Webcast Archive

Lecture: "The Evangelizing Parish: Rhetoric or Reality"
with Allan Figueroa Deck, SJ, Executive Director of the Office for Cultural Diversity in the Church, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. He co-founded and served as first president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS) as well as of the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry (NCCHM).
Gasson Hall,  Jenks Honors Library, 7:00 PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2008

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Lecture: "Excellent Ministry in Exceptional Parishes: How?" with Rev. Pat Brennan, Pastor of the Holy Family Parish in Inverness, IL, as well as the former Director of the Office for Evangelization of the Archdiocese of Chicago, take an up-close look at excellent ministry in an exceptional parish, confident that these examples of accomplishment are not meant to be curiosities, but rather to be effective signs of hope.
Gasson Hall,  Jenks Honors Library, 7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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Presentation and Q & A: Agape Latte Series for Undergraduates "Discernment: It's about More thatn your Vocation," with Catherine Brunell  
Hillside Cafe, 8:30 PM
Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Presentation and Q & A: Tim Muldoon, Assistant to the Vice-President for University Mission and Ministry, addresses the issues involved in welcoming young adults effectively to a local parish community.  See also Tim's article on "Parish Ministry to Young Adults Today," in Church magazine, Spring 2008.
McGuinn Hall,  5th Floor Lounge, 5:30 PM
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

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Panel Discussion: "American Catholics and Election 2008: Issues of Conscience" (US Bishops’ Election Year Statement)
Panelists: Maria Teresa Davila, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics, Andover Newton Theological School; Alexia Kelley, Executive Director of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good; Paul Manuel, Chairperson of the Department of Politics at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH; D. Reginald Whitt, O.P., Professor of Law at the School of Law of the University of Saint Thomas, St. Paul, MN; and Thomas Massaro, SJ, Director of the S.T.L. degree program at Weston Jesuit School of Theology.
Moderator: Gregory Kalscheur, SJ, of the faculty of the BC Law School
Cushing Hall 001, 4:30 PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2008

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Panel Discussion: "Voice of the Faithful: Impact and Prospects"
Panelists: James E. Post, a co-founder of VOTF, Alan Wolfe, Director of BC’s Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, James O'Toole, Professor, Charles I Clough Chair, History Department at BC and Monsignor Dennis Sheehan, priest of the Archdiocese of Boston
Moderator: Patricia DeLeeuw, Vice Provost for Faculties, Office of the Provost and Dean of Faculties at BC 
Gasson Hall 100, 7:00 PM
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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Presentation and Q & A: Agape Latte Series for Undergraduates "Abroad-er Education" with Francis P. Kilcoyne, Adjunct Associate Professor, Theology Department, Boston College
Hillside Cafe, 8:30 PM
Tuesday, February 5, 2008

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Panel Discussion: "Foremothers in Faith - Historic Women for Our Time"
Panelists: Lisa Sowle Cahill, Professor; J. Donald Monan, S.J. Chair, Theology Department, Boston College; M. Shawn Copeland, Associate Professor, Theology Department, Boston College; Patricia DeLeeuw, Vice Provost for Faculties, Office of the Provost and Dean of Faculties, Boston College; Colleen Griffith, Faculty Director of Spirituality Studies, IREPM; Adjunct Associate Professor, Theology Department, Boston College; Ruth Langer, Associate Professor, Theology Department, Associate Director, Center for Christian-Jewish Learning, Boston College
Heights Room, Corcoran Commons 5:30-7:00 pm
Wednesday, February 6, 2008

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Presentation and Q & A: Agape Latte Series for Undergraduates "The Intellectual Life as Friendship with God" with Brian J. Braman, Adjunct Associate Professor, Philosophy Department, Boston College
Hillside Cafe, 8:30 PM
Tuesday, December 4, 2007

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Lecture: “The Clergy Crisis: Thinking Theologically”,
with Paul Kolbet, Assistant Professor, Theology Department, Boston College
Fulton 511, 7:00 PM
Thursday, November 29, 2007

