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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
DTSTAMP:20260702T143838
CREATED:20190816T181739Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20260702T143838
CREATED:20190816T181739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T145549Z
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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:20260702T143838
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
DTSTAMP:20260702T143838
CREATED:20190816T181739Z
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:20260702T143838
CREATED:20190816T181739Z
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
DTSTAMP:20260702T143838
CREATED:20190816T181739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T151353Z
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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:20260702T143838
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T152010Z
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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:20260702T143838
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:20260702T143838
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:20260702T143838
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T153951Z
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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:20260702T143838
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T154309Z
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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:20260702T143838
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T154427Z
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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:20260702T143838
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T154600Z
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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:20260702T143838
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:20260702T143838
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:20260702T143838
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:20260702T143838
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T160225Z
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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:20260702T143838
CREATED:20190816T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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:
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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:
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SUMMARY:Catholicism in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION: Fr. White will talk about his new book on Catholicism and the challenges and promise of Catholicism in the 21st century\, followed by comments and conversation with Mary Eberstadt and Robert Royal. \nThe Light of Christ provides an accessible presentation of Catholicism that is grounded in traditional theology\, but engaged with a host of contemporary questions or objections. Inspired by the theologies of Irenaeus\, Thomas Aquinas and John Henry Newman\, and rooted in a post-Vatican II context\, Fr. Thomas Joseph White presents major doctrines of the Christian religion in a way that is comprehensible for non-specialists: knowledge of God\, the mystery of the Trinity\, the Incarnation and the atonement\, the sacraments and the moral life\, eschatology and prayer. \nAt the same time\, The Light of Christ also addresses topics such as evolution\, the modern historical study of Jesus and the Bible\, and objections to Catholic moral teaching. Touching on the concerns of contemporary readers\, Fr. White examines questions such as whether Christianity is compatible with the findings of the modern sciences\, do historical Jesus studies disrupt or confirm the teaching of the faith\, and does history confirm the antiquity of Catholic claims. \nThis book serves as an excellent introduction for young professionals with no specialized background in theology who are interested in learning more about Catholicism\, or as an introduction to Catholic theology. It will also serve as a helpful text for theology courses in a university context. \nAs Fr. White states in the book’s introduction: “This is a book that offers itself as a companion. I do not presume to argue the reader into the truths of the Catholic faith\, though I will make arguments. My goal is to make explicit in a few broad strokes the shape of Catholicism. I hope to outline its inherent intelligibility or form as a mystery that is at once visible and invisible\, ancient and contemporary\, mystical and reasonable.” \n\nAbout the Speakers:\nFr. Thomas Joseph White is the author of Wisdom in the Face of Modernity: A Study in Thomistic Natural Theology (Sapientia Press\, 2009)\, The Incarnate Lord: A Thomistic Study in Christology (The Catholic University of America Press\, 2015)\, and Exodus (Brazos Press\, 2016). He has edited several books\, and is co-editor of the theological journal Nova et Vetera (English edition). In 2011 he was appointed an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Fr. White is currently a participating scholar in the project Virtue\, Happiness\, & the Meaning of Life sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation. \nMore information about Fr. White’s publications can be found on his academia.edu profile. \n  \n \nMary Eberstadt is an essayist and author of several influential works of non-fiction\, including How the West Really Lost God: A New Theory of Secularization; Adam and Eve after the Pill: Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution; and Home-Alone America. Her novel The Loser Letters: A Comic Tale of Life\, Death\, and Atheism\, has been adapted for stage