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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200519T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200519T190000
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SUMMARY:I Served A Saint
DESCRIPTION:Mario Enzler\, a former Swiss Guard\, honors the centenary of the birth of St. John Paul II by sharing his experiences of intimate contact with the Pope during his service and how it led him to deepen his Catholic commitment through the cultivation of Christian virtue. \nYou can submit your questions beforehand to Rosemary at events@cicdc.org or comment during the livestreamed event using YouTube’s comment feature. \n  \nPurchase Your Copy\n  \n   \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/i-served-a-saint/
LOCATION:Online Only Event
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T190000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20200417T131401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200507T215949Z
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SUMMARY:Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in the Everyday
DESCRIPTION:Learn how you can create a deeper sense of the divine as Theology of Home co-authors\, Carrie Gress and Noelle Mering\, share their vision for home. \nDuring this livestreamed YouTube event\, Carrie and Noelle will share behind-the-cover secrets on making this book\, offer insights on the many domestic and career details that women face everyday\, and extensively answer your questions. \nYou can submit your questions beforehand to Rosemary at events@cicdc.org or comment during the livestreamed event using YouTube’s comment feature. \n  \nPurchase Your Copy\n  \nBook Description:\nHome. It is an elegant word\, at once both simple and far-reaching. Home is a place to live in and feel comfortable\, but it is much more than that. \nHome is where we are nurtured\, where we live\, and where we love. The language of Home is universal. It is where we find the eternal in the everyday. \nBut the Home has been neglected. To millions of women today\, there is nothing worse than being a “homemaker.” If only they knew the supreme value (and reward) of giving loved ones a place to call Home. \nWhether you live in a sprawling estate or a humble dwelling\, whether alone or with a crowd\, this is far more than a book of beautiful photos and great décor ideas. You will also learn how to create a deeper sense of the divine through: \n\nCreating a welcoming environment that starts with your Door\nFostering a sense of remembrance through images\, scents\, and activities that will keep your family recollecting joy\, family\, and Christ\nMaking your home a place for joyful gatherings and spiritual growth through an emphasis on light\nPrioritizing family dinners to feed the body and the soul\nOpening up your Home to those around you\, spreading the joy and peace of Christ with your hospitality\nAnd much more. . .
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/theology-of-home-finding-the-eternal-in-the-everyday/
LOCATION:Online Only Event
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200423T190000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20200415T140723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200507T021453Z
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SUMMARY:Drinking with Your Patron Saints: The Sinner's Guide to Honoring Namesakes and Protectors
DESCRIPTION:Have a drink with the CIC! \n Specifically\, have a saint inspired cocktail curated by Michael Foley-a serious Catholic and mixologist- and author of our best selling book “Drinking with the Saints”.  \nDuring this livestreamed YouTube event\, Michael will be discussing his newest book\, “Drinking with Your Patron Saints: The Sinner’s Guide to Honoring Namesakes and Protectors.” Michael will start by walking you through some of his signature drinks\, the identity of which you can find here\, so you can find the ingredients and prepare it\, followed by a presentation. From there the floor—we mean screen—will be opened up to questions. \nYou can submit your questions beforehand by emailing Rosemary at events@cicdc.org\, responding to your registration confirmation email\, or ask them live via the comment and chat feature on YouTube.  \nWe look forward to sharing a drink with you and discussing how the saints and their inspired cocktails can boost your spirits and spirituality. \n  \nPurchase Your Copy\n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/drinking-with-your-patron-saints-the-sinners-guide-to-honoring-namesakes-and-protectors/
LOCATION:Online Only Event
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T140000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20200204T194757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200414T124640Z
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SUMMARY:The Ethics of CRISPR and Genetically Modified Humans
DESCRIPTION:After the Human Genome Project\, the field of genetics had laid dormant until recently.  The surprising advance of CRISPR technology allows scientists and amateurs to edit the DNA of plants\, animals and humans.  There is a heated debate about whether we should use this technology not only to correct genetic illnesses\, but also to enhance humanity. With the news of the birth of babies in China through CRISPR gene editing of embryos\, we have crossed the boundary of genetically modified humans. Would this technology create superior offspring who would be healthier\, smarter\, and live longer? Could such technology change human nature in a radical and possibly disastrous way? \nThis lunch hour talk will look at the state of the technology and offer some ethical reflections on its use.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-ethics-of-crispr-and-genetically-modified-humans/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200302T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200302T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20200211T160947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200928T192352Z
