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Upcoming Events
Cardinal O'Malley at BC On Tuesday, January 30, Sean Cardinal O'Malley of Boston will speak to an invited group of Boston College undergraduate students on the theme of handing on the faith today.
Spring events Please watch the C21 website for more information about the following events: ? Lecture series on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Boston College ? Lenten refletions for alumni and friends at the Boston College Club ? Bishop visits to Boston College ? Graduate student conversations ? Womens' series events ? Agape Latte (with Campus Ministry) ? IREPM lectures ? Longergan Workshop lectures, more info.
New website The C21 website will undergo a change within the next several weeks. All of the materials will be available as before, but with a cleaner look. Note too that many past events will soon be available for download and podcast, more info.
Catholic Intellectual Tradition The Spring, 2007 issue of C21 Resources will address the theme of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. Please see below for information on subscribing, or inviting a friend to subscribe, more info.
C21 Online Courses The Birth of Jesus: Two Gospel Accounts is a free, self-paced online tutorial available 24/7. Beginning January 29 for 4 weeks: "Women Envisioning Church," featuring video from the 2004 BC Conference; "Parents Handing on the Faith" featuring video with Prof. Thomas H. Groome; and "The Creed: What We Believe" featuring video with Fr. Michael Himes. Beginning February 19 for 6 weeks: "Encountering Mark, Matthew & Luke: The Synoptic Gospels" with articles by Prof. Philip A. Cunningham and video with Fr. Michael Himes, more info. |
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C21 Book series
In November, 2006, four more volumes of the C21 books series were released by Crossroad Publishing Company: Sexuality and the U.S. Catholic Church: Crisis and Renewal, edited by Lisa Sowle Cahill, John Garvey, and T. Frank Kennedy, S.J.; Handing on the Faith: The Church's Mission and Challenge, edited by Fr. Robert Imbelli; Priests for the 21st Century, edited by Donald Dietrich; and Inculturation and the Church in North America, edited by T. Frank Kennedy, S.J. The books can be ordered through the Boston College bookstore.
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Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson
 On Wednesday, November 1, Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Arizona, visited Boston College and gave an address on the future of ministry in the Catholic Church. In addition, he met with faculty of the Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry (IREPM) to discuss how the 2005 US Bishops' document "Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord: A Resource for Guiding the Development of Lay Ecclesial Ministry" might inform the IREPM curriculum. The bishop's address is available for viewing on the C21 website.
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Kerry Cronin at Agape Latte
 On Tuesday, November 7, Kerry Cronin of the Philosophy Department and Lonergan Center addressed a full house at the monthly undergraduate series "Agape Latte," cosponsored by C21 and Campus Ministry. (See video of the talk on the "Student Corner" section of the C21 website.) Her talk, and the visit of Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education on September 11, were featured in a Boston Globe story on the ways that Boston College and other universities are seeking to address questions about their relationship to the Catholic Church today.
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Women's series
On Monday, November 13, C21 hosted an event titled "How Women Live out Being Catholic: Sharing Our Stories." The event featured Pat DeLeeuw, Vice Provost; Patricia Casey, Maguire Associates, A&S ?75; Sheila McMahon, Director of the Women's Resource Center; and Kara Cherniga ?07. This was the first of three scheduled events in the Women's series this academic year.
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Michael Himes lecture
 On Thursday, November 30, Michael Himes of the Department of Theology presented a lecture entitled "Finding out what we Believe: The "Sense of the Faithful" in 19th Century Catholic Theology," cosponsored with the Lonergan Workshop. The lecture is available via webcast on the C21 webcast archive page.
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Jack Butler at Agape Latte
 On Tuesday, December 5, the Rev. Jack Butler, SJ, was the speaker at Agape Latte, addressing the theme of religious life to another full house of undergraduates. His talk is available via webcast, and the podcast will be on the Student Corner section of the C21 website soon.
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Tim Muldoon on Ignatian Spirituality
On Tuesday, November 28, and Tuesday, December 19, C21 Director Tim Muldoon spoke at the Boston College Club on "Ignatian Spirituality @ Work," cosponsored with the Alumni Association. |
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