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December 2002
Tuesday, December 3
Lecture: "Courage to Be Catholic: Crisis, Reform, and the Future of the Church," with George Weigel, author of a biography on Pope John Paul II entitled Witness to Hope
7:00 p.m., McGuinn Hall 121
Sponsor: Church in the 21st Century Center
Information: www.bc.edu/church21,
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Wednesday, December 4
Lecture: "Role of Women and Girls in the Contemporary Church," with Prof. Margaret Guider,
7:00 p.m., Higgins Hall 300
Sponsor: Lynch School of Education
Information: www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe or 617-552-4187
Thursday, December 5
Lecture: "'He wanted to Know More Than He Should': Meister Eckhart, His Followers and the Magisterium," with Prof. Bernard J. McGuinn
7:00 p.m., Devlin Hall 008
Sponsor: Lonergan Workshop
Information: Lonergan Workshop, 617-552-8095
Thursday, December 5
Facilitated Discussion: "Continuing Conversation: The Role of Women in the Contemporary Church," an informal discussion facilitated by Women's Resource Center Director, Jennifer Tilghman-Havens, and Prof. Judith Wilt,
3:00 p.m., 213 McElroy Commons
Sponsor: The Women's Resource Center
Information: 617-552-6919
November 2002
Friday, November 1
Video and Discussion: "Solidarity March" held on June 23, 2002 by Coalition of Concerned Catholics and Survivors, discussions led by Prof. Richard Rowland
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Cushing Hall 209
Sponsor: Graduate School of Social Work
Information: Liz Cinquino at 617-552-4021
Saturday, November 2
Workshop: "The Church: Rekindling the Fire in Dark Times," with Prof. Mary Ann Hinsdale, I.H.M., and Fr. Francis Sullivan, S.J.
9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Fulton Hall 235
Sponsor: Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry
Information: www.bc.edu/irepm or 617-552-8440
Fee required.
Thursday, November 7
Lecture: "Lonergan and Sexuality: Insights and Possible Implications," with Prof. John Haughey, S.J.,
7:00 p.m., McGuinn 121
Sponsor: Lonergan Workshop
Information: Lonergan Workshop, 617-552-8095
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Thursday November 7
Panel Presentation: "With Listening Hearts: An Evening Of Reflective Conversation with Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse in Massachusetts and Their Allies," with Mr. Steve Lewis, Ms. Susan Renehan, Mr. Thomas Fulchino, Mr. Bill Gately, and Mr. Joseph Gallagher, and BC respondents Prof. Ann Burgess, Dr. Vincent Lynch, and Prof. John McDargh
7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m., Merkert Chemistry Center 127
Sponsors: Theology Department and Campus Ministry
Information: John McDargh at 617 552-3752 or mcdargh@bc.edu
Saturday, November 9
Workshop: "Laity in the Church of the 21st Century," with Prof. Jane E. Regan,
9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Fulton Hall 235
Sponsor: Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry
Information: www.bc.edu/irepm or 617-552-8440.
Fee required.
