L.RST 262 - Eucharist: Banquet of Justice

Credits: 3

Roman Catholics consider the Eucharist to be a sacrificial ritual banquet in and through which they are unified to the heavenly and the earthly Body of Christ. Christian liturgy and the Gospel alike teach that people will recognizably experience a foretaste of the reign of God the more that they see how God transforms that which is ordinary into that which is extraordinary. Students in this community based learning J-Term course will have an opportunity to examine the lived nature of God’s reign through prayer, study, and the experience of welcoming the stranger, clothing the naked, and feeding the hungry - with each other, and with guests at the Dubuque Rescue Mission. In so doing, a more robust experience of the Eucharistic celebration will be offered. *Students in this class will be required to participate (to the degree that their personal conscience and/or faith tradition allows) in daily mass and in approximately 65 service hours.
Approved for Community Based Learning.

Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable