Interfaith lecture

Location: Saint Xavier University’s Butler Reception Room, 3700 W. 103rd St.

Fr. Donald Senior, C.P., will discuss the importance of interfaith communication as part of SXU's Theology South lecture series.

Senior will present a lecture titled “Living Together in the 21st Century: The Rationale and Art of Dialogue Within and Beyond the Church.”

He is president of the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, the largest Catholic graduate school of ministry in the country. He also serves as a professor of New Testament.

Senior is president of the Association of Theological Schools of the United States and Canada. He was appointed to the Pontifical Biblical Commission by Pope John Paul II in 2001, and reappointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006.

Senior is a frequent lecturer, widely published writer and serves on numerous boards and commissions. He actively pursues interfaith dialogue, particularly with Jewish and Muslim communities.

The program begins at 9:30 a.m. and runs until 11 a.m. It is open to the public; admission is $6. Coffee will be available beginning at 9 a.m. For more information, please contact Donatta Yates at (708) 422-1635.