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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181009T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181009T140000
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SUMMARY:When Women Pray: Healing and Hope for the Church in Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Kathleen Beckman asked eleven women to write about their experiences with the power of prayer “to strengthen an army of praying women united for the many spiritual and temporal needs of the human family.” None of us have any doubt these days that the need is great — and in our beloved Church too\, as so many of us are shaken by the scandalous news of this summer. Kathryn Jean Lopez\, one of the eleven chapter authors\, discusses the urgency for women to “save the peace of the world\,” as recent popes have put it\, in loving\, fervent\, prayerful intercession. \nKathleen and Kathryn will discuss practical ways to become “contemplatives in action” for “such a time as this” (Esther 4:14). \nKathleen Beckman is co-founder of the Foundation of Prayer for Priests and author of When Women Pray and Praying for Priests (a second edition of which is being released this Fall). Kathryn Jean Lopez is senior fellow at the National Review Institute where she directs the Center for Religion\, Culture\, and Civil Society and editor-at-large of National Review.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/when-women-pray-healing-and-hope-for-the-church-in-crisis/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180929T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180929T133000
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CREATED:20190816T181739Z
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SUMMARY:Getting to Know Your Archdiocese: A Wikipedia Editing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nJoin us as we gather to edit articles on parishes in the Archdiocese of Washington in honor of the Feast of St. Jerome\, patron saint of translators\, librarians\, and encyclopedists. There is a rich institutional history of the Catholic Church here in the Archdiocese dating all the way back to John Carroll\, the first Bishop and Archbishop in the United States. Our goal is to make that history known on the world’s largest online encyclopedia. \nAttendees will learn to edit Wikipedia and use online and print sources to update related Wikipedia articles. Experienced Wikipedians will be on hand to provide training and guidance. There will also be some librarians available to help with research. \nLaptops are required; please bring your own. Wikimedia has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org. New editors are strongly encouraged to create a Wikipedia account before the day of the event. Do so by clicking here. You can also view the Wikipedia event page here\, which will include the worklist and any available bibliographies.  \nPlease bring any information\, historical images\, books\, or articles that you have. Check with your library to see if there are any books about your parish in their collection. If you would like to use the Archdiocesan history of your parish as source material\, ask your pastor to send his approval to archives@adw.org. \nSchedule:\n\n12:30PM Arrive and get settled. Meet fellow editors. Light Lunch.\n1-1:10  Welcoming remarks\n1:10-1:55  Training by Wikimedia DC\n2-4:45  Edit-a-thon\n4:45  Wrap-up\n5:00  Mass (optional)\n6-7  Reception\n\nSponsored by:\n \n \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \nCo-sponsored by:\nArchdiocese of Washington \nThe Catholic University of America Alumni Association \nThe Catholic University of America’s Department of Library and Information Science Alumni Board
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/getting-to-know-your-archdiocese-a-wikipedia-editing-workshop/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180919T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180919T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181739Z
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SUMMARY:Tales That Tell: Moral Devastation & Original Sin in Literature (Pt. 1)
DESCRIPTION:Forgiveness and Solidarity in Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov\nFyodor Dostoevsky’s last and greatest novel\, The Brothers Karamazov\, explores the question of God’s existence against the backdrop of suffering and betrayal within a troubled family. The genius of Dostoevsky is to have grasped that there can be no love for human beings without a love for God — and conversely\, there can be no belief in God without a deep and profound love for mankind. Prof. Healy will present a brief overview of the structure and characters of the novel\, focusing on the themes of solidarity and forgiveness. \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/tales-that-tell-moral-devastation-original-sin-in-literature-pt-1/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180912T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180912T193000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190920T172621Z
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SUMMARY:The Gift of Religious Liberty in Today’s Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Most Rev. Kurtz will address both the important value of religious freedom in the United States and will highlight some current challenges on the landscape with the response that the Conference of Bishops is making.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-gift-of-religious-liberty-in-todays-landscape/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180910T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180910T190000