Tuesday, November 12
Lecture: "Ecumenism and the Updating of the Church," with Fr. George Tavard, A.A.,
7:00 p.m., Gasson Hall 309
Sponsor: Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry
Information: www.bc.edu/irepm or 617-552-8440
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Thursday, November 21
Lecture: "Religious Freedom and Global Politics" with Dr. David Hollenbach, S.J.,
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Gasson Hall 309
Sponsor: Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry
Information: www.bc.edu/irepm or 617-552-8440
Thursday, November 21
Lecture: "Recovering Catholic Childhoods: The History of Growing Up Catholic in the 20th Century," with Prof. Robert Orsi,
7:30 p.m., Gasson Hall 100
Sponsor: Humanities Series-Lowell Lectures
Information: 617-552-3705
Saturday, November 23, and Sunday, November 24
Opera: "The Memory of the Suffering Christ," a Jesuit chamber opera by Johann Staudt (an artistic response to the Church in the 21st Century call for personal renewal,) with T. Frank Kennedy, S.J., Michael Zampelli, S.J., Mr. John Finney, and Ensemble Abendmusik,
November 23 at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., November 24 at 8:00 p.m., at St. Mary's Chapel
Sponsors: Boston College Jesuit Institute, Jesuit Community, and Music Department
Information: www.bc.edu/arts
Admission free but reservations required
Reservations: 617-552-8290
October 2002
Thursday, October 3
Lecture: "Vatican II: of Happy Memories - and Future Hope?," with Prof. Nicholas Lash,
7:00 p.m. , Higgins Hall 310
Sponsor: Lonergan Workshop
Information: Lonergan Workshop, 617-552-8095
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Monday, October 7
Panel Discussion: "Laity in Governance of the Church: Ecumenical Wisdom," with Prof. Richard Parker, Prof. Thomas Fitzgerald, Prof. Mark Heim, and Prof. Fredrica Harris-Thompsett,
7:00-9:00 p.m., Lyons Hall, Welch Dining Room (lower level)
Friday, October 11
Lecture and Panel Discussion: "Vatican II at Forty: Looking Back and Looking Forward," featuring Prof. Gregory Baum, with Prof. Carmel McEnroy, R.S.M., and Prof. James Weiss,
10:00 a.m.-noon; 2:00-4:00 p.m., Location Gasson Hall 100
Sponsor: Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry (IREPM)
Information: www.bc.edu/irepm or 617-552-8440
Saturday, October 12
Workshop: "On the Church in the Modern World: A Pastoral Perspective on the Pastoral Constitution," with Prof. Thomas Groome and Prof. Gregory Baum
9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Fulton Hall 435
Sponsor: Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry
Information: www.bc.edu/irepm or 617-552-8440.
Fee required.
Wednesday, October 23
Panel Discussion: "Spotlight on Scandal: How The Boston Globe Broke the Story and Covered the Sexual Abuse Crisis," featuring Globe Spotlight Editor Walter Robinson and staff
7:30 p.m., Robsham Theater
Sponsor: Boston College Department of Communications
Information: 617-552-3350
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Tuesday, October 29
Lecture: "Psychological and Spiritual Impact of Sexual Abuse on Children," by Prof. Elizabeth Sparks,
7:00 p.m., McGuinn Hall 121
Sponsor: Lynch School of Education
Information: www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/ or 617-552-4187
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Wednesday, October 30
Lecture: "Being Catholic," with Garry Wills, author of Why I Am a Catholic,
7:00 p.m., Gasson Hall 100
Sponsor: The Church in the 21st Century Center
Information: www.bc.edu/church21,
About the Speaker, Press Release for Why I Am a Catholic
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September 2002
Wednesday, September 18
Opening Event: "From Crisis to Renewal: The Task Ahead," with Boston College President William P. Leahy, S.J., And Kenneth L. Woodward, religion editor, Newsweek.
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Read The BC Magazine article of the event
Thursday, September 19
Workshop: "A Conversation about the Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis: Its Impact on the Personal and Professional Lives of Social Workers,"
6:00-9:00 p.m., Gasson Hall 305
Sponsor: Boston College Graduate School of Social Work
Information: 617-552-4038. Fee required.
Monday, September 23
Panel Discussion: "The Laity and the Governance of the Church: Pastoral Issues in the Contemporary Church," with Prof. Lisa Sowle Cahill, Fr. Walter Cuenin, Prof. Mary Jo Bane, Prof. Thomas Groome,
7:00-9:00 p.m. Gasson Hall 305
Sponsor: Boston College Theology Department
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Monday, September 30
Panel Discussion: "The Laity and the Governance of the Church: Legitimate Expectations," with Prof. Nicholas Lash, Fr. Michael Buckley, S.J., Fr. Michael Himes, and Prof. Mary Ann Hinsdale, IHM,
7:00-9:00 p.m., Gasson Hall 305
Sponsor: Boston College Theology Department
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