Dedication of Mary Statue Marks New Era for Campus Milestone
It’s the fulfillment of a dream that began close to 70 years ago.
It’s the fulfillment of a dream that began close to 70 years ago.
Rockhurst University will honor Alvin Brooks, longtime Kansas City leader in social justice and civil rights, with the establishment of the Alvin Brooks Center for Faith-Justice on campus. The center will house many of the university’s faith-justice related efforts, including a chapel, mission and ministry programs, and diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Work has begun to raise funds for the center and to identify a location and construction and design partners.
A lot separates the Jesuit higher-learning institutions in the United States — size, location and degree programs, to name a few. But they also face many of the same questions.
One of the first things you see as you enter Kateri Community is now a large ink drawing of two entwined hands, framed by a thick wooden frame. This, believe it or not, is a portrait.
For more than half a century, the statue of Mary has been a fixture of the northeastern portion of the Kinerk Commons.
For centuries, Montserrat in Spain has been a pilgrimage destination.
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Kat Dolan, ’20, came to Rockhurst University having already had what some might consider a lifetime of experiences.
Since 2004, Rockhurst University has marked the solemn occasion of Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, with an interfaith ceremony in partnership with the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education.
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