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CREATED:20190816T181820Z
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SUMMARY:The Human Advantage: The Future of American Work in an Age of Smart Machines
DESCRIPTION:Bestselling author and economist Jay W. Richards makes the definitive case for how the free market and individual responsibility can save the American Dream in an age of automation and mass disruption. \nFor two and a half centuries\, America has been held together by the belief that if you work hard and conduct yourself responsibly in this country\, you will be able to prosper and leave a better life for your children. But over the past decade\, that idea has come into crisis. A recession\, the mass outsourcing of stable jobs\, and a coming wave of automation that will replace millions of blue- and white-collar jobs alike have left many people worried that the game is rigged and that our best days are behind us. \nIn this story-driven manifesto on the future of American work\, Jay Richards argues that such thinking is counterproductive–making us more fragile\, more dependent\, and less equipped to succeed in a rapidly changing economy. If we’re going to survive\, we need a new model for how ordinary people can thrive in this age of mass disruption. Richards pulls back the curtain on what’s really happening in our economy\, dispatching myths about capitalism\, greed\, and upward mobility. And he tells the stories of how real individuals have begun to rebuild a culture of virtue\, capitalizing on the skills that are most uniquely human: creativity\, resilience\, and empathy for the needs of others. \nDestined to take its place alongside classics like Economics in One Lesson\, The Human Advantage is the essential book for understanding the future of American work\, and how each of us can make this era of staggering change work on our behalf. \nBooks available for purchase at the CIC.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-human-advantage-the-future-of-american-work-in-an-age-of-smart-machines/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Lecture Series,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180905T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180905T190000
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SUMMARY:Why Israel Matters: A Theological Perspective
DESCRIPTION:The re-emergence of Israel as a nation-state caught the world by surprise and continues to trouble it deeply. That Israel matters geo-politically cannot be doubted\, but does it matter theologically? Is there a place for Israel\, as there is for Jews\, in Christian eschatology? \nCo-sponsored with the Thomistic Institute and The Philos Project. \n \n  \n  \n \n\nDouglas Farrow is Professor of Theology and Christian Thought\, and sometime holder of the Kennedy Smith Chair in Catholic Studies\, at McGill University in Montreal. He has lectured and published widely in North America and Europe on moral\, doctrinal\, and political subjects. Among his recent works are Ascension Theology\, Desiring a Better Country\, and the forthcoming Theological Negotiations.  Professor Farrow is a member of the Academy of Catholic Theology and a frequent contributor to First Things. He received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for his contributions to public discourse on significant social issues.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/why-israel-matters-a-theological-perspective/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T190000
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SUMMARY:Remembering Fr. Arne Panula
DESCRIPTION:The Catholic Information Center invites you to gather with Fr. Charles Trullols and friends to remember and celebrate Fr. Arne Panula who we lost this time last year. \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/remembering-fr-arne-panula/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180531T140000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181739Z
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SUMMARY:The #MeToo Moment: Second Thoughts on the Sexual Revolution
DESCRIPTION:A timely conversation with distinguished experts\n\n\n\nThe #MeToo movement has generated widespread outrage over sexual harassment and the culture that condoned it. More broadly\, it has prompted new questions about related harms to women and whether those harms share a common root in the sexual revolution. \nThe current cultural moment\, then\, calls for a thoughtful look at the promises—and consequences—of the sexual revolution. Watch this timely conversation with distinguished experts who will draw on women’s experiences and the latest evidence from the social sciences\, law\, and medicine\, as they offer “second thoughts” on the sexual revolution. \n\n\n\nOPENING REMARKS: THE CULTURAL MOMENT\nMary Eberstadt\n \nCatholic Women’s Forum: Mary Eberstadt\, The Cultural Moment: What We Now KnowMary Eberstadt from Ethics and Public Policy Center on Vimeo. \n\nPANEL II: EXPLOITATION: A BOOMING BUSINESS\nJennifer Lahl\, Mary G. Leary\, Mary Anne Layden\n \nCatholic Woman’s Forum:Women’s Health- Evidence and Concerns from Ethics and Public Policy Center on Vimeo. \n\nPANEL II: EXPLOITATION: A BOOMING BUSINESS\nJennifer Lahl\, Mary G. Leary\, Mary Anne Layden\n \nCatholic Women’s Forum: Exploitation- A Booming Business from Ethics and Public Policy Center on Vimeo. \n\nCLOSING REMARKS: A WAY FORWARD\nHelen Alvaré\n \nCatholic Women’s Forum: Helen Alvaré\, A Way Forward from Ethics and Public Policy Center on Vimeo.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-metoo-moment-second-thoughts-on-the-sexual-revolution/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Panel Discussions,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180517T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180517T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190920T174402Z