and will premiere in fall 2016. She is also editor of the anthology Why I Turned Right: Leading Baby Boom Conservatives Chronicle Their Political Journeys. \nA frequent contributor to magazines and journals including TIME\, The Wall Street Journal\, National Review\, the Weekly Standard\, and First Things\, Mrs. Eberstadt (nee Tedeschi) has also served as an editor at Policy Review\, The Public Interest\, and The National Interest. Previous affiliations include the Hoover Institution and the Ethics and Public Policy Center. In 2011\, she founded a literary organization called the Kirkpatrick Society that mentored hundreds of women writers. \nDuring the Reagan administration\, Mrs. Eberstadt spent two years as a speechwriter to Secretary of State George Shultz. In 2014\, Seton Hall University awarded Mrs. Eberstadt an honorary doctorate in humane letters. She lives in the Washington\, DC area. \n  \nRobert Royal is the founder and president of the Faith & Reason Institute in Washington\, D.C. and editor-in-chief of The Catholic Thing (www.thecatholicthing.org)  His books include: 1492 And All That: Political Manipulations of History (1992)\, Reinventing the American People: Unity and Diversity Today (1995)\, The Virgin and the Dynamo: The Use and Abuse of Religion in the Environment Debate(1999\, Eerdmans)\, Dante Alighieri in the Spiritual Legacy Series (1999\, Crossroad)\, and The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century: A Comprehensive Global History (2000\, Crossroad)\, The Pope’s Army (2006\, Crossroad)\, and The God That Did Not Fail (2006\, Encounter). Dr. Royal holds a B.A. and M.A. from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the Catholic University of America. He has taught at Brown University\, Rhode Island College\, and The Catholic University of America. He received fellowships to study in Italy from the Renaissance Society of America (1977) and as a Fulbright scholar (1978). From 1980 to 1982\, he served as editor-in-chief of Prospect magazine in Princeton\, New Jersey. \n\n  \nCo-sponsored by:
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SUMMARY:Lessons in Hope
DESCRIPTION:A preeminent authority on the Catholic Church and papal biographer describes what he learned from chronicling the life of Pope John Paul II \nIn Lessons in Hope\, George Weigel tells the story of his unique friendship with St. John Paul II. As Weigel learns the pope “from inside\,” he also offers a firsthand account of the tumult of post-Vatican II Catholicism and the Cold War’s endgame\, introducing readers to the heroes who brought down European communism. Later\, he shows us the aging pope grappling with the post-9/11 world order and teaching new lessons in dignity through his own suffering. \nA deeply humane portrait of an eminent scholar learning a saint\, Lessons in Hope is essential reading for anyone seeking a fuller understanding of a world-changing pope.\n  \nReception and book signing to follow.\n\n\n\nAbout the Author:\nGeorge Weigel\, Distinguished Senior Fellow of Washington’s Ethics and Public Policy Center\, is a Catholic theologian and one of America’s foremost commentators on issues of religion and public life. Senior Vatican Analyst for NBC News\, Weigel is the author of twenty-one books\, including the New York Times best-seller Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Can Marriage be Saved?
DESCRIPTION:When marriage is in the headlines it is often an issue of controversy\, contention\, confusion and pain. Mary Rose and Ryan Verret are doing something to counter that trend. They are the founders of Witness to Love\, a marriage prep renewal ministry now present in diocese around the country. \n\nCan Catholic marriage be saved? (Yes!) How does marriage mentoring work? What difference does it make? In conversation with Kathryn Jean Lopez\, the Verrets will get practical and inspiring for anyone involved in marriage prep\, renewal\, married\, or knows anyone who is married and wants to be a better support. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\nMary-­Rose and  Ryan Verret are the founders of Witness to Love and the authors of Witness to Love: How to Help the Next Generation Build Marriages that Survive and Thrive. \nMary­-Rose is a featured presenter in the series “Doors of Mercy” released by St. Benedict Press for the Year of Mercy. Together the Verrets speak on issues regarding marriage\, mercy\, faith\, family and fertility. Mary-­Rose has been interviewed by: The National Catholic Register\, EWTN\, The Catholic World Report\, Catholic News Agency\, The Gus Lloyd Show\, Aleteia\, and secular media outlets. \nRyan completed graduate studies in Theology\, Clinical Psychology\, and Medical Ethics and worked for several years in the field of healthcare administration. Since 2010\, Ryan has worked primarily in the development of legislative and educational efforts that develop the Culture of Life both in Louisiana and throughout the United States and Canada.\nTogether Ryan and Mary-Rose speak on issues regarding evangelization\, marriage\, NFP\, miscarriage and medical ethics. They are frequent guests on EWTN’s Catholic Radio for Acadiana and they reside in the heart of Cajun Country with their four children. Their passion is teaching couples to share their marriage with others! \n  \nModerated by:\n \nKathryn Jean Lopez \nSenior Fellow \nNational Review Institute \n  \n  \n\n Co-sponsored by:\n \nThe National Review Institute was founded by William F. Buckley Jr. in 1991\, some 36 years after he founded National Review  magazine. The Institute is a non-profit\, 501(c)(3)\, charitable organization\, established to complement its sister organization\, National Review\, by engaging in policy development\, public education\, and advocacy to advance the conservative principles Buckley championed.
