My Church~ On the Eve of St. Patrick’s Day Photo credit: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters New York Times The question is asked in so many of the quarters of my life. “What’s happening to my Church?” They don’t really mean the Universal Church. They don’t mean the people of

Canine Companion Assisted Ministers
Canine Companion Ministry Greetings, I am delighted to invite you -with your Religious Studies Mentor Team – to a free ministry workshop focusing on Canine Companion Assisted Ministries. Monday February 4th at 6:30 pm in Villa Maria’s Hemlock Room join us with our Marylhurst alum Dr. Jerilyn

New Year New Look
Dear Seekers, New Year blessings are offered for 2013, a year of peace, health, prosperity and justice for all. You will notice that the Religious Studies Department Blog has been given a brand new updated look and function designed by Marylhurst’s very own stellar techno star, Heather

Come and See~ Christmas Blessings
May the joy of Christmas surround, inspire and empower us all to heal the world.

Vatican II ~50 Years Later
Greetings Seekers, I remember it well! October 10th, 1962, when the Good Pope John XXIII called the bishops from across the world to gather in St. Peter’s Basilica. There within the ancient eternal city – shocking at the time- not only clerics, but religious brothers and sisters, as

Cohort Schedule Fall 12~Spring 13
Welcome Religious Studies Students to our Fall 2012 School Year. This is an exciting time to honor our relationship to the Holy, to investigate the mysteries of life and to hone our ministerial skills to offer service for the greater good. We look forward to meeting our