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SUMMARY:Find Your Whistle: Simple Gifts Touch Hearts and Change Lives
DESCRIPTION:Four-Time International Whistling Champion Christopher Ullman presents Find Your Whistle\, the heartwarming\, hilarious\, and outrageous journey of a Washington and Wall Street insider who uses his simple gift to touch hearts and change lives. In this sweet and authentic memoir\, world whistling champion Christopher Ullman a managing director at one of the world s most powerful private equity firms tells readers how he found\, developed\, and shares his whistle with big-wig politicians\, special needs children\, Wall Street billionaires\, and more than 400 people on their birthdays every year. \nChris inspires readers to find their simple gift – their whistle – and make the world a better place.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/find-your-whistle-simple-gifts-touch-hearts-and-change-lives/
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180515T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180515T183000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190920T175151Z
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SUMMARY:Responsibility to Care: What Euthanasia Victims Can Teach Us
DESCRIPTION:Join Bobby Schindler\, M.S.\, brother of Terri Schiavo and president of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network\, for an evening of prayer\, remembrance\, and hope in the face of America’s increasing embrace of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Fr. Thomas Petri\, O.P.\, Vice President and Academic Dean of the Dominican House of Studies will celebrate Mass at 5:30pm. \nFollowing Mass at 6:00pm\, Fr. Petri will participate in a lively and life-affirming panel conversation with Bobby Schindler and Wesley J. Smith\, JD\, National Review Online contributor and author of “Culture of Death: The Age of ‘Do Harm’ Medicine”. \nBobby Schindler will share first-hand experiences and lessons from his fight for his sister Terri\, as well as the fights for Charlie Gard\, Alfie Evans\, Jahi McMath\, Vincent Lambert\, and others. Fr. Petri and Wesley Smith will share insights on Catholic responses to euthanasia and assisted suicide\, as well as latest developments and trends likely to impact all families in the future.\n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/responsibility-to-care-what-euthanasia-victims-can-teach-us/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190920T175728Z
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SUMMARY:The Fisherman's Tomb: The True Story of the Vatican's Secret Search
DESCRIPTION:  \nA Texas oilman. A brilliant female archaeologist. An unknown world underneath the Vatican. \nIn 1939\, a team of workers beneath the Vatican unearthed an early Christian grave. This surprising discovery launched a secret quest that would last decades — a quest to discover the long-lost burial place of the Apostle Peter. \nFrom earliest times\, Christian tradition held that Peter — a lowly fisherman from Galilee\, whom Christ made leader of his Church — was executed in Rome by Emperor Nero and buried on Vatican Hill. But his tomb had been lost to history. Now\, funded anonymously by a wealthy American\, a small army of workers embarked on the dig of a lifetime. \nThe incredible\, sometimes shocking\, story of the 75-year search and its key players has never been fully told — until now. The quest would pit one of the 20th century’s most talented archaeologists — a woman — against top Vatican insiders. The Fisherman’s Tomb is a story of the triumph of faith and genius against all odds.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-fishermans-tomb-the-true-story-of-the-vaticans-secret-search/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180503T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180503T190000
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SUMMARY:Unrepeatable: Cultivating the Unique Calling of Every Person
DESCRIPTION:“Every person is the way of the Church”-St. John Paul II \nWhat if we were able to gain profound insight into the unique design\,\ncreative drive\, and potential destiny of the people in our lives? The bold\npromise of this book is that we can. This ability carries an awesome\nresponsibility: We must all be mentors and midwives to the personal\nvocations of others. \nUnrepeatable is about the urgent need for each of us\nto cultivate the vocations of others and the steps we should take to do it\nwell. By smartly weaving evocative stories of those who have radically\nlived out their callings with practical tools for discernment and\nmentorship\, Burgis and Miller—who have a combined twenty-five years\nof experience helping people and organizations discover their purpose—\nturn staid perceptions of vocation on their head.\nUnrepeatable will equip you to: \n• Renew your parish\, school\, community\, or company by empowering every member to discover\, embrace\, and fully\nlive out their unique calling\n• Confidently teach and mentor young people in critical skills of discernment and decision-making\n• Know and be known by others in a deeply personal way through a technique that unlocks and awakens the deepest\ndesires of the heart\nAs we enter into the stories of others’ lives\, we enter into the story of God’s love. There is no greater adventure. Unrepeatable\ninvites you to be a part of it.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/unrepeatable-cultivating-the-unique-calling-of-every-person/
