Past Events by Speaker
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Sr. Katarina Schuth, O.S.F. - March 21, 2011
Preparing to Serve: Seminary 2011
This lecture looks at the current state and potential future of the seminary.

Robert Schreiter, C.PP.S. - April 16, 2009
The Road to Reconciliation
This keynote presentation for the symposium, "The Road to Reconciliation," discusses where we have come on the road to reconciliation, and whether this road is principally about healing the past or building the future.

Salvatore Sciurba, O.C.D. - February 6, 2010
Carmelite Authors 101: Br. Lawrence of the Resurrection
This lecture explores the faith story of Carmelite Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection.

Leong Seow - March 19, 2009
Ethics in the Book of Job
This lecture explores the ethical perspectives represented in the Prologue of Job (Ch 1 and 2), assertions of Job (Ch 30 and 31), other important but less-noticed passages.

John Shea, O.S.A. - November 13, 2009
Called to Become an Adult Church
With copresenter Jane Regan, this Ministry Renewal Day considers two unique perspectives on embracing the God of adulthood as individuals and as communities of faith.

John Shea, O.S.A. - April 10, 2010
Spirituality and God: Midlife and Beyond
This keynote, shown on the Part 2 video of the "Living the Journey" conference, offers reflections on who we are as adults as we travel through the stages of aging, as well as the human experiences associated with midlife and growing older.

Myles Sheehan, S.J. - April 10, 2010
End of Life Issues: Spirituality and Aging
A breakout session for the conference "Living the Journey: Spirituality for the Second Half of Life," this presentation discusses the ways spirituality affects an approach to aging, decisions about health care, and considerations about the end of life.

Celia Sirois - November 8, 2008
Who are you, Lord? Encountering Christ in the Gospels
The Gospels are filled with stories of people encountering Jesus. In these encounters, Jesus became identified and known in different ways. Prof. Cirois and three other panelists name each Evangelist’s view of who Jesus is, and what that means for disciples and would-be disciples today.

Michael St. Clair - April 10, 2010
Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities in Midlife and Beyond
A breakout session for the conference, "Living the Journey: Spirituality for the Second Half of Life," this presentation discusses some of the current changes we all face in American culture which us to develop techniques for dealing with external, physical, and mental change.

Thomas D. Stegman, S.J. - November 5, 2008
Who are you, Lord? Encountering Christ in the Gospels
In the many Gospel encounters, Jesus became identified and known in different ways. Four panelists discuss each Evangelist’s view of Jesus, and implications for discipleship.

Thomas D. Stegman, S.J. - March 23, 2012
John's Gospel: Holy Week & Easter Themes
With copresenter Daniel Harrington, S.J., this workshop focuses on problems and possibilities connected with John’s passion narrative.

Margaret O'Brien Steinfels - April 2, 2011
Restoring Trust
The opening keynote lecture for the conference, "Healing God's People," this presentation maintains that restoring trust requires unprecedented truth-telling by Church leaders and greater accuracy in reporting by the media.

John Sullivan, O.C.D. - December 4, 2010
Carmelite Authors 101: St. Theresa Bendicta of the Cross
This lecture reviews the life and writings of Edith Stein, a German philosopher, Jewish convert to Catholicism, and Carmelite nun, who was martyred in Auschwitz in 1942.

Sue Swanson - February 26, 2010
Autism: Forming Faith through a Community of Inclusion
This workshop defines autism and offers guidance and practical strategies for those who encounter children or adults with autism.