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Lecture: “The Hopes and Challenges of Parish Leadership in the 21st Century”, with Marti Jewell, Director, Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership Project
Gasson Hall 100, 7:00-9:00 PM
Wecnesday, November 28, 2007

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Presentation and Q & A: Agape Latte Series for Undergraduates “Catholic Jeopardy”,
with Bill Neenan, SJ
Hillside Cafe, 8:30 PM
Tuesday, November 6, 2007

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Panel Discussion: "Handing on the Faith: Catholic Education in the 21st Century - A Global Perspective" Moderated by Michael J. Himes, Director, Boston College Center for Catholic Education; presented by Joseph M. O'Keefe, SJ, Dean, Boston College Lynch School of Education; Respondants were Gerald Grace, International Handbook of Catholic Education: Challenges for School Systems in the 21st Century; Karen Ristau, President, National Catholic Education Association; Susan Martinelli Shea, Special Education Teacher, Tredyffrin/Easttown Middle School.
Heights Room, Corcoran Commons, 4:30-6 PM
Monday, November 5, 2007

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Presentation/Conversation: In Dialogue -“Lay Pastoring of the Parish: Prospering the Mission”
Presenter: Debra Hintz, Parish Director, Saint Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church (Milwaukee, WI) 

Higgins Hall 300, 5:30 pm
October 24, 2007

Panel Discussion: “Handing On an Inclusive and Just Faith: Parents Reflect”
Panelists: Jane Regan, Associate Professor, Boston College Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry; Karen Kennedy, Director, Boston College Urban Catholic Teaching Corps.; Daniel P. Leahy, Co-Director, Office of Service and Spirituality, Boston College Alumni Association  
Heights Room, Corcoran Commons, 5:30 pm
October 22, 2007

Lecture: “Faith, Reason, and Culture in Christianity and Islam”
Presenter: David B. Burrell, CSC, Professor, University of Notre Dame 
McGuinn 121, 7:00 pm
October 18, 2007

Lecture: “The Parish of Tomorrow: Storefront or MegaChurch?”
Presenter: Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington (DC)
Gasson Hall 100, 7:00
October 16, 2007

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Panel Discussion:“Catholic Faith and Cooperation in a Pluralistic Society”
Presenters: M. Cathleen Kaveny, John P. Murphy Professor of Law and Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame Law School;
Edward A. Hartnett, Richard J. Hughes Professor for Constitutional and Public Law and Service, Seton Hall University School of Law;
James F. Keenan, SJ, Professor, Boston College Theology Department;
Very Rev. Russell E. Smith, Senior Director, Ethics, Catholic Health Association
October 11, 2007

Lecture: “A Church for All, Especially a Church of the Poor”,
Presenter: Marco Impagliazzo, Professor, University of Perugia; International President, Community of Sant'Egidio.
Respondant: Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston
Gasson Hall 100, 7:00 PM
October 4, 2007

Presentation and Q & A: Agape Latte Series for Undergraduates
“The Hidden Life of Undergraduates: Prayer on Campus”,
with James J. Fleming, SJ
Hillside Cafe, 8:30 PM
Tuesday, October 2, 2007

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Presentation and Q & A: Agape Latte Series for Undergraduates
“Being Catholic and American: Compatible or Conflicted?”, with Kenneth R. Himes, O.F.M.
Hillside Cafe, 8:30 PM
Tuesday, May 1, 2007

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Panel discussion: “Democrat Christopher Dodd and Republican Sam Brownback: Catholic Senators and Presidential Candidates: Their Faith and Public Policy,” moderated by Tim Russert, host of NBC's “Meet the Press.”
Conte Forum, 7:00 PM
Monday, April 23, 2007

Lecture:“Speaking as a Woman: Reflections on Contemporary Catholicism", with Colleen Griffith, Faculty Director of Spirituality Studies, IREPM
Fulton 511, 7:00 PM
April 18, 2007