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180426T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180426T190000
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SUMMARY:Why Liberalism Failed
DESCRIPTION:Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded? \nOf the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth century—fascism\, communism\, and liberalism—only the last remains. This has created a peculiar situation in which liberalism’s proponents tend to forget that it is an ideology and not the natural end-state of human political evolution. As Patrick Deneen argues in this provocative book\, liberalism is built on a foundation of contradictions: it trumpets equal rights while fostering incomparable material inequality; its legitimacy rests on consent\, yet it discourages civic commitments in favor of privatism; and in its pursuit of individual autonomy\, it has given rise to the most far-reaching\, comprehensive state system in human history. Here\, Deneen offers an astringent warning that the centripetal forces now at work on our political culture are not superficial flaws but inherent features of a system whose success is generating its own failure.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/why-liberalism-failed/
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events,Lecture Series,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180424T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180424T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20180424T181739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T150701Z
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SUMMARY:A Woman Who Made the World Better: Remembering Kate O’Beirne
DESCRIPTION:When Kate O’Beirne died\, tributes to her that appeared in numerous publications including National Review\, set in motion many examinations of conscience. What is the legacy we leave behind as Catholics in the public square? Is it a focus on faith and family\, excellence\, and being present to everyone who crosses your path? Many cited Kate as a model and inspiration for women\, in a particular way\, in the world today – especially those who know and love their faith and want to share it naturally and joyfully\, attracting others to it. \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/a-woman-who-made-the-world-better-remembering-kate-obeirne/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Panel Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T194500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T150818Z
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SUMMARY:The Hillbilly Thomists
DESCRIPTION:What is a Hillbilly Thomist?\n\n\nIn 1955\, the southern author Flannery O’Connor said of herself\, “Everybody who has read Wise Blood thinks I’m a hillbilly nihilist\, whereas. . .I’m a hillbilly Thomist.” She said that her fiction was concerned with the ways grace is at work among people who do not have access to the sacraments. The Thomist (one who follows the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas) believes that the invisible grace of God can be at work in visible things\, just as the Word became flesh and dwelt among us\, in the person of Christ. \nTraditional bluegrass music is playful and energetic; along with American folk music\, it often contains explicitly theological themes: belief in Christ\, the goodness of life\, the pain of unrequited love\, the finality of death\, and hope in eternal life. It is a traditional southern form of testimony to the presence of grace in the human heart. So when it is played by Dominicans who study Thomas Aquinas\, there is no doubt that what comes about as a result is Hillbilly Thomism. \n\n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-hillbilly-thomists/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180319T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T151456Z
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SUMMARY:Science and Religion: The Myth of Conflict
