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SUMMARY:The Seven Big Myths about Marriage
DESCRIPTION:What Science\, Faith\, and Philosophy Teach Us about Love and Happiness\nAbout the Book\nThe Seven Big Myths about Marriage:  What Science\, Faith\, and Philosophy Teach Us about Love and Happiness explores some of the most interesting and vexing problems in contemporary life. Appealing to reason rather than religious authority\, the book tackles the most controversial and talked about positions of the Catholic Church – on contraception\, on marriage\, on reproductive technologies\, on cohabitation\, and on divorce – arguing for the reasonableness of the Church’s views on these issues. \nThe book’s interdisciplinary approach\, following the precedent of Thomas Aquinas\, looks to human happiness and fulfillment\, properly understood\, in seeking the answers to questions about how to live. It aims to show to skeptical readers that what the Catholic Church teaches about controversial issues is rationally justified by considering evidence from psychology\, sociology\, and philosophy. \n\nAbout Dr. Christopher Kaczor\nDr. Christopher Kaczor is William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in Religion and Public Life in the James Madison Program  at Princeton University. He graduated from the Honors Program of Boston College and earned a Ph.D. four years later from the University of Notre Dame. He did post-doctoral work in Germany at the University of Cologne as a Federal Chancellor Fellow and returned as a Fulbright Scholar. His eleven books include The Seven Big Myths about Marriage\,  A Defense of Dignity\,  The Seven Big Myths about the Catholic Church\, The Ethics of Abortion\, O Rare Ralph McInerny: Stories and Reflections on a Legendary Notre Dame Professor\, Thomas Aquinas on the Cardinal Virtues; Life Issues-Medical Choices;Thomas Aquinas on Faith\, Hope\, and Love; The Edge of Life\, and Proportionalism and the Natural Law Tradition. Dr. Kaczor’s research on issues of ethics\, philosophy\, and religion has been inThe New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Los Angeles Times\, the Huffington Post\, National Review\, NPR\, BBC\, EWTN\, ABC\, NBC\, FOX\, CBS\, MSNBC\, TEDx\, and The Today Show.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-seven-big-myths-about-marriage/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140929T180000
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SUMMARY:Something Other Than God
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Fulwiler told herself she was happy. Why wouldn’t she be? She made good money as a programmer at a hot tech start-up\, had just married a guy with a stack of Ivy League degrees\, and lived in a twenty-first-floor condo where she could sip sauvignon blanc while watching the sun set behind the hills of Austin. \nRaised in a happy\, atheist home\, Jennifer had the freedom to think for herself and play by her own rules. Yet a creeping darkness followed her all of her life. Finally\, one winter night\, it drove her to the edge of her balcony\, making her ask once and for all why anything mattered. At that moment everything she knew and believed was shattered. \nAsking the unflinching questions about life and death\, good and evil\, led Jennifer to Christianity\, the religion she had reviled since she was an awkward\, sceptical child growing up in the Bible Belt. Mortified by this turn of events\, she hid her quest from everyone except her husband\, concealing religious books in opaque bags as if they were porn and locking herself in public bathroom stalls to read the Bible. \nJust when Jennifer had a profound epiphany that gave her the courage to convert\, she was diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition-and the only treatment was directly at odds with the doctrines of her new-found faith. Something Other Than God is a poignant\, profound and often funny tale of one woman who set out to find the meaning of life and discovered that true happiness sometimes requires losing it all. \nJennifer Fulwiler\nJennifer Fulwiler is a programmer-turned-writer who chronicles her experiences of faith and family life on her popular blog\, ConversionDiary.com. Her articles have also appeared in America\, Our Sunday Visitor\, Envoy and National Review Online. She has been a guest on the television showsFox and Friends\, Life on the Rock\, and The Choices We Face\, and and was also the subject of the reality show Minor Revisions. She and her husband\, Joe\, live in Austin\, Texas\, with their six young children.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/something-other-than-god/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140925T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140925T190000
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SUMMARY:Desire of the Everlasting Hills (film)
DESCRIPTION:Three intimate and candid portraits of Catholics who try to navigate the waters of self-understanding\, faith\, and homosexuality:\nDan\, a gregarious artist who spent his life hiding a deep sense of isolation from those who loved him; \nRilene\, a successful businesswoman who realized that twenty-five years with her partner did not provide the fulfillment she had hoped for; \nand Paul\, an international model who\, after a life of self-indulgence\, found grace in the last place he expected. \nLook at the face of the other…discover that he has a soul\, a history\, and a life\, that he is a person\, and that God loves that person. -Benedict XVI\n \nThis film will be introduced by: \n\n Kathryn Lopez\nEditor-at-large\, National Review Online\nDirector\, Catholic Voices USA
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/desire-of-the-everlasting-hills-film/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140923T180000
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SUMMARY:Got Religion? A Young Professionals Happy Hour with Naomi Schaefer Riley
DESCRIPTION:Got Religion?\nWhy are young people dropping out of religious institutions? Can anything be done to reverse the trend? In Got Religion?\, Naomi Schaefer Riley examines the reasons for the defection\, why we should care\, and how some communities are successfully addressing the problem. \nThe traditional markers of growing up are getting married and becoming financially independent. But young adults are delaying these milestones\, sometimes for a full decade longer than their parents and grandparents. This new phase of “emerging adulthood” is diminishing the involvement of young people in religious institutions\, sapping the strength and vitality of faith communities\, and creating a more barren religious landscape for the young adults who do eventually decide to return to it. Yet\, clearly there are some churches\, synagogues\, and mosques that are making strides in bringing young people back to religion. \nGot Religion? offers in-depth\, on-the-ground reporting about the most successful of these institutions and shows how many of the structural solutions for one religious group can be adapted to work for another. \nThe faith communities young people attach themselves to are not necessarily the biggest or the most flashy. They are not the wealthiest or the ones employing the latest technology. Rather\, they are the ones that create stability for young people\, that give them real responsibility in a community and that help them form the habits of believers that will last a lifetime. \nNaomi Schaefer Riley\nNaomi Schaefer Riley is a weekly columnist for the New York Post and a former Wall Street Journal editor. She is the author of Til Faith Do Us Part: How Interfaith Marriage Is Transforming America\, God on the Quad\, and The Faculty Lounges. She lives with her husband\, Jason\, and their three children in suburban New York City. \nYoung Professionals Happy Hours are open to those between the ages of 21-35. $15 admission covers food and beverages.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/got-religion-a-young-professionals-happy-hour-with-naomi-schaefer-riley/
CATEGORIES:Young Professional Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140918T180000
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SUMMARY:The Feasts with Cardinal Wuerl
DESCRIPTION:How the Church Year Forms Us as Catholics\nEvery day is a holiday in the Catholic Church. In their latest collaboration\, Cardinal Wuerl and Mike Aquilina examine the history and traditions behind both favorite and forgotten holidays\, from Christmas to Easter\, from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity to the Feast of the Holy Angels\n\nCatholic faith is festive\, and the Catholic faithful count their days by celebrating the mysteries of Jesus’ life. There is a message to be found in the passing of days\, weeks\, and seasons. Through the feasts\, ordinary Christians learn the life of Christ\, share it\, and come to imitate it. \nThis book continues the work the authors began in their books The Mass and The Church\, exploring the meaning and purpose of the most basic and beloved aspects of Catholic life. Each chapter uncovers the biblical origins and development of one of the great feasts or fasts — Advent\, Epiphany\, the Holy Angels\, all the Marian feasts\, and even this very day. The calendar can be a catechism for Catholics who know how to live it. \n“The feasts form us\,” write the authors\, “They help to make us and remake us according to the pattern of the life of Jesus Christ. We number our days as we walk in his footsteps\, from his birth to his baptism\, from his passion to his resurrection\, from his Ascension to his sending of the Spirit to make us saints. We do this faithfully every year\, and it defines us as who we are.”
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-feasts-with-cardinal-wuerl/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140915T180000
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SUMMARY:Diplomacy & the Holy See
DESCRIPTION:Former U.S. Ambassadors to the Holy See\, R. James Nicholson and Francis Rooney\, discuss the position of the Holy See in the current international order\nThe Holy See’s relationship with the international community has been the focus of debate this year. Recently\, the United States announced that it would relocate the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See. In February\, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child released a report chastising the Holy See\, alleging that the Holy See has not complied with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In light of these developments\, the CIC will host a panel of two former U.S. Ambassadors to the Holy See to discuss the role of the Holy See as a diplomatic institution and its position in the current international order.\nR. James Nicholson\nR. James “Jim” Nicholson\, Senior Counsel for the law firm of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck\, is former Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He was sworn into that office in February 2005 and served through September 2007. As Secretary of Veterans Affairs\, Mr. Nicholson was the principal advocate for veterans in the U.S. government\, ensuring that they received the care\, support\, recognition and dignity they deserve for their service to our country. As VA Secretary\, Nicholson also directed the federal government’s second largest Cabinet Department\, responsible for a nationwide system of hospitals\, health care clinics\, benefits programs\, and national cemeteries for America’s twenty-five-million veterans. The VA employs over 240\,000 people with a budget of approximately 100 billion dollars. \nPrior to serving in the Cabinet\, Mr. Nicholson served as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See from 2001 to 2005. In that position he becamse a well-known advocate in Rome for the elevation of human dignity\, giving special emphasis to human trafficking\, religious freedom\, starvation and bio-tech food\, HIV-AIDS\, and international terrorism. He was knighted by Pope John Paul II in October 2003 for his work representing the U.S. to the Vatican. \nMr. Nicholson was born in 1938 and grew up on a tenant farm in norwest Iowa in a family of seven children. He is a 1961 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point\, N.Y. He served eight years on active duty as a paratrooper and Ranger\, then 22 years in the Army Reserve\, retiring with the rank of colonel. While serving in Vietnam\, he earned the Bronze Star Medal\, Combat Infantryman Badge\, the Meritorious Service Medal\, Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry and two Air Medals. \nMr. Nicholson earned a master’s degree from Columbia University in New York and a law degree from the University of Denver. He practiced law in Denver\, specializing in real estate\, municipal finance\, and zoning law. In 1978 he founded Nicholson Enterprises\, Inc.\, a developer of master planned residential communities\, and in 1987 he bought Renaissance Homes\, which became an award-winning builder of quality custom homes. \nIn January 1986\, Mr. Nicholson was elected to be the Republican National Committeeman from Colorado. In 1993 he was elected vice-chairman of the RNC\, and in January 1997 he was elected chairman of the RNC\, where he served for four years\, overseeing the elections of 2000\, including the election of President George W. Bush. \nMr. Nicholson has been awarded ten honorary doctor degrees\, and was named a Distinguished Graduate from his alma mater\, West Point\, in 2005. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Daniels Fund\, the Consortium of Catholic Academics and the Horatio Alger Association. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Capgemini North America and is a Fellow at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He is married to the former Suzanne Marie Ferrell of Highland Falls\, New York\, who is an accomplished artist. They are the parents of three adult children. \n\n\n \nFrancis Rooney\nAmbassador Francis Rooney is the Chief Executive Officer of Rooney Holdings\, Inc. and is Chairman of Manhattan Construction Group\, a diversified construction organization based in Tulsa\, Oklahoma. \nFrom 2005 through 2008\, he served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See\, appointed by President George W. Bush. \nAfter government service\, Ambassador Rooney rejoined the Board of Advisors of the Panama Canal Authority\, Republic of Panama\, on which he served previously; is a member of the Board of the Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation and former chairman of the Board of Visitors for the College of International Studies of the University of Oklahoma. \nHe is a Trustee of The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress\, a member of the Council of American Ambassadors\, a Director of The Trust for the National Mall and Crossroads GPS\, all in Washington\, D.C. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for The Forum Club of Southwest Florida\, Naples\, Florida. \nAmbassador Rooney currently serves on several corporate boards – Helmerich & Payne\, Inc. (NYSE: HP)\,  Laredo Petroleum\, Inc.\, (NYSE: LPI)\, both in Tulsa\, Oklahoma; VETRA Energy Group\, Bogota\, Colombia; and Mercantil Commercebank\, Coral Gables\, Florida. \nAmbassador Rooney is a graduate of Georgetown University (A.B. 1975) and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D. 1978)\, and has honorary degrees from the University of Notre Dame (2006) and the University of Dallas (2010).  He is a member of the District of Columbia and Texas Bars\, and holds a U.S. Coast Guard 100 Ton Masters License (Sailing Endorsement).   He and his wife\, Kathleen\, live predominately in Naples\, Florida\, and the Rooney’s have three children\, Larry\, who is married to Porscha\,  Michael and Kathleen\, and one grandson\, Beckett.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/diplomacy-the-holy-see/
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SUMMARY:A Church on the Streets
DESCRIPTION:In Evangelii Gaudium\, Pope Francis told us that he preferred “a Church which is bruised\, hurting\, and dirty because it has been out on the streets\, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.” This discussion will examine what it means to be a Church on the streets and will feature panelists who are all involved with different forms of evangelization work.\n\nLouis Brown\nAttorney\nBoard Member\, St. Paul Street Evangelization\nRaised Catholic\, Louis obtained his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and his juris doctorate from Howard University School of Law.  He practiced law before joining the DNC\, later resigning in protest over the prospect of federal funding of abortion through the healthcare bill.  By God’s grace\, in 2010\, Louis became associate director\, social concerns at the Maryland Catholic Conference.  He later worked as legislative counsel to then U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) and his staffer to the House Judiciary Committee.  After the Congressman’s 2012 election loss\, Louis returned to private practice.  He serves on the Board of St. Paul Street Evangelization (SPSE) a Catholic lay apostolate that evangelizes on the streets of 130 cities globally.  The Holy Spirit has changed thousands of lives through SPSE.  Louis also volunteers on the prayer ministry team at Christ the King Catholic Church in Ann Arbor\, MI.  He is totally dependent on God. \n\n\nElise Italiano\nFormer Theology and Bioethics Teacher\nGeorgetown Visitation Preparatory School\nElise Italiano taught for six years at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington\, DC and is a volunteer with Catholic Voices USA.  Her writing has appeared in National Review Online\, The National Catholic Register\, Catholic News Agency\, Acculturated.com\, and Verily Magazine.  She is a contributor to Breaking Through: Catholic Women Speak for Themselves\, ed. Helen Alvare.\n \nNathan Stanley\nRegional Director\, FOCUS\nNathan Stanley is the Regional Director of the Atlantic Region with FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students).  Nathan is in his 11th year of serving with FOCUS and has served on various campuses throughout the United States during this time: including campuses in New Mexico\, Nebraska\, and Wisconsin.  He has served for the past 5 years on the East Coast as the Regional Director.  Nathan has a Masters in Theology from the Augustine Institute in Denver.  He serves on the Alliance of Campus Ministry committee at the USCCB\, where he represents FOCUS among a group of US campus ministries. Nathan and his wife\, Lauren\, reside outside of Philadelphia in Drexel Hill\, PA.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/a-church-on-the-streets/
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SUMMARY:Christians in the Middle East: The Current Crisis & What Can Be Done
