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SUMMARY:Saintly Creatures
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for a family friendly book event. \nAt this event we will have a book reading\, chick-fil-a and crafts for the kids. \nThere will be time to buy the book and talk with the author as well!
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/saintly-creatures/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T200000
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SUMMARY:All the Kingdoms of The World
DESCRIPTION:A fresh assessment of Catholic integralism and other new and radical religious alternatives to liberal democracy. \nAccording to a common narrative\, the twentieth century spelled the end of faith-infused political movements. Their ideologies\, like Catholic integralism\, would soon be forgotten. Humans were finally learning to keep religion out of politics. \nOr were we? In the twenty-first century\, nations as diverse as Russia\, India\, Poland\, and Turkey have seen a revival of religious politics\, and many religious movements in other countries have proved similarly resilient. A new generation of political theologians passionately reformulate ancient religious doctrines to revolutionize modern political life. They insist that states recognize the true religion\, and they reject modern liberal ideals of universal religious freedom and church-state separation. \nIn this book\, philosopher Kevin Vallier explores these new doctrines\, not as lurid oddities but as though they might be true. The anti-liberal doctrine known as Catholic integralism serves as Vallier’s test case. Yet his approach naturally extends to similar ideologies within Chinese Confucianism and Sunni Islam. \nVallier treats anti-liberal thinkers with the respect that liberals seldom afford them and offers more moderate skeptics of liberalism a clear account of the alternatives. Many liberals\, by contrast\, will find these doctrines frightening and strange but of enduring interest. Vallier invites all his readers on a unique intellectual adventure\, encouraging them to explore unfamiliar ideals through the lenses of theology\, philosophy\, politics\, economics\, and history.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/all-the-kingdoms-of-the-world/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20230731T181401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T154029Z
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SUMMARY:The Shroud of Jesus: And the Sign John Ingeniously Concealed
DESCRIPTION:Gilbert R. Lavoie\, M.D.\, invites you on a fascinating adventure to examine the Shroud of Turin\, juxtaposing his scientific findings with John’s Gospel account of the death and resurrection of Jesus. This story of the life of Jesus comes alive through relatable\, real-world scientific witnesses who explore whether the image on the shroud is the work of human hands\, a natural phenomenon\, or a supernatural event. \nThere are abundant photos that allow you to decide for yourself what the image and blood marks of this cloth reveal. As you explore the mystery of this shroud through the eyes of forensics and the lens of scripture\, you will begin to discover the following\, and much more: \n\nThe reason why the shroud image isn’t mentioned in the Gospels \nSignificant studies that demonstrate why the shroud cannot be a painting \nDetails that confirm that the man of the shroud was crucified \nHow the shroud corroborates the Gospel accounts of the death\, resurrection\, and ascension of Jesus \n\nDr. Lavoie conducts his own studies to determine how blood transferred from a crucified body to cloth. He applies his experience in treating trauma patients and observing the appearance of corpses in autopsy rooms to unveil intriguing insights about the image and blood on the shroud. And he details other experts’ hands-on observations of the shroud at microscopic\, biological\, and chemical levels and shows how they attest to its authenticity. \nThis book is a visual journey that opens the door to new insights into the Gospel of John. It is only through John’s witness of the life of Jesus that we can come to a more complete appreciation of the Shroud of Jesus.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-shroud-of-jesus-and-the-sign-john-ingeniously-concealed/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T200000
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SUMMARY:The Shroud of Turin: Mystery and History
DESCRIPTION:Dr. White will discuss the Shroud’s unexplained properties that baffle modern science. The linen cloth shows a mysterious image of a crucified man who bears all the related wounds that mirror the Gospel narratives of the Passion of Jesus Christ. Its unique image characteristics and compelling scientific data make it the most studied artifact in the world from many academic disciplines. A life-sized Shroud of Turin replica is on display during her talk\, sponsored by the National Shroud of Turin Exhibit\, which plans to produce a permanent Shroud of Turin Exhibit in Washington\, D.C. \n \nGroup Photo \nFrom left to right: Lisa Rowan\, David Adams\, Myra Kahn Adams\, Dr. Cheryl White\, Cardinal–Designate Papal Nuncio Christophe Pierre and Fr. Charles Trullols. \nCo-Sponsored with The National Shroud of Turin Exhibit \nhttps://www.nationalshroudofturinexhibit.org
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-shroud-of-turin-mystery-and-history/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T200000
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CREATED:20230609T175852Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of Catholicism and Education in Modern Secular Ireland
DESCRIPTION:The Catholic Church and secular society at large are experiencing unprecedented social and moral transformation in Ireland and throughout the Western World.   This is creating new challenges that require innovative models for Catholic education. In the past\, Ireland’s unparalleled influence on Catholic education worldwide was supported by free government-backed Catholic schools in Ireland which succeeded the British educational system. Today declining religious adherence in Ireland\, the disappearance of Faith formation from the remaining nominally Catholic schools\, as well as declining academic standards have placed transformed Irish society and Catholic education in particular. \nIn response to these realities \, Professor Pádraig Cantillon-Murphy is leading efforts to forge new models of Catholic education in Ireland and beyond.  Recognizing the need for Catholic education independent of the secular state\, Professor Cantillon-Murphy and his wife Grace established Mater Dei Academy\, a completely original academic model for Ireland: independent and lay-run explicitly Catholic\, Cambridge International certified\, and classically inspired in pedagogy and curriculum. \nIn this presentation Professor Pádraig Cantillon-Murphy will provide an overview of classical education in the Irish context\, the historical role of Ireland in the global education ecosystem\, and address the challenges facing Catholic education and faith formation in contemporary society\, explicating the need for a reestablishment of a new academic model suitable for the third millennium.  
