BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage & Family - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage & Family REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T153000 DTSTAMP:20260616T155517Z CREATED:20260330T150956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T155517Z UID:7492-1778594400-1778599800@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Graduation Mass DESCRIPTION:The Graduation Mass for the Class of 2026 will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m.\, on Tuesday\, May 12\, in the Redemptor Hominis Chapel of the Saint John Paul II National Shrine. \nBishop John Bonnici of the Diocese of Rochester\, who is a 1996 graduate of the Institute\, will be the main celebrant and homilist. \nThe Graduation Mass will be followed by a reception for graduates and their guests at the Shrine. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/graduation-mass-2/ LOCATION:Saint John Paul II National Shrine\, 3900 Harewood Road\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Logo-Seal.png ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T210000 DTSTAMP:20260330T151010Z CREATED:20260213T153909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T151010Z UID:7427-1774378800-1774386000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:The Signs of the Times: The St. Jerome Project and the Renewal of Catholic Education DESCRIPTION:When a group of concerned parishioners at St. Jerome Parish in Hyattsville\, Maryland\, set out to save their school from closure\, they had no idea they would be helping to launch a nationwide renewal of Catholic education. What accounts for this unlikely story? \nOn the fifteenth anniversary of the St. Jerome Educational Plan\, join us to hear co-author Michael Hanby of the John Paul II Institute reflect on the meaning of this moment in the history of the Church\, the reasons for this unlikely success\, and the need for the systematic reform of Catholic education in America. \nThe lecture will take place on Tuesday\, March 24\, at 7:00 p.m.\, in Keane Auditorium\, McGivney Hall. A reception will follow. \nTo attend\, please reserve a seat using this RSVP form. \nThe lecture is co-sponsored by St. Jerome Academy and the John Paul II Institute. \n \n  URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/the-st-jerome-project-and-the-renewal-of-catholic-education/ LOCATION:Pontifical John Paul II Institute–McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/St.-Jerome-Lion-and-Shield-Only.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T170000 DTSTAMP:20260302T193059Z CREATED:20251105T163315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T193059Z UID:7293-1772202600-1772298000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Nature\, Grace\, and Culture: Henri de Lubac and the Drama of Contemporary Atheism DESCRIPTION:The John Paul II Institute cordially invites you to join us for a conference on “Nature\, Grace\, and Culture: Henri de Lubac and the Drama of Contemporary Atheism” on February 27-28\, 2026. \nTheme\nThe central mystery of Christianity is the Incarnation of the Son as a revelation of the triune God. And “the Incarnation of God the Son signifies the taking up into unity with God not only of human nature\, but in this human nature\, in a sense\, of everything that is ‘flesh’: the whole of humanity\, the entire visible and material world” (Dominum et Vivificantem\, 50). By assuming human nature and going to the end of love (cf. Jn 13:1)\, the Logos\, in the words of Maximus the Confessor\, “established himself as the innermost depth of the Father’s goodness while also displaying in himself the very goal for which his creatures manifestly received the beginning of their existence.” The ground and pattern for the original integrity and ultimate destiny of human nature (and creation as a whole) is the hypostatic union of God and man in Christ. The Second Vatican Council placed this ancient teaching regarding Christ as revealing the truth of God and man as the centerpiece of the Church’s dialogue with the modern world: “Christ the Lord\, Christ the new Adam\, in the very revelation of the mystery of the Father and his love\, fully reveals man to himself and brings to light his high calling” (Gaudium et spes\, 22). In particular\, the mystery of the Incarnation undergirds the Council’s teaching on the universal call to holiness and the specific vocation of the laity within the life and mission of the Church: “For God has willed to gather all that is natural and all that is supernatural into a single whole in Christ ‘so that in everything he would have the primacy’ (Col. 1:18)” (Apostolicam Actuositatem\, 7). \nBoth before and after the Second Vatican Council\, the debate concerning nature and grace has been a flashpoint for Catholic theology. What was the basic thesis of Henri de Lubac’s Surnaturel (1946) and why did the book ignite such an intense controversy in the context of neo-scholastic theology? What is the current state of the question regarding Thomas Aquinas and Henri de Lubac on the natural desire to see God? How does the figure of Christ disclose both the unity and the difference between nature and grace? Finally\, how does the sense of nature and grace inform the Church’s missionary task in response to the contemporary eclipse of God and the challenge of “practical atheism” (Pope Leo XIV)? The aim of the conference is to explore these questions in the context of (i.) renewed interest in (and criticism of) Henri de Lubac’s theology of nature and grace; and (ii.) the fundamental teaching of Gaudium et spes that Jesus Christ is “the key\, the center\, and the purpose (finem) of the whole of history.” \nSchedule\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nRegistration\nOnline registration is now closed.  Please contact mrice@johnpaulii.edu to inquire about any remaining availability. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/nature-grace-culture/ LOCATION:Pontifical John Paul II Institute–McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:CONFERENCES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Congdon-Pit-B-no-sig-compressed-e1761855730825.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T173000 DTSTAMP:20260210T145044Z CREATED:20260113T193115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T145044Z UID:7292-1770307200-1770312600@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Resonance According to Hartmut Rosa DESCRIPTION:The  Pontifical John Paul II Institute cordially invites you to a lecture by theologian Martin Bieler Thursday\, February 5\, at 4:00 p.m. Dr. Bieler will speak on “Resonance According to Hartmut Rosa.” \nThe frenetic pace of contemporary life has built a world of estrangement among people and from reality itself. German sociologist Hartmut Rosa suggests a dramatic reintegration through “resonance”: “When we love\, something like a vibrating wire arises between us and the world.” And then it can happen that the world suddenly begins to speak to us again. And in that speaking yet someone else may speak to us.  \nSwiss theologian Martin Bieler holds the 2026 David L. Schindler Fellowship for Distinguished Scholars at the Institute. \nThe lecture will be followed by a reception. \n  URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/resonance-according-to-hartmut-rosa/ LOCATION:Pontifical John Paul II Institute–McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Turner_-_Rain_Steam_and_Speed_-_National_Gallery_file-compressed-scaled-e1768332623584.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T203000 DTSTAMP:20251105T163353Z CREATED:20250929T151227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T163353Z UID:7265-1761591600-1761597000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Giving One’s Word: Psychological Analogy as Social Analogy in Aquinas's Trinitarian Theology DESCRIPTION:The Pontifical John Paul II Institute will host a book discussion of Michael J. Higgins‘s new book Giving One’s Word: Psychological Analogy as Social Analogy in Aquinas’s Trinitarian Theology on Monday\, October 27\, at 7:00 p.m. in Keane Auditorium\, McGivney Hall. The event is co-sponsored by the St. Jerome Institute. \nGiving One’s Word\, published by The Catholic University of America Press\, seeks to trace the contemporary “social analogy” in Trinitarian theology to the “psychological analogy” found in St. Thomas: “According to the vast majority of recent Trinitarian theologians\, to believe in the Trinity is to believe that God is Love: it is to believe in three divine Persons who know each other\, love each other\, and give themselves to each other. St. Thomas Aquinas is rarely invoked as a patron of such a social approach to the Trinity. Aquinas’s Trinitarian theology\, after all\, revolves around the immanent processions of a Word and Love within the unity of the divine essence. Many have assumed that this “psychological analogy” is removed from—or even incompatible with—interpersonal knowledge\, love\, and self-giving. Some have concluded that Aquinas is therefore unable to accommodate a social Trinity. Others have argued that he is open to a social Trinity\, but that his psychological categories need to be complemented by a more overtly social framework. This study\, however\, shows that these psychological categories themselves are shot through with interpersonal knowledge\, love\, and self-giving.” \nThe book discussion will feature a short lecture by the author\, who will then be joined by Andrew Shivone for a discussion of the book. Dr. Shivone is President of the St. Jerome Institute\, where Dr. Higgins teaches humanities and theology. \nThe event will be followed by a reception. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/giving-ones-word/ LOCATION:Pontifical John Paul II Institute–McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Holy-Trinity-Icon-e1759158829534.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T000000 DTSTAMP:20250929T140146Z CREATED:20250612T202734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T140146Z UID:7066-1758499200-1758844800@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:McGivney Lectures: Conscience as a Political Problem: Faith\, Culture\, and Christian Statesmanship DESCRIPTION:Carl A. Anderson\, founding Dean of the John Paul II Institute and Past Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus\, will present the 2025 McGivney Lecture Series\, entitled “Conscience as a Political Problem: Faith\, Culture\, and Christian Statesmanship.” \nThe 65th anniversary of the election of the first Catholic president marks an occasion to examine the historical challenges to Catholic participation in presidential politics\, how these challenges were overcome\, and the contemporary role of Catholics in public life\, giving special attention to how that role has shaped the national debate on abortion. The lectures suggest the primacy of conscience in guiding the responsibilities of public officials and explore the influence of John Henry Newman\, John Courtney Murray\, Josef Fuchs\, and Reinhard Niebuhr\, among others\, on these questions. The lectures conclude with the witness of St. Thomas More and the anthropology of Vatican II and St. John Paul II as suggesting ways Catholics can advance future discussions of America’s public philosophy. \nThe lecture series will take place on September 22\, 24\, and 25\, at 7:00 p.m.\, and September 26\, at 4:00 p.m.\, in Keane Auditorium\, McGivney Hall. \n\nMonday\, September 22: “John F. Kennedy\, Counterfeit Conscience and the Catholic Vote”\nWednesday\, September 24: “Conscience and the Politics of Dissent”\nThursday\, September 25: “Abortion’s Partisan Divide and a Cardinal’s Conscience”\nFriday\, September 26: “Conscience and Public Philosophy: Whose Myth\, Which Anthropology?”\n\nAdmission to the lectures is free\, but registration is required. Please use this form to reserve your seat. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/mcgivney-lectures-conscience-as-a-political-problem-faith-culture-and-christian-statesmanship/ LOCATION:Pontifical John Paul II Institute–McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/The_Fourth_of_July_1916_Childe_Hassam-e1749754962877.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T180000 DTSTAMP:20250506T200050Z CREATED:20250401T194713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T200050Z UID:7047-1745510400-1745517600@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Building a Culture of Life in a Post-Roe World DESCRIPTION:Please join the John Paul II Institute for a presentation by Jeanne Mancini on “Building a Culture of Life in a Post-Roe World” on Thursday\, April 24\, at 4 p.m. in Keane Auditorium. \nIn the nearly three years since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade\, pro-life political initiatives at the state level have had both notable successes and notable failures\, leaving the legal landscape on abortion with wide differences from state to state. Across all states\, however\, a fundamental question applies: how can our culture be transformed to one that affirms the dignity of human life and upholds families in need? In her presentation\, Jeanne Mancini will address both the current pro-life public policy arena and practical ways in which each of us can contribute to building a culture of life. \nMrs. Mancini\, a 2002 graduate of the Institute\, served as President of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund from 2012-2025. Previously\, she worked with the Family Research Council\,  where she focused on issues related to the inherent dignity of the human person\, including abortion\, women’s health\, and end-of-life issues\, and for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on global health policy\, as well as domestic and international health care issues. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/building-a-culture-of-life-in-a-post-roe-world/ LOCATION:Pontifical John Paul II Institute–McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sower_at_Sunset_-_Vincent_Van_Gogh-compressed-cropped-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T180000 DTSTAMP:20250409T192005Z CREATED:20241112T170136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T192005Z UID:6775-1738857600-1738864800@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Philosophy\, Revelation\, and the Christening of Thought DESCRIPTION:The  Pontifical John Paul II Institute cordially invites you to a lecture by philosopher William Desmond on Thursday\, February 6\, at 4:00 p.m. Dr. Desmond\, who is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven and holds the David R. Cook Chair in Philosophy at Villanova University\, will speak on “Philosophy\, Revelation\, and the Christening of Thought.” \nDr. Desmond will offer reflections on the diverse relations possible between philosophy and Christianity in the light of Revelation. His lecture will address some traditional mediations of philosophy and Christianity and will also reflect on the significance of postmodern projects to de-Christianize Western culture\, as well as philosophy. In the light of these reflections\, is it still possible to speak of a Christening of thought? If possible\, what might this be like? \nThe lecture will be followed by a reception. \n  \n \n  URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/philosophy-revelation-and-the-christening-of-thought/ LOCATION:Pontifical John Paul II Institute–McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Dove-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T210000 DTSTAMP:20241112T151950Z CREATED:20240606T152102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T151950Z UID:6584-1731168000-1731186000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Alumni Reunion 2024 DESCRIPTION:All Institute graduates are cordially invited to an alumni reunion on Saturday\, November 9\, 2024. We hope that this gathering will be not only a chance to strengthen your ties with the Institute and hear about our new initiatives\, but also an opportunity to foster community among graduates of different eras. \nOur schedule will be as follows: \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nUpdate 11/7/24: Online registration for this event is closed. To inquire about possible remaining spaces\, please email mrice@johnpaulii.edu. \n\n\n \n \n Alumni Reunion Dinner 2024\n Please use this form only if you will not also be attending the conference. \n \n URLThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email*\n \n Billing Address* \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific\n State\n \n \n ZIP Code\n \n \n Alumni Dinner Quantity\n \n \n Price:\n $50.00\n \n \n Quantity \n UntitledIf you will be attending the dinner with a non-alumnus spouse or other guest\, please provide the name of your guest below.Untitled*Will you attend the optional 2:30 p.m. tour of the exhibit on the life of John Paul II?\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n \n Submit URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/alumni-reunion-2024/ LOCATION:Saint John Paul II National Shrine\, 3900 Harewood Road\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/MB13847-compressed-scaled-e1717687964222.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T123000 DTSTAMP:20241112T151956Z CREATED:20240606T150846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T151956Z UID:6529-1731006000-1731155400@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:The Rediscovery of Reality: Education and the Catholic Imagination DESCRIPTION:Teachers\, parents\, educational leaders\, and anyone interested in the formation of the human person are invited to join the John Paul II Institute for a conference that seeks a truly Catholic vision of education. \nThe great Robert Spaemann once defined education as an “introduction to reality.”  