DESCRIPTION:Today\, the very existence of Christians in some parts of the Middle East is threatened. Join us for a discussion on the the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and learn what actions the west can take to defend this religious minority. Georgetown University Professor Tom Farr will examine U.S. policy with respect to religious freedom in general and Christian minorities in the Middle East in particular. Andrew Doran\, Executive Director of In Defense of Christians\, and filmmaker Jordan Allott will discuss their experiences on the ground in Syria and Iraq earlier this year. Allott will show video shorts\, including footage from Iraq\, Syria\, and Lebanon\,  that explain what In Defense of Christians will do to for the preservation of Christianity in the Middle East. \n\n\nThomas F. Farr\nDirector\, Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion\, Peace\, and World Affairs (Georgetown University)\nThomas F. Farr is director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion\, Peace\, and World Affairs and a visiting associate professor of religion and international affairs at Georgetown’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. A former American diplomat and leading authority on international religious freedom\, Farr has published widely\, including “Diplomacy in an Age of Faith” in Foreign Affairs(March/April 2008)\, and World of Faith and Freedom: Why International Religious Liberty is Vital to American National Security (Oxford University Press\, 2008). Farr received his B.A. in history from Mercer University\, and his Ph.D. in modern British and European history from the University of North Carolina. \n\n\n\nAndrew Doran\nExecutive Director\, In Defense of Christians\nMr. Doran served on the executive secretariat of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO at the U.S. Department of State. He has worked as a business and management consultant for the U.S. Department of State. He writes variously about U.S. foreign policy\, with a particular focus on the persecution of Christians in the Middle East\, where he has traveled widely. He has met with Senators\, Hill staffers\, non-governmental organizations\, human rights activists from across the North America\, Europe\, and the Middle East to advocate for the rights of religious minorities\, especially the ancient Christian communities of Egypt\, Iraq\, Lebanon\, and Syria. He is an attorney and armed forces veteran\, and lives in metropolitan Washington\, D.C. \n\n\nJordan Allott\nSenior Advisor\, In Defense of Christians\nJordan Allott is senior advisor to In Defense of Christians (IDC) and the founder of In Altum Productions.  Jordan is a documentary filmmaker and writer whose work focuses on human rights issues. In 2009-10\, Jordan went into Cuba to film a documentary about Dr. Oscar Biscet\, a Castro dissident and human rights advocate who was imprisoned by the Communist regime\, for which he has been banned by the Cuban government. In 2013\, Jordan went to Egypt to interview Coptic Christians and other Egyptians who opposed the oppressive rule of the Muslim Brotherhood\, producing this documentary short upon his return. Earlier this year\, despite significant ISIS activity in the region\, Jordan crossed into Syrian under the cover of night to document the heroic struggle of Christians to survive. The story was captured in the print edition of National Review’sMay 19 edition. That same month\, Jordan traveled to Nigeria\, publishing an account in NRO entitled\, “On Boko Haram’s Blood Trail.” \nIn Defense of Christians (IDC)\nIn Defense of Christians (IDC) is a non-profit\, non-partisan organization whose mission is to heighten awareness among policymakers and the general public of the existence of ancient and often persecuted minority communities in the Middle East\, particularly Christians. IDC will also conduct policy advocacy for vulnerable Christians and other religious minorities. Through greater awareness and advocacy\, IDC hopes to influence the U.S. and foreign governments to adopt policies that will safeguard and empower minority religious communities in the Middle East\, especially those vulnerable to violence\, marginalization\, and persecution.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/christians-in-the-middle-east-the-current-crisis-what-can-be-done/
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SUMMARY:TOT Talks
DESCRIPTION:DCCatholic & the CIC present a Summer Theology on Tap series\, “TOT Talks: Stories Worth Spreading”.  Join us Tuesday evenings July 15\, 22\, 29\, August 5 and August 12 at the Catholic Information Center Rooftop!  \nWhat Kind of Neighbor Are You? by Jeanne Isler \nMore information coming soon.  \nHow Not to Plan your Civil War Reenactment Wedding by Fr. Bill Byrne\nMore information coming soon.  \nAbout TOT Talks\nTheology on Tap is a program of the Office of Young Adult Ministry that reaches out to young adults who want to explore the role of faith in their daily lives. In this casual atmosphere\, you’ll hear straight talk and honest answers to your deepest questions about faith\, love\, work and other real life experiences. Theology on Tap provides an opportunity to not only learn about the Catholic faith but also meet like-minded people and make new friends. Theology on Tap is open to all young adults\, regardless of religious affiliation. \n  \n[button type=”churchope_button” url=”https://www.facebook.com/events/288364051330122/?ref=5″ target=”on” button_color_fon=”#173C5C” ]Join on Facebook[/button] \n+All young adults (21-late 30s) are invited for Happy Hour from 6-7pm with a talk and Q/A to follow from 7-8pm. \n+Must have valid 21+ ID to enter
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/tot-talks-5/
CATEGORIES:Young Professional Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140731T180000
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SUMMARY:Healing the Memory with Dawn Eden
DESCRIPTION:Healing the Memory: What St. Ignatius Loyola and Pope Francis Can Teach Us\nRecommended especially for family and friends of survivors of trauma and abuse.\nAbout Dawn Eden:\n\n\nDawn Eden is the author of My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints (Ave Maria Press\, 2012) and The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On (Thomas Nelson\, 2006).\n\n \nBorn into a Jewish family in New York City\, Dawn lost her faith as a teenager and became agnostic. During her twenties\, in the 1990s\, she was a rock journalist in New York City\, interviewing performers such as Elton John and Brian Wilson. She went on to work on the editorial staff of the New York Post and the Daily News.\n\n\nWhen Dawn was thirty-one\, she experienced a dramatic conversion to Christianity that ultimately led her to enter the Catholic Church. Her first book\, The Thrill of the Chaste\, became a surprise hit\, published in four languages.\n \n\nIn My Peace I Give You\, Dawn offers a Catholic spirituality of healing for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse. She has shared its message throughout the United States\, as well as in Canada\, Ireland\, the United Kingdom\, and Slovakia. My Peace I Give You has been published in Spanish and Slovak translations\, and is soon to be published in Polish.\n \nFather James Brent\, O.P.\, Director of the Dominican Friars’ Angelic Warfare Confraternity\, wrote in a letter to confraternity members: “For anyone who has suffered from sexual abuse\, Dawn’s book is a must read. The testimonies of victims who have read it are powerful testimonies indeed. But in my opinion\, anyone who suffers from the wounds of sexual sin in any way whatsoever will also find in this book a powerful aid for healing and renewal.”\n\n \n\nSince the publication of My Peace I Give You\, Dawn has been the subject of a profile in the New York Times Magazine and has been interviewed on several EWTN programs. She holds an sacred theology licentiate from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception and is currently continuing her studies toward a doctorate.  \nRead her recent interview in America Magazine.  \n\n\nLinks to online articles\, video\, and audio on Dawn Eden and My Peace I Give You:\n\nInterview in Catholic World Report\n\nInterview in National Review Online\n\n\n\n\nInterview on EWTN’s “Life on the Rock” (video)\n\nInterview on EWTN’s “The Journey Home” (video)\n\nInterview on “Catholic Answers Live” (audio)\n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/healing-the-memory-with-dawn-eden/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140729T180000
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SUMMARY:TOT Talks
DESCRIPTION:DCCatholic & the CIC present a Summer Theology on Tap series\, “TOT Talks: Stories Worth Spreading”.  Join us Tuesday evenings July 15\, 22\, 29\, August 5 and August 12 at the Catholic Information Center Rooftop!  \nWhy I Believe in Love by Meg McDonnell\nMeg McDonnell is co-founder and Editor in Chief ofwww.IBelieveinLove.com\, an online web magazine that aims to foster conversation for and among young Americans about their pursuit for lifelong love\, marriage\, and stable family and economic life. I Believe in Love is a project of the Chiaroscuro Institute\, where Meg serves as Executive Director. The mission of the Washington DC based non-profit is to assist especially lower middle-income Americans to re-connect sex\, marriage\, and childbearing for the sake of reducing a host of social ills including entrenched poverty\, non-marital pregnancies\, abortion\, single-parenting (father absence\, in particular) and the deinstitutionalization of marriage. In 2011\, Meg was one of two recipients of a full time Robert Novak Journalism fellowship. Meg’s writing has appeared in the Washington Post\, The Public Discourse\, Acculturated.com\, MercatorNet.com (an Australian web based magazine)\, Verily Magazine\, The International Business Times\, CatholicVote.com\, AltCatholicah\, Our Sunday Visitor\, Family Foundations\, and other secular and religious news outlets.  \nIn Faith & Start-ups: There is no self made man by Juan Pablo Segura\nJuan Pablo Segura is an entrepreneur focused on improving the way technology is used to deliver healthcare. His company\, 1eq\, has been named a healthcare transformer by the Startup Health Academy in New York City and delivers prenatal care solutions. In addition to his work in healthcare\, Juan Pablo manages an investment portfolio in the food and beverage space called Gaucho Capital. He is also very blessed to have the opportunity to serve as a board member for the Spanish Catholic Center and the Community Services Board in Fairfax County\, organizations called to help the most at risk in the DC metro area. He is a proud graduate of the University of Notre Dame and grew up in Washington DC.  \nAbout TOT Talks\nTheology on Tap is a program of the Office of Young Adult Ministry that reaches out to young adults who want to explore the role of faith in their daily lives. In this casual atmosphere\, you’ll hear straight talk and honest answers to your deepest questions about faith\, love\, work and other real life experiences. Theology on Tap provides an opportunity to not only learn about the Catholic faith but also meet like-minded people and make new friends. Theology on Tap is open to all young adults\, regardless of religious affiliation. \n  \n[button type=”churchope_button” url=”https://www.facebook.com/events/288364051330122/?ref=5″ target=”on” button_color_fon=”#173C5C” ]Join on Facebook[/button] \n+All young adults (21-late 30s) are invited for Happy Hour from 6-7pm with a talk and Q/A to follow from 7-8pm. \n+Must have valid 21+ ID to enter