DESCRIPTION:Stephen Barr\, President of The Society of Catholic Scientists\, discusses the unique relationship between faith and science and highlights how his organization combats this myth. \n\nThe Society of Catholic Scientists is an international lay organization founded in June of 2016 to foster fellowship among Catholic scientists and to witness to the harmony of faith and  reason. \nThe Society hopes to answer the call of Pope St. John Paul II that ‘members of the Church who are active scientists’ be of service to those who are attempting to ‘integrate the worlds of science and religion in their own intellectual and spiritual lives.’ The Society will do this through annual conferences\, symposia and seminars\, discussion groups\, lectures\, and other activities. \nIn its first year\, the SCS grew to 500 members. Nearly a hundred scientists attended its inaugural conference in April\, 2017\, along with theologians\, philosophers\, and historians. \nThe Society also provides opportunities for Catholic undergraduates\, graduate students\, and postdoctoral researchers in the natural sciences to get to know and interact with more senior colleagues. In this way the Society hopes to provide role models and mentors for young Catholics who are on the way to possible careers in science. \nTheir core mission is: \n\nTo foster fellowship among Catholic scientists.\nTo witness to the harmony between the vocation of scientist and the life of faith.\nTo be a forum for reflection upon and discussion of questions concerning the relation of science and the Catholic faith.\nTo act as a resource for Catholic educators\, pastors\, and lay people\, and for journalists and members of the general public who have questions about the significance of scientific theories and discoveries and about the relation of science and faith.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/science-and-religion-the-myth-of-conflict/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180314T190000
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SUMMARY:Before & After Google: Tips for Discussing Pro-Life Issues with Non-Catholics
DESCRIPTION:In 2017\, Stephanie was a presenter for the series “Talks at Google\,” speaking on abortion at Google headquarters in Mountain View\, California. There she applied the Socratic method and storytelling to the debate surrounding abortion. She invited the audience to be “pro-conversation” on a topic that can be one of the most divisive\, and demonstrated that it is possible to be gracious and respectful when encountering different ideas. \nJoin us at the CIC as Stephanie shares her insights and experiences of not only how she prepared for this Google talk but how she prepares in general for interacting with the culture\, and offers practical “take aways” for the audience to apply in their own life. She will also incorporate stories of professionals in the world\, going about their daily duties\, who have “won” people around them by their witness. \nVisit her website to learn more about Stephanie and her work.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/before-after-google-tips-for-discussing-pro-life-issues-with-non-catholics/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180227T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180227T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
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SUMMARY:When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment
DESCRIPTION:The transgender movement has hit breakneck speed. In the space of a year\, it’s gone from something that most Americans had never heard of to a cause claiming the mantle of civil rights. \nBut can a boy truly be “trapped” in a girl’s body? Can modern medicine really “reassign” sex? Is sex something “assigned” in the first place? What’s the loving response to a friend or child experiencing a gender-identity conflict? What should our law say on these issues? \nWhen Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment provides thoughtful answers to all of these questions. Drawing on the best insights from biology\, psychology\, and philosophy\, Ryan T. Anderson offers a balanced approach to the policy issues\, a nuanced vision of human embodiment\, and a sober and honest survey of the human costs of getting human nature wrong. \nEveryone has something at stake in today’s debates about gender identity. Analyzing education and employment policies\, Obama-era bathroom and locker-room mandates\, politically correct speech codes and religious-freedom violations\, Anderson shows how the law is being used to coerce and penalize those who believe the truth about human nature. And he shows how Americans can begin to push back with principle and prudence\, compassion and grace.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/when-harry-became-sally-responding-to-the-transgender-moment/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180208T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T152349Z
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SUMMARY:Soli Deo Gloria Sacred Art: Catholicism and Craftsmanship
DESCRIPTION:If you’ve been to the CIC recently I’m sure you’ve noticed the beautiful\, richly engraved religious woodwork that we have available. We are excited to announce that craftsman John McCarthy will join us to discusses the artistic techniques\, advanced technology\, and the historical and religious symbolism that each piece of his work reflects. \nIn the meantime\, you can learn more about the process and the inspiration behind John’s work by visiting his website here.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/soli-deo-gloria-sacred-art-catholicism-and-craftsmanship/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180205T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180205T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T152701Z
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SUMMARY:Plan of Life: Habits to Help You Grow Closer to God
