Lane Center board member and long-time USF adjunct instructor, Rebecca Gordon is a knitter and a weaver. Using needles and looms and spindles, she creates forms out of fiber that go on to warm a neck or decorate a space…. Continue Reading →
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato si, the Lane Center is sponsoring the Laudato si Research Collaborative from 2024–2025. We have hosted three public events engaging the topic of integral ecology, fostering important interdisciplinary conversations…. Continue Reading →
One year ago, I took a class that partnered with a local organization called the Faithful Fools whose mission is to accompany members of the Tenderloin neighborhood through conversation and the creation of art. One day while talking with Mary… Continue Reading →
As a graduating senior at the University of San Francisco, I feel as though I have been fortunate enough to experience accompaniment in many different ways throughout my time here. However, I must admit that I have not always felt… Continue Reading →
In collaboration with University Ministry, The Lane Center designed and facilitated “Educating for Hope” (E4H), a yearlong formation opportunity for faculty and student-facing staff to support them in accompanying students and cultivating the Common Good at USF. The program included… Continue Reading →
Responding to the Jesuits’ invitation to journey with young people, accompanying them in creating a hope-filled future, the Lane Center has centered hope in our programming this year. This issue of Pierless Bridges features voices of students, faculty, staff, and… Continue Reading →
From the very moment I set foot on campus, a wave of inadequacy swept over me. Surrounded by such inspirational peers who effortlessly advocated for themselves and others, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was out of place. USF… Continue Reading →
Accompaniment is our broad theme for Pierless Bridges 2023. In honor of an Earth Day event co-hosted by the Lane Center, let us turn to a briefing from the Laudato Si’ Research Institute housed within Campion Hall, the Jesuit college… Continue Reading →
A reflection preached at the Service of Evening Prayer for the University of San Francisco’s Prophetic Communities Conference Many signs and wonders were done among the people at the hands of the apostles. They were all together in Solomon’s portico…. Continue Reading →
Too often we assume human desires are unruly, untrustworthy guides for life. Plato long ago provided the tale of the chariot pulled in different directions by the horses of desire, powerfully neighing for dominance in human hearts. As we shall… Continue Reading →