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/tot-talks-3/
CATEGORIES:Young Professional Program
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SUMMARY:TOT Talks
DESCRIPTION:DCCatholic & the CIC present a Summer Theology on Tap series\, “TOT Talks: Stories Worth Spreading”.  Join us Tuesday evenings July 15\, 22\, 29\, August 5 and August 12 at the Catholic Information Center Rooftop!  \nModern Day Slavery: Our Scourge by Christina Parello\nChristina Parello is a human rights attorney and a parishioner at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle\, where she serves as an EMC and a volunteer with the Homeless Ministry. Beginning in law school at the University of Michigan Law School\, she has worked on several anti-trafficking initiatives and has represented victims of human trafficking in an immigration capacity. She currently works for the NEXUS Institute\, an independent research and policy center that works on human rights and rule of law issues and has developed a special expertise in addressing international human trafficking.  \nThe Way of Beauty; The Way of Happiness by Fr. James Bradley\nFr. James Bradley is a Priest of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham\, set up by Pope Benedict XVI to allows Anglicans to enter the Catholic Church whilst retaining many of their own traditions. He is currently studying Canon Law at The Catholic University of America.  \nAbout TOT Talks\nTheology on Tap is a program of the Office of Young Adult Ministry that reaches out to young adults who want to explore the role of faith in their daily lives. In this casual atmosphere\, you’ll hear straight talk and honest answers to your deepest questions about faith\, love\, work and other real life experiences. Theology on Tap provides an opportunity to not only learn about the Catholic faith but also meet like-minded people and make new friends. Theology on Tap is open to all young adults\, regardless of religious affiliation. \n  \n[button type=”churchope_button” url=”https://www.facebook.com/events/1374718556150767/” target=”on” button_color_fon=”#173C5C” ]Join on Facebook[/button] \n+All young adults (21-late 30s) are invited for Happy Hour from 6-7pm with a talk and Q/A to follow from 7-8pm. \n+Must have valid 21+ ID to enter
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/tot-talks-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140715T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140715T190000
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SUMMARY:TOT Talks
DESCRIPTION:DCCatholic & the CIC present a Summer Theology on Tap series\, “TOT Talks: Stories Worth Spreading”.  Join us Tuesday evenings July 15\, 22\, 29\, August 5 and August 12 at the Catholic Information Center Rooftop!  \nDiscovering the Beautiful by Marie Miller\nMarie Miller is a Curb records artist triple threat: singer\, songwriter and instrumentalist. Signed to the label since 2005\, Miller’s original songs “You’re Not Alone\,” “Fall Alone\,” and “6-2” resonate with listeners in every format from Triple A\, Americana\, front porch folk to bluegrass to country and classic pop. Growing up in the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia\, the third of ten children\, Miller began singing at the age of seven. At twelve she joined her family band\, playing festivals and churches\, with her sister Justina. In 2005\, Miller moved on from the family band to sign a recording contract and publishing deal with Curb Records. Since that time she has released two EP’s\, Marie Miller (2006)\, and You’re Not Alone (2013)\, toured the country\, and risen significantly in radio charts. Most recently\, “6’2” was featured on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars in May 2014. \nBeyond Networking: Fostering Authentic Friendships by Charlie Gardner\nCharlie Gardner is the Washington Officer for the Community of Sant’Egidio\, which is a Catholic lay community dedicated to putting the Gospel into practice through prayer\, service\, and friendship with the poor. He grew up in St. Louis Missouri\, and attended the University of Notre Dame where he received an undergraduate degree in Great Books and Catholic Social Thought and a graduate degree in Theology through the Echo Program. \nAbout TOT Talks\nTheology on Tap is a program of the Office of Young Adult Ministry that reaches out to young adults who want to explore the role of faith in their daily lives. In this casual atmosphere\, you’ll hear straight talk and honest answers to your deepest questions about faith\, love\, work and other real life experiences. Theology on Tap provides an opportunity to not only learn about the Catholic faith but also meet like-minded people and make new friends. Theology on Tap is open to all young adults\, regardless of religious affiliation. \n  \n[button type=”churchope_button” url=”https://www.facebook.com/events/288364051330122/?ref=5″ target=”on” button_color_fon=”#173C5C” ]Join on Facebook[/button] \n+All young adults (21-late 30s) are invited for Happy Hour from 6-7pm with a talk and Q/A to follow from 7-8pm. \n+Must have valid 21+ ID to enter
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/tot-talks/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140623T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140623T190000
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SUMMARY:Thomas More Society of America Feast Day Mass and Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join the Thomas More Society of America for a Mass and reception in honor of the feast of St. Thomas More. The Thomas More Society of America is a non-denominational\, non-profit organization founded to promote interest in the life and works of Sir Thomas More\, while encouraging discussion of contemporary issues in the light of the moral\, religious\, and philosophical significance of More’s thought. Through its forums\, programs\, and activities\, the Society acquaints its members and friends with the values that Thomas More espoused in both his public and private life.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/thomas-more-society-of-america-feast-day-mass-and-reception/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140618T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140618T190000
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SUMMARY:Collin Raye "A Voice Undefeated"
DESCRIPTION:When Collin Raye’s powerful\, golden voice dazzled the country music scene in 1991 with his Number One hit single “Love\, Me”\, country music listeners fell in love with one of the great voices of our time. A new star was rising\, and Collin’s success continued throughout the nineties with over eight million records sold. \nRaye’s autobiography\, A Voice Undefeated\, gives readers a down-to-earth account of the author’s personal and professional life. From his childhood in Arkansas and Texas through his days with the Wray Brothers Band in Oregon and Reno to his rise to international stardom\, this book is both a journey to the top of the music world and an intimate diary of a soul that has suffered great professional and personal losses. \nMany who love Collin Raye\, the successful country music artist\, don’t know much about Collin Raye\, the man\, and the many trials he has endured with faith and courage. Most recently his beloved nine-year-old granddaughter\, Haley\, died in 2010 from an undiagnosed neurological disease. Since Haley’s death\, Collin has become an advocate for the sick and disabled and has established the Haley Bell Blesséd Chair Foundation to provide wheelchairs to families with special needs children. \nThis is a remarkable\, inspirational story told by the man who lived it. It is a story of faith\, of struggle\, of suffering\, of profound love\, and ultimately of triumph in the midst of tragedy. \n \nCollin Raye\nCollin Raye is one of America’s best-loved country singers. He produced twenty-four Top Ten singles\, of which sixteen were Number One hits\, and a total of five straight platinum and two gold albums\, which is a record for the Epic label to this day. He is an advocate for sick and disabled persons and continues to perform live throughout the country. \n*$15 Admission at the door includes food and drinks. As a CIC Young Professional Program Happy Hour\, this event is open to those between the ages of 21-35.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/collin-raye-a-voice-undefeated/
CATEGORIES:Young Professional Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140602T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140602T190000
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SUMMARY:C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Michael Ward from Oxford University discusses Narnia\, imagination\, James Bond\, and his journey home to the Catholic faith.\n\n\nMichael Ward is a Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall in the University of Oxford\, author of Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis (OUP\, 2008)\, and co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis (CUP\, 2010). He presented the BBC television documentary\, The Narnia Code (2009). \nThough based at Blackfriars in Oxford\, Dr. Ward also has appointments at two American universities.  He is\nProfessor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University\, Texas\, and is Visiting Professor at St Katherine College\, California.  He is thus employed at three institutions of higher education: one Catholic\, one Protestant\, and one Eastern Orthodox.   \nAs an Anglican clergyman\, he served as Chaplain of St Peter’s College in the University of Oxford from 2009 to 2012 and as Chaplain of Peterhouse in the University of Cambridge between 2004 and 2007. He was resident Warden of The Kilns\, Lewis’s Oxford home\, from 1996 to 1999. He studied English at Oxford\, Theology at Cambridge\, and has a PhD in Divinity from St Andrews. \nTo learn more about Dr. Ward\, visit www.michaelward.net
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/c-s-lewis-and-the-catholic-church/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140527T180000
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SUMMARY:The Mississippi Flows into the Tiber