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SUMMARY:Why I Don't Call Myself Gay
DESCRIPTION:Daniel C. Mattson\, author of the new book “Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay: How I Reclaimed My Sexual Reality and Found Peace” will discuss his personal journey to and from a gay identity and detail the importance for the Church to have a prophetic role in the world in reclaiming sexual reality.  \nHis talk will focus on the lessons he’s learned as a Prodigal Son who has returned home to his Father’s house\, as well as the importance for the Church to have a prophetic role in the world in reclaiming sexual reality. A key focus of Mattson’s book and his work is that the words we use matter. Mattson will discuss why he believes that the current lexicon of LGBTQIA sexual identities does injury both to God and man and reflect an abuse of language\, designed to undermine the creative wisdom of God. In a religion rooted in the Logos\, the Word made flesh\, Mattson believes we must reflect the nature of created reality in the words we use. For Mattson\, this means the only words that are objectively true–and therefore helpful–are the Words Christ said while he walked among us\, incarnate as a man\, “Have you not read that the one who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female?'” \nBook signing and reception to follow event. \n  \n\nAbout the Author: \nDaniel C. Mattson is a writer and a public speaker who proclaims the Good News of the Catholic Church’s teaching on homosexuality. His story is told in the award-winning documentary Desire of the Everlasting Hills\, produced by the Courage Apostolate (everlastinghills.org) His writing has appeared in Communio\, First Things\, The National Catholic Register\, andCrisis Magazine\, among others. He is a frequent guest on Catholic radio and has appeared several times on EWTN. A professional orchestral trombone player\, Mattson has performed and presented master classes around the world\, including at the famed St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia. \n  \n\nReviews: \n“I encourage many to read the following testimonial\, which… bears witness to the mercy and goodness of God\, to the efficacy of his grace\, and to the veracity of the teachings of his Church.”\n— Cardinal Robert Sarah\, from the Foreword; Author\, God or Nothing \n“Daniel Mattson has written an honest account of the genuine struggles faced by those with same-sex attraction. Drawing upon a wealth of spiritual insights and wisdom from across our deep Catholic tradition\, he shares with us how he has come to understand and accept God’s loving plan for his life\, as well as the beauty and richness of the Church’s teachings on chastity. The tenderness and mercy of God is evident throughout and is a powerful reminder for all of us!”\n— Cardinal Timothy Dolan\, Archbishop of New York \n“This powerful book reminds us that we need to accompany our brothers and sisters in their struggles with compassion and love\, patience and understanding. I pray that this book will help many to discover God’s love and to find happiness in following Jesus Christ and his beautiful plan for creation and our lives.”\n—Most Reverend José H. Gomez\, Archbishop of Los Angeles \n“Dan Mattson is a profile in courage.  This profoundly moving story of his experience of same sex attraction and his reflections on the hard-won truth that those attractions do not define him mark a way forward for others.  I highly recommend this memoir to pastoral ministers accompanying our brothers and sisters in similar circumstances.”\n— Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley\, GCIH OFM Cap.\, Archbishop of Boston
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SUMMARY:Finding God in the Modern World (Part 1)
DESCRIPTION:Large and Startling Figures\nFlannery O’Connor’s Postmodern Apologetic\nwith Dr. Frederick C. Bauerschmidt\nWriting to a friend in the mid-1950s\, the American fiction writer Flannery O’Connor noted that we live in an age in which “the moral sense has been bred out of certain sections of the population\, like the wings have been bred off certain chickens to produce more white meat on them….This is a Generation of wingless chickens\, which I suppose is what Nietzsche meant when he said God was dead.” In such a situation\, she felt\, subtlety could not work: “you have to make your vision apparent by shock—to the hard of hearing you shout\, and for the almost