But what is the reality into which education introduces us?  The American philosopher John Dewey—pragmatist\, progressive\, and a principal architect of American public education—described the “intellectual modification of the last few centuries” as “revolutionary” because\, “it has substituted a conception of the world differing at every point” from the one that preceded it\, a world understood by Christianity as creation and defined by the Christian synthesis of Rome\, Athens\, and Jerusalem.  American education\, including Catholic education\, was developed within this revolutionary conception.  But now that this post-Christian civilization and its systems of education are in crisis\, the question arises.  What does education mean if Catholic Christianity is really true after all?  This question\, as Dewey’s remark suggests\, touches on “every point”:  the nature of education itself\, the corresponding pedagogy\, and the conception of the disciplines\, but most fundamentally\, the nature of the human being\, the meaning of history\, and the nature of the world itself.  If modern education is premised upon a revolutionary and now deep-seated reconception of the world\, then there can be no true restoration of a Catholic vision of education without an equally revolutionary reimagination of the world.  This conference will explore the various facets of this fundamental question in light of this fundamental need. \n\nConference Schedule\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nBreakout Sessions\nThe breakout sessions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon are listed below. You will have the opportunity to select your preferred session on the conference registration form below. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is closed. \n\nAlumni Reunion\nFollowing the close of the conference\, graduates of the John Paul II Institute are cordially invited to an alumni reunion on the evening of Saturday\, November 9. Registration for the reunion may be completed at the same time as the conference registration\, using the forms above\, or separately using the form on the alumni reunion event page. Please click here for details on the schedule of events. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/education-and-the-catholic-imagination/ LOCATION:Saint John Paul II National Shrine\, 3900 Harewood Road\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States CATEGORIES:CONFERENCES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Redon-Portrait-head-crop-e1716307428859.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T173000 DTSTAMP:20241030T134228Z CREATED:20241010T164421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241030T134228Z UID:6778-1729612800-1729618200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:St. John Paul II Feast Day DESCRIPTION:All friends of the John Paul II Institute are invited to join us for a celebration for the feast day of our Founder on Tuesday\, October 22\, at 4:00 p.m. \nWe will gather in Pryzbyla Plaza (located between McGivney Hall and Shahan Hall) for a short program of readings and songs\, to be followed by refreshments in the Keane Auditorium Lobby. \nIf you plan to attend\, please R.S.V.P. to mrice@johnpaulii.edu. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/st-john-paul-ii-feast-day/ LOCATION:Pontifical John Paul II Institute–McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/D3A2ER-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T180000 DTSTAMP:20241010T141428Z CREATED:20240805T190736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T141428Z UID:6696-1728489600-1728496800@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Christ\, the Destiny of the Human Person DESCRIPTION:Bishop Jean Laffitte\, the emeritus Prelate of the Sovereign Order of Malta\, will join us for a discussion of his recent book Christ\, the Destiny of the Human Person: A Journey into Filial Anthropology on Wednesday\, October 9\, at 4:00 p.m. at the Saint John Paul II Shrine. Also taking part in the discussion will be Carl A. Anderson\, Past Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus; Rev. José Granados\, dcjm\, Superior General of the Disciples of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary; and Canon George Woodall\, Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Skegness\, UK\, and translator of the book under discussion. \nThe conversation will be followed by a reception. \n \nFrom the publisher: \n“The mystery of the human person becomes truly clear only in the mystery of the Incarnate Word.” Taken from the Constitution Gaudium et Spes of the Second Vatican Council\, this phrase is the foundation of Christian anthropology\, an area very often neglected in theological studies. Msgr. Jean Laffitte offers us a wealth of reflections on a wide range of themes including the family\, love\, life\, suffering and death\, the moral conscience\, society\, Christian action\, forgiveness and the Heart of Christ. What is striking on reading these pages is the great unity that emerges\, making this work a decisive contribution to Christian reflection on the nature of the human person\, their place in society\, aspirations and choices\, origin and destiny. \nThe light of Revelation illuminates every dimension of existence and of those fundamental human experiences so often evoked by Pope St John Paul II. At a time when\, one by one\, the pillars that support the complex nature of the human being are crumbling\, and in particular when the bonds of paternity and sonship are being eroded\, the author traces the contours of a true filial anthropology-the expression is destined to become a milestone-the only one capable of giving human persons an understanding of the meaning of their life\, as well as an answer to the questions and concerns in their mind and heart. The eternal Son reveals to us the secret of our created being: we are sons in the Son\, chosen and loved. \nThis volume is available for purchase from Gracewing. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/book-discussion-christ-the-destiny-of-the-human-person/ LOCATION:Saint John Paul II National Shrine\, 3900 Harewood Road\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States CATEGORIES:LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Laffitte-Book-Cover-cropped.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T180000 DTSTAMP:20240301T145920Z CREATED:20240123T203258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T145920Z UID:6364-1708617600-1708624800@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:The Continuing Importance of John Paul II's Thought DESCRIPTION:Fr. Jarosław Kupczak\, O.P.\, will present a lecture on “The Continuing Importance of John Paul II’s Thought” on Thursday\, Feb. 22\, at 4:00 p.m.\, in Keane Auditorium\, McGivney Hall. \nConsidering only the numbers\, the pontificate of John Paul II stands as an unprecedented and monumental event in history of the Catholic Church: the second-longest pontificate in history\, with unparalleled numbers of documents published\, countries and continents visited\, and saints recognized\, and multitudes of people who personally met the pope. Even more significantly\, John Paul II’s pontificate provides the hermeneutic for the most important event in the Catholic Church of the past hundred years: the Second Vatican Council\, which provided the Catholic response to the crisis of late modernity. Fr. Kupczak will reflect on the most important achievements of John Paul II as an authentic interpreter of Vatican II: the evangelical and apostolic understanding of the office of the Roman Pontiff\, the evangelization of culture\, the defense of moral and religious truths under assault of post-truth ideologies\, the invitation to dialogue in the divided and violence ridden world\, and the Christocentric anthropology as the point of reference for cultural decline of the post-modern culture. \nFr. Kupczak\, who is Professor of Theological Anthropology and Director of the Center for Research on the Thought of John Paul II at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow\, is currently teaching at the John Paul II Institute as the inaugural recipient of the David L. Schindler Fellowship for Distinguished Scholars. \nThe lecture will be followed by a reception. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/the-continuing-importance-of-john-paul-iis-thought/ LOCATION:Pontifical John Paul II Institute–McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/GPII_0063-cropped.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T170000 DTSTAMP:20231206T150822Z CREATED:20230731T210045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T150822Z UID:5765-1699023600-1699117200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Approaching the Mystery of the Person: Person and Act at the Center of Karol Wojtyła's Thought DESCRIPTION:The Introduction to Karol Wojtyła’s philosophical magnum opus\, Person and Act\, offers a bird’s-eye view of how his study differs from previous ones. If the person traditionally lies in the background\, as a presupposition for the act to be human\, Wojtyła explains that his study will reverse that approach. It will show how the act “reveals the person; it will be a study of the person through the act” (103). What is it that distinguishes the human act from the happenings in nature or the actions of animals? Wojtyła begins with the fact of moral experience and plumbs its richness\, not to develop normative judgments or a systematic ethics\, but to understand the anthropology implicit within the experience itself. His 1965 “Synopsis” tells us that a “correct interpretation” of this experience “demands a grasp of that which is essential to the person.” It “does not reveal the person to us in an accidental\, collateral or secondary way—but\, properly\, in a most essential way.”  It therefore provides the possibility of “build[ing] an anthropology that is as essential and integral as possible” (4). Person and Act “aims in the broadest sense to explicate the reality that the person is. The act will be the source from which we shall draw cognition about the reality that is the person . . .” (106). \nHence\, if we ask\, why center a study of man on the human act?\, the answer will be that the act constitutes\, for Wojtyła\, a privileged source for the discovery of the person. It is here that man experiences his personal existence most acutely\, both in his immanence in his act and also in the transcendence his act implies\, its personalistic values and their posture toward objective good. It is in the act that the person is most present to himself and to his world. \nOur conference seeks to explore Person and Act’s disclosure of the person and its importance for the rest of Wojtyła’s and Saint John Paul II’s philosophical approach to the person. \nSchedule\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nRegistration\n10/31/23: Online registration is now closed.  Please email mrice@johnpaulii.edu for instructions on how to register. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/person-and-act-at-the-center-of-karol-wojtylas-thought/ LOCATION:Pontifical John Paul II Institute–McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:CONFERENCES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Wojtyla-web-photo-conf.png ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231023T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231023T170000 DTSTAMP:20231101T145039Z CREATED:20231012T190446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T145039Z UID:6050-1698076800-1698080400@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:St. John Paul II Feast Day Celebration DESCRIPTION:The John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family will host a feast day celebration in honor of our founder\, St. John Paul II\, on Monday\, October 23\, at 4 p.m. We will gather in the plaza between McGivney and Shahan Halls for a short program of readings and songs\, followed by fellowship and Polish pastries in the McGivney auditorium lobby. \n All are welcome to join the Institute in remembering the life and teaching of this great saint of the family. \n Please R.S.V.P. to tgoyette@johnpaulii.edu. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/st-john-paul-ii-feast-day-celebration/ LOCATION:Pontifical John Paul II Institute–McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Wojtyla-portrait-square-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T180000 DTSTAMP:20230925T131127Z CREATED:20230714T153213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T131127Z UID:5798-1695394800-1695492000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Parental Rights and Family Relations in a Postmodern Age DESCRIPTION:What is at stake when the family and the law intersect? As part of its ongoing cultural engagement\, the John Paul II Institute will host a gathering of scholars in law\, politics\, philosophy\, and theology to discuss “Parental Rights and Family Relations” on Sept. 22-23. Co-sponsors of the event are the Center for Law and the Human Person at CUA’s Columbus School of Law and the Alliance Defending Freedom. \nLimited seats are available for students of the Institute and the Columbus School of Law to audit the discussions. Interested students may contact mrice@johnpaulii.edu to sign up to attend. \nEvent Description\nWhen Terry McAuliffe stated during his 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial campaign that he didn’t “think parents should be telling schools what they should teach\,” he ignited a small firestorm that may have cost him the election. The statement betrayed the smug and high-handed attitude of education bureaucrats and teachers’ union officials. Yet\, McAuliffe’s gaffe represented a relatively mild version of a larger trend in which more radical calls for “rethinking” the family in toto echo through the academy and government. The trend is not only in the direction of assimilating parental authority to public institutions; it also includes\, perhaps paradoxically\, privatizing and contractualizing currents\, for example in surrogacy arrangements. In either case\, the effect is to diminish or deny the importance of the natural relationship between the parents and the child and\, by implication\, in the other familial relationships as well. \nMcAuliffe’s statement alludes to parental objections concerning the education offered by public schools. But American law poses many challenges for parents beyond books and curricula. The Covid pandemic’s various mandates were simply the latest twist on the long-running issue of parental authority over\, or even knowledge of\, medical and other life-altering decisions\, for example in cases of abortion or “gender transition.” Then there is the question of the basis for deciding custody battles\, the termination of parent-child relationships\, the requirements for adoption\, and the larger ambiguities and implications of the “child’s best interests” and “parental fitness” standards. Finally\, there are the many questions raised by new biotechnological practices\, which have twisted and fragmented parenthood into a cluster of gametic\, genetic\, gestational\, contractual\, psychological\, associational\, and other “parts” or aspects. \nEach of these vexed areas\, as well as others\, raises issues concerning the basis and nature of parental rights and duties under American law. But each also raises profound philosophical and theological questions. The same-sex marriage movement\, for example\, forced a wider reassessment of the nature of the parent-child relationship\, of its normative value and anthropological centrality. Of course\, “rethinking” the parent-child relationship has implications for all familial relationships and reveals a drift toward the displacement of natural familial relations by non-familial institutions. Certainly\, these issues\, played out in their distinctively American ways\, are nevertheless universal in their scope. Pierre Manent\, for example\, has spoken of our “metaphysical” ambition “to inscribe in positive law the thesis according to which the just or legitimate human order excludes all reference to a natural norm or purpose.” \nOf course\, law has always played a crucial role\, whether to set conditions for marriage or divorce\, to mediate marriage’s effects\, for example inheritance (cf. Leo XIII\, Arcanum divinae sapientia)\, to establish lines of succession\, or to intervene in cases of abuse or neglect. But more fundamentally\, familial relationships are not only “natural” with an overlay of positive law. Rather\, the very genesis of law is deeply involved with the developing sense of both marriage and the family. Indeed\, this simultaneity of development is a mark of civilization in its origins. This observation invites reflection on precisely how the family\, law\, and civilization do and should relate. \nOur symposium seeks to address these questions and more\, specifically from the point of view of law\, philosophy\, and theology. \nSchedule URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/parental-rights-and-family-relations-in-a-postmodern-age/ LOCATION:Saint John Paul II National Shrine\, 3900 Harewood Road\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States CATEGORIES:CONFERENCES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Three-hands-parents-and-kid-child.