DESCRIPTION:After the success of his initial book Roads to Rome\, the English author John Beaumont has completed a new much longer volume of American conversion stories\, to be published by Fidelity Press. The book\, which contains a foreword and afterword by Fr. C. John McCloskey III examines the careers and writings of almost five hundred notable converts\, containing touching stories of all shapes and sizes. \nThere have been and are many eminent and well known American converts to the Catholic faith who inspire and stimulate the faithful and all are covered here: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton\, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha\, Orestes Brownson\, Dorothy Day\, Walker Percy\, Thomas Merton\, Mortimer Adler\, Avery Dulles\, Russell Kirk\, and Clare Booth Luce; media celebrities\, such as Buffalo Bill\, Gary Cooper\, Bob Hope\, Jane Wyman\, and John Wayne; and from sport\, the great Bobby Jones\, George Gipp\, and Knute Rockne. \nJohn Beaumont\, Author\n\nMr. Beaumont\, the author\, is a lawyer by training and was formerly Head of the School of Law at Leeds Metropolitan University\, England. He has written several books on the Law of Evidence and is the author of Roads to Rome: A Guide to Notable Converts from Britain and Ireland from the Reformation to the Present Day (2010). \nFr. C. John McCloskey III\n\n \nFather C. John McCloskey\, III\, STD authored the forward of The Mississippi Flows into the Tiber and will be present for the event. He currently is Research Fellow of the Faith and Reason Institute in Washington DC. From 1985-1990\, he was a chaplain at Princeton University. From 1998-2002\, he was the Director of the Catholic Information Center for the Archdiocese of Washington\, D.C. A native of Washington\, D.C.\, he received a degree in Economics from Columbia University in 1975.  He was the U.S. representative for the ecclesiastical faculties of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome and the University of Navarre in Pamplona Spain from 1984-2003.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-mississippi-flows-into-the-tiber/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140513T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140513T134500
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SUMMARY:Attempted Assassination of John Paul II
DESCRIPTION:An Eyewitness Account from David DePerro on the Anniversary of the Shooting\nMinutes after shaking the Pope’s hand\, nine-year-old David DePerro heard firecrackers—an odd sound. But they weren’t firecrackers—they were gunshots\, and the white open car carrying John Paul II rushed past the shocked and confused boy. The Pope had been shot. May 13th is the is the 33rd anniversary of the shooting. \n \nAbout David DePerro \nDavid lived with his family in Germany when\, on a trip to Rome\, he witnessed the assassination attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II. He was only a few feet from the Pope when gunshots rang out. \nThe Pope’s message of mercy has deeply affected David\, who was inspired by the Pope’s forgiveness of his attacker.  \nAfter a career in information technology\, David DePerro recently turned to work as a filmmaker\, writer\, and publicist. He won numerous awards for his behind-the-scenes documentary film “Behind the Promises: The Making of Settled.” He is the publicist for actor Josh Murray (“Killing Lincoln\,” “Alone Yet Not Alone”).
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/attempted-assassination-of-john-paul-ii/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140507T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140507T190000
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SUMMARY:Women and the Pursuit of Happiness
DESCRIPTION:Meet three DC professional women who are deepening their faith through the varied circumstances of their lives: dating\, marriage\, single life\, motherhood\, and career.\nToday’s modern culture often assesses a woman’s success in relation to the achievement of certain goals: degrees\, marriage\, children\, career advancement\, a beautiful home. Are these achievements an adequate measure of a woman’s happiness? \nCan women really have it all? \nWhat is the importance of friendship for married and single women? \nHow can we live a life of Christian service in single and married life? \nIn the midst of a city which is often dominated by power seeking and image conscious mentality \, how can we pursue God’s will? \n  \n \nMary Hasson\nMary Hasson is a Fellow in Catholic Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington D.C.\, where her writing focuses on Catholicism\, gender\, sexuality\, and family life. She co-authored\, with Michele Hill\, the ground-breaking report\, What Catholic Women Think About Faith\, Conscience\, and Contraception (2012)\, and is working on a book exploring the views of Catholic women on faith\, sexual morality\, and reproduction. She writes for a variety of publications and has been interviewed by a wide range of media outlets including CNN\, MSNBC\, EWTN\, and the BBC. An attorney\, Mary also worked for many years as a professional writer and in Catholic apostolates focused on women\, marriage\, and family. Mary and her husband Seamus are the parents of seven children. \n\n  \n \nMarie Claire Roderick\nMarie Claire Roderick is a Canadian doctoral candidate at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences\, also known as IPS\, in Arlington\, VA.  She plans to graduate June\, 2014 and begin her clinical work in the greater DC area.  Her clinical specialty is in pediatric psychology.  Working with children has always been a passion of hers. She trained with the HSC Pediatric Center with Children’s National Medical Center\, the National Cancer Institute under the National Institutes of Health\, and Frontier Health Services.  Marie Claire’s research with NIH was recently published in the Journal of Genetic Counseling.  When Marie Claire is not busy with her clinical work\, she enjoys running and baking gluten-free treats; but her real passion involves hunting down designer deals at local thrift stores for her family and friends. \n\n  \nJessica Balile\nJessica has been living in the DC area for 16 years. After graduating from the George Washington University in 2002\, She worked as a Producer and Capitol Hill Producer for the Middle East Broadcast Networks\, Director of Community Relations for the Guadalupe Radio Network helping to bring Catholic Radio to DC and as an Associate Producer for the FOX News Channel. Jessica founded GoodGirls DC in 2012 because of her need for fellowship and felt it was important to bring other like minded woman of faith together. She currently lives in Falls Church\, VA with her husband and baby boy\, Joseph. \n  \n\n \nCherylyn LeBon (Moderator)\nCherylyn is a lawyer\, writer\, mom\, and National Co-Chair of Project 21. Twitter @HarleyLeBon. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\nCo-Sponsored by: \n \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/women-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140403T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140403T190000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Battling for the Heart and Soul of a Catholic University
DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED \nThis lecture\, originally scheduled for April 3\, has been postponed. Fr. Miscamble will be traveling  to Australia for his father’s funeral. Please keep the Miscamble family in your prayers.  \nA new date for this event will be announced at a later time.   \nRev. Wilson Miscamble\, author and professor at the University of Notre Dame\, discusses Catholic higher education \n \nAbout the Book\nFor Notre Dame gathers together the important contributions of a devoted Holy Cross priest to the continuing debate over the mission and identity of the University of Notre Dame. Read together\, these essays and addresses by one of the most consistent and committed participants in this ongoing discussion serve to cast vital light on many of the major issues that Notre Dame has confronted in the past two decades. \nFr. Bill Miscamble’s spirited essays in For Notre Dame cover a range of topics and reflect his multiple roles at Notre Dame\, where he has taught for a quarter century. An award-winning scholar and a noted teacher Miscamble writes thoughtfully of the place of teaching and research in Catholic universities. Crucially\, he also is unafraid to explore more contentious subjects like the composition of the faculty and the responsibilities of faculty members who serve in a Catholic university like Notre Dame. Nor has he backed away from the controversies that have beset Notre Dame in recent years. In this volume a reader can learn how he courageously addressed such matters as academic freedom and The Vagina Monologues and\, of course\, how he protested the Notre Dame decision to honor President Barack Obama at its 2009 Commencement. \nThroughout this engaging volume\, Miscamble’s distinctive voice rings clear. His passion for Notre Dame’s Catholic mission is evident on every page. Also evident is his deep concern for the moral and spiritual well-being of Notre Dame’s students and his deep commitment to the priesthood and to the Congregation of Holy Cross. For Notre Dame is essential reading for all those who love Notre Dame and who are interested in its past\, present\, and future. It is a book that asks its readers to reflect deeply about the ongoing struggle to determine the university’s present mission and its future course. Readers – including faculty\, students\, administrators\, trustees and alumni – will surely discover through its pages how they too might stand more truly for Notre Dame. \n\nAbout Rev. Wilson (Bill) Miscamble\n\n  \nRev. Wilson D. (Bill) Miscamble\, C.S.C. joined the permanent faculty at Notre Dame in 1988. The Australian native was born on July 23\, 1953\, and educated at the University of Queensland\, from which he graduated in 1973 and obtained a master’s degree three years later.  In 1976 he came to Notre Dame to pursue graduate studies in history.  He received his doctoral degree in 1980.  He then served for two years as North American analyst in the Office of National Assessments\, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet\, Canberra\, Australia. In August of 1982 he returned to Notre Dame and entered the priestly formation program of the Congregation of Holy Cross.  He was ordained a priest on April 9\, 1988.  In the History Department he teaches at all levels from first year courses to doctoral seminars.  