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SUMMARY:Beauty Incarnated: How Sacred Art Uplifts the Soul
DESCRIPTION:Together a panel of artists explore and explain how sacred art has a desire to re-present beauty in the sacred\, and ultimately uplift the soul with prayer.  \nGiorgio Fozzati and Fernando Cidoncha discuss the mission of the artists of Sacred Art School Firenze. They will highlight how at the heart of their profession is the contemplation of the Mystery. \nAndrew de Sa explores sacred art and the Incarnation. He will specifically focus on the claim made by Pope Benedict XVI in Spirit of the Liturgy:   \n“The complete absence of images is incompatible with faith in the Incarnation of God. God has acted in history and entered into our ´sensible´ world\, so that it may become transparent to him. Images of beauty\, in which the mystery of the invisible God becomes visible\, are an ´essential´ part of Christian worship”.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/beauty-incarnated-how-sacred-art-uplifts-the-soul/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Panel Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20200121T221359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200225T202020Z
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SUMMARY:A Saint\, from Washington? The Extraordinary Life of Ven. Aloysius Schwartz
DESCRIPTION:Can a saint come from Washington\, DC? Please join us as Fr. Dan Leary discusses the extraordinary life of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz. Fr. Al\, as he was affectionately known to those he served\, was a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington who became a missionary to serve the poor. His cause for canonization was opened in 2004 and in a major step towards sainthood\, Pope Francis declared him Venerable in 2015. You can learn more about the organization he founded to care for the poor at World Villages for Children. Since his death in 1992\, Fr. Al’s work has been extended to Brazil\, Honduras\, and Africa\, in addition to the institutions he founded in Korea\, the Philippines\, and Mexico. Please join us to learn more about the remarkable faith and courage of this holy priest. \n“This is the secret of constant joy: Unselfishness\, which means love. You must be unselfish to practice charity. You must go out to others and think of them.”\n\n\n-Ven. Aloysius Schwartz
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/a-saint-from-washington-the-extraordinary-life-of-ven-aloysius-schwartz/
CATEGORIES:Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200206T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20200103T110539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200104T233721Z
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SUMMARY:Eat\, Fast\, Feast: Heal Your Body While Feeding Your Soul—A Christian Guide to Fasting
DESCRIPTION:“Today’s student will largely have to educate himself in the highest things. He will do this by reading and conversing—even by prayer and fasting. The college student needs the virtue that enables him to see the origins\, the first principles. These will be invisible to the person who cultivates evil habits—since his mind will busy itself\, even exhaust itself\, trying to rationalize the person’s bad decisions. He won’t even have the energy to try to search for truth.” – Fr. James Schall\, “How to Keep Your Virtue in College\,” August 2017 \nIn this installment of the CIC’s Fr. James V. Schall Lecture Series\, Jay W. Richards\, PhD\, delves into the topic of his latest book\, Eat\, Fast\, Feast: Heal Your Body While Feeding Your Soul—A Christian Guide to Fasting. \nDr. Richards blends old Christian eating habits with current research on the benefits of fasting in this spirited outing. Richards stumbled into fasting when he eliminated certain foods from his diet in conjunction with medical tests. Instead of feeling the fatigue he expected\, Richards noticed moments of lucidity and strength and decided to explore the practice. Christians used to fast as part of their normal routine\, he writes\, but it has been forgotten over the years except for special occasions\, such as Lent. Richards presents a plan that incorporates keto diet principles\, which help the body burn fat\, and explores the simple “16 hour fast” as well as the relationship between fasting and cultivating discipline\, sacrifice\, and ultimately holiness. Facts about how the body breaks down carbs and regulates insulin help readers make informed choices about adopting a healthy diet. He also provides ideas for feasts and “mini-feasts” that\, following times of fasting\, allow for healthy\, communal eating experiences. Christians interested in fasting diet trends will find this instructional and convincing. \nThe Fr. James V. Schall Lecture Series is a monthly feature of the Catholic Information’s Center’s program with speakers addressing recurring themes in Fr. Schall’s writings\, such as liberal learning\, the relationship between faith and reason\, and great writers in the Catholic tradition.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/schall-3-jay-richards-east-fast-feast/
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,Fr. Schall Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190911T180856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T145027Z
