The 2024 Election: Overcoming the Threats to Democracy Posed by Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism
Lourdes University 6832 Convent Blvd, Sylvania, OhioFor those of you in the Toledo area, I am giving my second lecture of this academic year on Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the theater of the...
Leavening Humankind: Lumen Gentium, Series Summary Review
OnlineHosted by Fr. Bob Bonnot and presented by Dr. Joe Torma Lumen Gentium is the first of two Dogmatic Constitutions that were promulgated by Vatican II on December 4, 1963, both now listed...
AUSCP Called to Serve: Catholic Women’s Stories of Opportunities and Obstacles
OnlineJoin us November 20th, 2024 at 3 PM EST for an interactive webinar dedicated to St. Photini (the Woman at the Well) and hosted by the Women in the Church...
Religious Liberty, Freedom, and the Formation of Conscience (session 1)
OnlineIn a multicultural world, with pluralistic religious traditions, how do we understand the human right to religious liberty, as taught in Dignitatis Humanae from the Vatican II Council? What are the implications...
Religious Liberty, Freedom, and Formation of Conscience (session 2)
OnlineIn a multicultural world, with pluralistic religious traditions, how do we understand the human right to religious liberty, as taught in Dignitatis Humanae from the Vatican II Council? What are the implications...
Women and Priests-Conversations in the Spirit
OnlineEvent hosts, the Women in the Church Working Group of the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP), seek to give space for listening deeply to the testimony of sisters and...
AI’s Sustainability and Climate Challenges: A Catholic Response to Protect Our Common Home
Online United StatesArtificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere, and though AI presents us with exciting new opportunities and benefits, it also presents serious challenges and risks to our common home, human dignity, and...
Creatively Caring for the Most Vulnerable: Stories of Female Entrepreneurship and Hope – Immigration Focus
OnlineJoin us Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from 3-4:30 PM EST for a Conversation in the Spirit hosted by the Women in the Church Working Group of the Association of U.S....
Vice President JD Vance and the Triumph of Politics Over Religion
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, April 3, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the theater in the...
Conversations: How Do We Listen to the Spirit? — Session 1
OnlineStanding on the foundation of Vatican II teachings, how do we listen to the voices of the Spirit? As we hear the voices of those who are marginalized, as we...
Conversations: How Do We Listen to the Spirit? — Session 2
OnlineStanding on the foundation of Vatican II teachings, how do we listen to the voices of the Spirit? As we hear the voices of those who are marginalized, as we...
Everything is Connected: Laudato Si’, Teilhard de Chardin, and Catholic Social Teaching
Intercultural Center Auditorium: Georgetown UniversityTen years ago, Pope Francis challenged us to hear both the “cry of the earth and the cry of the poor” as his groundbreaking encyclical letter Laudato Si’ offered a hopeful vision...