A panel of experts and friends of Pope Leo will discuss Robert Prevost’s life before he became pope, why he was elected, what this first year showed us, and what his papacy will mean for the Catholic Church, and for the world. The Rev. Arthur Purcaro, OSA, is a Bronx native and Augustinian priest who
A presentation by Christopher D. Tirres, Ph.D., Michael J. Buckley Endowed Chair at Santa Clara University. How can spirituality serve as a catalyst for social transformation and healing in an age of darkness and despair? How can we cultivate inclusive and justice-centered approaches to spirituality? Professor Tirres will explore these questions by drawing on the
Hundreds of land and environmental defenders from around the world have been murdered for their commitments to care for “Mother Earth.” Join us for an evening with Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo as she invites us to contemplate what these martyrs’ appeals to maternal metaphors for our common home can teach us about the earth, ourselves, motherhood, and the
The Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies invites you to this presentation by Mark S. Massa, S.J., of Boston College. The lecture will offer an overview of the growth of militant anti-modern individuals and movements in the American Catholic Church since the end of World War II. American Catholic Fundamentalism is a
To celebrate the centenary of Flannery O’Connor’s birth, Fordham’s Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies is sponsoring a screening of the play, Everything That Rises Must Converge, based on O'Connor's short story about a Black woman and a white woman on a bus in the newly desegregated South. A panel discussion follows,
Rachel Swarns will discuss her new book, The 272, which follows one family through nearly two centuries of indentured servitude and enslavement to illuminate the harrowing origin story of Georgetown University and the Catholic Church in the United States. Through the saga of the Mahoney family, Swarns illustrates how the Church relied on slave labor
The 19th Annual Rita Cassella Jones Lecture on Women and U.S. Catholicism will be presented by Nancy Pineda-Madrid, Ph.D. (Loyola Marymount University).ome Pineda-Madrid's lecture will explore how disciples of Jesus Christ must denounce and subvert this evil, finding in Pope Francis’ writings a source to encourage Christian hope through the subversion of evil. Ultimately, she
Join us for a lecture presented by Theresa Keeley, Ph.D., University of Louisville. Much of today’s conversation about U.S. Catholics and politics centers on so-called “culture war” issues, but in the 1970s and 1980s, Catholics sparred over foreign policy in Central America. Behind the political debate was one about the meaning of Catholic identity. By
Fordham University’s graduate program in international political economy and development (IPED) is hosting a lecture titled “Climate Change and the UN Call to Action.” Following on the heels of the ongoing Climate Change Conference, which aims to accelerate action toward the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the
Join us for the 17th annual Rita Cassella Jones Lecture on Women and Catholicism. The university began in the Middle Ages as an extension of Catholic monasticism, an intellectual world separate and apart from the practice of everyday life. In many ways, advanced scholarship retains something of its original monastic flavor. Academics are taught to
Presented by Natalia Imperatori-Lee, Ph.D., professor of religious studies, Manhattan College, this lecture explores how undervalued narratives from marginalized communities can and should inform our understanding of the church's identity and mission.
Join us for a panel discussion of O'Connor's "Everything That Rises Must Converge."
How can Dante inspire us to do something comparable in our more complex and diverse world?
Join us for a presentation and book discussion with Mark S. Massa, S.J.
This lecture defines a path forward into what it means to be American Catholic in the rest of the 21st century.
Author Ibram X. Kendi will shift the discussion from how not to be racist, to how to be an antiracist.
Impact investing has been a topic of significant interest in the business and philanthropy communities for years, but it has yet to reach the mainstream. For advocates of all backgrounds today, opportunities are becoming increasingly available to align one's money (and career) with one's values. Our four panelists, each an accomoplished professional in the field