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SUMMARY:American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame's Father Ted Hesburgh
DESCRIPTION:A provocative new biography probes deeply into the storied life of Father Ted Hesburgh\, the well-loved but often controversial president of Notre Dame University. \nConsidered for many decades to be the most influential priest in America\, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh\, played what many consider pivotal roles in higher education\, the Catholic Church\, and national and international affairs. American Priest examines his life and his many and varied engagements—from the university he led for thirty-five years to his associations with the Vatican and the White House—and evaluates the extent and importance of his legacy. \nAuthor and Notre Dame priest-professor Wilson D. Miscamble tracks how Hesburgh transformed Catholic higher education in the postwar era and explores how he became a much-celebrated voice in America at large. Yet\, beyond the hagiography that often surrounds Hesburgh’s legacy lies another more complex and challenging story. What exactly were his contributions to higher learning; what was his involvement in the civil rights movement; and what was the nature of his role as advisor to popes and presidents? \nUnderstanding Hesburgh’s life and work illuminates the journey that the Catholic Church traversed over the second half of the twentieth century. Exploring and evaluating Hesburgh’s importance\, then\, contributes not only to the colorful history of Notre Dame but also to comprehending the American Catholic experience.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/american-priest-the-ambitious-life-and-conflicted-legacy-of-notre-dames-father-ted-hesburgh/
CATEGORIES:Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200115T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200115T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20200103T235735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T203809Z
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SUMMARY:G.K. Chesterton and the Catholic Mind
DESCRIPTION:Join us and Hillsdale College’s Dr. David M. Whalen for the second lecture of the CIC’s new Fr. James V. Schall Series\, “G.K. Chesterton and the Catholic Mind.” \nDr. Whalen’s talk will explore the thought and writing of the great English man of letters\, G.K. Chesterton. Specifically\, he will focus on the concept of “metaphysical realism” as a common thread throughout Chesterton’s work.\nThe Fr. James V. Schall Lecture Series is a monthly feature of the Catholic Information’s Center’s program with speakers addressing recurring themes in Fr. Schall’s writings\, such as liberal learning\, the relationship between faith and reason\, and great writers in the Catholic tradition.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/fr-james-v-schall-lecture-series-david-whalen-on-g-k-chesterton-and-the-catholic-mind/
CATEGORIES:Fr. Schall Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190911T183109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T163153Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Poetry in DC
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy spiked eggnog and seasonal treats as local young professionals\, along with members of The Thomas More Society of America\, bring the spirit of the season to DC with their favorite Christmas poems. \nFestive attire encouraged! 100% Scrooge-Free: No cost to attend. \nAPPLY TO BE A READER\nIf you are interested in reading a poem\, please email cbyrnes38@yahoo.com by Tuesday\, December 3\, 2019. \nDue to the great interest in this annual event\, we are unfortunately not able to accommodate all requests to be a reader. Those affiliated with the co-sponsoring groups (Thomas More Society of America members and the Catholic Information Center) will receive precedence to become readers.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/christmas-poetry-in-dc-5/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191210T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190920T135704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T183056Z
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SUMMARY:Freedom in Christ (Part 4): True Freedom in the Arts--Beauty and Devotion in Catholic Art
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to be truly free? Is it merely a matter of exercising our rights and resisting coercion? Or is it something more? This four-part series aims to illumine the freedom Christ promises in the life of grace\, and to discern how this be lived out in today’s world. \nCatholics are heirs to the most remarkable heritage of art — painting\, sculpture\, architecture\, literature\, music\, even film — that the world has ever known. Yet in the modern period faith and art often diverge\, as art itself often diverges from beauty. How should we understand faith and art in our current culture? \nFor guidance\, Dr. Thomas Hibbs’ lecture\, “True Freedom in the Arts: Beauty and Devotion in Catholic Art\,” will look to the thought and artistic images of two Catholic friends\, Jacques Maritian\, one of the great Thomists of the 20th century\, and Georges Rouault\, perhaps the finest religious artist of the century. \nThis event is free and open to the public. A light reception will follow the lecture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/freedom-in-christ-part-4/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Lecture Series,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20191106T204609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191127T210400Z
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SUMMARY:Inaugural Fr. James V. Schall Lecture - WAITLIST ONLY!
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT/WAITLIST ONLY! The CIC is pleased to announce the launch of the Fr. James V. Schall Lecture Series. The inaugural lecture will be given by Dr. Robert Royal\, president of the Faith & Reason Institute. Dr. Royal’s talk will be on the topic of “Knowing What IS.”  The Fr. James V. Schall Lecture Series will be a monthly feature of the Catholic Information’s Center’s programs\, and speakers will address recurring themes in Fr. Schall’s writings\, such as liberal learning\, the relationship between faith and reason\, and great writers in the Catholic tradition. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but sold out. You are welcome to RSVP for the waitlist\, and we will notify you if space becomes available. \nBusiness attire required to enter the University Club.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/inaugural-fr-schall-lecture-with-robert-royal/
LOCATION:University Club\, 1135 16th St NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20036
CATEGORIES:Fr. Schall Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190920T132612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T145052Z
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SUMMARY:Christianity at the Border: Immigration Today
DESCRIPTION:Join the CIC and the National Review Institute as our expert panel responds to the ongoing immigration crisis our nation faces. This panel’s goal is to better equip people to respond in a Christian and practical way to the plight of the migrant and to give listeners a better sense of what is going on on the ground from a civil society perspective. \nThis event is free and open to the public. A light reception will follow the panel discussion.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/christianity-at-the-border-immigration-today/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussions,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190924T152134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T145137Z
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SUMMARY:The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform
DESCRIPTION:A powerful new interpretation of Catholicism’s dramatic encounter with modernity\, by one of America’s leading intellectuals\n\nThroughout much of the nineteenth century\, both secular and Catholic leaders assumed that the Church and the modern world were locked in a battle to the death. The triumph of modernity would not only finish the Church as a consequential player in world history; it would also lead to the death of religious conviction. But today\, the Catholic Church is far more vital and consequential than it was 150 years ago. Ironically\, in confronting modernity\, the Catholic Church rediscovered its evangelical essence. In the process\, Catholicism developed intellectual tools capable of rescuing the imperiled modern project.\n\nA richly rendered\, deeply learned\, and powerfully argued account of two centuries of profound change in the church and the world\, The Irony of Modern Catholic History reveals how Catholicism offers twenty-first century essential truths for our survival and flourishing.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-irony-of-modern-catholic-history/
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190920T135333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T145205Z
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SUMMARY:Authentic Freedom in the Novels of Graham Greene
DESCRIPTION:The Thomistic Institute and Catholic Information Center present a lecture by Prof. Frederick Bauerschmidt of Loyola University Maryland titled “Authentic Freedom in the Novels of Graham Greene.” \nThis lecture will explore how the genre of narrative is uniquely useful in showing the nature of true freedom. Three of Graham Green’s “Catholic novels\,” The Power and the Glory (1940)\, The Heart of the Matter (1948)\, and The End of the Affair (1951) will be discussed as examples of the narrative depiction of the interplay of human freedom and divine grace. \nProf. Bauerschmidt’s talk will be the third in a four part lecture series co-sponsored by the Thomistic Institute and CIC on freedom in Christ. A light reception will follow the talk.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/freedom-in-christ-part-3/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Lecture Series,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191112T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191112T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190827T154444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191112T234340Z
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SUMMARY:What is Christian in Christianity?
DESCRIPTION:How can faith be relevant in today’s culture to anyone; young or old\, Christian or otherwise? By examining this question across a wide spectrum of the aspects of life: the arts\, education\, parish life\, and politics\, Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete served as a witness for how Christians can engage with the world fully without losing sight of what is Christian in Christianity. \nOn the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Monsignor’s passing\, the Albacete Forum and the Catholic Information Center invites the public for a discussion with Kathryn Lopez\, Fr. Lee Fangmeyer\, and Helen Whitney on what his writings and perspectives offer to our engagement with the current cultural\, social\, and religious dialogues we face daily.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/what-is-christian-in-christianity/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Panel Discussions,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190816T181832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T191252Z
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SUMMARY:Be Not Troubled
DESCRIPTION:For more than 250 years\, Abandonment to Divine Providence by Fr. Jean-Pierre de Caussade has offered inspiration and spiritual balm for those plagued with doubt\, anxiety\, and fear. Motivated by his own life-changing encounter with this spiritual classic and the popular resurgence in practicing Christian mindfulness\, bestselling author and retreat leader Rev. Jeffrey Kirby serves up six meditations\, rooted in Caussade’s work\, for today’s reader and presents them as a personal retreat. \nPerfect for anyone looking to renew their trust in God and live freely in the present moment\, Be Not Troubled invites you to let go of what you can’t control and discover a place of deep serenity in God. \nFr. Kirby will be available to sign books during the reception\, which will take place after the lecture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/be-not-troubled/
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:20191016T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190920T133718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240210T174037Z
UID:1199-1571248800-1571256000@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Freedom in Christ (Part 2)
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to be truly free? Is it merely a matter of exercising our rights and resisting coercion? Or is it something more? This four-part series aims to illumine the freedom Christ promises in the life of grace\, and to discern how this be lived out in today’s world. \nPart Two-Freedom and Principles of Catholic Social Thought\nThis talk first sketches a “Catholic constitution of liberty” drawing on the paradoxical assertion in Centesimus Annus §41 that liberty is predicated on a dependent\, obedient posture that is proper to rational creatures. I argue that the principles of a free society\, antecedently cherished by classical liberals\, with some variation\, can be derived from this liberty of dependence. This lecture secondly develops a thesis about the possibility of a natural alliance between Catholic thought and classical liberalism\, especially in regard to contemporary threats to the common good rooted in both collectivist and individualist attacks on the family and constituting a new formulation of the social question. \nThis event is free\, open to the public\, and will be followed by a reception with light refreshments.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/freedom-in-christ-part-2/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Lecture Series,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190816T181832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T195208Z
UID:447-1570730400-1570737600@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:The Happiest Wives: What do faith\, feminism & politics have to do with the quality of women’s marriages in America?
