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Save Monday, January 17, 2011 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration at the Century Center in downtown South Bend. We often forget King was a champion of nonviolent change, saying, “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”

See the St. Marcellus play, reenacting his trial, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., sponsored by the Michiana Peace and Justice Coalition. A Roman centurion, St. Marcellus became the first Christian conscientious objector and was martyred as a result. His relics rest at the University of Notre Dame.

 

October 2011

Our Annual

Celebration of the Feast of St. Marcellus

 

Who is St. Marcellus?

St. Marcellus was a Roman centurion stationed in northern Africa in the third century. After becoming a Christian, during a banquet to honor and worship the emperor, he threw down his belt and sword.  During his trial he declared: It is not fitting that a Christian, who fights for Christ his Lord, should fight for the armies of this world. He was condemned and executed as a result. 

His feast day is October 30, 298 A.D.  Relics of St. Marcellus rest under the high altar at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. His commitment to Jesus’ way of love, even for enemies, and his courage and faith continue to serve as a model and an inspiration for us. 

 

 
 
 

Past Celebrations                               

 5th Annual Celebration of the Feast of St. Marcellus, October 28-29, 2010

The Eucharist: Peacemaking and Daily Discipleship

Keynote Presenter and Workshop Facilitator:

William Cavanaugh

Bill Cavanaugh received a B.A. in theology from Notre Dame in 1984, and an M.A. from Cambridge University in 1987. He worked as a lay associate with the Congregation of Holy Cross, serving the poor of Santiago, Chile. His time there during the Pinochet dictatorship formed the basis for his groundbreaking work on the role of liturgy in political resistance. 

He went on to receive a Ph.D. in Religion at Duke University in 1996.He has taught at the University of St. Thomas since 1995 and now is at DePaul University, specializing in political theology, economic ethics and ecclesiology.

 

4th Annual St. Marcellus Day Celebration, October 30 & 31, 2009

Living with Spirit in the Midst of Empire

Keynote Address and Workshop Facilitator:

Mary Jo Leddy

 

 

 

 

 

Director,

Romero House

Community for Refugees,

and Adjunct Professor,

Regis College, University of

Toronto, Ph.D. Philosophy of

Religion

 

 

 

3rd Annual St. Marcellus Day Celebration, October 30 and 31, 2008

Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality

Keynote Address and Workshop Facilitator:

Fr. Richard Rohr

 

Internationally known retreat and spiritual leader who has authored numerous books. Founder, Center for Action and Contemplation and the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati. 

 

 

 

 
 
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