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Fall 2019 CTU is privileged to have so much new s to share from our alumni and faculty. Read on to learn about upcoming events, campus happenings and the current w ork of our faculty. W e hope you enjoy this updated online format for the new sletter. As alw ays, please keep us posted on your ministry highlights at alumni@ctu.edu.

Alumni Spotlight Ezechiele Ramin, MCCJ, MDiv '79

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Alumnus put forth as a Holy Patron 200 Brazilian bishops collaborated on a letter to Pope Francis asking him to recognize Comboni missionary and CTU alumnus Ezechiele Ramin, MCCJ, as a patron Saint for the upcoming Synod, Amazonia: New Paths for the Church and for an Integral Ecology. Fr. Ezechiele is in the final stages of the beatification process for Sainthood.

CTU News Thriving in Ministry In 2018, the Lilly Endow ment Inc. aw arded a multiyear grant to Catholic Theological Union in support of efforts to prepare effective leaders for the Church in the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Dioceses of Gary and Joliet and nationw ide. Thriving in Ministry at Catholic Theological Union promotes the integrated w ell-being of professionals in Catholic ministry and the environments in w hich they w ork...

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Online Degrees at CTU Select Degrees 100% Online at CTU New this fall, CTU is now offering select degrees fully online. Engage in vibrant theological study

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Alumni Day of Giving Save the date! On September 3, the first day of classes, recall your ow n first day at CTU and take the opportunity to reconnect w ith CTU to show your support. Our goal is to inspire as many of our 4,500 alumni as w e can in a single day!

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50@50 Inspiring Alumni There are countless alumni embodying CTU’s vision to be a transformative force in the Church and w orld. W e are delighted to share just a sampling of our outstanding alumni stories in the second of a tw o-part series of 50 inspiring profiles.

Looking back on CTU's 50th Anniversary Fifty years ago, a bold and unique model of Catholic theological education w as born. In September 1968, embracing the urban and university setting of Hyde Park, Chicago, and driven by a collaborative and ecumenical spirit, CTU opened its doors.

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Alumni Updates Our 4,500+ alumni are setting the w orld on fire in ministry settings and in academic pursuits. W e are proud to share their new s here w ith you.

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Faculty Spotlight Muslim-Christian Dialogue and Criminal “Justice” Reform In recent years, a synergy of first-rate scholarship, passionate nonviolent activism, and transformative art has revealed the pernicious w ays in w hich the American criminal “justice” system continues to place the “order” demanded by the pow erful w ho seek to divide us over the justice God w ills for all of humanity. W ith this in mind, the Catholic-Muslim Studies Program at Catholic Theological Union is dedicating its programming for Academic Year 20192020/1441 to Muslim-Christian Dialogue and Criminal “Justice” Reform.