He chaired the History Department from 1993 to 1998.  In addition to his responsibilities on the history faculty\, he has served (2000-04) as Rector and Superior of Moreau Seminary\, the principal formation site for the Congregation of Holy Cross in North America.  Fr. Miscamble’s primary research interests are American foreign policy since World War II and the role of Catholics in 20th century U.S. foreign relations and political life.  His book entitled George F. Kennan and the Making of American Foreign Policy\, 1947-1950 was published in 1992 by Princeton University Press and received the Harry S. Truman Book Award.  He also has authored Keeping the Faith\, Making a Difference (2000)\, and edited American Political History: Essays on the State of the Discipline [with John Marszalek] (1997)\, and Go Forth and Do Good: Memorable Notre Dame Commencement Addresses (2003).  His 2007 book From Roosevelt to Truman: Potsdam\, Hiroshima and the Cold War was published by Cambridge University Press and received the Harry S. Truman Book Award in 2008. More recently Father Miscamble has published  The Most Controversial Decision: Truman\, the Atomic Bombs and the Defeat of Japan (2011) and For Notre Dame: Battling for the Heart and Soul of a Catholic University (2013).  He also has published a number of other articles\, essays and reviews. Father Miscamble has notable interests in the areas of Catholic higher education and Catholics and public life and he lectures and writes on these topics.  During the 2013-14 academic year he holds a visiting appointment as the J.S. Paluch Chair in Theology at Mundelein Seminary of the Archdiocese of Chicago. \n[button type=”churchope_button” url=”https://www.facebook.com/events/490214074432865/?notif_t=plan_user_joined” target=”on” button_color_fon=”#002f5f” ]Join on Facebook[/button] \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/postponed-battling-for-the-heart-and-soul-of-a-catholic-university/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140401T173000
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SUMMARY:Evening of Recollection for Men
DESCRIPTION:An evening of prayer and reflection for men. All are welcome. Includes two preached meditations and the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available throughout the evening. Fellowship and refreshments follow.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/evening-of-recollection-for-men-7/
CATEGORIES:Evenings of Recollection
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140326T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140326T190000
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SUMMARY:A Catechism for Business
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lecture and reception celebrating the newly released work\, A Catechism for Business.  This book launch event will feature remarks by editors Andrew Abela and Joseph Capizzi. A Catechism for Business collects the Church’s teaching on a wide range of topics\, including advertising\, hiring and firing\, investing\, outsourcing\, wages\, working conditions\, and unions. \nAbout the Book\nBusiness leaders face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis. Unfortunately\, many in the business world are ill prepared to deal with the ethical dilemmas they inevitably face in business. The consequences are frequently reported in the news media\, casting a negative light on all business. \nCatholic business leaders in particular\, operate in a world where they are constantly challenged to lead their associates while informing themselves on the rich social teachings of the Catholic Church. A Catechism for Business serves as a reference guide to those business leaders\, providing them the sources of Catholic social teaching so they are better prepared to apply those principles in business and articulate them to colleagues. \nOver the centuries\, Catholic social doctrine has developed as the Church has responded to specific issues and questions. The result? A business leader must be familiar with a breadth of Church documents and teachings if he is to find the principles to guide him on a specific moral question. A Catechism for Business draws together the rich teachings of the Catholic Church as they relate to business\, organized by topic and question. \n\nIs it morally acceptable to minimize taxes using legal tax loopholes?\nWhat is a just wage?\nWhat is a just price?\nIs it morally acceptable to pay bribes in cultures where they appear necessary to conduct business?\n\nThe business leader will not find the text to be an interpretation of Catholic social teaching on business. Rather\, the catechism provides references to the relevant social teachings that address his specific question. It is up to him to prayerfully apply those principles to his specific situation. \nThis essential guide for any Catholic business leader was compiled and edited by Joseph E. Capizzi\, Ph.D. and Andrew V. Abela\, Ph.D. Dr. Capizzi is head of moral theology at CUA’s School of Theology and Religious Studies. Dr. Abela is dean of the new School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America\, which is dedicated to infusing the Social Doctrine of the Church and the natural law into economic life. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nAndrew V. Abela\, Ph.D.\nDr. Abela is the Dean of the School of Business & Economics and Associate Professor of Marketing at the Catholic University of America\, in Washington\, DC. His research on the integrity of the marketing process\, including marketing ethics\, Catholic Social Doctrine\, and internal communication\, has been published in several academic journals\, including the Journal of Marketing\, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science\, the Journal of Business Ethics\, and the Journal of Markets & Morality\, and in two books. He is the co-editor of the Catechism for Business\, forthcoming from Catholic University Press\, and winner of the 2009 Novak Award\, a $10\,000 prize given by the Acton Institute for “significant contributions to the study of the relationship between religion and economic liberty.” \nDr. Abela also provides consulting and training in internal communications to several major corporations\, including JPMorgan Chase\, Microsoft Corporation\, HJ Heinz\, and the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Prior to his academic career\, he spent several years in industry as brand manager at Procter & Gamble\, management consultant with McKinsey & Company\, and Managing Director of the Marketing Leadership Council of the Corporate Executive Board. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto\, an MBA from the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland\, and a Ph.D. in Marketing and Ethics from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia. He and his wife\, Kathleen\, live in Great Falls\, Virginia with their six children. \n  \n\n\n Joseph E. Capizzi\, Ph.D.\nJoseph E. Capizzi is Associate Professor of Moral Theology at the Catholic University of America. He teaches in the areas of social and political theology\, with special interests in issues in peace and war\, citizenship\, political authority\, and Augustinian theology. He has written\, lectured\, and published widely on just war theory\, bioethics\, the history of moral theology\, and political liberalism. \nIn 2002\, he was appointed to The Cardinal’s Chair at The Intercultural Forum for Studies in Faith and Reason\, The John Paul II Cultural Center\, in Washington\, D.C He has been a Senior Fellow at the Culture of Life Foundation and is currently a bioethics advisor to the Maryland State Stem Cell Commission\, on which he has served since his appointment by Governor Ehrlich in 2006. He received his B.A. from the University of Virginia\, his Masters in Theological Studies from Emory University\, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. He lives in Maryland with his wife and six children. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nTo learn more about the book\, visit www.catechismforbusiness.com. For media inquiries\, contact Beatriz at lopezbe@cua.edu \n  \n[button type=”churchope_button” url=”https://www.facebook.com/events/273248922839458/” target=”on” button_color_fon=”#002f5f” ]Join the event on Facebook[/button]
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/a-catechism-for-business/
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SUMMARY:Young Professionals Happy Hour: Ambition
DESCRIPTION: On this panel\, three outstanding Fare Forward writers—Andy Quinn of AEI\, Leah Libresco of American Conservative\, and Charlie Clark\, Chairman of Fare Forward—will discuss their recent pieces in Fare Forward‘s “Ambition” Issue. Come to hear reflections on how Christians could think about ambition in today’s world\, and the role faith plays in the life of vocational striving.\n\nFare Forward is a quarterly Christian review of ideas and cultural commentary. Launched in the summer of 2012\, it is written and produced by emerging adults. Its vision is to connect emerging thought leaders to each other over rigorous reflection on faith\, reason\, and vocation.\n\n\n\n\nAndrew C. Quinn is a Washington\, D.C.-based writer\, researcher\, and musician. He studies public policy and human happiness at the American Enterprise Institute and is a regular contributor to AEI Ideas and The Federalist. His commentary on politics and policy has been featured in RealClearPolitics\, RealClearPolicy\, and The Transom. Andrew is a native Midwesterner\, a graduate of Williams College\, and a saxophonist with a passion for jazz\, hip-hop\, and soul. \n\n\nLeah Libresco graduated from Yale in 2011. She is an editorial assistant at the American Conservative\, and by night writes for Patheos about theology\, philosophy\, and math at www.unequally-yoked.com. She was received into the Catholic Church in November 2012.\n\n\n\nCharlie Clark\, Chairman of Fare Forward\, graduated from Dartmouth in 2011 with degrees in Greek archaeology and English with a concentration in literary theory. Upon graduation\, he returned to his home state to study law at the University of Tennessee. He is broadly interested in how society is organized and culture is constructed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*$15 Admission includes food and drinks. As a CIC Young Professional Program Happy Hour\, this event is open to those between the ages of 21-35.\n[button type=”churchope_button” url=”https://www.facebook.com/events/639724762759328/” target=”on” button_color_fon=”#002f5f” ]Join the event on Facebook[/button]