DESCRIPTION:W. Bradford Wilcox\, the Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia\, will discuss the role that religious faith—as well as feminism and politics—plays in fostering higher-quality marriages for women in the United States. His research is regularly featured in the New York Times\, The Atlantic\, National Review Online\, and other outlets. Wilcox is also a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Family Studies and a Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He invites you to follow him on Twitter @WilcoxNMP. \nThere will be a light reception following the lecture. \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-happiest-wives-what-do-faith-feminism-politics-have-to-do-with-the-quality-of-womens-marriages-in-america/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Lecture Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190926T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190926T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190816T181832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T185703Z
UID:450-1569520800-1569528000@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Nationalism: Virtue or Vice?
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Samuel Goldman\, Assistant Professor of Political Science at The George Washington University\, and Ramesh Ponnuru\, journalist and visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute\, will engage in a spirited debate on the virtues and vices seen in the recent rise of nationalist sentiment in the West. Can loyalty to one’s nation promote human flourishing? How should Catholics understand nationalism in the context of solidarity\, subsidiarity\, human dignity\, and the common good? \n\nThis event is FREE\, open to the public\, and will be followed by a reception with refreshments. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/nationalism-virtue-or-vice/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Panel Discussions,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190924T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190924T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190816T181832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190924T173447Z
UID:446-1569348000-1569355200@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:A Year With the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living
DESCRIPTION:There’s so much noise. Everything can seem like a distraction. Distraction\, in fact\, seems our oxygen. When was the last time you saw people talking on an elevator? We seem to plug in everywhere. We have earphones and screens and don’t evenlook up\, never mind find time for silence. Our hearts need quiet. How are we ever going to pray otherwise? How could we ever possibly know God’s love and will\, and the truth about ourselves and the world without resting in Him? \nResting in Him. What does that even mean? In A Year with the Mystics\, popular National Review journalist and commentator Kathryn Jean Lopez\, who writes and speaks frequently about faith and public life\, and prayer and the Church\, offers readers a tour of the magnificent variety of mystical writing in the heart of the Church. Featuring reflections from both household and contemporary names like Saint John Paul II\, Mother Teresa and Edith Stein\, as well as titanic historic figures such as St. Catherine of Siena and John of the Cross. The words of these holy men and women of prayer are presented in accessible doses ideal for daily prayer amidst the seemingly all-consuming busy-ness of life. \nEach page is an invitation to enter more deeply into the life of faith. What does the road to union with God look like? What is a dark night? What is true love of the Trinity? What is this Church as bridegroom business? \nMysticism is not some foreign and remote life of prayer for poets and saints in heaven; rather\, it is the call for every Christian to draw more deeply and profoundly from the heart of Christ in prayer. \nA Year with the Mystics is a tour\, a retreat\, and a love story in which God seeks you out. With the small commitment of a few minutes a day to prayer with mystic saints and other holy ones\, you will be making time for communication and peace in the heart of the Trinity. Your faith will grow and you will see that the life of a contemplative in the world can be yours; it can become for you the air you breathe and a wellspring of renewal in your life as a Catholic\, rooted in the sacraments. \nThis beautiful Premium UltraSoft gift edition features two-tone sewn binding\, ribbon marker\, gold edges\, and designed interior pages. \nBook signing and reception to follow the lecture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/a-year-with-the-mystics-visionary-wisdom-for-daily-living/
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:20190918T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T190000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190816T181832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T205603Z
UID:445-1568829600-1568833200@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Resisting Throwaway Culture
