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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · 3h

The Center on Religion and Culture will welcome Sister Helen Prejean on Thursday, November 6, to discuss the death penalty, art, and adaptation. The event will highlight the release of a graphic edition of her memoir, "Dead Man Walking."

Register: forms.gle/sXbv3Ut7ULRj...

Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · 7d

TONIGHT: It's not too late to register for the CRC's event with Blair Braverman tonight, 10/9! Blair, who completed the grueling Iditarod, is a musher, a writer, and an adventurer.

Don't miss this event — or the adorable dog pictures that come with it!

Sign up now: forms.gle/H5vSEa4ppSRb...

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · 10d

Want to know more about what the CRC is all about? Check out this feature in Fordham Now!

‘Interfaith, Any Faith, No Faith’: Center on Religion and Culture Speaks to All

Ethan Hawke, Jessica Chastain, and other prominent guests drive home the Center on Religion and Culture's mission at Fordham.

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · 10d

Saint Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai is the center of dispute as the Egyptian government seeks control of the site. Learn more about the importance of the monastery’s archives and holdings in Alice Isabella Sullivan’s latest blog post for #Sapientia.

Mount Sinai: Monasticism, Collections, and Archives | SAPIENTIA

Mount Sinai is home to the oldest active Eastern Christian monastic community in the world and holds a prominent place in Orthodox spirituality. The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (r. 527-565) built th...

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David Gibson @gibsonwrites.bsky.social · 22d

Take a break from the madness. Come out for a free talk, free book (while supplies last!), and book signing with Blair Braverman. Lincoln Center, NYC. In person, insights, inspiration. And adorable sled dogs tales.

Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · 23d

Don't miss your chance to meet Blair Braverman — dogsledder, writer, and adventurer extraordinaire!

Blair (@blairbraverman.bsky.social) will join the Center on Religion and Culture at @fordham.edu Lincoln Center on October 9.

Register for this free event: forms.gle/F5DBKmmhow5F...

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · 23d

Don't miss your chance to meet Blair Braverman — dogsledder, writer, and adventurer extraordinaire!

Blair (@blairbraverman.bsky.social) will join the Center on Religion and Culture at @fordham.edu Lincoln Center on October 9.

Register for this free event: forms.gle/F5DBKmmhow5F...

Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · 27d

Patterns of believing and belonging in the Old World are not like the religious enthusiasms of the New World. But European Catholicism must learn to adapt to this new movement of the spirit.

Read more in #Sapientia. Article by @massimofaggioli.bsky.social

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Europe’s ‘Great Awakening’? | SAPIENTIA

Patterns of believing and belonging in the Old World are not like the religious enthusiasms of the New World. But European Catholicism must learn to adapt to this new movement of the spirit.

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · Aug 21

Bishops, theologians, and lay leaders gathered at Fordham University in March 2025 for the fourth ecclesial gathering known as “The Way Forward.”

This new video by Sebastian Gomes highlights the meeting's key themes and conversations.

Watch the full video: youtu.be/2a3wS3gGCMs

Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · Jul 24

What the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show says about the power of politics and money, and why comedy will always have the last word. @oliviapoust.bsky.social, assistant director of the CRC, for #Sapientia.

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Trump as the Master of Revels | SAPIENTIA

What the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show says about the power of politics and money, and why comedy will always have the last word.

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · Jul 24

"Billy Joel: And So It Goes," a sprawling documentary about the singer’s life, has plenty of sinners but could use a saint like Ignatius. @jimmcd.bsky.social for #Sapientia.

Billy Joel’s Weaponized Nostalgia and Spiritual Truth | SAPIENTIA

A sprawling documentary about the singer’s life has plenty of sinners but could use a saint like Ignatius.

