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SPRING SEMESTER - 2008

Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
Donald B. Kraybill - Author
Thursday, April 24, 2008 - Admission is Free, Donations Accepted
IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY - Alumnae Hall - 7:00 PM
For more specific information contact bgirafalco@immaculata.edu or 610-647-4400, Ext. 3438  

David Whyte: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
Author of The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America
Friday, April 25, 2008 - Admission is Free
NEUMANN COLLEGE - Fred P. Meagher Theatre - 1:00 PM
For more specific information contact Academic Affairs at 610-647-4400, Ext. 3438  

 

RECENT EVENTS  2007-2008

Academic Symposium on Immigration Policy
Friday - September 21, 2007
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

5th Annual Symposium on Catholic Social Teaching and the Law
Friday - September 21, 2007
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE CENTER

Catholic Dialogues on Race and Feminism:
From the Past to the Future
September 24, 2007 - 7:30 PM
SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY - Mandeville Hall, Wolfington Teletourium


Academic Symposium on the Development of Peoples
The 40th Anniversary of Populorum Progressio
Wednesday - September 26, 2007
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY


May We Come to Know Each Other Better
The Inauguration of Catholic-Muslim Dialogue in the Lehigh Valley
Thomas Michel, SJ and Abdullah Bozkurt
Monday, September 24, 2007
DESALES UNIVERSITY - White Pavilion of the University Center - 7:00 PM

Ending Poverty in South Asia
Shantayanan Devarajan - Chief Economist, World Bank
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY - Haub Executive Center, McShain Hall - 7:30 PM

"God's Continent: Christianity, Islam and Europe's Religious Crisis
Philip Jenkins - Penn State University
Thursday - October 4, 2007 - 4:00 PM
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

2007 Saint Augustine Lecture
Tuesday - October 9, 2007
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY - Connelly Center - 7:30 PM

Incarnation as Worldview:
Can Religion Be a Force for Good?
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - Light Dinner 5:30 PM - Panel Discussion 6:30 PM
ROSEMONT COLLEGE - McShane Auditorium
For information and registration call: 610-644-3434 or email mwhall@shcj.org


3rd Annual Edith Stein Lecture: Celebrating the Legacy of John Paul II
"The Choice and Significance of St. Edith Stein as Co-Patroness of Europe"
Rev. John Sullivan, OCD
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 7:00 PM
IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY - The Great Hall
For information and registration call: 610-647-4400  x3301

2nd Annual John F. Scarpa Conference on Law Politics and Culture
Tuesday - October 16, 2007
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

A Blessing to One Another:
A Commemorative Tribute to Pope John Paul II
October 18 - December 23, 2007
Kimmel Center - Sponsored by St. Joseph University

32nd International Patristic Medieval and Renaissance Conference
October 19 -21, 2007
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE CENTER

40th Annual Theology Institute Conference
October 26 -27, 2007
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

The Best of Times and the Worst of Times:
Catholic Writers in 21st Century America
October 29, 2007 - 7:30 PM
SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY - Mandeville Hall, Wolfington Teletourium


Catholic Perspectives on Peace and War
Thomas Massaro, SJ - Weston School of Theology
October 30, 2007
4:00 PM - Radnor / St. David's Room - Connelly Center

The Sacramental Vision of J. R. Tolkien
Catholic Imagination in Art and Literature Series
David O'Connor - University of Notre Dame
Thursday - November 1, 2007
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY - Connelly Center Cinema - 3:30 PM

Does the Future Need Us?
Prospects for Humanity in a Technological Age
November 1, 2007 - 7:30 PM
CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE - Fournier Hall, Social Room

Nothing Impossible:
Leadership Lessons from Inside and Outside the Classroom
Dr. Lorraine Munroe, Founder of the Lorraine Monroe Leadership Institute
November 13, 2007 – Cabrini Day – 50th Anniversary Event
CABRINI COLLEGE

Prayer in America:
Inspired by the book One Nation Under God: The History of Prayer in America
Thursday, November 15th at 7:00 PM
DE SALES UNIVERSITY - White Pavilion

Heritage Week: Celebrating the Legacy of St. Francis de Sales
January 20-24, 2008
DESALES UNIVERSITY

R. Wayne Kraft Memorial Lecture
Reverend James Schall, SJ - Georgetown University
Thursday, January 24, 2008
DESALES UNIVERSITY - Commonwealth Room - White Pavilion - 8:00 PM

Planet Narnia:
The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis
Michael Ward - Oxford University
Tuesday, January 29, 2007 - 2:30 PM - Bartley 1011
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

Left To Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
Immaculee Ilibagiza
Tuesday, January 29, 2007 - 7:30 PM - PAVILION
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY


Spe Salvi: In Hope We Were Saved - Pope Benedict' XVI
Panel Discussion - Villanova University Faculty
Thursday, January 31, 2008
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY - Connelly Center - Villanova Room - 4:00 PM


Back to the Future: Catholicism and the Enlightenment
Paul Kerry, Visiting James Madison Fellow - Princeton University
Friday, February 1, 2008
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY - Bartley Hall Room 1010 - 3:00 PM

Nikki Giovanni: Poetry Reading 
Distinguished University Professor - Virginia Tech
February 5, 2008 – 50th Anniversary Event
CABRINI COLLEGE

On The Shoulders of Giants: Love and Friendship Seminar
Love, Friendship and Dorothy Day
Margaret Pfeil - University of Notre Dame
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY - Radnor / St. David's Room - Connelly Center - 4:00 PM


Ishamel Beah: Memoirs of a Boy Solider 
and Ken Hackett, President of Catholic Relief Services
February 19, 2008 – Founders – 50th Anniversary Event
CABRINI COLLEGE


Being Catholic in a Post Modern Christian Culture
Timothy Radcliffe, O.P
February 21, 2008 - 7:30 PM
SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY - Mandeville Hall, Wolfington Teletourium

Many Paths to Forgiveness
Daniel Gottlieb Ph.D.
Author of Letters to Sam: A Grandfather's Lessons on Love, Loss, and the Gifts of Life
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY - Villanova Room - Connelly Center - 7:00 PM


Journey of a Catholic Worker:
From Dorothy Day and Into the 21st Century
Thomas Cornell , Retired Editor of the Catholic Worker Newspaper
Thursday, March 13, 2008
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY - Saint Augustine Center - Room 300 - 3:00 PM 

Perspectives on the Catholic Message in Washington
Catholic Members of the United States Congress
Mach 13, 2008 - 7:30 PM
SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY - Mandeville Hall, Wolfington Teletourium

On The Shoulders of Giants: Love and Friendship Seminar
Love and Friendship in Gabriel Marcel
Thomas Busch - Villanova University
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY - Radnor / St. David's Room - Connelly Center - 4:00 PM

Catholic Social Teaching and Health Care
March 25-27, 2008
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

Common Good Symposium: Opportunities & Challenges in Education 
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Jonathan Kozol
March 27-29, 2008 – 50th Anniversary Event
CABRINI COLLEGE

A Chronicle of Faith: Celebrating 200 Years in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Keynote: Christopher Kauffman, Catholic University of America
Friday, April 4, 2008 - 7:00 PM
IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY
For more specific information contact Dr. Gene Halus at 610-647-4400, Ext. 3020  

Catholicism and Poetry
Kevin Hart - University of Virginia
Friday, April 11, 2008
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY - Bartley Hall - Room 1011 - 1:30 PM

Communal Bishops and the Future of Catholicism
Rodger Van Allen - Villanova University
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY - Radnor / St. David's Room - Connelly Center - 4:00 PM