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Sabbatical Program
FALL SEMESTER 2009
December
Thursday, December 3, 7:00 p.m.
Gretchen Reeves Kelley Lecture
The Bones of Lazarus: Sacred Journeys in Romanesque Architecture
Presenter: Linda Seidel, Hanna Holborn Gray Professor Emeritus,
Department of Art History, University of Chicago
Location: 9 Lake Street, Room 100, Brighton Campus
Free of Charge. Registration
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Friday, December 4, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Stagecraft in Romanesque Art: Simulated Spaces and Sacred Journeys
Seminar
Presenter: Linda Seidel, University of Chicago
Location: 9 Lake Street, Room 243, Brightion Campus
Limited to 12 participants Free of Charge. Early Registration Required
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Thursday, December 10, 5:30 p.m.
Lecture
Breathing with Both Lungs: Growth and Challenge in
Orthodox-Catholic Relations since Vatican II
Presenter: Brian Daley, S.J., University of Notre Dame
Co-sponsored by The Church in the 21st Century Center
Location: 9 Lake St. Room 10, Brighton Campus
Free of Charge. Register
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SPRING SEMESTER 2010
January
Thursday, January 28, 5:30 p.m.
Lecture
Becoming a Community of Practice
Presenter: Jane E. Regan
Co-sponsored by The Church in the 21st Century Center
Location: 9 Lake St., Room 100, Brighton Campus Register
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February
Saturday, February 6, 2010, 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. (Snow Date: Saturday, March 13)
Workshop
Bringing the Word to Life: A Workshop for Lectors and Other Proclaimers
Presenter: Douglas Leal
Location: 9 Lake St., STM Chapel, Brighton Campus
Free of charge, Registration required
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Tuesdays: February 9, 16, 23, March 9, 16, 23, 4:00-6:30 p.m.
Seminar Series
Preaching for Lay Persons
Presenter: Rev. James A. Mongelluzzo
Location: Boston College Interfaith Chapel, 66 Commonwealth Ave.
Fee: $35, Registration required
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Thursday, February 11, 5:30 p.m.
Lecture
The Challenge of Catholicity: Becoming a ‘catholic’ Catholic Church
Presenter: Rev. Richard Lennan
Location: 9 Lake St., Room 100, Brighton Campus
Free of charge. Register
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Tuesday, February 23, 5:30 p.m.
Lecture
Mixed Marriages: A 40-year Retrospective
Presenter: James J. Conn, S.J.
Co-sponsored by The Church in the 21st Century Center
Location: 9 Lake St., Room 100, Brighton Campus
Free of charge. Register
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Friday, February 26, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Snow Date: Friday, March 5)
18TH ANNUAL PYNE MEMORIAL PRESENTATION
Workshop
Autism: Forming Faith through a Community of Inclusion
Presenter: Sue Swanson
Co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Boston, Office of Religious Education
Location: Archdiocese of Boston Pastoral Center, 66 Brooks Drive, Braintree, MA
Free of charge, includes lunch. Registration required
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March
Sábado 6 de marzo del 2010, 9:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m.
HISPANIC MINISTRY RENEWAL DAY (entire presentation in Spanish)
Riqueza, oportunidades y desafíos de la Pastoral Juvenil Hispana
Conferencista: Dra. Carmen María Cervantes, Directora ejecutiva del Instituto Fe y Vida, Stockton, CA
Lugar: 9 Lake St., Room 100, Brighton Campus
El evento no tiene costo (incluye almuerzo); sin embargo es necesario inscribirse
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Monday, March 8, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
Lecture (in English)
The Imperative of Ministering to Hispanic Youth: Pastoral Juvenil Hispana
Presenter: Carmen María Cervantes, Executive Director of Institute for Faith and Life, Stockton, CA.
Co-sponsored by The Church in the 21st Century Center
Location: 9 Lake St., Room 100, Brighton Campus
Free of charge. Register
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Tuesday, March 16, 5:30 p.m.
Lecture
The Church’s Mission to Social Justice Today
Presenter: Thomas Massaro, S.J.
Location: 9 Lake St., Room 100, Brighton Campus
Free of charge. Register
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Saturday, March 20, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Workshop
Meditation, Service, and Social Justice: Practices of Natural Awareness and Compassion
Presenter: John Makransky with Leah Weiss Ekstrom
Location: 9 Lake St., Room 100, Brighton Campus
Free of charge, Registration required
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Thursday, March 25, 5:30 p.m.
KITZ LECTURE
“Almsgiving Delivers from Death”: Charity to the Poor Considered Theologically
Presenter: Gary Anderson
Location: 9 Lake St., Room 100, Brighton Campus
Free of charge. Register
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April
Saturday, April 10, registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Conference
The Journey of Aging: Spirituality for the Second Half of Life
Co-sponsored by the Boston College Alumni Association's Office of Spirituality and Service and The Church in the 21st Century Center
Location: Robsham Theater, Lower Campus
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Thursday, April 29, 5:30 p.m. and Friday, April 30, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Conference
The Emerging Call: Discipleship and Ministry in a Changing Church
Presenters: Edward P. Hahnenberg and Marti Jewell
Co-sponsored by The Church in the 21st Century Center
Location: Corcoran Commons, Heights Room, Chestnut Hill Lower Campus
Thursday: Public lecture, Free of charge. Register
Friday: $15 (includes lunch), Registration required
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July
Saturday, July 10, 10:00 a.m., Free of charge
EVELYN UNDERHILL LECTURE IN CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY
The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See
Presenter: Richard Rohr, O.F.M.
Location: Robsham Theater
Free of charge. Register
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