Loras College News and Features
“These conversations help students reflect critically on personal beliefs and values and develop an appreciative attitude towards different worldviews. They have an opportunity to get to know their community and learn interpersonal skills as they go on to become informed and active citizens in the world and discover in themselves abilities to interact with people of diverse religious and worldview background.”
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I grew up in Jesup, a rural town in Iowa, attending small Catholic schools my whole life. As a Catholic, I was constantly reminded that people are called to serve others, share what they have and give what they can to those who need it.
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How are you staying anchored? This week we share excerpts from a reflection from Pope Francis. In this reflection, Pope Francis reflects on the virtue of hope and how it helps us stay anchored throughout our life. Let us pray for the spirit of God to work through us so we can be people of hope for our brothers and sisters every day.
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Loras College will host a ceremony to unveil the bust of Father Eugene Kutsch (’47) on Wednesday, November 18. The event will be livestreamed at 11 a.m CST.
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Each week we are asking the question, “How are you staying anchored?” Today, Paige Lampe (’22) talks about how peace is an essential part of her day allowing her to see each day as a gift. Paige also shares a prayer with us that she wrote about desiring a heart more like Jesus. How are we staying anchored and seeing each day as an opportunity and a gift?
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Each week we’re asking the question, “How are you staying anchored?” Today Dr. Amanda Osheim shares how greatly she values the people in her life. This holds true for so many of us, but what is keeping you anchored this semester?
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The program, “Darkness and Light,” features poems of love, loss, hope, and despair. The featured work, Maurice Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit, tells three separate stories describing various creatures of the night. Scarbo, the final movement, is often described as one of the darkest and most challenging piano works in existence.
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I wanted to find a way for others to be there with me, even if they couldn’t physically be there.
I am so grateful for Loras & all the ways it has prepared me for the next phase of my life. Blessed to forever be a Duhawk!
The Loras College Dance Marathon continued its incredible support of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital by raising more than $110,000 during its 2020 Dance Marathon event.