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/young-professionals-happy-hour-ambition/
CATEGORIES:Young Professional Program
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SUMMARY:Jérôme Lejeune: A Man of Faith and Medicine
DESCRIPTION:A Discussion on the Life\, Work\, and Cause for Canonization of Dr. Jérôme Lejeune\nIn 1958\, Dr. Jérôme Lejeune discovered that an extra copy of chromosome 21 was responsible for the condition known as Down syndrome.  He then dedicated his life to conducting research for a cure for Down syndrome and caring for thousands of those affected by it. Dr. Lejeune once said: “Just one sentence\, spoken by Jesus himself\, will suffice to determine our behavior: ‘Whatever you do for the least of my brethren\, you do it for me.” Throughout his life\, he was an outspoken advocate for the dignity of every human life and was eventually named the first president of the Pontifical Academy for Life by Pope John Paul II. The cause of the beatification and canonization of Jérôme Lejeune was opened on June 28\, 2007. \nThe witness of Jérôme Lejeune is critical today in a culture which so often equates human worth with utility. Dr. Lejeune\, by contrast\, believed that every human life\, even a life with unexpected characteristics\, has an intrinsic value\, and that recognizing such value is necessary for our own happiness. His work demonstrates that it is possible to love each person as a gift and that making a gift of ourselves will lead to true fulfillment.  During this presentation\, the panelists will explore how this kind of love is possible by looking at the life of Lejeune and the experience of parents of children with Down syndrome. \nSpeakers\n\nMark Bradford\, President of the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation USA\nMark Bradford has served as President of the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation\, USA\, based in Philadelphia\, PA\, since July 1\, 2012. Prior to that he was the Executive Vice President at The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC) where his responsibilities included managing the daily operations of the Center\, promotion of the Center’s programs\, fund-raising\, and constituent relations. After many years in secondary education and then as a seminary professor\, Mark turned his attention to business administration\, first as a head of school for a small Catholic prep school\, before joining the staff of the NCBC. \nThe Jérôme Lejeune Foundation was founded in 1996 and is the world’s largest private funder of research into Down syndrome and other genetic intellectual disabilities. With offices in Paris and Philadelphia\, the Foundation seeks to provide hope to families\, and to fund the most promising research being conducted throughout the world to improve the lives of those living with genetic intellectual disabilities. The Foundation’s mission is based upon three closely joined pillars of activity: research\, care\, and advocacy\, all carried out in a spirit of profound respect for the dignity of all human persons. \nMark is married to his wife Denise\, and together they have 7 children\, one of which is blessed with an extra 21st chromosome. \n  \nDr. J. Steven Brown\, Parent\nSteven Brown is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The Catholic University of America\, and editor of A Reason Open to God: On Universities\, Education\, and Culture (2013)\, a collection of speeches\, letters\, and addresses by Pope Benedict XVI on the relationship between faith and intellectual life. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Provost Award for Overall Teaching in 2011. He is an Associate Editor of HVAC&R Research\, and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Maryland. \n  \nMs. Aude Dugast\, Postulator for Dr. Lejeune’s Cause for Canonization\nAude Dugast has served as Postulator of the Cause for Canonization of Jérôme Lejeune in Rome since the beginning of the Roman process\, in September 2012. Prior to being appointed postulator\, she had served as vice-postulator during the diocesan process\, which opened in June 2007 in Paris. \nBefore being asked to serve the Cause for Canonization of Jérôme Lejeune\, from 1999 to 2012 she worked for the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation in Paris as Editor in chief of Genethique (a daily newsletter and analysis in bioethics published by the Foundation)\, and also as Communications Director. As Communications Director\, she was also in charge of fundraising and\, thanks to her academic formation in philosophy\, of bioethics as well. She was particularly involved in the publication of the Manuel Bioetique des Jeunes (in English\, “A Student’s Guide to Bioethics”). \nIn her last two years at the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation\, she was Director of the new Bioethic Studies Department\, and in charge of developing research on new topics regarding Bioethics and Human life. At that point\, she turned her attention to the New Feminism\, looking for a new way to promote the Culture of Life. Prior to joining the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation staff in 1999\, she was a teacher in secondary education for orphans\, and developed a department of communication in an association for the visually impaired. \n[button type=”churchope_button” url=”https://www.facebook.com/events/1401010886826001/” target=”on” button_color_fon=”#002f5f” ]Join the event on Facebook[/button] \nThis event is Co-Sponsored by:
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/jerome-lejeune-a-man-of-faith-and-medicine/
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SUMMARY:Roman Pilgrimage with George Weigel
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this Lenten book event. Take a spiritual and aesthetic journey\, as the beauty of the station churches leads to reflection on the deepest truths of Christianity.\nThe annual Lenten pilgrimage to dozens of Rome’s most striking churches is a sacred tradition dating back almost two millennia\, to the earliest days of Christianity. Along this historic spiritual pathway\, today’s pilgrims confront the mysteries of the Christian faith through a program of biblical and early Christian readings amplified by some of the greatest art and architecture of western civilization. \nIn Roman Pilgrimage\, bestselling theologian and papal biographer George Weigel\, art historian Elizabeth Lev\, and photographer Stephen Weigel lead readers through this unique religious and aesthetic journey with magnificent photographs and revealing commentaries on the pilgrimage’s liturgies\, art\, and architecture. Through reflections on each day’s readings about faith and doubt\, heroism and weakness\, self-examination and conversion\, sin and grace\, Rome’s familiar sites take on a new resonance. And along that same historical path\, typically unexplored treasures—artifacts of ancient history and hidden artistic wonders—appear in their original luster\, revealing new dimensions of one of the world’s most intriguing and multi-layered cities. \nA compelling guide to the Eternal City\, the Lenten Season\, and the itinerary of conversion that is Christian life throughout the year\, Roman Pilgrimage reminds readers that the imitation of Christ through faith\, hope\, and love is the template of all true discipleship\, as the exquisite beauty of the Roman station churches invites reflection on the deepest truths of Christianity. \nGeorge Weigel\nGeorge Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of Washington’s Ethics and Public Policy Center and Vatican analyst for NBC News. The author of more than twenty books\, including Evangelical Catholicism and The Courage to Be Catholic\, he lives in North Bethesda\, Maryland. \n\nStephen Weigel\nStephen Weigel is a professional photographer and the principal of Stephen Weigel Photography. \n[button type=”churchope_button” url=”https://www.facebook.com/events/463841463717389/” target=”on” button_color_fon=”#002f5f” ]Join the event on Facebook[/button] \n 
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/roman-pilgrimage-with-george-weigel/
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SUMMARY:Evening of Recollection for Men
DESCRIPTION:An evening of prayer and reflection for men. All are welcome. Includes two preached meditations and the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available throughout the evening. Fellowship and refreshments follow.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/evening-of-recollection-for-men-5/
CATEGORIES:Evenings of Recollection
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SUMMARY:The Nominee: A Political and Spiritual Journey with Judge Leslie Southwick
DESCRIPTION:President George W. Bush nominated Leslie H. Southwick in 2007 to the federal appeals court\, Fifth Circuit\, based in New Orleans. Initially\, Southwick seemed a consensus nominee. Just days before his hearing\, though\, a progressive advocacy group distributed the results of research it had conducted on opinions of the state court on which he had served for twelve years. Two opinions Southwick had signed off on but not written became the center of the debate over the next five months. One dealt with a racial slur by a state worker\, the other with a child custody battle between a father and a bisexual mother. Apparent bipartisan agreement for a quick confirmation turned into a long set of battles in the Judiciary Committee\, on the floor of the Senate\, and in the media. \nIn early August\, Senator Dianne Feinstein completely surprised her committee colleagues by supporting Southwick. Hers was the one Democratic vote needed to move the nomination to the full Senate. Then in late October\, by a two-vote margin\, he received the votes needed to end a filibuster. Confirmation followed. \nSouthwick recounts the four years he spent at the Department of Justice\, the twelve years on a state court\, and his military service in Iraq while deployed with a Mississippi National Guard Brigade. During the nomination inferno Southwick maintained a diary of the many events\, the conversations and emails\, the joys and despairs\, and quite often\, the prayers and sense of peace his faith gave him–his memoir bears significant spiritual content. Throughout the struggle\, Southwick learned that perspective and growth are important to all of us when making decisions\, and he grew to accept his critics\, regardless of outcome. In The Nominee there is no rancor\, and instead the book expresses the understanding that the difficult road to success was the most helpful one for him\, both as a man and as a judge. \n  \n  \nEvent co-sponsored by:
