10th Anniversary Events
at Creighton University in 1999:

"The Christian University and Solidarity: 
The Legacy of the Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador" 
Dean Brackley, S.J. 
Monday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. 
in the Skutt Student Center Ballroom
Dean Brackley, S.J. - Photo by Don Doll, S.J.
Fr. Dean Brackley, S.J., of the University of Central America, will present "The Christian University and Solidarity: The Legacy of the Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador" as the 1999 Markoe-DePorres Social Justice Lecture. Fr. Brackley's presentation will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the assassinations of six Jesuit professors (including the rector/president), their housekeeper and her daughter by the Salvadoran military on Nov. 16, 1989. The lecture is Monday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Skutt Student Center Ballroom, and is sponsored by the Justice and Peace Studies Program and the College of Arts and Sciences. Fr. Brackley also will speak about his book, Divine Revolution: Salvation and Liberation in Catholic Thought, at a brown-bagger sponsored by the Theology Club at 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 in the Union Pacific Room. All are invited. For more information, contact Roger Bergman, x1492, rbjps@creighton.edu.
 

"Connecting El Salvador and Our mission As a Jesuit University." 
Spirituality Plus 
Thursday, October 7 at 11:30 am 
light lunch provided in the Skutt Student Center Ballroom 
Garden of Jesuit Residence where Jesuit bodies were found. Now a rose garden.
John Giuliano will share his thoughts on the meaning of the 10th Anniversary for us today, and invite questions.  If you don't know the story, if you want to be inspired, if you can make the time for lunch, you will be grateful for meeting John Giuliano. Sponsored by the Collaborative Ministry Office (280-3056) and the Creighton Center for Service and Justice.
 

"Of Butterflies and Vultures: John Giuliano's Story in El Salvador" 
Thursday, October 7 at 7:30 pm 
in Walsh Lecture Hall (BA 117) 
John Giuliano at the graves of the El Salvador Martyrs - Photo by Ken Reed-Bouley
John Giuliano will give a lecture titled: "Of Butterflies and Vultures: John Giuliano's Story in El Salvador."  John is originally from The Bronx, New York. In 1984, when he was twenty-three and a Jesuit novice, John began living and working in El Salvador. Although no longer with the Jesuit order, John worked with Jesuit Refugee Services for five years. After the Salvadoran Peace Accords were signed in 1992, John journeyed for six months on a bicycle tour titled "A Time to Heal" that took him across the U.S. and through Mexico to El Salvador. He currently works with the young people of Guarjila in Chalatenango, El Salvador. Given that Nov. 16 marks the 10th anniversary of the murder of the six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter at the University of Central America in San Salvador, John's personal stories of life in El Salvador and the U.S. are timely for our Creighton community. Come and join us! Sponsored by Student Board of Governors, APO, CULSA, Campus Ministry, The Jesuit Community, JUSTICE, Justice and Peace Studies Program, Peace and Justice Coop, Amnesty International, Residence Life, Habitat for Humanity and the Creighton Center for Service and Justice. Ken Reed-Bouley - Creighton Center for Service and Justice http://www.creighton.edu/ccsj/
 

"THE JESUITS: 
 TWO THOUSAND YEARS AFTER CHRIST"

Tuesday, Oct. 12th, 4-6 p.m.
in the Skutt Student Center Ballroom
"The Jesuits: Two Thousand Years after Christ," a book, DVD and video project recently completed by the Rev. Don Doll, S.J. includes two digital videos that will be premiered Oct. 12, in the Skutt Student Center Ballroom from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.  The reception is hosted by the Jesuit Community at Creighton and Information Services.  All are invited to attend.  The two films being premiered are:

  • Dreaming the Impossible: 

  •  The Jesuits on Pine Ridge Reservation
     
  • Blessed by the Poor: 

  •  The Jesuits in El Salvador
A Question of Conscience:
The Murder of the Jesuit Priests in El Salvador
A powerful videotape that tells the story behind the November 16, 1989 massacre.
Friday, November 12th, 11 a.m. - St. John's Main Church
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A Missioning of Pilgrims
A Liturgy missioning members of the Creighton community who will be going to El Salvador for the anniversary, and those who will be going to Fr. Benning for the demonstration Teach-in at the School of the Americas.
Following the video. The missioning will be the first part of Mass.
Friday, November 12th, 12 noon - St. John's Main Church
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"Ideas Have Dangerous Consequences"
A Conversations Breakfast among faculty and staff about the lead articles in the latest issue of Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education.
Tuesday, November 16th, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Skutt Student Center, Room 105
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