blind you draw large and startling figures.” Dr. Bauerschmidt will explore how\, through her fiction\, O’Conner presented her Catholic vision by means of grotesque and often shockingly violent tales in which the absolute demands of belief clash with postmodern indifference\, attempting to open jaded modern readers to the possibility of transcendent truth. \nPart Two–“Saved in Hope: The Christian Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis” with Philip Zaleski\nPart Three–“The Drama of Grace: Sigrid Undset and the Narrative of Conversion” with Fr. Raymund Snyder\, OP \n\nDr. Frederick C. Bauerschmidt is Professor of Theology at Loyola University Maryland and a deacon of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He has published book on the theology of Thomas Aquinas and the Christian mystical tradition\, as well as numerous articles on Catholic life and thought. \n  \n  \n  \nCo-Sponsored by:
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/finding-god-in-the-modern-world-part-1/
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SUMMARY:Theology on Tap: Vacation Bible School (part 4)
DESCRIPTION:What Does the Bible Say About: Women\, Mary\, & Other Hot Topics\nAll young adults (21-late 30s) are invited to DCCatholic’s and the CIC’s summer Theology on Tap series “Vacation Bible School” at Buffalo Billiards in Dupont Circle on Tuesday evenings from July 11-August 1 for. We’ve upgraded from bible school crafts to craft beers as we question and explore how God’s Word makes a difference in our daily lives. Bring your friends and meet other YA Catholics for Happy Hour specials from 6-7pm with a talk and Q/A to follow from 7-8pm. #totdc \nMust have valid 21+ ID to enter \nTheology on Tap features:\n-Dynamic talk on the topic of faith\n-Catholic Community\n-Free Pool/Darts\n-Happy Hour Specials from 6-7pm\n-Food and Drink Specials all night! \n  \nAbout the Speaker:\nFr. Eric de la Pena is a Conventual Franciscan priest serving the Catholic University of America as Associate Chaplain for Faith Development. He also ministers to the local Prayer groups of Washington DC through monthly Mass\, spiritual talks and retreats such as the Life in the Spirit Seminar. Before his entrance to the Franciscan Order\, Fr Eric practiced as a licensed physical therapist in New York City with specialty in spinal mobilization. He also has a keen interest on the study of Scripture that relates to Christian living. Fr. Eric holds three degrees: a Master of Divinity\, a Master in Theology specializing in Christian Spirituality and a Bachelor’s degree in the science of Physical Therapy. \n  \n  \nLearn more at www.facebook.com/DCCatholic | www.adw.org/tot or email Jonathan Lewis at DCCatholic@adw.org.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/theology-on-tap-vacation-bible-school-part-4/
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SUMMARY:Theology on Tap: Vacation Bible School (part 3)
DESCRIPTION:Bible Trivia Night!\nCome as a team or team up to make new friends for our Summer TOT trivia night! All are welcome! \nAll young adults (21-late 30s) are invited to DCCatholic’s and the CIC’s summer Theology on Tap series “Vacation Bible School” at Buffalo Billiards in Dupont Circle on Tuesday evenings from July 11-August 1 for. We’ve upgraded from bible school crafts to craft beers as we question and explore how God’s Word makes a difference in our daily lives. Bring your friends and meet other YA Catholics for Happy Hour specials from 6-7pm with a talk and Q/A to follow from 7-8pm. #totdc \nMust have valid 21+ ID to enter \n[button type=”simple_button_link” url=”https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/CatholicInformationCenter/TAP_Talk_3.html” target=”” button_color_fon=”#d79b4b” ]RSVP[/button] \nTheology on Tap features:\n-Dynamic talk on the topic of faith\n-Catholic Community\n-Free Pool/Darts\n-Happy Hour Specials from 6-7pm\n-Food and Drink Specials all night! \n  \nLearn more at www.facebook.com/DCCatholic | www.adw.org/tot or email Jonathan Lewis at DCCatholic@adw.org.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/theology-on-tap-vacation-bible-school-part-3/
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SUMMARY:Theology on Tap: Vacation Bible School (part 2)
