Events
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The Legacy of Pope Francis in the Trump Era
Lourdes University 6832 Convent Blvd, Sylvania, OhioDear Friends and Readers, For those of you in the Toledo area, I am giving a lecture on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the theater in the Franciscan Center on the campus of Lourdes University. It is entitled: “The Legacy of Pope Francis in the Trump Era,” and will highlight the teachings...
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Sharing Cultures — Session 4 of 4
OnlineA series of four monthly Zoom gatherings – 6:00 to 7:30 pm Central Time; 7:00 – 8:30 pm EDT With real people telling us what’s special about their cultures! Purpose: to better understand persons of cultures other than my own Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, May 28 Wednesday, April 30 and Wednesday, June 25 TO...
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Pilgrimage Planning Workshops – September 16
OnlineWe will gather monthly for Pilgrimage training and toolkit workshops, connecting Catholics across the country as we plan for Pilgrimages of Hope for Creation in our local places and spaces! March 18: Planning Pilgrimages and Network Building April 15: Front-line Community Collaboration (90 min) May 20: Planning a Pilgrimage: Nuts and Bolts June 24: Catechesis:...
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AUSCP Consultation on USCCB Laity Document
Online1-2:30 PM EST; 12-1:30 PM CST; 11-12:30 MST; 10-11:30 PST The objective of this Conversation in the Spirit is to assist the U.S. bishops as they discover how the People of God understand the baptismal identity and co-responsible mission of the laity within Church and society. Our Speaker Sr. Marie Kolbe Zamora served as an...
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Pilgrimage Planning Workshops – October 21
OnlineWe will gather monthly for Pilgrimage training and toolkit workshops, connecting Catholics across the country as we plan for Pilgrimages of Hope for Creation in our local places and spaces! March 18: Planning Pilgrimages and Network Building April 15: Front-line Community Collaboration (90 min) May 20: Planning a Pilgrimage: Nuts and Bolts June 24: Catechesis:...
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Pope Leo XIV’s New Challenge and Moral Leadership on Poverty, Work, and Artificial Intelligence
Intercultural Center (ICC) Auditorium 1501 TONDORF ROAD NWThis timely Public Dialogue will respond to Pope Leo’s powerful challenge to the Church to refocus on the poor and his questions regarding the moral and human impacts of artificial intelligence at this time of economic turmoil and transformation.
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Climate Change and Migration: Two Interconnected Crises
OnlineIn this webinar we will explore some of these climate push factors impacting global migration, how Catholic Social Teaching informs our response, and hear from those on the ground of the immigration crisis as to how the Church IS responding.
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Pilgrimage Planning Workshops – November 18
OnlineWe will gather monthly for Pilgrimage training and toolkit workshops, connecting Catholics across the country as we plan for Pilgrimages of Hope for Creation in our local places and spaces! March 18: Planning Pilgrimages and Network Building April 15: Front-line Community Collaboration (90 min) May 20: Planning a Pilgrimage: Nuts and Bolts June 24: Catechesis:...
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Pilgrimage Planning Workshops – December 16
OnlineWe will gather monthly for Pilgrimage training and toolkit workshops, connecting Catholics across the country as we plan for Pilgrimages of Hope for Creation in our local places and spaces! March 18: Planning Pilgrimages and Network Building April 15: Front-line Community Collaboration (90 min) May 20: Planning a Pilgrimage: Nuts and Bolts June 24: Catechesis:...
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Opening Doors Already Unlocked: Creating Space to Recognize and Support Women’s Voices and Leadership
OnlineJoin the AUSCP Women in the Church Working Group for a 90 minute online gathering of women and priests. Program will include brief testimonies, a guided Lectio Divina, Conversations in the Spirit, and a Q&A.
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President Trump’s Policies and Strategies: Explained and Challenged
Franciscan CenterDear Friends and Readers, For those of you in the Toledo area, I am giving a lecture, sponsored by the Lourdes Lifelong Learning program, in the theater in the Franciscan Center on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. It is entitled: “President Trump’s Policies and Strategies: Explained and Challenged.” It will include his policies on higher education,...
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Against the Current: Father Tom Oddo and the New American Catholic
OnlineJoin us for conversation with author Tyler Bieber about his new biography Against the Current: Father Tom Oddo and the New American Catholic (Unencumbered Press, 2025). Maxwell Kuzma will moderate this presentation about Father Tom Oddo (1944-1989), an early leader of DignityUSA and a key figure in the fight for LGBTQ rights. Oddo was also...