DESCRIPTION:This is a book about hope in the midst of a polarized culture. Camosy begins with a hopeful starting point in the midst of a crumbling US political culture: two of every three Americans constitute an exhausted majority who reject right/left polarization and are open to alternative viewpoints. Especially at this time of realignment\, we have been given a unique moment to put aside the frothy\, angsty political debates and think harder about our deepest values. \nA Consistent Life Ethic\, especially one which embraces Pope Francis’ challenge to resist throwaway culture\, has the capacity to unite people who for the last several decades imagined themselves in a polarized culture war. \nOn issues ranging from hook-up culture\, reproductive technology\, abortion\, euthanasia\, poverty\, immigration\, treatment of animals\, and mass incarceration\, this book articulates a new moral vision in which a culture of encounter and hospitality replaces a consumer culture in which the most vulnerable get used and discarded as so much trash. At bottom\, Camosy offers readers a golden opportunity to dialogue about what kinds of values should serve as the foundation for a new political culture. \nBook signing and reception to follow the lecture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/resisting-throwaway-culture/
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190912T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190912T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190827T173515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190911T165756Z
UID:758-1568311200-1568318400@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Life\, Religious Liberty\, and the Survival of Catholic Health Care
DESCRIPTION:The protection of the unborn\, religious freedom and the survival of Catholic health care will be largely determined by the outcome of the ongoing national debate on the American health care system.  Certain legislative proposals would place the government at the center of healthcare instead of the patient (and their relationship with God) thereby significantly reducing patient freedom and control in their own healthcare.  How does Church teaching inform Catholics and people of goodwill to evaluate these policies?  What can I do to defend religious freedom and protect Catholic healthcare?  The Christ Medicus Foundation and the Catholic Information Center invite you to join this amazing evening that will include a panel discussion moderated by EWTN’s Catherine Hadro and a wine reception to follow.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/life-religious-liberty-and-the-survival-of-catholic-health-care/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Panel Discussions,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190911T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190911T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190816T181832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190909T202146Z
UID:452-1568224800-1568232000@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Freedom Beyond Civility: Providing the Better Answers to Today’s Social Questions
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to be truly free? Is it merely a matter of exercising our rights and resisting coercion? Or is it something more? This four-part series aims to illumine the freedom Christ promises in the life of grace\, and to discern how this be lived out in today’s world. \nThis event is free\, open to the public\, and will be followed by a reception with light refreshments.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/freedom-in-christ-part-1/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center\, 1501 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190904T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190904T190000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190816T181832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240903T135531Z
UID:444-1567620000-1567623600@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics
DESCRIPTION:Who am I? The question today haunts every society in the Western world.   \nLegions of people—especially the young—have become unmoored from a firm sense of self. To compensate\, they join the ranks of ideological tribes spawned by identity politics and react with frenzy against any perceived threat to their group. As identitarians track and expose the ideologically impure\, other citizens face the consequences of their rancor: a litany of “isms” run amok across all levels of cultural life; the free marketplace of ideas muted by agendas shouted through megaphones\, and a spirit of general goodwill warped into a state of perpetual outrage. \nHow did we get here? Why have we divided against one another so bitterly? In Primal Screams\, acclaimed cultural critic Mary Eberstadt presents the most provocative and original theory to come along in recent years. The rise of identity politics\, she argues\, is a direct result of the fallout of the sexual revolution\, especially the collapse and shrinkage of the family. \nAs Eberstadt illustrates\, humans from time immemorial have forged their identities within the structure of kinship. The extended family\, in a real sense\, is the first tribe and first teacher. But with its unprecedented decline across a variety of measures\, generations of people have been set adrift and can no longer answer the question Who am I? with reference to primordial ties. Desperate for solidarity and connection\, they claim membership in politicized groups whose displays of frantic irrationalism amount to primal screams for familial and communal loss. \nWritten in her impeccable style and with empathy rarely encountered in today’s divisive discourse\, Eberstadt’s theory holds immense explanatory power that no serious citizen can afford to ignore. The book concludes with three incisive essays by Rod Dreher\, Mark Lilla\, and Peter Thiel\, each sharing their perspective on the author’s formidable argument. \nBook signing and reception to follow the lecture.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/primal-screams-how-the-sexual-revolution-created-identity-politics/
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:20190618T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190618T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190816T181832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190910T142958Z