DESCRIPTION:This book is a practical approach to re-setting your life following God’s Word and the teachings of the Catholic Church. Learn how people form habits\, and how you can form holy habits\, habits that will bring you closer to Jesus. It represents a “treasure chest” of practices to help you grow happier\, holier\, and closer to God every day.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/plan-of-life-habits-to-help-you-grow-closer-to-god/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180110T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T153951Z
UID:390-1515607200-1515610800@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Understanding the Times: A Panel on Christianity\, Liberalism\, and the Challenges of Our Day
DESCRIPTION:How should Christians understand and navigate the challenges of life in 21st century America? What characterizes our time and how should we live in it as Christians\, as parents\, as human beings? Fare Forward\, a magazine written and produced by young adults\, has a put together a print issue that includes explorations of these questions. Join us for a panel with three authors from the issue as they discuss their pieces and the questions and issues they raise.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/understanding-the-times-a-panel-on-christianity-liberalism-and-the-challenges-of-our-day/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Panel Discussions,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180108T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T154309Z
UID:387-1515434400-1515438000@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:A Mind at Peace: Reclaiming an Ordered Soul in the Age of Distraction
DESCRIPTION:These past two decades\, modern technology has brought into being scores of powerful challenges to our interior peace and well-being. We’re experiencing a worldwide crisis of attention in which information overwhelms us\, corrodes true communion with others\, and leaves us anxious\, unsettled\, bored\, isolated\, and lonely. \nThese pages provide the time-tested antidote that enables you to regain an ordered and peaceful mind in a technologically advanced world. Drawing on the wisdom of the world’s greatest thinkers\, including Plato\, Aristotle\, St. Augustine\, and St. Thomas Aquinas\, these pages help you identify – and show you how to cultivate – the qualities of character you need to survive in our media-saturated environment. \nThis book offers a calm\, measured\, yet forthright and effective approach to regaining interior peace. Here you’ll find no argument for retreat from the modern world; instead these pages provide you with a practical guide to recovering self-mastery and interior peace through wise choices and ordered activity in the midst of the world’s communication chaos. \nAre you increasingly frustrated and perplexed in this digital age? Do you yearn for a mind that is more focused and a soul able to put down that IPhone and simply rejoice in the good and the true? It’s not hard to do. The saints and the wise can show you how; this book makes their counsel available to you.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/a-mind-at-peace-reclaiming-an-ordered-soul-in-the-age-of-distraction/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T154427Z
UID:386-1513274400-1513278000@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:2017 Annual Christmas Poetry in DC
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy 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. Festive attire encouraged! 100% Scrooge-Free: No cost to attend. \n\nAPPLY TO BE A READER\nIf you are interested in reading a poem\, please fill out this form by Friday\, December 1\, 2017. \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 Catholic Information Center) will receive precedence to become readers. \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/2017-annual-christmas-poetry-in-dc/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171115T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171115T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T154600Z
UID:382-1510768800-1510772400@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law\, Faith\, and Life Well Lived
DESCRIPTION:This definitive collection of beloved Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s finest speeches – selected by Christopher Scalia and the Justice’s former law clerk Edward Whelan – covers topics as varied as the law\, faith\, virtue\, pastimes\, and his heroes and friends. \nFeaturing a foreword by longtime friend Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and an intimate introduction by his youngest son\, this volume includes dozens of speeches\, some deeply personal\, that have never before been published. Christopher J. Scalia and the Justice’s former law clerk Edward Whelan selected the speeches.\n\nAmericans have long been inspired by Justice Scalia’s ideas\, delighted by his wit\, and instructed by his intelligence. He was a sought-after speaker at commencements\, convocations\, and events across the country. Scalia Speaks will give readers the opportunity to encounter the legendary man more fully\, helping them better understand the jurisprudence that made him one of the most important justices in the Court’s history and introducing them to his broader insights on faith and life.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/scalia-speaks-reflections-on-law-faith-and-life-well-lived/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Panel Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T155146Z
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SUMMARY:Force For Good: The Catholic Guide to Business Integrity
