Theological Virtues and Psychological Wellness: Cultivating Practices of Well-Being

Presenters: Dominic F. Doyle and William D. Roozeboom

How can recent insights into psychological and neurobiological wellness lead to new understandings of theological virtue?  How can practices of virtue transform our selves and our churches?

Human and Church Community and the Evil of Economic Inequality

Presenters: Rev. Kenneth Himes, O.F.M. and Rev. Michael Himes

This joint presentation develops the theological warrants for the centrality of community, as well as an ethical analysis of the challenge that economic inequality presents to creating and maintaining community.

Nurturing the Healing Power of Joy

Presenter: Brita L. Gill-Austern 

This presentation identifies ways of being and doing in ourselves and others that call forth the healing power of joy, as well as practices that keep joy alive and cultivate a flourishing life.