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/the-nominee-a-political-and-spiritual-journey-with-judge-leslie-southwick/
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SUMMARY:Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks
DESCRIPTION:One CEO’s Quest for Meaning and Authenticity\nA CIC Young Professionals Happy Hour Event with author\, August Turak*\n “This book is both quietly provocative and groundbreaking. With great simplicity\, August Turak unlocks these monastic ‘secrets’ that go to the core of succeeding in an economic era in which authenticity and passion have become key. Who knew the monks had so many things right?”   —Tom Freston\, former CEO of Viacom and MTV Networks \n\nAugust Turak is a successful entrepreneur\, corporate executive\, and award-winning author who attributes much of his success to living and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey for seventeen years. As a frequent monastic guest\, he learned firsthand from the monks as they grew an incredibly successful portfolio of businesses. \nService and selflessness are at the heart of the 1\,500-year-old monastic tradition’s remarkable business success. It is an ancient though immensely relevant economic model that preserves what is positive and productive about capitalism while transcending its ethical limitations and internal contradictions. Combining vivid case studies from his thirty-year business career with intimate portraits of the monks at work\, Turak shows how Trappist principles can be successfully applied to a variety of secular business settings and to our personal lives as well. He demonstrates that monks and people like Warren Buffett are wildly successful not despite their high principles but because of them. Turak also introduces other “transformational organizations” that share the crucial monastic business strategies so critical for success. \nAfter a corporate career with companies like MTV\, August Turak founded two highly successful software businesses\, Raleigh Group International (RGI) and Elsinore Technologies. He received a B.A. in history from the University of Pittsburgh and is pursuing a Masters in theology at St. John’s University\, Minnesota. Turak’s essay “Brother John” received the grand prize in the John Templeton Foundation’s Power of Purpose essay contest. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal\, Fast Company\, Selling Magazine\, the New York Times\, and Business Week\, and is a popular leadership contributor at Forbes.com. His website is www.augustturak.com. \n\nReviews: \n\n“Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks is an eye-opening read. August Turak delivers a timely\, insightful message about the power of purpose and the surprising ways that service can fuel success. The engaging narrative—which is grounded in Turak’s rich\, diverse experiences as an entrepreneur\, corporate executive\, and monastic guest—paints a picture of a path to profits that is both pioneering and provocative.” —Adam Grant\, author of Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success \n“I truly believe this book will improve not only your business but your life. Read it. Apply what you learn and then\, in keeping with the very spirit of the book\, pass it on to someone else.” —Michael Keaton\, actor \n  \n*$15 Admission includes food and drinks. As a CIC Young Professional Program Happy Hour\, this event is open to those between the ages of 21-35. Those who are not in that age range\, are welcome to attend\, but are asked to RSVP in advance to events@cicdc.org
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/business-secrets-of-the-trappist-monks/
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SUMMARY:"An Anxious Age"\, Joseph Bottum
DESCRIPTION:An Anxious Age\nWe live in a profoundly spiritual age—but in a very strange way\, different from every other moment of our history. Huge swaths of American culture are driven by manic spiritual anxiety and relentless supernatural worry. Radicals and traditionalists\, liberals and conservatives\, together with politicians\, artists\, environmentalists\, followers of food fads\, and the chattering classes of television commentators: America is filled with people frantically seeking confirmation of their own essential goodness. We are a nation desperate to stand on the side of morality–to know that we are righteous and dwell in the light. \nOr so Joseph Bottum argues in An Anxious Age\, an account of modern America as a morality tale\, formed by its spiritual disturbances. And the cause\, he claims\, is the most significant and least noticed historical fact of the last fifty years: the collapse of the Mainline Protestant churches that were the source of social consensus and cultural unity. Our dangerous spiritual anxieties\, broken loose from the churches that once contained them\, now madden everything in American life. \nUpdating The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism\, Max Weber’s sociological classic\, An Anxious Age undertakes two case studies in contemporary social class\, adrift in a nation without the religious understandings that gave it meaning. Looking at the college-educated elite he calls “The Poster Children\,” Bottum sees the post-Protestant heirs of the old Mainline Protestant domination of culture: dutiful descendants who claim the high social position of their Christian ancestors even while they reject their ancestors’ Christianity. Turning to “The Swallows of Capistrano\,” the Catholics formed by the pontificate of John Paul II\, Bottum evaluates the early victories–and later defeats–of the attempt to substitute Catholicism for the dying Mainline voice in public life. \nSweeping across American intellectual and cultural history\, An Anxious Age traces the course of national religion and warns about the strange angels and even stranger demons with which we now wrestle. Insightful and contrarian\, wise and unexpected\, An Anxious Age ranks among the great modern accounts of American culture. \nJoseph Bottum\nJoseph Bottum is one of the nation’s most widely published and influential essayists—and author of The Christmas Plains\, classic reflections on the meaning of Christmas and the American prairie. A bestselling writer of Kindle ebooks\, with work in journals from the Atlantic to the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post\, Bottum is the former literary editor of theWeekly Standard and editor-in-chief of First Things. He holds a Ph.D. in medieval philosophy and has done television commentary for programs from NBC’s Meet the Press to the PBS NewsHour. The author of two volumes of poetry\, and writer of short stories and song lyrics\, Bottum lives with his family far off in the Black Hills of South Dakota. During the spring of 2014\, he will be Distinguished Visiting Professor at Houston Baptist University.
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/an-anxious-age-joseph-bottum/
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SUMMARY:Renewal
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Kathryn Lopez interviews Anne Hendershott and Christopher White about their recently published work\, Renewal: How a New Generation of Faithful Priests and Bishops Is Revitalizing the Catholic Church.  \nIn the wake of the clergy abuse scandal of the last decade\, many media commentators predicted the “end” of the Catholic priesthood. Demands for an end to celibacy\, coupled with calls for women’s ordination\, dominated discussions on the effectiveness of the Catholic Church in America. Renewal argues that rather than a decline of the priesthood and a diminishing influence of the Catholic Church\, we are living in a time of transformation and revitalization. The aging generation of progressives that continues to lobby Church leaders to change Catholic teachings on reproductive rights\, same-sex marriage and women’s ordination is being replaced by younger men and women who are attracted to the Church because of the very timelessness of its teachings. \n  \nAnne Hendershott is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at Franciscan University in Steubenville\, Ohio. Previously\, she was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at The King’s College in New York City. She moved to The King’s College in 2008 after spending more than 15 years as a tenured full-professor of sociology at the University of San Diego. She received her PhD in Sociology at Kent State University in 1988\, and was the James Madison Fellow at Princeton University in 2005. A frequent contributor to popular press outlets including Catholic World Report\, the Wall Street Journal\, Crisis\, and others\, she publishes frequently on issues of importance within the Catholic Church. She is the author of five previous books including Status Envy: The Politics of Catholic Higher Education (Transaction\, 2009)\, The Politics of Deviance (Encounter Books\, 2002)\, The Politics of Abortion (Encounter Books\, 2006)\, The Reluctant Caregivers (Bergin and Garvey\, 2000)\, and Moving for Work (University Press of America\, 1994). \nChristopher White is the Director of Education and Programs at the Center for Bioethics and Culture. He writes frequently on matters of public policy and social ethics\, and is a regular contributor to many print and online publications\, including the Wall Street Journal\, USA Today\, National Review Online\, Catholic World Report\, Human Life Review\, First Things\, Public Discourse\, and the National Catholic Register. He was awarded a 2013-2014 Robert Novak Fellowship. He lives in New York City.\n \n  \n  \nKathryn Lopez \nEditor-at-Large\, National Review Online \nDirector\, Catholic Voices USA \n  \n  \n \n[button type=”churchope_button” url=”https://www.facebook.com/events/1438679139696755/?ref=5″ target=”on” button_color_fon=”#002f5f” ]Join the event on Facebook[/button]
URL:https://cicdc.org/event/renewal/
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