DESCRIPTION:A thought-provoking and insightful dialogue as Lauren Ashburn\, Managing Editor and Anchor of EWTN Nightly News with Lauren Ashburn\, interviews Dr. Engelland about his new book\, Force for Good: The Catholic Guide to Business Integrity. \nThis fast-paced book\, written by the Assistant Dean of the School of Business and Economics at the Catholic University of America\, argues that the creation of integrity-infused organizations is the key to long-term success\, personally and in the marketplace. Through sound explanations\, detailed examples\, and personal stories\, it shows business leaders how to infuse integrity and bring success into their organizations by implementing the four core principles of Catholic Social Doctrine. \nIntroductory remarks were given by Dr. Andrew Abela\, Provost of The Catholic University of America. \n\n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/force-for-good-the-catholic-guide-to-business-integrity/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Panel Discussions,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T155446Z
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SUMMARY:Finding God in the Modern World (Part 3)
DESCRIPTION:The Drama of Grace\nSigrid Undset and the Narrative of Conversion\nwith Fr. Raymund Snyder\, OP\nSigrid Undset is best known for her novel Kristin Lavransdatter\, which earned her the Nobel Prize in 1928. Although she is acclaimed for the historical and psychological realism of this portrait of a 14th Norwegian woman\, her novels also contain a deeper layer of richness that can only properly be appreciated through a theological lens. In this lecture\, Fr. Snyder will present some of Undset’s stories of conversion in light of St. Thomas Aquinas’s doctrine of grace. Undset’s writings illustrate to modern readers the beauty of a heart transformed by the God who is ever ancient and ever new.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/finding-god-in-the-modern-world-part-3/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events,Lecture Series,Partnership Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171104T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171104T120000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
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SUMMARY:All Saints Training Camp
DESCRIPTION:Kids of all ages are invited to join us for our All Saints Training Camp on Saturday\, November 4th at 11:00 am. Author Julia Harrell will read from her book\, How to Be a Hero: Train with the Saints and lead us in a fun training program to help us exercise our “saint muscles.” Attendees will have an opportunity to purchase and have a book signed\, as well as a chance to ask Julia questions about her book and the writing process.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/all-saints-training-camp/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171102T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171102T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T160225Z
UID:383-1509645600-1509649200@cicdc.org
SUMMARY:Just Right: A Life in Pursuit of Liberty
DESCRIPTION:Lee Edwards is the preeminent historian of the conservative movement. But as this riveting memoir makes clear\, he has not simply observed conservatism as a detached scholar; he has been active on the national stage longer than any other conservative in America. \nSince committing his life to pro-freedom and anticommunist efforts as a young man in 1956\, he has been present at nearly every major event of the modern conservative movement. In his tireless pursuit of liberty\, Dr. Edwards has combined politics\, policy\, and philosophy. \nHis memoir is full of colorful stories from a man who has done it all in a remarkable\, multifaceted career and appears at a critical time in the history of American conservatism. In an inspiring final chapter aimed at the rising generation\, Dr. Edwards shows how conservatives can remain a major political and philosophical force in America.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/just-right-a-life-in-pursuit-of-liberty/
CATEGORIES:Book Launches,CIC Events,Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171016T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171016T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
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SUMMARY:Finding God in the Modern World (Part 2)
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Hope\nThe Christian Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis\nwith Philip Zaleski\nEveryone knows the taste of hope\, but what it is\, whence it comes\, how it acts\, why it flourishes or vanishes\, often mystify believers and skeptics alike. In the hope of elucidating some of hope’s elusive qualities and operations\, Philip Zaleski examines its role in the lives and works of the major Inklings\, especially J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis\, with reference to the writings of Popes Saint John Paul II\, Benedict XVI\, and Francis. \n  \nPart Three–“The Drama of Grace: Sigrid Undset and the Narrative of Conversion” with Fr. Raymund Snyder\, OP \n\nPhilip Zaleski is the author of many books on religion and culture\, including The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings (Best Book of the Year\, MLA Conference on Christianity and Literature) and Prayer: A History (New York Times Notable Book)\, both co-authored with his wife\, Carol Zaleski.  He also created and edited the long-running annual literary and religious anthology\, The Best Spiritual Writing. He has taught at Wesleyan University\, Tufts University\, and Smith College and is currently a research associate in Smith’s Department of Religion. When away from desk and classroom\, he is an oblate of the contemplative Roman Catholic Benedictine community of St. Mary’s Monastery in northwest Massachusetts.   \n  \nCo-Sponsored by:
