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C21 Resources The Fall 2007 issue of C21 Resources focuses on marriage. The issue will offer insights into how Catholics reflect on and celebrate marriage as a religious vocation. The issue will be mailed in late November 2007.
Take
Heart: Writers on Hope in Our Time Panel discussions
in Boston and New York City in which Catholic writers reflect
on sources of hope in life in response to the recent C21/Crossroad
volume "Take Heart: Writers on Hope in Our Time", edited
by Ben Birnbaum.
Online Courses Prepare for Advent with The Birth of Jesus: Two Gospel Accounts, a self-directed, self-paced scripture study from C21 Online: available 24/7, FREE of charge at www.bc.edu/birthofjesus.
Spring Events Please watch the C21 website for more information about the following events:
� Continuing the Tradition: a panel discussion on women of wisdo, featuring BC theology faculty
� Lenten reflections for alumni and friends at the Boston College Club
� Archbishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee visit to Boston College
� Veritas et Vinum conversation series for graduate and professional students (in collaboration with the Office of Graduate Student Life)
� Agape Latte series for undergraduate students (with Campus Ministry)
� IREPM events on the diversity of the Church, the sociology of the parish, social justice in the parish and more.
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A Church of All, Especially A Church of the Poor  Marco Impagliazzo, President of the Community of Sant�Egidio, lectures to more than two hundred people, calling believers in Jesus Christ to be at the heart of a global solidarity of love. Cardinal Sean O�Malley responds to Impagliazzo, using the parables of Jesus to draw out the Gospel call to universal love.
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| | | Catholic Faith and Cooperation in a Pluralistic Society  Four panelists discuss the "principle of cooperation" as it arises from Catholic moral theology. Panelists include: James Keenan, S.J., BC�s Theology Department; Very Reverend Russell Smith, Senior Director of Ethics at the Catholic Health Association; Edward A. Hartnett, Seton University School of Law; M. Cathleen Kaveny, professor of law and theology at Notre Dame University Law School.
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| | | The Parish of Tomorrow: Storefront or MegaChurch?  Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, DC, visits Boston College and speaks about the parish of the future, describing both storefront-size parishes and megachurch-like parishes and their strengths and weaknesses.
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| | | Faith, Reason and Culture in Christianity and Islam  David Burrell, CSC, Hesburgh Chair of Theology and Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, speaks of the relation of faith and reason, the distinction between tradition and ideology, and understanding between traditions as inherently dialogic.
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| | | Encountering the Gospel/Renewing the Preacher  Nine priests of the Archdiocese of Boston gather for two days at Boston College's Connors Family Retreat and Conference Center in Dover to begin a project on the ministry of preaching, a collaborative effort of the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, BC�s Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry, The Church in the 21st Century Center, and the Archdiocese of Boston.
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| | | Lay Pastoring of the Parish: Prospering the Mission  Debra Hintz, parish director of Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shares her experiences as lay director of the Milwaukee city parish.
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| | | Culture Conflict and Catholic Studies  Mark Massa, S.J., co-director of the Curran Center for American Catholic Studies at Fordham University, presented the inaugural lecture for Boston College's Catholic Interdisciplinary Minor. The Catholic Church in the U.S., he noted, has always been characterized by multiculturalism, balancing a vibrant communal identity with real pluralism. Massa argued that Catholic higher education needs to explain to the Church community how it is Catholic. The faculty at Catholic colleges need to discuss the religious identity of the institution at length to reach a common understanding. In this labor, a calculus is needed to balance intellectual freedom and Catholic identity. Massa asserted that a Catholic studies project might serve as a locus within which to carry forward this vital work.
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