January 2023 - A Path into the New Year

Seeking Religious Literacy - Of Course --- Coming this Spring!

CEIE is creating something new - a public educational offering where faculty in their field create the lectures and SU students perform these for a larger society yearning to learn.

In these days of increasing polarization, we need religious literacy to overcome barriers and understand each other better in order to stay in relationship. In schools, workplaces, and communities, we experience new ways of expressing religious and cultural identities.  CEIE, in cooperation with the Parliament of the World's Religions, is creating a non-credit-bearing course on Religious Literacy that - drawing on the heart of an Ignatian commitment to discernment - invites a broad audience to learn about one another in a spirit of curiosity, wonder, awe, and engagement. Paths open to new connections and possibilities this spring, 2023.    (Take a look at the framing of the course below)

Intentional Wandering in Scotland last November -

"In November, 2022 an international site selection committee traveled to visit with religious and government leadership in Scotland in order to discuss a 2026 convening of the major world religions, indigenous pathways, and spiritual traditions. Members of the committee are pictured below at the Glasgow Cathedral, which is the parish church of the Church of Scotland, in Glasgow. It is the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland. It was also the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow until the Scottish Reformation of the 16th century. While we were there, a new Declaration of Friendship was celebrated between the Catholic Church in Scotland and the Church of Scotland, the first of its kind in over 500 years." -- Michael Reid Trice

From left to right: Neil Walker, Michael Trice, Kusumita Petersen, Father Bob Flanery, CEIE Advisory Council member - Kusumita Pedersen, and PWR Executive Director, Stephen Avino

CEIE End-of-Year Video - Watch our montage of CEIE's highlights of 2022. Cheers to a Happy New Year.

Dr. Audrey Hudgins - National Security, Human Security, and the Values Essential to our Future

After her retirement from the US Army as a strategic intelligence officer, Dr. Hudgins began a second career teaching for the Matteo Ricci Institute, the Dept. of Political Science, and the International Studies Program at Seattle University. Her teaching interests include migration, leadership, and national security.

Rev. Dr. Doris Cope - Leading from the Heart of the Historic Black Church Experience

Rev. Dr. Doris Cope, who serves as Minister of Outreach at First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Seattle, Washington, spoke with CEIE Director Dr. Michael Reid Trice about the position of Minister of Outreach and rich history of Black Church.

Visit our CEIE Webinar Recordings, Now Available on our Religica Theolab YouTube Channel

Dr. Edward Donalson III - The #BlackLivesMatter Movement: Toward an Intersectional Theology - Click Here

Dr. Mark Lloyd Taylor - A Conversation With the Author: So Fill Our Imaginations - Click Here

To learn more about CEIE Webinars, visit our website at https://www.seattleu.edu/thecenter/certificate-programs/webinars-and-more/webinars/  

At the RoundTable: Religious Literacy and Global Hunger

Diana Muresan, of the Church World Service, sat down to talk with CEIE Student Affiliates - Prabhjeet Kaur, Sofia Sayabalian, and Zachary Dar.  Together, they discussed the importance of Diana’s work, religious literacy, and how to not feel overwhelmed when addressing global hunger. 

For more information click on the links below: 

• 18 January 2023 - Campus Ministry Ecumenical Service - Location: Campion Hall - Ecumenical Chapel 

• 19 January, 16 February, 16 March 2022 - CEIE Workshop - The Art of Spiritual Direction – Share in this virtual workshop series with eight spiritual directors and educators to discover more about the foundations and practice of spiritual direction. [Visit Here] Location: Virtual

• 3 February - 5 February 2022 - Called to Abundant Life - An Ignatian Silent Retreat for Seattle University Faculty and Staff - Enjoy a weekend retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. The silence and retreat is meant to create space to listen deeply and to see more clearly the abundant life God envisions for you and the world. [More Info] Location: Palisades Retreat Center, Federal Way

We have highlighted some interesting links for a few of the events this month: 

• 1 January 2023 - Shogatsu/Gantan-sai - How Japanese Ring in the New Year! One of the most important holidays in Japan is Shogatsu (also called “Oshogatsu”), the celebration of the New Year over the course of the first few days of January.  Click to learn more
• 6 January 2023 - Dia de los Reyes - Epiphany goes by various names in different cultures. Little Christmas, Three Kings Day, or Twelfth Night all remain the official end of the season's "Twelve Days of Christmas" -- counting from Christmas evening on December 25 to the Epiphany on January 6.  Click to learn more
• 13 January 2023 - Lohri - Lohri is a harvest festival that marks the ending of winters. It celebrates the harvesting of the Rabi crop in Punjab. In other parts of India, it is known as Makar Sankranti.  Igniting a bonfire at night is the core ritual of the Lohri celebration.  Click to learn more
• 22 January 2023 - Lunar New Year - The religious significance of Lunar New Year.  Click to learn more
• 30 January 2023 - Jashne Sadeh - The Zoroastrian Mid-Winter Festival.  Click to learn more