William C. Sennett Institute for Mercy & Catholic Studies

09/30/2024

This week!

Sennett Institute invites Nichole Flores for insightful discussion on migrant justice Thursday, September 19, 2024 Image In keeping with Mercyhurst University’s 2024-2025 academic theme of immigration, one of the critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy, Mercyhurst welcomes Dr. Nichole M. Flores,...

09/13/2023

The 2023-2024 academic year is well underway and our annual Fall Lecture is just around the corner!

This year we welcome Dr. Jessica Coblentz of Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN. She will be speaking on: "Depression as a Wilderness Experience: One Theological Resource for Life with Depression."

Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 7pm
Walker Recital Hall, Mercyhurst University
Free and open to the public

Mercyhurst University is a four-year college located in Erie, Pennsylvania..

09/22/2022

Greetings, friends of the Sennett Institute. Please mark your calendars for this exciting event!

09/12/2019

Free and open to the public!

04/12/2019

Come join us May 3rd to watch a one-woman play on the life of Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB, and hear Sr. Joan give a response!

10/17/2017

Pope Francis on Sunday canonized 35 new Catholic saints, including a late 19th and early 20th century Spanish priest today regarded by many as a feminist, because he fought for equal educational opportunities for women and girls. Among the others, 33 were martyrs in either Brazil or Mexico, meaning…

03/30/2017

Acclaimed political commentator and author Cokie Roberts will join Joan D. Chittister, OSB “In Conversation” in the 2017 presentation of the Joan D. Chittister Lecture Series at 7pm in the Performing Arts Center on April 25th. Tickets are required, available Monday, April 3rd for free at the PAC box office.

01/03/2017

A huge loss for biblical theology and scholarship

"A devout Catholic, a faithful priest, a Jesuit fiercely loyal to his identity as such, he was also -- for all his crusty exterior -- a deeply compassionate Christian, ever ready to help those in need," said Father John Meier, professor at the University of Notre Dame.

12/20/2016

Young Catholics are leaving the faith at an early age, between the ages of 10 and 13, a recent report by CARA claims. The findings show that young Catholics undergo a "crisis in faith,” because religious beliefs are "incompatible" with what they are learning in high school or at university.

12/13/2016

An excellent article.... continued.

Distinctly Catholic: ​Part two of a three-part series discussing the theologies of the papacies of Pope Paul VI and Pope Francis: Why were Paul VI's accomplishments so easily ignored?

12/12/2016

An excellent article

Distinctly Catholic: Part one of a three-part series discussing the theologies of the papacies of Pope Paul VI and Pope Francis, who is facing unprecedented opposition.