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · Jul 17

Checking in with a brief update amid your Midsummer celebrations 🌞

Registration is now live for our October 9 event with @blairbraverman.bsky.social — author, adventurer, influencer, and dogsledder extraordinaire! Sign up and read more in our July newsletter: conta.cc/4kJIUCO

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David Gibson @gibsonwrites.bsky.social · Jul 15

This was great fun -- great crowd, great venue, to talk popes real and fictional, from Pope Kiril to JP2, Jude Law to Bob Prevost, and why we can't get enough of it all. Life imitates art, and vice versa. Pope Culture/Pop Culture

Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · Jul 15

Did you catch @gibsonwrites.bsky.social, director of the CRC, at Lectures on Tap last Thursday? 🍷👨‍🏫

He presented "Popes, Conclaves, and Pop Culture" at @caveatnyc.bsky.social on the Lower East Side. 🎬🍿

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · Jul 15

Did you catch @gibsonwrites.bsky.social, director of the CRC, at Lectures on Tap last Thursday? 🍷👨‍🏫

He presented "Popes, Conclaves, and Pop Culture" at @caveatnyc.bsky.social on the Lower East Side. 🎬🍿

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · Jul 9

[email protected], director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University, will present "Popes, Conclaves, and Pope Culture" for Lectures on Tap tomorrow, 7/10, on the Lower East Side.

Last-minute tickets will drop tomorrow, 7/10, at 10am: www.eventbrite.com/e/lectures-o...

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · Jul 8

In his latest blog for #Sapientia, @jimmcd.bsky.social explores two docs featured by the Tribeca Film Festival that showcase a better way of telling trans stories and treating trans people.

Read more.

Films That Show the Reality of Trans People | SAPIENTIA

The Tribeca Film Festival featured two docs that showcase a better way of telling trans stories and treating trans people.

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · Jul 1

Olivia Poust, assistant director of the CRC, visited Versailles as "No Kings" protests swept the United States. In this blog post, she reflects on the current political reality in the U.S. in relation to the history of absolutism in France under Louis XIV.

Absolute Déjà Vu | SAPIENTIA

There is nothing like a visit to Paris to feel the power of protest. The revolution’s memory is in the stones and soil, its legacy in the spirit of the people. It manifests itself in myriad ways in ev...

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · Jun 9

The Center on Religion and Culture at @fordham.edu hosted the world premiere of "Wisdom Keepers," a new series that airs tonight, June 9, at 10/9c on PBS. It will also be available to stream at PBS.org.

Learn more: www.pbs.org/show/wisdom-...

Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · Jun 2

In Jim McDermott's latest piece for #Sapientia, Augustinian father and Bronx native Father Arthur Purcaro, O.S.A., assistant vice president of Mission and Ministry at Villanova University, explains his order and his connection to Pope Leo XIV. Read more.

Unitas, Caritas, Veritas: Understanding the Augustinian Spirituality of Pope Leo XIV | SAPIENTIA

In the weeks since American Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV, he’s returned more than once to a few key concepts. “I would like our first great desire to be for a united church,” he sa...

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · May 30

The CRC hosted the world premiere of "Wisdom Keepers" yesterday, May 29, at Fordham's Lincoln Center campus. The new PBS show will air its first episode on Monday, June 9, 10/9c.

Learn more: www.pbs.org/show/wisdom-...

Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · May 28

The Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas is an Episcopal priest and theologian featured in “Wisdom Keepers.” Join the CRC for a free premiere screening of the first episode tomorrow, May 29.

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · May 28

[email protected], director of the CRC, speaks with Msgr. Kevin Sullivan about Pope Leo XIV and the conclave in the latest episode of #JustLove, a Catholic Charities NY radio show.

Listen to the full episode: justloveblog.org/2025/05/17/f...

Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · May 22

Richard Rohr, OFM, is a Franciscan friar and “wisdom keeper” of Christian mysticism. Join the CRC for a premiere screening of “Wisdom Keepers,” a new PBS series that features a rare interview with Father Rohr, on May 29, from 6-7 p.m.

Learn more: now.fordham.edu/event/pbs-wo...

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · May 21

To say that much has transpired since our last newsletter would be an … understatement? To say the least.

Check out what the CRC has been up to this month — and what we still have to look forward to!

Read it here: conta.cc/3H1ZdwQ

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Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · May 19

The CRC invites you to a free screening of the first episode of "Wisdom Keepers," a new PBS series, on Thursday, May 29, from 6-7 p.m.

Learn more and register: now.fordham.edu/event/pbs-wo...

Fordham Center on Religion and Culture @fordhamcrc.bsky.social · May 9

David Gibson, director of the CRC, for @nytopinion.nytimes.com.

Opinion | The New Pope Might Be Something Like the Old Pope

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