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/ireland/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T170000
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SUMMARY:József Cardinal Mindszenty: Memoirs
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us and our co-sponsor\, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation\, on Friday\, June 16th (3:00-5:00pm) for a presentation\, interview\, and book signing of József Cardinal Mindszenty’s Memoirs with author Daniel J. Mahoney at the Victims of Communism Museum. \nPLEASE NOTE: This event WILL NOT take place at the CIC\, but rather at the VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MUSEUM located at 900 15TH STREET NW\, WASHINGTON\, DC. \nThe event will include a presentation by Dr. Mahoney on Cardinal Mindszenty (1892-1975)\, who was one of the anti-totalitarian titans of the twentieth century. The Hungarian Cardinal\, now named Venerable by the Catholic Church\, tenaciously defended human dignity and religious freedom against the totalitarian movements and regimes that subjugated east-central Europe during the worst years of the twentieth century. As the late Cardinal George Pell has testified\, “The memoirs of Cardinal Mindszenty are enthralling\, evidence of a terrible time\, to be set with Solzhenitsyn’s tales of the Gulag.” But like Solzhenitsyn’s work\, Mindszenty’s Memoirs also provide a witness to fidelity and hope. \nThe book includes a foreword by Joseph Pearce and an introduction by Dr. Mahoney. These moving Memoirs reveal the full story of the legendary hero-priest who has come to be regarded as a symbol of Christian and national resistance to communism. \nDr. Mahoney’s presentation will be followed by an interview\, including a Q&A period. The event will conclude with a book signing. \nPlease register to attend through the Victims of Communism registration page!
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/vocmindszenty/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T200000
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SUMMARY:Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
DESCRIPTION:Gravity affects every aspect of our physical being\, but there’s a psychological force just as powerful―yet almost nobody has heard of it. It’s responsible for bringing groups of people together and pulling them apart\, making certain goals attractive to some and not to others\, and fueling cycles of anxiety and conflict. In Wanting\, Luke Burgis draws on the work of French polymath René Girard to bring this hidden force to light and reveals how it shapes our lives and societies. \nAccording to Girard\, humans don’t desire anything independently. Human desire is mimetic―we imitate what other people want. This affects the way we choose partners\, friends\, careers\, clothes\, and vacation destinations. Mimetic desire is responsible for the formation of our very identities. It explains the enduring relevancy of Shakespeare’s plays\, why Peter Thiel decided to be the first investor in Facebook\, and why our world is growing more divided as it becomes more connected. \nWanting also shows that conflict does not arise because of our differences―it comes from our sameness. Because we learn to want what other people want\, we often end up competing for the same things. Ignoring our large similarities\, we cling to our perceived differences. \nDrawing on his experience as an entrepreneur\, teacher\, and student of classical philosophy and theology\, Burgis shares tactics that help turn blind wanting into intentional wanting–not by trying to rid ourselves of desire\, but by desiring differently. It’s possible to be more in control of the things we want\, to achieve more independence from trends and bubbles\, and to find more meaning in our work and lives. \nThe future will be shaped by our desires. Wanting shows us how to desire a better one.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/wanting-the-power-of-mimetic-desire-in-everyday-life/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230520T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230520T120000
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SUMMARY:CIC’s DC Eucharistic Procession
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to participate in the CIC’s first Eucharistic Procession in our nation’s capital. We’ll begin with Mass at the CIC\, where we hold the closest tabernacle to the White House. We will then bring Christ’s Real Presence onto the streets of our downtown DC neighborhood and will pass by Farragut Square\, Lafayette Square\, and McPherson Square before returning to the CIC. \n Join us as we pray especially for our country.  \nWhat is a Eucharistic Procession? \nThe Eucharist is the source and summit of the whole Christian life. A Eucharistic Procession\, therefore\, is a public witness of the veneration toward the most holy Eucharist\, conducted through public streets. It takes place in this way: A consecrated host – that is\, the real and substantial presence of Jesus Christ: body\, blood\, soul and divinity – is placed within a monstrance\, which is then lifted and carried by a priest who leads the faithful in procession \nSchedule: \n\n9:00 am: Doors open at the CIC\n9:30 am: Mass celebrated by Fr. Charles Trullols\n10:15 am: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament; Procession begins\nAround noon: Procession concludes at the CIC\n\nFYIs: \n\n\nThe CIC building’s parking garage will be open for procession attendees for a $10 flat rate from 8:00 am-1:00pm. Access to the Atlantic Parking Garage of 1501 K Street is from the alley that connects K & L Streets\, between 15th & 16th Streets. \n\n\nThe closest DC Metro stops to the CIC are McPherson Square (Orange/Blue/Silver Lines) and Farragut North (Red Line). \n\n\nThe procession will go on rain or shine. So check the weather forecast\, and bring your umbrella or sunscreen. \n\n\nDress code: Professional Casual to Sunday Best. \n\n\nThere will be altar stations along the procession’s route. If you kneel on the ground in prayer\, you may want to bring something to cushion your knees. \n\n\nWater and snacks will not be provided. \n\n\nWe will carry your prayer intentions with us during the Procession. Submit your requests through this private online form. \n\n\nFor questions or assistance RSVP-ing\, please email us contact@cicdc.org or call 202-783-2062\, ext. 4. \n  \nIn The News:  \n\n\nOur Sunday Visitor by Kurt Jensen:“New Eucharistic procession aims to bring Christ into the U.S. capital’s public square”\nArlington Catholic Herald: “Eucharistic procession in downtown DC”\nTCA’s Conversations with Consequences podcast with Grazie Christie:  “Ep. 211 – Father Trullols and DC’s Eucharistic Procession & the Dobbs Leak One Year Later”\nCatholic Connection radio show with Teresa Tomeo (minute 34:45): “Catholic Information Center Hosting First Eucharistic Procession in Downtown Washington\, D.C.”
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/2023/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230518T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230518T200000
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SUMMARY:Loving Your Enemies: How to Follow the Gospel in Public Discourse
DESCRIPTION:A reflection by Father Paul Scalia on God’s divine love and the need for concrete love for one another\, in the example of Christ\, as part of restoring civility. \nCo-Sponsored with Napa Institute \n  \nSchedule: \n5:15pm- Mass \n6:00pm- Talk \n7:00pm- Reception \n8:00pm- Event Ends \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/loving-your-enemies-how-to-follow-the-gospel-in-public-discourse/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230511T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230511T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230508T172104Z
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SUMMARY:Career Discernment: Should I Make a Change?
DESCRIPTION:Come to the next Legal and Policy Professionals Program — a series of talks on practical issues facing lawyers and others in the public square. \nLawyers and policy professionals often change jobs during a career. When considering a move\, how should we approach the discernment process? What can make us restless\, even in a rewarding job?Hear from a panel of experienced Beltway professionals on these subjects — some who left\, some who stayed\, and some who went in completely new directions. \n  \nAbout our Speakers:  \nBrian Svoboda: Director\, Law and Public Policy Program at the Catholic University of America Law School\, and Partner\, Perkins Coie LLP \nAlice Holian: Former attorney\, U.S. Marine wife\, mother of two young children\, and an active volunteer \nSusanne Keveney: Deputy Director\, NWS Office of Dissemination\, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/career-discernment-should-i-make-a-change/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T200000
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SUMMARY:Pilgrimage to the Museum: Man's Search for God Through Art and Time
DESCRIPTION:Co- Sponsored with Divine Mercy University \nClick Here to Learn More about Divine Mercy University \nHave you ever visited a museum and found the narrations in the self-guided-tour headsets a bit tedious? Slightly too clinical\, perhaps? And have you ever noticed that God is rarely mentioned in art museums these days\, unless in a cold\, archaeological\, “scientific” way? All of that is about to change. \nIn Pilgrimage to the Museum\, author-curator Stephen Auth takes you on a provocative and colorful journey through the history of Western art\, interpreted through a lens of profound Christian faith ― appropriately so since\, in Auth’s view\, much of Western art expresses humanity’s search for God\, the Divine Artist-Creator. \nIn this beautifully illustrated voyage\, drawn largely from works on display at New York’s popular Metropolitan Museum of Art\, you will experience the ups and downs of humanity’s determined quest. Leaving all the art-history jargon at the front door\, Auth will transport you in his spiritual time machine from Egypt’s Old Kingdom\, through Greece and Rome\, to medieval Europe; from the age of the Renaissance\, through the Ages of Exploration and Enlightenment; and from the rise of atheism in the late 1800s to the seeds of a spiritual rebirth in the modern era. Along the way\, you will experience anew the masterpieces of many artists\, from Polykleitos to Raphael\, Duccio to Rembrandt\, Monet to Picasso. \nThrough the works of these great artists\, you will encounter the profound truths that lead many to God and cause many others to wonder. You will discover how various themes and motifs of man’s struggle to find God occur\, morph\, fade\, and then reoccur centuries later. As you laugh\, cry\, and pray your way through this illuminating voyage\, you will emerge refreshed and renewed in your own journey to God― and you will never look at a work of art the same way again. \n  \n \nThe event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.  \nEvent Schedule:  \n6:00-7:00pm- Lecture. \n7:00-8:00pm- Book Signing and Light Reception. \n8:00pm- Event Ends. \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/pilgrimage-to-the-museum-mans-search-for-god-through-art-and-time/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230424T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230424T200000
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SUMMARY:Feminism Against Progress!
DESCRIPTION:Registration is full at this time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nModern feminism increasingly benefits only a small class of professional women. There is no reason to sacrifice everyone else’s happiness for their sake.\nMary Harrington shows that women’s liberation was less the result of moral progress than an effect of the material consequences of the Industrial Revolution. We’ve now left the industrial era for the digital age\, in which technology is liberating us from natural limits and embodied sex differences. This shift may benefit the elites\, but it also makes it easier to commodify women’s bodies\, human intimacy\, and female reproductive abilities.”Feminism” has been captured by well-off white-collar women\, who use it to advance their own economic and political interests under the pretense that these are the interests of all women—all the while wielding the term like a club against anyone\, male or female\, who dissents.Feminism against Progress is a stark warning against a dystopian future in which poor women become little more than convenient sources of body parts to be harvested and wombs to be rented by the rich. “Progress” no longer benefits the majority of women\, and only a feminism that is skeptical of it can truly defend their interests in the twenty-first century.\n  \nAbout Our Panel:  \nMary Harrington is a writer. Her work has been published in First Things\, American Affairs\, Palladium\, the New York Post\, The Spectator\, the New Statesman\, the London Times and the Mail on Sunday among others. She is a contributing editor at UnHerd\, where she writes a weekly column\, and her book Feminism Against Progress published in 2023 with Forum Press. She tweets as @moveincircles. \nLeah Libresco Sargeant is the author of Arriving at Amen and Building the Benedict Option. She is a convert from atheism to Catholicism who has worked as a policy analyst\, a data journalist\, and a curriculum developer at an organization teaching “defensive driving for your brain.” Her writing has appeared in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, Plough\, Comment\, First Things\, America\, and other outlets. She runs Other Feminisms\, a substack community focused on the dignity of dependence. \nChristine Emba is an opinion columnist and editor at The Washington Post and the author of Rethinking Sex: A Provocation (Penguin Random House\, 2022)\, as well as a contributing editor for Comment magazine. Before joining The Washington Post in 2015\, Christine was the Hilton Kramer Fellow in Criticism at the New Criterion and a deputy editor at the Economist Intelligence Unit\, focusing on technology and innovation. She grew up in Virginia and holds an A.B. in public and international affairs from Princeton University. \nAlexandra DeSanctis is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a columnist at National Review\, where she spent six years as a full-time journalist covering politics\, elections\, culture\, and the pro-life movement. Her writing has been published in the New York Times\, the Wall Street Journal\, the Washington Post\, The Atlantic\, and many other publications. She is co-author with Ryan T. Anderson of the book Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing\, released last June.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/feminism-against-progress/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T200000
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SUMMARY:Mount Wonder Book Event
DESCRIPTION:Memories of college have intruded on Bernard Kennisbaum’s mind with increasing regularity. It is his junior year\, and Bernard declares himself free of his father’s financial claws\, free to follow his Muse. A beguiling beauty\, Apryl\, has caught his eye\, and her scent leads him into a lecture hall that will change his life. His unwitting arrival in a Great Books class—The Humanities Integration Program—devolves into a wild west showdown with a trigger-happy prof\, ambitious administrators\, jealous colleagues\, vengeful state officials\, hoodlums\, and hangover hippies. Lured in by poetry\, Plato\, and female pheromones\, Bernard discovers an unlikely collegiate underworld dedicated to rescuing Western civilization from soulless purveyors of the bottom line. The trouble is\, Bernard doesn’t know which side he is on\, and he soon learns he may not know everything about his family or himself. In Mount Wonder\, two cultures collide and roll into one rip-roaring adventure of love and learning. It is based on John Senior and the Integrated Humanities Program at the University of Kansas that spawned a great educational and cultural movement. Yet Mount Wonder could just as easily be based on today’s pitched battles over the purpose of a university education\, the wisdom of the West and its canon of writers\, and whether a Good life can be lived in a decadent culture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/mount-wonder-book-event/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T210000
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SUMMARY:Faith & Work in Washington: Climbing Ladders While Keeping Your Soul
DESCRIPTION:  \nRegistration for this event is full. \nCorrection from email: This event is from 7:00pm-9:00pm  \nCome and hear from our panel of speakers how to live a life dedicated to God while pursuing excellence in your day to day work. \nSpeakers: \nNathaniel Hurd \nColleen Harmon \nRob Kuhlman \n  \nCo-Hosted with Catholic Staff Association & DC Catholic Professionals
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/faith-work-in-washington-climbing-ladders-while-keeping-your-soul/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20230306T191710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T173557Z
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SUMMARY:Shroud of Turin Replica Exhibit Opening Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this event is full. Please email Mary Warren to be added to the waitlist. Mary.warren@cicdc.org \n  \nWe are excited to announce the opening of the Shroud of Turin replica exhibit at the Catholic Information Center.  Join us for a reception to celebrate an exact replica produced in Turin\, Italy.  Shroud experts will speak about the significance of this beautiful artifact representing what millions of people worldwide believe is the authentic burial Shroud of Jesus Christ.  \nThis event will take place at the Catholic Information Center. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. \nAbout the Speaker: Myra Kahn Adams\,\nExecutive Director National Shroud of Turin Exhibit.org\nMyra Kahn Adams leads a team of Shroud of Turin experts with the mission of producing a permanent Shroud exhibit in Washington\, D.C. The Shroud replica at CIC is her team’s first mini-exhibit. The National Shroud of Turin Exhibit is a project of SignFromGod.org\, a ministry that began in November 2017 to promote Shroud education. Then\, in May 2018\, SignFromGod spearheaded an effort culminating at the Museum of the Bible in Washington\, D.C.\, to host their successful February through July 2022 Shroud exhibit. \nMyra has written extensively about the Shroud of Turin with numerous credits\, including National Review.com. She is an avid proponent of 21st century testing. Notably\, in 2019 she wrote “Open Letter to Pope Francis: Time to Re-Test the Shroud” and was informed that the Pope’s personal secretary had received her letter. \nMyra has authored two books “Bible Study For Those Who Don’t Read the Bible” Part One and Two. These are compilations of her Townhall.com weekly Sunday Bible study column started in February 2020. She is also a regular op-ed contributor to The Hill and RealClearPolitics. \nAbout the Speaker: Nora Creech\nNora Creech has been interested in the Shroud of Turin since the 1970s and has extensively studied the linen cloth. As an experienced lecturer on the Shroud’s history\, science\, and pastoral implications\, she is passionate about sharing facts about the mysterious image and connecting it to the Gospel message. \nNora earned a Master of Arts in Faith and Culture from the University of St. Thomas in Houston\, Texas\, and attended the Shroud Studies course offered by the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome\, Italy.  She serves on the Board of Directors for the Shroud Center of Southern California. In addition\, Nora is working with Genevieve Keeney-Vazquez the Curator and President/CEO of the National Museum of Funeral History in Houston\, Texas to develop a permanent exhibit about the Shroud entitled “The Most Famous Burial of All Time: The Shroud of Turin.”  The exhibit opens to the public on April 27\, 2023.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/shroud-of-turin-exhibit-opening-celebration/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20230221T115227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T150633Z
UID:3439-1679594400-1679601600@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Legal and Policy Professionals Program
DESCRIPTION:Inaugural Event: \nAuthentic Networking: Building Professional Relationships and Friendships That Matter \nA regular series of events bringing together lawyers\, aspiring lawyers\, and professionals in the public policy arena\, to discuss common issues in professional life. \n  \nFeaturing: \nLouis Brown\, Executive Director\, Christ Medicus Foundation \nCarrie Severino\, President\, Judicial Crisis Network \nJustin Dillon\, Partner\, KaiserDillon PLLC
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/legal-and-policy-professionals-program/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230315T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230315T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20230216T200903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T160814Z
UID:3427-1678899600-1678910400@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Adam and Eve after the Pill: REVISITED
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Mary Eberstadt\, Author and Fran Maier\, Napa Institute Board Member \n  \n5:00PM- Mass \n6:00-7:00PM- Talk \n7:00-8:00PM- Light Reception \n  \nCelebrated author Mary Eberstadt continues her ground-breaking examination of the legacy of the sexual revolution. The book’s predecessor\, Adam and Eve after the Pill (2012)\, dissected the revolution’s microcosmic fallout via its empirical effects on the lives of men\, women\, and children. This follow-on book investigates the revolution’s macrocosmic transformations in three spheres: society\, politics\, and Christianity. It also includes an analysis of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. \nWith unflinching logic\, Eberstadt summarizes the toll on Western society of today’s fractured homes\, feral children\, and social isolates. Empathetic yet precise\, she connects the dots between shrinking\, broken families and rising sexual confusion\, seen most recently in transgenderism and related phenomena. The book also traces the dissolution of the home to signature developments in Western politics\, especially the increase in acrimony\, polarization\, street violence\, and identity politics. The result is an indictment of the turn taken by much of the world following the post-1960s embrace of contraception and the stigmatization of traditional morality. \nThe book’s section on the revolution’s infiltration of the churches is must-reading for anyone concerned about the fate of Western Christianity. In a moment when millions wonder whether the Catholic Church will retreat from age-old moral teachings\, this book demands to be put at the center of discussion. \n  \nCo Sponsored with Napa Institute
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/adam-and-eve-after-the-pill-revisited/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20230217T123419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T203913Z
UID:3435-1678298400-1678305600@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:What Cardinal Pell Meant: A Personal Reflection
DESCRIPTION:With the unexpected death of Cardinal George Pell on January 10\, 2023\, the Church lost a champion of orthodoxy and one of this century’s great examples of Christian witness. Pell led a storied ecclesiastical career\, serving as Archbishop of Sydney from 2001 to 2014 and as inaugural Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy from 2014 to 2019. But it was in his final years that the cardinal faced perhaps his greatest trial—a false conviction\, followed by 404 days of imprisonment\, before his eventual acquittal by Australia’s highest court. \nJoin us as George Weigel\, who was in Rome with Pell during the cardinal’s final week\, reflects on the moral courage of his dear friend. \nCo-sponsored with the Thomas More Society of America
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/what-cardinal-pell-meant-a-personal-reflection/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20230216T205328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T155354Z
UID:3433-1677780000-1677787200@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Dining with the Saints: A Sinners Guide to a Righteous Feast
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Michael P. Foley is a Professor of Patristics in the Great Texts Program at Baylor University\, a Catholic theologian\, a mixologist\, and the author or editor of over a dozen books and around 400 articles on topics including sacred liturgy\, St. Augustine of Hippo\, and contemporary film and culture.\nWant to get closer to the saints while upping your dinner game? Now every meal can be a family feast-with the Saints! \nFr. Leo Patalinghug is a priest member of a community of consecrated life\, Voluntas Dei (The Will of God). He is the creator and founder of an international food and faith movement called Plating Grace\, and founder and chair of the nonprofit group The Table Foundation. He is a best-selling author\, acclaimed international speaker\, host for radio\, podcast and a weekly international food and faith show on EWTN\, Savoring our Faith.  The mission to see food as a gift from God to nourish your family and to strengthen relationships is making this world a better place one meal at a time. \nDining with the Saints brings the Catholic liturgical year to life\, pairing over two hundred saints’ stories with an irresistible smorgasbord of international recipes. \nCraving a breakfast treat? Join St. Benedict and learn to craft Eggs Benedict with Basil Hollandaise in March. Searching for a spicey dinner feast? Uncover the life of St. Catherine of Siena and serve up a delicious Pici Pasta with Pumpkin and Spicy Sausage during the month of April. Tempted by sweets? Honor St. Maria Goretti with Goretti Tiramisu. \nFeaturing dozens of new and exciting recipes\, Dining with the Saints provides an unforgettable feast that sinners and saints will enjoy!
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/dining-with-the-saints-a-sinners-guide-to-a-righteous-feast/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T210000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20230131T201524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T191905Z
UID:3410-1676487600-1676494800@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Let Me See Your Face. Thomas Aquinas on Divine and Human Beauty
DESCRIPTION:A lecture by Fr. Innocent Smith\, O.P. of St. Mary’s Seminary & University.  \nCO- Sponsored with the Thomistic Institute in DC\, \n“God is the source of all beauty. Through the Incarnation\, the Incarnate Lord has has become visible in order to restore the beauty of humanity and lift us up to the love of the invisible God. This talk will explore the insights of Thomas Aquinas on beauty and its ability to help us to embrace the goodness and truth of God himself.” \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nInnocent Smith\, op is Assistant Professor of Homiletics at St. Mary’s Seminary & University. His research interests are at the intersection of liturgy and theology\, including sacramental theology\, homiletics\, liturgical manuscripts\, ecclesiology\, and sacred music. He is a Roman Catholic priest and a member of Province of St. Joseph of the Order of Preachers. He is presently assigned to the Dominican community of Sts. Philip and James in Baltimore\, MD. \nSmith’s forthcoming monograph\, “Bible Missals and the Dominican Liturgy\,” focuses on medieval bibles which contain liturgical texts for the celebration of the Mass. The liturgical selections contained in bible missals give precious insight into both the development of the celebration of the liturgy as well as the processes of customization and design of medieval bibles. Bible missals present a fascinating example of the interpenetration of memory and enactment\, enabling the celebration of the mysteries articulated in the biblical text.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/let-me-see-your-face-thomas-aquinas-on-divine-and-human-beauty/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T133000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20230131T195515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T183958Z
UID:3403-1676464200-1676467800@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Striving and Thriving Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Kevin Majeres and Dr. Brandon Vaidyanathan for a virtual discussion of how psychology can be a tool for developing virtue through reframing daily challenges. \n  \nAbout the speakers: \nDr. Kevin Majeres: Dr. Kevin Majeres has served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for the past decade\, teaching cognitive behavioral therapy to psychiatrists-in-training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He trained in medicine and psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas\, and completed a fellowship in cognitive behavioral therapy at the Beck Institute in Philadelphia. He maintains a private practice in Harvard Square\, is a co-founder of OptimalWork.com\, and has a weekly podcast called “The Golden Hour.” \nDr. Brandon Vaidyanathan: Brandon Vaidyanathan\, Ph.D. in Sociology\, is an Associate Professor of Sociology at The Catholic University of America. His research spans several countries and examines the cultural dimensions of religious\, commercial\, medical\, and scientific institutions. His ongoing work aims to improve the ability of faith communities to better recognize and respond to mental health needs. He is the founder of Beauty at Work. \n  \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/striving-and-thriving-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Online Only Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230120
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20230106T193038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T181543Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:We’re Sorry! This event is postponed until further notice.  \n  \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/mother-teresa-film-no-greater-love/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20230104T212234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T175959Z
UID:3394-1673373600-1673380800@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Pope Benedict XVI: His Life and Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first panel discussion in our newly renovated space!\nCo-sponsored and Voices From: The Institute for Human Ecology\, Catholic University of America\nTopics to be discussed include Benedict’s intellectual legacy\, his engagement with modernity\, the continuation of teaching on religious freedom as a human right and avenue for evangelization\, as well as development of reforms to address sexual abuse. His broad legacy continues to offer a conversation about the future of the church\, and culture today. \nMore About Our Speakers \n\n\n Joseph Capizzi: Executive Director of the IHE\, Professor of Moral Theology\, The Catholic University of America\n\n\nAndrea Picciotti-Bayer: Director\, The Conscience Project\, Strategy Consultant and Media Fellow\, The Institute for Human Ecology\n\n\nEd Condon: Founder of The Pillar\, Media Fellow\, The Institute for Human Ecology\n\n\nFr. Aquinas Guilbeau: O.P. Chaplain\, The Catholic University of America\, Media Fellow\, The Institute for Human Ecology
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/pope-benedict-xvi-his-life-and-legacy/
LOCATION:DC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221215T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221215T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20221202T175406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221202T175426Z
UID:3384-1671127200-1671134400@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:2022 Christmas Party
DESCRIPTION:We are so excited to invite you to our 2022 CIC Christmas Party! \n6:00-8:00 pm  Christmas treats and refreshments in our newly renovated space \n \nRegistration is required for the evening reception. These receptions are free and open to the public.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/2022-christmas-party/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20220901T162254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T162321Z
UID:3293-1668103200-1668110400@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:To Love and Be Loved: A Personal Portrait of Mother Teresa
DESCRIPTION:From a trusted advisor and devoted friend of Mother Teresa comes an extraordinary firsthand account of the miraculous woman behind the saint. \nMother Teresa was one of the most admired women of the 20th century\, and her memory continues to inspire charitable work around the world. She believed the greatest need of a human being is to love and be loved. In 1948\, she founded the Missionaries of Charity to work directly with the very poorest of Calcutta. From the efforts of one woman entering the slums of Entally\, the Missionaries of Charity grew into an organization operating soup kitchens\, health clinics\, hospices\, and shelters in 139 countries\, at no cost to any government or to those served. In 2016\, she became Saint Teresa of Calcutta. \nAuthor Jim Towey had been a high-flying Congressional staffer and lawyer in the 1980s until a brief meeting with Mother Teresa illuminated the emptiness of his life. He began volunteering at one of her soup kitchens and using his legal skills and political connections to help the Missionaries of Charity. When Mother Teresa suggested he take shifts at her AIDS hospice\, Towey realized he was all in. Soon\, he gave up his job and possessions and became a full-time volunteer for Mother Teresa. He traveled with her frequently\, arranged her meetings with politicians\, and handled many of her legal affairs. \nTo Love and Be Loved is a firsthand account of Mother Teresa’s last years\, and the first book ever to detail her dealings with worldly matters. We see her gracefully navigate the opportunities and challenges of leadership\, the perils of celebrity\, and the humiliations and triumphs of aging. We also catch her indulging in chocolate ice cream\, making jokes about mini-skirts\, and telling the President of the United States he’s wrong. Above all\, we see her extraordinary devotion to God and to the very poorest of His children. Mother Teresa taught Towey to be more prayerful\, less selfish\, more humble\, less worldly\, more in love with God\, and less in love with himself. Her lessons are here for all to share. \n  \n\nThis event will take place in our newly renovated space on the ground floor! The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. A book signing and light reception will follow the lecture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/to-love-and-be-loved-a-personal-portrait-of-mother-teresa/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221103T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221103T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20221019T171820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T191159Z
UID:3364-1667498400-1667505600@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Two Patients: My Conversion from Abortion to Life-Affirming Medicine
DESCRIPTION:After a terrible misjudgment in the delivery room\, Dr. John Bruchalski realized that with every pregnant woman he attends\, there are two patients—the mother and her unborn child. In addition to this discovery\, two remarkable spiritual experiences deepened his understanding of the kind of man he had become and the one he was called to be. \nTwo Patients is the story of how a physician who practiced abortion came to question the medical status quo and to pioneer an approach to reproductive medicine that respects female fertility\, honors the dignity of unborn children\, and takes care to patients regardless of their financial situation. Such health care\, writes Dr. John Bruchalski\, is merciful medicine\, and his memoir gives a glimpse of just how merciful the relationship between a doctor and his two patients—mother and child— can be. \n  \n\nThis event will take place in our newly renovated space on the ground floor! The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. A book signing and light reception will follow the lecture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/two-patients-my-conversion-from-abortion-to-life-affirming-medicine/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20220901T160659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T161022Z
UID:3290-1665597600-1665604800@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II
DESCRIPTION:A leading Catholic intellectual explains why the teachings of the Second Vatican Council are essential to the Church’s future—and the world’s \nThe Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) was the most important Catholic event in the past five hundred years. Yet sixty years after its opening on October 11\, 1962\, its meaning remains sharply contested and its promise unfulfilled. \nIn To Sanctify the World\, George Weigel explains the necessity of Vatican II and explores the continuing relevance of its teaching in a world seeking a deeper experience of freedom than personal willfulness. The Council’s texts are also a critical resource for the Catholic Church as it lives out its original\, Christ-centered evangelical purpose. \nWritten with insight and verve\, To Sanctify the World recovers the true meaning of Vatican II as the template for a Catholicism that can propose a path toward genuine human dignity and social solidarity. \n  \n\nThis event will take place in our newly renovated space on the ground floor! The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. A book signing and light reception will follow the lecture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/to-sanctify-the-world-the-vital-legacy-of-vatican-ii/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20220901T133233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T133317Z
UID:3284-1665079200-1665086400@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Last Summer Boys
DESCRIPTION:In this rapturous coming-of-age debut\, a naive-yet-determined Appalachian boy will go to any length to save his family over the course of one life-changing summer. \n“If you’re famous\, you don’t have to go to war.” \nSummer 1968. When thirteen-year-old Jack Elliot overhears the barbershop men grousing\, he devises a secret plan to keep his oldest brother\, Pete\, from the draft. If famous boys don’t go to war\, he’ll make his brother their small town’s biggest celebrity. Jack gets unexpected help when his book-smart cousin Frankie arrives in their rural Pennsylvania town for the summer. Together\, they convince Jack’s brothers to lead an expedition to find a fighter jet that crashed many winters ago―the perfect adventure to make Pete a hero. \nBut with a greedy developer determined to flood their valley\, a beautiful girl occupying his middle brother’s attentions\, a wild motorcycle gang causing trouble in town\, and a disturbed neighbor setting fires\, Jack realizes it isn’t just Pete who needs saving. \nSet during a single\, tumultuous summer\, this beautifully told tale is a heartwarming tribute to innocence\, first love\, and the unbreakable bond of brotherhood. \n  \n\nThis event will take place in our newly renovated space on the ground floor! The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. A book signing and light reception will follow the lecture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/last-summer-boys/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220921T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220921T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20220907T201321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T201321Z
UID:3302-1663779600-1663786800@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Grand Reopening
DESCRIPTION:We are so happy to tell you that the new and improved CIC will reopen its doors to the public on Wednesday\, September 21st!  \nWe have two opportunities that day for you to celebrate with us and see the new space: \n\n12:00 pm-2:00 pm: Noon Mass and brunch reception\n5:00 pm-7:00 pm: Open house reception and toast\n\nThe CIC could not have completed this effort without you\, and we hope that you will be able to celebrate this milestone with us on September 21st! \n  \n\nThese receptions are free and open to the public. Registration is required.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/grand-reopening/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T190000
DTSTAMP:20260621T041613
CREATED:20220531T140242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220628T140510Z
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SUMMARY:Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing
DESCRIPTION:The political philosopher Ryan T. Anderson\, bestselling author of When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment\, teams up with the pro-life journalist Alexandra DeSanctis to expose the catastrophic failure—social\, political\, legal\, and personal—of legalized abortion. \nSchedule:\n5:00pm-Happy Hour\n6:00pm- Lecture\n7:00pm-Event Ends\nRegistration for this event closes at 12pm on June 29th.\nTo access the roof\, please enter through the main lobby at 1501 K Street. A CIC staff member will check you in and guide you to the elevators. \nRAIN LOCATION: Catholic Information Center\, Suite 220 \n  \nWith the Supreme Court returning abortion law to the democratic process\, a powerful new book reframes the coming debate: Our fifty-year experiment with unlimited abortion has harmed everyone—even its most passionate proponents. \nWomen\, men\, families\, the law\, politics\, medicine\, the media—and\, of course\, children (born and unborn)—have all been brutalized by the culture of death fostered by Roe v. Wade. \nAbortion hollows out marriage and the family. It undermines the rule of law and corrupts our political system. It turns healers into executioners and “women’s health” into a euphemism for extermination. \nRyan T. Anderson\, a compelling and reasoned voice in our most contentious cultural debates\, and the pro-life journalist Alexandra DeSanctis expose the false promises of the abortion movement and explain why it has made everything worse. Five decades after Roe\, everyone has an opinion about abortion. But after reading Tearing Us Apart\, no one will think about it in the same way.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/tearing-us-apart-how-abortion-harms-everything-and-solves-nothing/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center-Rooftop\, 1501 K Street NW Suite 175\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events,Lecture Series
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