DESCRIPTION:How Do I Pray with the Scriptures?\nAll young adults (21-late 30s) are invited to DCCatholic’s and the CIC’s summer Theology on Tap series “Vacation Bible School” at Buffalo Billiards in Dupont Circle on Tuesday evenings from July 11-August 1 for. We’ve upgraded from bible school crafts to craft beers as we question and explore how God’s Word makes a difference in our daily lives. Bring your friends and meet other YA Catholics for Happy Hour specials from 6-7pm with a talk and Q/A to follow from 7-8pm. #totdc \nMust have valid 21+ ID to enter \n[button type=”simple_button_link” url=”https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/CatholicInformationCenter/TAP_Talk_2.html” target=”” button_color_fon=”#d79b4b” ]RSVP[/button] \nTheology on Tap features:\n-Dynamic talk on the topic of faith\n-Catholic Community\n-Free Pool/Darts\n-Happy Hour Specials from 6-7pm\n-Food and Drink Specials all night! \nAbout the Speaker:\nFr. Aaron Qureshi is a Priest of the Archdiocese of Washington with a degree in Biblical Theology. Learn more about Fr. Aaron’s story here. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nLearn more at www.facebook.com/DCCatholic | www.adw.org/tot or email Jonathan Lewis at DCCatholic@adw.org.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/theology-on-tap-vacation-bible-school-part-2/
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SUMMARY:Theology on Tap: Vacation Bible School (part 1)
DESCRIPTION:Fake News or Good News: How Do We Know the Bible is Real?\nAll young adults (21-late 30s) are invited to DCCatholic’s and the CIC’s summer Theology on Tap series “Vacation Bible School” at Buffalo Billiards in Dupont Circle on Tuesday evenings from July 11-August 1 for. We’ve upgraded from bible school crafts to craft beers as we question and explore how God’s Word makes a difference in our daily lives. Bring your friends and meet other YA Catholics for Happy Hour specials from 6-7pm with a talk and Q/A to follow from 7-8pm. #totdc \nMust have valid 21+ ID to enter \n[button type=”simple_button_link” url=”https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/CatholicInformationCenter/TAP_Talk_1.html” target=”” button_color_fon=”#d79b4b” ]RSVP[/button] \nTheology on Tap features:\n-Dynamic talk on the topic of faith\n-Catholic Community\n-Free Pool/Darts\n-Happy Hour Specials from 6-7pm\n-Food and Drink Specials all night! \nAbout the Speaker:\n \nFr. Matt Fish is originally from the Pacific Northwest\, but moved out east to attend college at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He taught high school in New York and Texas\, and later moved to the Washington area to work\, teaching religion at DeMatha Catholic high school in Hyattsville\, Maryland. Fr. Matt has graduate degrees in Philosophy and Theology from the International Theological Institute\, the Catholic University of America\, and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome\, but thinks the initials in front of his name are far more important. \n  \nLearn more at www.facebook.com/DCCatholic | www.adw.org/tot or email Jonathan Lewis at DCCatholic@adw.org.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/theology-on-tap-vacation-bible-school-part-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170629T180000
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SUMMARY:Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination
DESCRIPTION:Virtually everyone supports religious liberty\, and virtually everyone opposes discrimination. But how do we handle the hard questions that arise when exercises of religious liberty seem to discriminate unjustly? How do we promote the common good while respecting conscience in a diverse society?\n \nThis point-counterpoint book brings together leading voices in the culture wars to debate such questions: John Corvino\, a longtime LGBT-rights advocate\, opposite Ryan T. Anderson and Sherif Girgis\, prominent young social conservatives. \nMany such questions have arisen in response to same-sex marriage: How should we treat county clerks who do not wish to authorize such marriages\, for example; or bakers\, florists\, and photographers who do not wish to provide same-sex wedding services? But the conflicts extend well beyond the LGBT rights arena. How should we treat hospitals\, schools\, and adoption agencies that can’t in conscience follow antidiscrimination laws\, healthcare mandates\, and other regulations? Should corporations ever get exemptions? Should public officials? \nShould we keep controversial laws like the Religious Freedom Restoration Act\, or pass new ones like the First Amendment Defense Act? Should the law give