committee. For additional information, contact Rev. Greg Lynch, S.J., or Tom Cadigan.

The following spring semester events are open to the Holy Cross community and to the public.

Monday, Feb. 7 4:30 p.m., Hogan Campus Center, room 519 Beyond Ricci: Celebrating 400 Years of the Chinese Catholic Church Rev. Jeremy Clarke, S.J., will show his film Beyond Ricci, a look at the legacy of the great 16th-century Jesuit missionary to China.  The film describes Ricci’s accomplishments and the growth of the Catholic Church in China from the late 16th century to the present day.  Clarke is assistant professor in the history department at Boston College.

Thursday, March 31 4:30 p.m., Rehm Library From the Rising of the Sun Even to its Setting: Jesuit Perspectives on the Arts, East and West Rev. Thomas Lucas, S.J., will offer a multimedia presentation on how the early Jesuits used the arts and architecture as dazzling rhetorical tools of persuasion across the world from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Lucas is University Professor and Director of the Thacher Gallery at the University of San Francisco.

Sunday, May 1 3 p.m., St. Joseph Chapel Jesuit Heritage Concert of Baroque Music Featuring the Holy Cross Schola Cantorum; Ensemble Abendmusik; and Jennifer McPherson, Holy Cross Organ Scholar 2013.  Directed by James David Christie.