Presentation and Q & A: Agape Latte Series for Undergraduates
“Choosing the Church: My Story of Conversion and Faith", with Dr Marina Mc Coy
Hillside Cafe, 8:30 PM
Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Lecture: "Does Religion Cause Violence?",
with William T. Cavanaugh
Fulton Hall 511, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Thursday, March 22, 2007

Panel Discusion: "Called to be Catholic: Religious Practices that Nourish Women's Spirituality", with Kate Carter,
Sr. Mary Sweeney, S.C., and Nancy Pineda-Madrid
Heights Room, 5:30 PM
Monday, February 26, 2007

Lecture: "Believing in the Global South," with Philip Jenkins
Gasson Hall 100, 7:30 PM
Thursday, February 22, 2007

Presentation and Q & A: Agape Latte Series for Undergraduates
"Family Dynamics of the Church:Love and Disagreement" with Rev. Jim Keenan, SJ
Hillside Cafe, 8:30 PM
Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Conversation: Cardinal Sean O'Malley, OFM, visited Boston College to speak with undergraduate students
Jenks Honors Library
Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Presentation and Q & A: Agape Latte Series for Undergraduates
"Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience: Religious life; why?" with Jack Butler, SJ
Hillside Cafe, 8:30 PM
Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Lecture: Finding out what we believe: The "Sense of the Faithful" in 19th Century Catholic Theology,
with Michael J. Himes
McGuinn Hall 121
Thursday, November 30, 2006

Presentation and Q & A: Agape Latte Series for Undergraduates
"Mass Appeal: Why do we go and what do we do?",
with Kerry Cronin
Hillside Cafe, 8:30 PM
Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Lecture: “The future of Catholic parish ministry”
with Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, Diocese of Tucson
Higgins Hall 300
Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Rev. Paul Ritt

Sr. Amy Hoey

Karen Sue Smith

Lecture: "From John Paul II to Benedict XVI: The Social Ministry of the Church," with Rev. J. Bryan Hehir
Gasson Hall 100
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Lecture: “Catholic Higher Education in the United States and the Holy See" with Archbishop J. Michael Miller
Gasson Hall 100
Monday, September 11, 2006

Panel Discussion: “State of Mind: The Intellectual Life of American Catholics" with Michael Buckley, SJ, M. Cathleen Kaveny, and Eugene McCarraher
Heights Room, Corcoran Commons
Sunday, April 30, 2006

Lecture: “The state of the Catholic Church in Ireland at the start of the 21st century" with Garret FitzGerald
McGuinn Hall 121
Thursday, April 20, 2006

Panel discussion: "Catholic Politicians in the U.S.: Their Faith and Public Policy" moderated by Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press." Featuring James Carville, E.J. Dionne, Ed Gillespie, and Peggy Noonan
Conte Forum, 7:00 PM
Monday, February 27, 2006

Lecture: “Wojtyla Among the Philosophers” with George Weigel
Devlin Hall 008
Friday, February 20, 2006

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"The State of the Questions:
Forty Years after Vatican II"

"The Sociology of the Current Situation in the Catholic Priesthood"

Susan K. Wood

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Dean Hoge

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"The Priest as Sacramental Minister:
History and Theology"

"The Priest as Pastor: History and Theology"

John Baldovin, SJ

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James Bacik

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"One Priestly People:
Ordained and Lay Ministries in the Church"

"The Future of Catholic Ministry:
Our Best Hopes"

Edward Hahnenberg

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Thomas Groome

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"The Rights of Priests"

"The Priest’s Relationship to the Bishop"

Jim Keenan, SJ

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John Strynkowski

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"Preaching for Americans in a World of Grace"

"The Charism of the Priesthood in the
21st Century"

Thomas O'Meara, O.P.

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Eugene Lauer

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Lecture: "A Commitment to Life: The Church’s Position on Abortion," with Professor Helen Alvare, Catholic University Law School (please note: a portion of the middle of the tape has low audio due to a technical error)
McGuinn Hall 121
Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Prof. Thomas Hibbs
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