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URL:https://sites.udmercy.edu/campusconnection/events/cushing-distinguishe
 d-lecture-series-featuring-ruben-habito/
SUMMARY:Cushing Distinguished Lecture series featuring Ruben Habito
DESCRIPTION:The Detroit Mercy Department of Religious Studies presents th
 e 2026 Cushing Distinguished Lecture series\, featuring Ruben L.F. Habito
 . The lecture is set for Wednesday\, April 8 at 7 p.m.\, in the Fountai
 n Lounge of the Student Union.\n\nHabito's lecture is titled\, “Contemp
 lation in Action: Emerging from Helplessness to Being of Some Help amidst 
 our Wounded and Troubling World.”\n\nLiving in the midst of our deeply d
 ivided\, demoralizing and deteriorating world\, one tends to ask: How may 
 I be of help in alleviating this situation? This important talk will offer
  guidelines for contemplative practice that may inspire and empower one to
  active engagement toward healing our collective woundedness on many front
 s. \n\nHabito is professor emeritus of World Religions and Spirituality a
 t the Perkins School of Theology (Southern Methodist University) and found
 ing teacher of Maria Kannon Zen Center in Dallas. He is the author of Hea
 ling Breath: Zen Spirituality for Christians and Buddhists in a Wounded Wo
 rld\, and many other titles.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public
 \, and light refreshments will be provided.\n\nPlease contact Todd Hibbard
  for more information at 313-993-1088 or hibbarja@udmercy.edu.\n\nThe Cus
 hing Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by the generous endowme
 nt of Drs. Ralph and Barbara Cushing\, alumni of the graduate program in R
 eligious Studies at Detroit Mercy.\nRegister here.
LOCATION:Fountain Lounge\, 4001 W. McNichols Road\, Detroit\, Michigan\, Un
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