S.T.L. student Fr. David Schmidt will defend his thesis “Womanhood, Women Religious, and the Renewal of the Church According to Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C.” and lectio coram on Tuesday, December 5, at 1:45 pm in McGivney Hall, Room 214. His evaluation board includes Dr. Margaret McCarthy (director), Dr. Nicholas Healy, and Dr. D.C. Schindler.

The lectio coram is a magisterial lecture on a specific theological issue taken up during the course of studies for the licentiate before a panel of three examiners, comprised of the thesis director and the two readers of the thesis. The lectio coram should demonstrate the candidate’s competence in theology and as a teacher.

This event is open to the public.