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/finding-god-in-the-modern-world-part-2/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171010T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171010T190000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133517
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190816T181734Z
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SUMMARY:Rebuilding His Footprints
DESCRIPTION:Today\, when Christianity and policy are discussed\, the narrative is often centered on this idea of western values. In reality\, Christianity’s rich history and culture started in the Middle East. Now with wars raging and Islamic extremism rampant\, this rich history and culture is being decimated in the Middle East. Christian churches that have stood for centuries are being leveled\, many Christians are fleeing their homeland for their lives\, and Christianity in the Middle East is on the verge of being wiped out. \nDespite all this\, local and international forces are dedicated to reversing these trends\, protecting human rights\, and combating religious persecution in the Middle East. Join us on October 10th as two subject matter experts discuss the local and international steps underway to help restore Christianity in the Middle East. \nReception to follow event. \n[button type=”simple_button_link” url=”https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/CatholicInformationCenter/RebuildingHisFootprints.html” target=”” button_color_fon=”#d79b4b” ]RSVP[/button] \n\nSpeakers:\nAndrew Doran is Vice President & Senior Policy Advisor at In Defense of Christians. He has traveled widely throughout the Middle East and is the author of dozens of articles about U.S. foreign policy\, culture\, and human rights.  His pieces have been published with CNN\, First Things\, National Review\, The American Conservative\, The American Interest\, The Daily Beast\, The Jerusalem Post\, The National Interest\, The Washington Examiner\, and elsewhere.  He has been invited to speak on the subject of religious persecution in the Middle East at the Council on Foreign Relations and previously served on the executive secretariat of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO at the U.S. Department of State.  He is an armed forces veteran and attorney\, and lives in the Washington\, DC area. \n  \nShadi Khalloul is Founder & Chairman of ICAA – Israeli Christian Aramaic Association NGO. He is an Israeli Aramaic Maronite from Kfar Birem.  He serves as a Paratrooper Captain in the IDF Reserves. He was born Gush Halav\, the Christian Maronite Village in Northern Galilee region in Israel\, near the border with Lebanon. He has a degree in International Business and Finance from the University of Las Vegas. \nHe is acting  Chairman of the Aramaic Christian Association\, and was previously the IDF Spokesman of Christian officers to integrate Israeli 160\,000 Israeli Christians into Jewish society. He is the founder of Paramilitary Educational preparation year for Christian – Jewish youth launched on 2017.  \nOne of Shadi’s biggest successes was to achieve recognition for Christians in Israel be officially registered as Arameans. In 2014\, after seven years of work\, former Interior Minister Mr. Gidon Saar to approve their appeal to be registered as Arameans instead of Arabs. This achievement allowed recognition of Christians in Israel as an indigenous group with their Aramaic identity and language.  Shadi was invited to speak in front of the UN Committee of Minorities and Human Rights\, asking them to protect persecuted Middle Eastern Christians and allowing them statehood. \nIn 2015 Shadi was a candidate for the Knesset leading the “Free Christian Aramaic voice” movement inside Yisrael Betenu party.   \nShadi participates in several international conferences and Campuses tours discussing the Jewish – Christian Aramaic relations inside and outside of Israel.  He is fearless in explaining the moral treatment of the Christian minority in Israel.  Shadi often presents his research on how Israel treat its Christian minority and other minorities.  He is on the forefront revealing propaganda against the state of Israel\, and is an outspoken defender against BDS campaigns.   \nToday\, Shadi is a fellow with the Philos Project and he hosts many Christian delegations from all over the worlds\, showing them his village and teaching them about their Christian roots in Israel.  He is dedicated to educating local and foreigner visitors of all nationalities on their Eastern Aramaic Christian roots\, identity and language. He calls on Christians worldwide to join forces with Jews in general and Zionist in particular towards everlasting Christian existence in Middle East in their forefathers’ lands and for strong Jewish -Christian relationships worldwide. \n  \n  \n\nCo-sponsored by:
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/rebuilding-his-footprints/
CATEGORIES:CIC Events
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