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230604 DTSTAMP:20230607T141649Z CREATED:20230214T151424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T141649Z UID:5321-1685404800-1685836799@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Summer Fellowship: "Gender\, Technology\, and Culture" DESCRIPTION:College juniors and seniors\, as well as recent graduates\, in all fields are cordially invited to apply for the 2023 John Paul II Institute Summer Fellowship\, taking place this year on May 30-June 3. \nThe goal of the Summer Fellowship program is to offer the opportunity for academically talented students to engage deeply with theological and philosophical questions that go to the heart of our current cultural and ecclesial experience. Our theme for this summer’s program is “Gender\, Technology\, and Culture.” \nG.K. Chesterton once predicted that the proposition “leaves are green in summer” will one day become a matter of religious conviction over which swords will be drawn. His prophetic remark foreshadows the present crisis: a basic element of human experience—our being differentiated as male and female\, husbands and wives\, mothers and fathers\, sons and daughters\, brothers and sisters—has been widely nullified and its expression increasingly sanctioned. What caused this strange development? \nThe ideology of gender draws on a wider and older narrative of progressive liberation\, both from traditional political structures and from the givenness of our “material” condition. Its rhetorical face likens the movement to recent civil rights battles over race or sex. But\, unlike the question of race\, and more radically than that of sex\, it attempts to detach the personal subject from a mechanistically conceived and objectified body\, ostensibly transmutable according to subjective preferences. The mantle of political and social liberation has given way to an explicit assault on the givenness of natural and cultural form. As such\, the gender movement is perhaps the starkest unmasking to date of modern rationality’s deeper implications. \nOur 2023 Summer Fellowship will focus on the relationship between the current gender movement\, modernity’s dominant scientific and technological understanding of reality\, and the rejection of cultural form. The Fellowship will include not only lectures and seminars but also cultural events. \nApplication\nProspective Summer Fellows should complete the application form by April 7.  Acceptance notifications will be sent by April 21. \nPlease note: Applications are still being accepted; however\, new applicants may be waitlisted\, as the acceptance process is already underway (4/19/23). \nCosts\nAll Summer Fellows will receive a scholarship that covers the cost of housing in the dorms of The Catholic University of America\, meals\, and tuition. Participants will be responsible for their own travel to Washington\, DC\, public transportation expenses\, and a $200 registration fee. \nQuestions may be directed to Elena Martin at emartin@johnpaulii.edu or 202-526-3799. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/summer-fellowship-gender/ LOCATION:Pontifical John Paul II Institute–McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/ART145631-scaled-e1676388168988.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T173000 DTSTAMP:20230331T154038Z CREATED:20230214T154231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T154038Z UID:5332-1679932800-1679938200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Reflections on the Origins of Communio and the Contribution of Several Ressourcement Theologians: In Memory of David L. Schindler DESCRIPTION:The John Paul II Institute will host a conversation with Fr. Joseph Fessio\, S.J. on Monday\, March 27\, at 4 p.m. in Keane Auditorium: “Reflections on the Origins of Communio and the Contribution of Several Ressourcement Theologians: In Memory of David L. Schindler.” \nFr. Fessio is in a unique position to reflect on the post-conciliar currents in Catholic theology. He studied under theological giants Joseph Ratzinger\, Henri de Lubac\, and Hans Urs von Balthasar\, who together founded Communio: International Catholic Review in 1972\, and was instrumental in the selection of David L. Schindler as editor of the English-language edition of the journal\, which Dr. Schindler led for more than 40 years. As founder and editor of Ignatius Press\, Fr. Fessio has spent 45 years bringing the profound works of his former teachers (and many others) to an English-speaking audience. \nThe event is in memory of David L. Schindler (1943-2022)\, who was a seminary classmate of Fr. Fessio’s in the early ’60s and a former Dean of the Institute. Fr. Fessio will share personal and theological reflections on the lives and work of Ratzinger\, de Lubac\, and Balthasar\, and on the significance of the Communio school for Catholic theology. \nWe hope you will join us for this special event. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/reflections-on-the-origins-of-communio/ LOCATION:Keane Auditorium\, McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fessio_Fr-Joseph-300x300-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230125T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230125T180000 DTSTAMP:20230131T205427Z CREATED:20221214T200654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T205427Z UID:5240-1674662400-1674669600@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Karol Wojtyła as Philosopher of Encounter DESCRIPTION:The John Paul II Institute invites you to a lecture on “Karol Wojtyła as Philosopher of Encounter” by Dr. Grzegorz Ignatik on Wednesday\, January 25\, at 4:00 p.m. in Keane Auditorium in McGivney Hall. \nThe lecture will present the relevance of Karol Wojtyła’s thought for life today by highlighting several themes of encountering the other\, found in his pre-papal writings. Dr. Ignatik will also discuss the significance of the current translation project\, the English Critical Edition of the Works of Karol Wojtyła/John Paul II\, and working with Wojtyła’s original manuscripts. \nAn Institute alumnus (Ph.D. ’14)\, Dr. Ignatik is Associate Professor of Theology at the Pontifical College Josephinum. He serves as lead translator and editor of manuscripts for the English Critical Edition of the Works of Karol Wojtyła/John Paul II (CUA Press)\, which published Volume 1: Person and Act and Related Essays in 2021\, and will publish Volume 2: The Lublin Lectures and Works on Max Scheler in 2023. He is also the translator of Wojtyła’s Love and Responsibility (Pauline Books and Media\, 2013) and author of Person and Value: Karol Wojtyła’s Personalistic and Normative Theory of Man\, Morality\, and Love (Lexington Books\, 2021). \nWe hope you will join us for this lecture\, followed by a reception in Keane Auditorium lobby. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/karol-wojtyla-as-philosopher-of-encounter/ LOCATION:Keane Auditorium\, McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:CONFERENCES,LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/RMDH2J-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221105T173000 DTSTAMP:20230323T154154Z CREATED:20220728T165331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T154154Z UID:4841-1667586600-1667669400@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:The Common Good and the Political Order: On the Church's Responsibility for the World DESCRIPTION:Conference Description\nDuring the concluding ceremonies of the Second Vatican Council\, Cardinal Lienart\, speaking on behalf of Pope Paul VI and the Council fathers\, delivered the following message “to all those who hold temporal power”: \nWe do honor to your authority and your sovereignty\, we respect your office\, we recognize your just laws . . . . But we have a sacrosanct word to speak to you and it is this: Only God is great. God alone is the beginning and the end. God alone is the source of your authority and the foundation of your laws. . . . It is God\, the living and true God\, who is the Father of men and women. And it is Christ\, His eternal Son\, who came to make this known to us and to teach us that we are all brothers and sisters. He it is who is the great artisan of order and peace on earth. . . . In your earthly and temporal city\, God constructs mysteriously His spiritual and eternal city\, His Church. And what does this Church ask of you after close to two thousand years of experiences of all kinds in her relations with you today? She tells you in one of the major documents of this Council. She asks of you only freedom\, the freedom to believe and preach her faith\, the freedom to love her God and serve Him\, the freedom to bring to mankind her message of life. \nAnd yet\, this plea for religious freedom seems to stand in some tension with the Church’s perennial commitment to the common good. As has become more apparent since the Counsel\, the liberalism of Western democracies\, such as the U.S.\, has increasingly neglected the idea of common good in favor of the mere mediation of individual and group interests and rights. In doing so\, it has reduced the Church’s mission to that of one interest group\, whose private form of rationality is essentially irrelevant to public discourse\, or worse\, is an obstruction to material and political progress. \nYet\, by reason and by faith the Church acknowledges the primacy of God as “the beginning and end of all things” (Vatican I\, Dei Filius). How does the primacy of God and the corollary doctrine of the common good shed light on the nature and end of political authority? What is the ground of religious freedom? What is the nature of the Church’s responsibility for the temporal order? \nWhile there is a growing consensus among Catholics that our liberal political order is in crisis\, there remain deep disagreements about the nature and end of political authority and the relationship between the Church and state. The aim of this conference is to consider the relationship between the Church and political order in light of the idea of the common good as developed within the Catholic tradition. \nSchedule\nAll conference sessions will take place in Keane Auditorium\, McGivney Hall\, on the campus of The Catholic University of America. \n\n\n\nFriday\, November 4\n\n\n6:30 p.m.\nWelcome and Opening Remarks \n\nRev. Antonio López\, F.S.C.B.\nDavid S. Crawford\n\nThe Common Good and the Nature of Political Order \n\nD.C. Schindler\, “The Dignified and the Efficient: On the Symbolic Significance of Authority”\nMark Shiffman\, “The Phenomenology of the Modern State”\nModerator: Rev. Antonio López\, F.S.C.B.\n\n\n\n\n8:30\nReception\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, November 5\n\n\n8:30 a.m.\nContinental breakfast available\n\n\n9:00\nThe Crisis of Liberalism and the Common Good \n\nMichael Hanby\, “The Negation of the Common Good”\nV. Bradley Lewis\, “Recent Magisterial Teaching on the Common Good in Light of Thomistic Controversies”\nModerator: Adrian Walker\n\n\n\n\n10:30\nBreak\n\n\n11:00\nThe Common Good and the Integrity of the Human Person   \n\nMargaret McCarthy\, “Gender and the Common Good”\nRoberta Bayer\, “Technological Rationality and the Common Good”\nModerator: Jonathan Bieler\n\n\n\n\n12:30 p.m.\nLunch\n\n\n2:00\nPolitical Order\, Authority\, & The Church’s Responsibility for the World \n\nNicholas J. Healy\, “The Sacramental Nature of Authority and the Limits of Synodality”\nAndrew Willard Jones\, “Against Sovereignty: Lessons from the Catholic Response to Absolutism in the 17th  Century”\nModerator: Joseph Atkinson\n\n\n\n\n3:30\nBreak\n\n\n4:00\nQuestions and Concluding Discussion\n\n\n\nRegistration\nOnline registration is now closed. \nIf you would like to register\, please email mrice@johnpaulii.edu to inquire about remaining spaces. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/the-common-good-and-the-political-order/ LOCATION:Keane Auditorium\, McGivney Hall\, 620 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20064\, United States CATEGORIES:CONFERENCES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Thumbnail-507.50-Rimini-3-treno-1980-1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family":MAILTO:mrice@johnpaulii.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR