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Jesuit Lenten Book Club

This Lent, make spiritual reading and conversation part of your preparation for Easter with the Jesuit Lenten Book Club.

Open to anyone interested, the book club will feature a private Facebook group for ongoing discussion throughout Lent and a live, interactive online gathering on Thursday, April 9 (Holy Thursday).

Our book is Graham Greene’s 1940 novel The Power and the Glory, the story of an unnamed priest who secretly serves Catholics in Mexico after a state governor has declared the faith illegal. The priest is a broken, gluttonous, deeply sinful man searching for grace.

Facilitating the conversation will be Nick Ripatrazone, the author of seven books including Longing for an Absent God, a consideration of how faith and doubt influences Catholic storytelling.

To join the group, please complete the form found by clicking here.

Once you sign up, you’ll receive an Email with:

  • A link to the private Facebook group where Nick Ripatrazone will facilitate conversation about the book; and
  • An invitation to the online gathering on Holy Thursday where Nick and AMDG Jesuit Podcast host Mike Jordan Laskey will welcome you to an interactive session on the book and our shared Lenten journeys.

Submitted by: Rev. Patrick J. Lynch, SJ, Jesuit associate, Mission & Identity

MBA Student Selected for Prestigious Postgraduate Position

Congratulations go out to Lauren Reno ’19, MBA ’20, who was recently selected by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to participate in its prestigious Postgraduate Technical Assistant (PTA) program, beginning in summer 2020.

Reno will earn her master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from Canisius in May 2020. She earned an undergraduate degree in accounting from Canisius in 2019. Reno is the second consecutive Canisius student, in as many years, to be selected for the Postgraduate Technical Assistant position.

The PTA position is designed for individuals who are planning a career with an emphasis in accounting. Each program is a one-year term, during which the individual becomes highly involved with the accounting standards-setting process and acquires an in-depth understanding of the roles played by preparers, auditors and users of financial information.

Click here to read more about the program.

Submitted by: College Communications

March is National Nutrition Month

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Making the change to a healthier diet does not have to be an overwhelming task.  Make small changes to your meals one step at a time. This short article will provide you with some simple healthy eating tips you can begin to incorporate.

Submitted by: Bethany Voorhees, assistant, Human Resources

A Message from the Superior General

 

Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, provided some perspective to Jesuits Tuesday evening in a video message about the current COVID-19 crisis. In it, Father Sosa focuses on how the pandemic is lighting up various aspects of our path to God and how, even in difficult times, there is consolation to be found.  Click on the Graphic to hear his message.

Submitted by: Rev. Patrick J. Lynch, SJ, Jesuit associate, Mission & Identity