religion and conscience special protection at all\, and if so\, why? What counts as discrimination\, and when is it unjust? What kinds of material and dignitary harms should the law try to fight-and what is dignitary harm\, anyway? \nBeyond the law\, how should we treat religious beliefs and practices we find mistaken or even oppressive? Should we tolerate them or actively discourage them? \nIn point-counterpoint format\, Corvino\, Anderson and Girgis explore these questions and more. Although their differences run deep\, they tackle them with civility\, clarity\, and flair. Their debate is an essential contribution to contemporary discussions about why religious liberty matters and what respecting it requires. \nBook signing and reception to follow event. \n  \n  \nAbout the Speakers\nRyan T. Anderson is the William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow in American Principles and Public Policy at the Heritage Foundation\, and the Founder and Editor of Public Discourse: Ethics\, Law\, and the Common Good\, the online journal of the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton\, NJ. A Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University\, he earned his Ph.D. in political philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. Anderson’s research has been cited by two U.S. Supreme Court justices in two Supreme Court cases. \nHis writings have appeared in the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, the Wall Street Journal\, the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy\, the Harvard Health Policy Review\, the Weekly Standard\, and National Review. Anderson has appeared on ABC\, CNN\, CNBC\, MSNBC\, and the Fox News Channel. In addition to a memorable 2013 debate about marriage on CNN’s Piers Morgan Live\, his news interviews include appearances on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos\, CNN’s New Day with Chris Cuomo\, MSNBC’s The Ed Show with Ed Schultz\, and Fox News’ Hannity. \nSherif Girgis is a research scholar at the Witherspoon Institute. He is coauthor of the book “What Is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense” (Encounter Books\, 2012)\, and of “Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination” (Oxford University Press\, 2017). He earned his A.B. at Princeton University\, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude. After earning a master’s degree at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar\, and a law degree from Yale\, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal\, Girgis returned to Princeton to do a Ph.D. in philosophy\, where he is currently completing his dissertation. Sherif has written on social issues in academic and popular venues\, including Public Discourse\, National Review\, Commonweal\, the New York Times\, the Yale Law Journal\, the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy\, and the Wall Street Journal\, and has spoken at more than 80 lectures\, conferences\, and debates\, both popular and academic. \nReviews\n“In our deeply divided nation\, Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination is a refreshing and hope-inspiring book. Provocative\, clear\, careful in argument\, searching in coverage\, it shows that people who strongly disagree can both find much common ground and also articulate their differences with respect and care\, fostering a community of reason. It will be a wonderful book for undergraduate teaching\, but it is also challenging for people well-versed in the subject\, whether they agree or disagree.” — Martha C. Nussbaum\, School of Law and Department of Philosophy\, The University of Chicago  \n“One of the most important debates in our time is that it of religious liberty as it relates to controversies over sexuality and marriage. Sadly\, usually most Americans don’t have these debates at all\, content to stay in our silos and never engage with those who disagree with us. This book is different. Ryan Anderson\, Sherif Girgis\, and John Corvino model how to hold strong (very strong) opinions while debating others with respect. This book will equip you\, wherever you stand\, on how the “other side” from you thinks. If American society follows the lead of this book\, our culture wars won’t end\, but they just might be kinder and smarter. That’s a good start.” — Russell Moore\, President\, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention
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