The Barbara and John Jordan Center announces Virtual Showing of California’s Forgotten Children
The Barbara and John Jordan
Center for Children of Trauma and Domestic Violence Education
Cabrini University is pleased to announce the virtual showing of
California’s Forgotten Children
Let Their Voices Be Heard
Center on Immigration Book Talk Series
Dreams and Nightmares
by Liliana Velazquez, Montgomery County Community College
Being an Inclusive Church: Seeking a Way Forward
Fr. Maurice will speak on the history of Black people in the Catholic Church in the United States and address the pursuit of racial justice today in light of the church’s complicity in the history of slavery and racism in this country.
Fr. Maurice is a Roman Catholic priest in the Redemptorist Congregation. He is an award-winning author, having published many articles and book chapters about preaching, African American spirituality and culture, pastoral theology, evangelization and social justice. His most recent book is an award winning biography of his mentor, Sr. Thea Bowman. Bishop Joseph Kopacz of the Diocese of Jackson appointed Fr. Maurice to assist in the cause for canonization of Sr. Bowman. He is currently working on a book on preaching titled, Down Deep in My Soul: The Black Preaching Style in Catholic Worship, which emerges from a fellowship he has as an “Aquinas Delaplane Preaching Scholar” of Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis. Fr. Maurice also serves as the Convener of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium.
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Reading the Signs of the Times with Catherine McAuley and Katherine Drexel
Boreta Singleton will speak on Reading the Signs of the Times with Two Women of Faith: Catherine McAuley and Katharine Drexel. In her talk, Boreta will speak on the lives and legacies of two religious leaders in the Roman Catholic Church who, rooted in their relationship with God, pursued social justice and mercy.
Boreta Singleton, a native of Philadelphia, taught in Catholic elementary schools and served as Director of the Office for Black Catholics. She now lives in the Bronx, and has ministered with and for the Jesuits for almost 20 years, first as a teacher and administrator at St. Aloysius School in Harlem, and currently at St. Peter’s Prep High School in Jersey City as Director of Faculty Formation. Boreta is active in her church community of St. Francis Xavier in Manhattan as a member of a group of Spiritual Directors and Supervisors, the Racial Justice Ministry and the Parish Choir. She became an Associate of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas in 2018 as a result of co-facilitating their Institute Anti-Racism Transformation Team. She also sings with The Ignatian Schola, and the chorus of Choral Chameleon.
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Lights of Hope for a Dark World
Hosted by Dr. Nick Rademacher, on Wednesday, September 23rd, the Religious Studies Department of Cabrini University held a virtual conversation via Zoom with Brother Mickey McGrath on the history and contemporary relevance of Dark Madonnas in the Catholic artistic tradition. Dark Madonnas have been revered and venerated in the Catholic Church for many centuries. Many saints, including Francis of Assisi, Ignatius of Loyola, and Francis deSales made pilgrimages to the shrines of Dark Madonnas where they experienced spiritual healing and transformation. In recent years, there has been newfound interest and devotion to Mary the Dark Madonna in the face of rampant racism, war and violence, misogyny, the worldwide immigration crisis, and the devastation of creation and the environment.
Br. Mickey McGrath, Oblate of St. Francis deSales is an artist, writer, and speaker who loves to explore the relationship between art and faith. His work and ministry have been featured in the Saint Anthony Messenger, USA Today and many Catholic newspaper articles around the country.
The Zoom conversation was a follow-up to Brother Mickey’s exhibit in Cabrini University’s Gorevin Gallery held during the during the Spring 2020 in conjunction with the University’s Graphic Design and Fine Arts Department.
Cabrini University Welcomes the Class of 2024 to Campus with Hybrid Matriculation
Cabrini welcomed the Class of 2024 to campus on Friday, August 28, as first-year students, with the help of their families, took turns moving into East, Woodcrest, and Xavier halls. A total of 389 students—both residential and commuter—were enrolled as part of the Class of 2024 when classes began on August 31
Students participated in a new move-in process this year, which included capacity limits within each residence hall, as well as campus-wide face mask and social distancing mandates in accordance with Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 social restrictions.
“Morale has been high,” Je La Boulden ’23 said while helping direct students outside of East Hall. “A lot of schools can’t offer Orientation and the events that we’re having. Because we have the advantage of being a small school, it’s a lot easier for us to maneuver and still keep everything safe for the students, parents, faculty, and staff.”
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Chioma Ugochukwu, PhD, addressed Cabrini’s newest students during a virtual Matriculation address on Friday.
“To our new Cavaliers, I am very proud to officially say, ‘Welcome, Class of 2024,’” she began. “I ask you to keep these questions in mind. How will you contribute your voice? How will you impact your community and your chosen field? How will you share your passion with the world?”
Several upperclassmen then explained, via video, what the University’s core values of Vision, Respect, Community, and Dedication to Excellence mean to them.
Junior Anthony Frasca encouraged students to ask themselves, “How are you going to leave your mark on campus and live with purpose?”
After the address, incoming students gathered in small groups in the Founder’s Hall lobby to sign Cabrini’s Charter of Core Values—an agreement to uphold the University’s core values and a signal of their transition to the next step in their lives.
Abundant Thanks to Retiring University Professors
Four Cabrini University faculty members retired at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year, each leaving a lasting impact on the University and its Education of the Heart:
Thomas Albrecht, Professor of Practice, Computer and Information Sciences
Don Dempsey, Associate Professor, Graphic Design
Seth Frechie, PhD, Professor, English
Anthony Tomasco, PhD, Professor, Psychology
Together, they served Cabrini for a combined 106 years.
“In Cabrini’s four 2020 retirees, we see decades of devotion, not only to enriching the lives of the thousands of students who studied in their classrooms, but also to furthering the scope and quality of Cabrini’s Education of the Heart,” said Chioma Ugochukwu, PhD, Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs. “While we are saddened to lose these vital members of our faculty, we move forward with the knowledge that Cabrini has become a better place to learn because of their contributions.”
The four were honored by their colleagues during a May 6 virtual event. ~ Matt Nestor, Cabrini U.
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Cabrini University Bids Farewell to Fr. Carl
Cabrini’s Director of Campus Ministry and Chaplain, Father Carl F. Janicki, will leave his post on July 7, after 10 years of service to the University. Father Janicki will take over as Parochial Administrator for Saint Genevieve Parish in Flourtown, PA, on July 8, a role to which he was appointed by Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Pérez.
Cabrini University and its foundational Education of the Heart are stronger today because of Father Carl and his dedication to student engagement, student empowerment, student ownership, and student leadership,” said Cabrini President, Donald B. Taylor, PhD. “Father Carl has been an essential champion of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini’s founding vision for the institution. We pray for continued success and good fortune in the next chapter of his journey.”
Since 2009, Father Janicki served as the sole priest on campus, providing daily spiritual guidance to students, faculty, and staff at Cabrini’s Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of Saint Joseph. He has also created and overseen a range of liturgical programming and service retreats designed to engage students of all faiths and backgrounds.
Father Janicki’s relationships with neighboring archdioceses connected Cabrini students with many global opportunities during his tenure, including international pilgrimages to Krakow, Poland, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for World Youth Day. During Pope Francis’s visit to Philadelphia in 2015, Father Carl coordinated Cabrini’s participation in the World Meeting of Families, ensuring students served in various volunteer positions for the occasion.
“I came to Cabrini with an open mind and open heart,” Father Janicki said in a statement. “I leave Cabrini with my heart and mind filled by your goodness and blessing which will continue to enrich my life and the lives of those I serve. I am grateful for the time we spent together and for the service we rendered to those most in need locally, nationally, and globally.”
An event honoring Father Janicki will be held when it is safe to do so in accordance with COVID-19 safety guidelines. The University will announce more details on the appointment of its next Director of Campus Ministry and Chaplain later this summer.
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