UID:441-1560880800-1560888000@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:The Soul of an American President: The Untold Story of Dwight D. Eisenhower's Faith
DESCRIPTION:While there have been many biographies of Dwight D. Eisenhower that focus on his military career or the time of his presidency\, none clearly explores the important role faith played both in his personal life and in his public policy. This despite the fact that he is the only US president to be baptized as a Christian while in office. \nThe book invites you on a journey that is unique in American history and is essential to understanding one of the most consequential\, admired\, and complex Americans of the 20th Century. The story begins in abject poverty in rural Texas\, then travels through Kansas\, West Point\, two World Wars\, and down Pennsylvania Avenue. This is the untold story of a man whose growing faith sustained him through the loss of a young son\, marital difficulties\, depression\, career disappointments\, and being witness to some of the worst atrocities humankind has devised. A man whose faith was based in his own sincere personal conviction\, not out of a sense of political expediency or social obligation. \nYou’ve met Dwight Eisenhower the soldier and Dwight Eisenhower the president. Now meet Dwight Eisenhower the man of faith. \nReception and book signing to follow the event.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-soul-of-an-american-president-the-untold-story-of-dwight-d-eisenhowers-faith-2/
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190610T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190610T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190816T181832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190910T144001Z
UID:443-1560189600-1560196800@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:On Faith: Lessons from an American Believer
DESCRIPTION:On Faith is an inspiring collection of the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia’s reflections on his own faith\, on the challenges that religious believers face in modern America\, and on the religious freedoms protected by the Constitution. Featuring a personal introduction by Justice Scalia’s son Father Paul Scalia\, this volume will enrich every reader’s understanding of the legendary justice. \nAntonin Scalia reflected deeply on matters of religion and shared his insights with many audiences over the course of his remarkable career. As a Supreme Court justice for three decades\, he vigorously defended the American constitutional tradition of allowing religion a prominent place in the public square. As a man of faith\, he recognized the special challenges of living a distinctively religious life in modern America\, and he inspired other believers to meet those challenges. \nThis volume contains Justice Scalia’s incisive thoughts on these matters\, laced with his characteristic wit. It includes outstanding speeches featured in Scalia Speaks and also draws from his Supreme Court opinions and his articles. In addition to the introduction by Fr. Scalia\, other highlights include Fr. Scalia’s beautiful homily at his father’s funeral Mass and reminiscences from various friends and law clerks whose lives were influenced by Antonin Scalia’s faith. \nMr. Scalia and Mr. Whelan previously co-edited Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law\, Faith\, and Life Well Lived (Crown Forum\, 2017)\, a New York Times bestselling collection of Justice Scalia’s speeches. You can watch their talk on this book at the CIC here.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/on-faith-lessons-from-an-american-believer/
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:20190606T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190606T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190816T181832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190910T145007Z
UID:442-1559844000-1559851200@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Cooking with the Saints
DESCRIPTION:For the Love of Food\, the Church\, and Her Saints! \nFrom traditional Cottage Pie on St. Patrick’s Day to Basque Lamb Stew on the feast of St. Ignatius Loyola\, the delicious recipes in this unique cookbook will excite your senses\, awaken in you greater love for the saints\, and bring Catholic festivity into your home. \nHere you’ll find brief saints biographies and ideal accompanying dishes tied to the liturgical feasts of the Church. \nFrom this exceptional cookbook\, your family will receive triple nourishment: for body\, mind\, and spirit. \nIn it\, you’ll encounter: \n• Scores of exciting dishes from dozens of countries\, including Ethiopia\, Spain\, Poland\, Hungary\, Korea\, Scotland\, France\, Greece\, and Sweden\n• Sixty fascinating saints biographies\n• A comprehensive list of celebratory cookies for feast days throughout the year\n• Many traditional recipes\, including Roman Honey Cake\, Hungarian Goulash Soup\, and even Papal Cream Cake (a favorite of St. John Paul II)\n• A handy index to help you find just the kind of dinner you need tonight\n• A carefully categorized shopping list for each recipe\, to save you time in the store \nGathered by Alexandra Greeley\, a professional chef and author of thirty-five cookbooks\, and Fernando Flores\, a world traveler and aficionado of all things relating to food and faith\, each of these succulent recipes has been home-tested by our team of Christian mothers and their families. \nWith the help of Cooking with the Saints\, you’ll turn every Christian feast into a joyous\, faith-filled occasion\, bringing your family gastronomic delight and spiritual enrichment throughout the year. \n\nLearn more about this book here.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/cooking-with-the-saints/
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190528T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190528T190000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190816T181832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190910T145525Z
UID:439-1559066400-1559070000@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Sermons in Times of Crisis: Twelve Homilies to Stir Your Soul
DESCRIPTION:The Catholic Church today finds itself in the midst of a crisis. The flock is scattering\, and while some shepherds bravely set off in search of those lost and wandering sheep\, others drive them\, and many more\, further from the fold. \nBut the Church has seen and weathered numerous crises in its two millennia\, and always one or more of its priests and bishops stood up and rallied the faithful: whether to rebuke an Emperor or oppose a policy\, encourage the faithful or defend the faith\, bishops and priests ascended the pulpit and delivered sermons that met the pressing needs of their own times\, sermons which should be read and remembered by Catholics of all times. You will find comfort within these pages as you read the words of these heroic pastors of souls including: \nSt Ambrose of Milan\, St Augustine\, St John Chrysostom\, St Edmund Campion\, Pope St John Paul II \, . . . and seven others. \nEnter into the minds and thoughts of some of the bravest\, most eloquent\, homilists the Church has produced. More than one was killed for the words they uttered which you will find in these pages. But they counted not the cost. \nGuided by Rev. Paul D. Scalia’s introduction and commentaries\, you will come to see that the Church has faced crises and survived\, even thrived\, before. In fact\, it is one of the marks of her authenticity\, as it has often been said\, that no mere human institution could have survived the persecutions and scandals that the Catholic Church has withstood over 2000 years. \nIf you are a priest or bishop\, just maybe reading these words of men not unlike yourself\, will inspire you to stand and be counted and preach God’s word from the pulpit without counting the cost.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/sermons-in-times-of-crisis-twelve-homilies-to-stir-your-soul-2/
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190520T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190520T190000
DTSTAMP:20260630T230223
CREATED:20190816T181820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190910T150126Z
UID:438-1558375200-1558378800@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God's
DESCRIPTION:An award-winning author\, former presidential speechwriter\, and mother of four weaves stories of her own struggles against comparison and impossible expectations with those of seven ex-perfectionist saints (and one heretic) who show us how to pursue a new kind of perfection: freedom in Christ. \nSpiritual perfectionism—an obsession with flawlessness rooted in the belief that we can earn God’s love—is the most dangerous form of perfectionism because so many of us mistake it for virtue\, or deny that it afflicts us at all. Its toxic cycle of pride\, sin\, shame\, blame\, and despair distorts our vision\, dulls our faith\, and leads us to view others through the same hypercritical lens we think God is using to view us. \nAs a lifelong overachiever who drafted her first résumé in sixth grade and spell-checked her high-school boyfriend’s love letters\, Colleen Carroll Campbell knows something about the perfectionist trap. But it was only after she became a mother that she started to see how insidiously perfectionism had infected her spiritual life\, how lethal it could be to her happiness and her family\, and how disproportionately it afflicts the people working hardest to serve God. \nIn the ruins of her own perfectionist mistakes\, Colleen dug into Scripture and the lives of the canonized saints for answers. She discovered to her surprise that many holy men and women she once saw as encouraging her perfectionism were\, in fact\, recovering perfectionists. And their grace-fueled victory over this malady—not perfectionist striving—was the key to their heroic virtue and contagious joy. \nIn The Heart of Perfection\, Colleen weaves the stories and wisdom of these saints with Scripture and beautifully crafted tales of her own trial-and-error experiments in applying that wisdom to her life. She introduces us to such saints as Jane de Chantal\, a single mother who conquered her impatience only after her ex-perfectionist friend Saint Francis de Sales convinced her to trade punishing prayer regimens for the tougher discipline of showing gentleness to rude in-laws\, rowdy kids\, and herself. Colleen describes the battle against obsessive guilt that turned timid people-pleaser Alphonsus Liguori into a fearless defender of God’s mercy; the discernment rules that helped Ignatius of Loyola overcome crippling discouragement and distraction; the concern for reputation that almost cost the world the radical witness of Francis of Assisi; and the biblical work-life balance that Benedict of Nursia pioneered after years of driving himself and others too hard—and without surrendering his holy zeal. \nGorgeously written and deeply insightful\, Colleen Carroll Campbell’s The Heart of Perfection shows that the solution to perfectionism is not to squelch our hard-wired desires for excellence but to allow God to purify and redirect them\, by swapping the chains of control and comparison for pursuit of a new kind of perfection: the freedom of the children of God.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-heart-of-perfection-how-the-saints-taught-me-to-trade-my-dream-of-perfect-for-gods-2/
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events
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