BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage & Family - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage & Family 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220111T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220111T193000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220419T145833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141503Z UID:2232-1641922200-1641929400@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Evening Course: Law\, Family and the Person DESCRIPTION:January 11\, 2022 (5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.) \nNon-degree seeking students and auditors are invited to join us for evening course with our Dean\, Dr. David Crawford\, on Law\, Family & the Person. This course closely examines the treatment of marriage\, family\, and the person\, as well as the related issues of sexual difference\, procreation\, and biotechnology\, under civil law. \nSelected Texts: \n• St. Thomas\, Treatise on Law (Hackett\, 2000)\n• The Roots of Political Philosophy: Ten Forgotten Socratic Dialogues\, ed. Thomas L. Pangle (Ithaca\, NY: Cornell University\, 1987)\n• H.L.A. Hart\, The Concept of Law (Oxford University Press: any edition) \nDo not miss the application deadline\, January 5th! You may apply online or download an application and send it with supporting documents to the Office of Admissions. \nPontifical John Paul II Institute\nMcGivney Hall\n620 Michigan Ave. NE\nWashington\, D.C. 20064 \nIf you have questions please contact information@johnpaulii.edu. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/evening-course-law-family-and-the-person/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220119T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220119T203000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220419T145547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141503Z UID:2228-1642617000-1642624200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Continuing Education Course: Called to Love DESCRIPTION:The Spring 2022 course in the Institute’s ongoing Continuing Education Series will be “Called to Love.”  It will be held on Wednesday evenings from January 19 to April 27\, 2022. \nThis course studies John Paul II’s Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body—his “Wednesday catecheses”—through a reading of the text and a discussion of his scriptural\, theological\, and philosophical methodology. It shows how the dual unity of man and woman and their interpersonal communion\, even in the body\, image divine trinitarian life. In order to provide context and deeper insight into the Wednesday catecheses\, the course will draw also on other works by John Paul II\, such as Love and Responsibility\, Redemptor Hominis\, and Familiaris Consortio. \nClass will be taught in person and offered online simultaneously. \nThe class fee is $150. To register\, please complete the online registration form. Payment can be submitted via check\, cash\, or credit card. \nThis course can be taken toward renewal requirements for VCEA licensure. Numerous high schools in the Archdiocese of Washington accept the course for CEU credits. \nIf you have questions please contact information@johnpaulii.edu. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/continuing-education-course-called-to-love/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220128T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220128T220000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220419T145148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141503Z UID:2225-1643401800-1643407200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:“God and the City: On Religion as a Res Publica” Lecture DESCRIPTION:January 28\, 2022 (7:30 p.m. CST)\nUniversity of Dallas \nDr. D. C. Schindler will present the Aquinas Lecture\, “God and the City: On Religion as a Res Publica” at the University of Dallas on January 28\, 2022\, beginning at 7:30 p.m. (CST)\, 8:30 p.m. (EST).  The university’s philosophy department is hosting the event in SB Hall’s multi-purpose room. \nBefore his presentation\, Dr. Schindler will host an informative session for students interested in the mission of the John Paul II Institute from 3-4:00 p.m. (CST) in the Braniff Building\, Room 301. \n \nBelow is a brief history of the University of Dallas Aquinas Lecture: \nSince 1982\, the Philosophy Department has hosted an annual Aquinas Lecture. In the spirit of St. Thomas Aquinas himself\, the goal of the lecture series is to develop contemporary Catholic thought in close dialogue with the tradition—above all\, of course\, with Aquinas’s own work. The speakers invited have covered a broad spectrum of Thomism\, some attempting to defend traditional teachings against contemporary challenges\, others endeavoring to develop Thomism in more of a give and take with current ideas. One important feature of the Aquinas Lecture has to do with the events surrounding it: the Aquinas Lecturer is usually invited to stay in Irving for a few days\, teach a seminar on a text of his or her choice\, share meals with faculty\, and speak informally with students. This creates the opportunity for the community to engage in a genuine exchange\, rather than just listening to an individual lecture. The Aquinas Lecture and most of the events associated with it are open to the general public. \nSee video footage from this event: URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/god-and-the-city-on-religion-as-a-res-publica-lecture/ CATEGORIES:FACULTY LECTURES END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220419T144129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141503Z UID:2222-1646310600-1646314200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:“Abortion and the Meaning of Life: Some Anthropological Implications of the Viability Standard” DESCRIPTION:March 3\, 2022 (12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.)\nCUA Columbus School of Law\, Room 213 \nDr. David S. Crawford will present during a three-part lecture series examining the legal\, philosophical\, and social dimensions of “The Future of Roe v. Wade?: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.”  The series is hosted by the Columbus School of Law’s Center for Law and the Human Person. \nSecond in the series\, Dr. Crawford’s lecture is titled “Abortion and the Meaning of Life: Some Anthropological Implications of the Viability Standard.”  It will be on Thursday\, March 3rd from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Columbus School of Law\, Room 213. \n \nThe first lecture in the series was on February 2nd by Professor Joel Alicea\, titled “Dobbs and the Future of Constitutional Interpretation.” \nThe final lecture of the series is on April 5th by Professor Helen Alvaré\, titled “It’s More Complicated Than You Think: Abortion and Women’s Freedom.” \nVideo Recording\nVideo footage from this event is accessible here. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/abortion-and-the-meaning-of-life-some-anthropological-implications-of-the-viability-standard/ CATEGORIES:FACULTY LECTURES END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T163000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220419T143804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141503Z UID:2220-1646321400-1646325000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Ecclesiastical Degrees Information Session DESCRIPTION:The Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family is delighted to invite you to participate in a Information Session about Ecclesiastical Degrees on Thursday\, March 3\, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. (EST). \nThe session will provide information about the degree requirements of the Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) and the Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.)\, along with the admission requirements\, application process\, scholarships available\, and deadlines. During this event\, registered attendees will meet professors\, hear from current students about their experiences in the programs\, and learn how our alumni have benefited from the formation they have received at the John Paul II Institute. \nThe in person event will take place in McGivney Hall\, the home of Institute\, although participation online will be available as well. If you have questions in advance\, we would be happy to receive them with your RSVP form. Questions can also be submitted during the event. To register\, click here. \nIf you have any questions\, please email emartin@johnpaulii.edu URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/ecclesiastical-degrees-information-session/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T102000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T115000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220419T143608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T145942Z UID:2208-1648203600-1648209000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:“Children\, Families\, Christianity\, and Credibility Gaps” Lecture DESCRIPTION:Dr. David S. Crawford will be a respondent at the George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School academic conference titled “Beyond ‘Defensive Crouch\,’ Religious Freedom.” \nDr. Crawford will serve as a respondent to Helen Alvaré on the topic “Children\, Families\, Christianity\, and Credibility Gaps.” \n \nConference Description: \n\nThis conference will bring together top law and religion scholars\, litigators\, and policy experts to explore: the goods and values that religious exercise furthers\, including institutional religious exercise; how religious values can not only serve\, but even better promote the values of equality\, dignity\, and freedom as currently articulated by the state; and how religious institutions might better understand and communicate the social worth of religion and religious freedom. Findings will be presented in four panels over the course of two days.\n\nThe conference is free and open to the public\, hosted both in-person and virtually. \nTo register\, visit the George Mason University Liberty & Law Center website. \nVideo footage can be accessed here. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/children-families-christianity-and-credibility-gaps-lecture/ CATEGORIES:FACULTY LECTURES END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220409T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220409T171500 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220419T143142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T180604Z UID:2193-1649517300-1649524500@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:“Thomism and Contemporary Ideologies” DESCRIPTION:Dr. Michael Hanby will be a plenary speaker the 45th annual meeting of the American Maritain Association with a presentation titled\, “The Interior Schism: On the Unresolved Question of the Church in the Modern World.” The AMA conference topic is “Thomism and Contemporary Ideologies.” \nThe conference will be held from Thursday\, April 7 to Saturday\, April 9\, 2022\, at DeSales University in Center Valley\, PA. \n \nThe following alumni are also presenting during the conference’s concurrent sessions. \n\nDr. William R. Hamant (Ph.D. ’12): “The Imagination and the Imago Dei”\nMr. Daniel A. Drain (M.T.S. ’16\, current Ph.D. candidate): “Anima Technica Vacua: Modern Man in Jacques Maritain\, Robert Spaemann\, and Ferdinand Ulrich”\n\nBelow is the American Maritain Association’s Description of the Conference Topic: \nJacques Maritain is often considered a critic of modernity. We would do better\, however\, to see his work as engaging the disorders of modern philosophy and its drift into ideology. He begins his seminal The Degrees of Knowledge—which celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2022—by noting that the failure of modern philosophies lie in their neglect of being. Lacking a foundation in reality\, the moderns too often presume reality to be obedient to the mind and the will of man. This pervasive error leads them to a Babel of divergent worldviews. In doing so\, it frustrates the human drive for truth. As Maritain affirms\, “What we need is not truths that serve us but a truth we may serve.” In advancing the commission of Aeterni Patris\, he argues that only by centering ourselves in the realism of St. Thomas can we find a sure ground for both the person and society. \nMany of the distortions that Maritain fought—nominalism\, idealism\, collectivism—are still with us. Yet these have been joined by new and unexpected ideologies arising from the ever more adamant refusals to engage being. We cannot ignore the pressing practical problems associated with these ideologies. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/thomism-and-contemporary-ideologies/ CATEGORIES:FACULTY LECTURES END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220411T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220411T173000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220419T140854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141503Z UID:2188-1649692800-1649698200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Virtual Open House DESCRIPTION:The Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family is delighted to invite you to participate in a Live Virtual Open House on Thursday\, April 11\, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. (EST). \nThe Virtual Open House will provide information about the graduate programs offered at the Institute\, along with the admission requirements\, application process\, scholarships available\, and deadlines. During this event\, registered attendees will meet the program advisors\, hear from current graduate students about their experiences in classes and beyond classes\, and learn what our alumni are doing with their degrees. To register\, click here. \nIf you have questions in advance\, we would be happy to receive them with your RSVP form. Questions can also be submitted during the event. Once your attendance is confirmed\, you will be sent a private Zoom invitation. \nIf you have any questions\, please email emartin@johnpaulii.edu \n  URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/virtual-open-house/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220419T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220419T203000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220418T205648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141503Z UID:2063-1650391200-1650400200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Dissertation Defense: Joseph Lanzilotti DESCRIPTION:April 19\, 2022 (6:00pm – 8:30pm)\nMcGivney Hall 214 \nPh.D. candidate Joseph Lanzilotti will defend his dissertation “The Heart in the Thought of Joseph Ratzinger” on Tuesday\, April 19\, at 6:00 p.m. in Room 214. His dissertation board includes Dr. Michael Hanby (director)\, Dr. Nicholas Healy\, and Dr. Margaret McCarthy\, from the Institute faculty\, and Dr. Tracey Rowland\, St. John Paul II Chair of Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia. \nThis event is open to the public. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/dissertation-defense-joseph-lanzilotti/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220425T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220425T153000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220418T205550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141503Z UID:2062-1650891600-1650900600@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Dissertation Defense: Michael Camacho DESCRIPTION:April 25\, 2022 (1:00pm – 3:30pm)\nMcGivney Hall 214 \nPh.D. candidate Michael Camacho will defend his dissertation “Creation as Communion: Augustine on Love\, Goodness\, and Unity in Dialogue with Plato and Plotinus” on Monday\, April 25\, at 1:00 p.m. in Room 214. His dissertation board includes Fr. Paolo Prosperi (director)\, Institute faculty Dr. Nicholas Healy and Fr. Antonio López\, and Dr. Gerald Boersma\, Associate Professor of Theology at Ave Maria University. \nThis event is open to the public. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/dissertation-defense-michael-camacho/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220430T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220430T110000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220418T205411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141503Z UID:2060-1651309200-1651316400@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:“The Form of Christian Thought: A Balthasarian Proposal” DESCRIPTION:April 30\, 2022 (9:00am – 11:00am)\nSt. Patrick’s Pontifical University\, Maynooth\, Ireland \nOn April 30\, 2022\, Dr. D.C. Schindler will present at an international conference entitled\, “The Future of Christian Thinking” at St. Patrick’s Pontifical University in Maynooth\, Ireland. \nDr. Schindler’s presentation is entitled “The Form of Christian Thought: A Balthasarian Proposal.” \nOther featured speakers include Rowan Williams\, David Bentley Hart\, Eleonore Stump\, Robert George\, John Milbank\, Cyril O’Regan\, William Desmond\, Fr. Thomas Joseph White\, and Francesca Aran Murphy. \nDescription of the conference theme:\nToday\, perhaps more than ever before\, Christian thought faces unprecedented challenges; ranging from a denial of metaphysics\, to previously unforeseen ethico-moral questions arising from contemporary science and ever-advancing technologies\, to a full-blown economizing of the political\, to name just some of the most obvious. Couple this with the fact that amongst Christian thinkers there is no real consensus on the meaning\, definition and end of Christian thinking and the future of Christian thinking looks hazy\, unclear and tenuous. \nThe theme of this conference seeks to think from out of these unprecedented challenges while\, simultaneously\, straining to look into a nebulous and unforeseen future. In order to do this\, a vast array of many of the foremost thinkers engaged with Christian thought and beyond have been invited to speak on these issues. These thinkers are representative of many different schools\, approaches and styles of Christian thought\, across confessional divides. The vast array of thinkers invited is itself a testimony of the polyphonic vitality of Christian thought today and\, together\, the ever-pressing question of the future of Christian thinking will be pondered from within an intellectually polyphonic and ecumenical conversation and perspective. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/the-form-of-christian-thought-a-balthasarian-proposal/ CATEGORIES:FACULTY LECTURES END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220502T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220502T123000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220418T204937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141503Z UID:2058-1651485600-1651494600@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Dissertation Defense: Julia Bolzon Palmieri DESCRIPTION:May 2\, 2022 (10:00am – 12:30pm)\nMcGivney Hall 214 \nPh.D. candidate Julia Bolzon Palmieri will defend her dissertation “A Philosophical Critique of American Bioethics in its Origins: Applying the Contribution of Hans Jonas Toward a Way Forward” on Monday\, May 2\, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 214. Her dissertation board includes Dr. Michael Hanby (director)\, Dr. David Crawford\, and Dr. Margaret McCarthy\, from the Institute faculty\, and Dr. Carmody Grey\, Assistant Professor of Catholic Theology at Durham University. \nThis event is open to the public. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/dissertation-defense-julia-bolzon-palmieri/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T123000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220418T204757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141503Z UID:2055-1651744800-1651753800@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Dissertation Defense: Siobhan Maloney Latar DESCRIPTION:May 5\, 2022 (10:00am – 12:30pm)\nMcGivney Hall 214 \nS.T.D. candidate Siobhan Maloney Latar will defend her dissertation “Image of the Maker: The Symbolic Theology of George MacDonald” on Thursday\, May 5\, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 214. Her dissertation board includes Dr. Nicholas Healy (director)\, Dr. Michael Hanby\, and Dr. D.C. Schindler\, from the Institute faculty\, and Dr. Dwight Lindley\, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale College. \nThis event is open to the public. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/dissertation-defense-siobhan-maloney-latar/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T123000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220418T204029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141503Z UID:2053-1651831200-1651840200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Dissertation Defense: Raphael Anthony Arza DESCRIPTION:May 6\, 2022 (10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)\nMcGivney Hall 214 \nPh.D. candidate Raphael Anthony Arza will defend his dissertation “The Fate of North America: George Grant’s Idea of a Civilizational Destiny” on Friday\, May 6\, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 214. His dissertation board includes Dr. Michael Hanby (director)\, Dr. David L. Schindler\, and Rev. Antonio López\, from the Institute faculty\, and Dr. Roberta Bayer\, Associate Professor of Government at Patrick Henry College. \nThis event is open to the public. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/dissertation-defense-raphael-anthony-arza-2/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220607T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220607T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220715T154243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T184632Z UID:4095-1654614000-1654617600@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Virtual Open House DESCRIPTION:The Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family is delighted to invite you to participate in a Live Virtual Open House on Tuesday\, June 7th\, from 3 to 4 pm (EST). \nThe Virtual Open House will provide information about the graduate programs offered at the Institute\, along with the admission requirements\, application process\, scholarships available\, and deadlines. During this event\, registered attendees will meet the program advisors\, hear from current graduate students about their experiences in classes and beyond classes\, and learn what our alumni are doing with their degrees. To register\, click here. \nIf you have questions in advance\, we would be happy to receive them with your RSVP form. Questions can also be submitted during the event. Once your attendance is confirmed\, you will be sent a private Zoom invitation. \nIf you have any questions\, please email emartin@johnpaulii.edu \n  URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/virtual-open-house-3/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220706T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220706T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220715T154844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T184538Z UID:4097-1657119600-1657123200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Virtual Open House DESCRIPTION:The Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family is delighted to invite you to participate in a Live Virtual Open House on Wednesday\, July 6th\, from 3 to 4 pm (EDT). \nThe Virtual Open House will provide information about the graduate programs offered at the Institute\, along with the admission requirements\, application process\, scholarships available\, and deadlines. During this event\, attendees will meet the program advisors\, hear from current graduate students about their experiences in classes and beyond classes\, and learn what our alumni are doing with their degrees. To register\, click here. \nIf you have questions in advance\, we would be happy to receive them with your RSVP form. Questions can also be submitted during the event. Once your attendance is confirmed\, you will be sent a private Zoom invitation. \nIf you have any questions\, please email emartin@johnpaulii.edu \n  URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/virtual-open-house-4/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220718T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220722T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220418T203011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141502Z UID:2049-1658136600-1658502000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:“Catholic Sexual Ethics” Summer Intensive Course DESCRIPTION:This course will study the fundamental principles of Catholic sexual ethics. Following the thought of John Paul II/Karol Wojtyła and others\, the course will present a positive account of sexuality as arising from the human person’s natural desire and freedom for complete self gift. From this foundation some of the major challenges to this vision manifested in today’s society will be discussed. \nThe course meets Monday through Friday\, July 18-22\, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.\, and 1:30-3:00 p.m. Class will be taught in person and offered online simultaneously. \nThe class fee is $150. To register\, please complete the online registration form. Payment can be submitted via check\, cash\, or credit card. To submit a credit card payment\, please click here. \nRegistration for the course closes Thursday\, July 14. \nFor more information\, email: information@johnpaulii.edu URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/catholic-sexual-ethics-summer-intensive-course/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220725T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220729T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220418T193036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T141502Z UID:2040-1658741400-1659106800@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:“Called to Love: Theology of the Body” Summer Intensive Course DESCRIPTION:This course explores the Pope’s significant teachings known as the “Wednesday Catechesis” through both an in-depth examination of the text and a lively discussion of his scriptural\, theological\, and philosophical methodology. The aim is to understand more clearly how the interpersonal communion between man and woman\, even in the body\, images the divine trinitarian life. \nThe course meets Monday through Friday\, July 25-29\, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.\, and 1:30-3:00 p.m. Class will be taught in person and offered online simultaneously. \nThe class fee is $150. To register\, please complete the online registration form. Payment can be submitted via check\, cash\, or credit card. To submit a credit card payment\, please click here. \nRegistration for the course closes Thursday\, July 21. \nFor more information\, email: information@johnpaulii.edu URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/called-to-love-theology-of-the-body-summer-intensive-course/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220826T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220826T163000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220801T212108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220831T182224Z UID:4284-1661504400-1661531400@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:2022-23 Orientation DESCRIPTION:New and returning students for the 2022-23 academic year will gather with Institute faculty and staff for Orientation on Friday\, August 26\, at 9:00 a.m.  Orientation will take place in Keane Auditorium\, McGivney Hall\, unless otherwise indicated below. \n\n\n\nORIENTATION AND OPENING CHARGE\n\n\nFRIDAY\, AUGUST 26\, 2022\n\n\nKeane Auditorium\, McGivney Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nHoly Mass (St. Vincent de Paul Chapel)\n\n\n10:00\nThe Nature and Mission of the Institute\n\n\n11:45\nBreak\n\n\n12:00 p.m.\nFaculty\, Staff\, and Student Introductions\n\n\n12:30\nLunch\n\n\n1:30\nIntroduction to the Student Handbook\n\n\n2:00\nM.T.S. Degree Program Overview (Keane Auditorium)\n\n\n\nS.T.L. and S.T.D. Degree Programs Overview (Room 108)\n\n\n\nPh.D. Degree Program Overview (Room 006)\n\n\n2:30\nRefreshments available for Institute students at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine\n\n\n3:00\nPrayer at the Hour of Mercy (Redemptor Hominis Church\, Saint John Paul II National Shrine)\n\n\n3:30\nGuided Tour of Redemptor Hominis Church Mosaics URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/2022-23-orientation/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/LOC-20171201SM007-Pano-3-2-v2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220827T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220827T120000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220726T135922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T165425Z UID:4120-1661590800-1661601600@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Dobbs v. Jackson and the Culture of Life DESCRIPTION:Location: Saint John Paul II National Shrine (3900 Harewood Road\, NE) \nThe Supreme Court’s decision this summer to overturn Roe v. Wade\, and thus to do away with federal protection of abortion as a fundamental right\, came as a shock to many. The decision\, Dobbs v. Jackson\, has provoked responses from joy and relief to outrage and even violence. But it is also becoming clear that many Americans are unaware of exactly what Roe\, along with the important 1992 decision Planned Parenthood v. Casey\, actually held\, and thus are uncertain about what the consequences of Dobbs for abortion law in the United States will be. \nOn August 27\, 2022\, the John Paul II Institute is hosting a panel discussion of the Dobbs decision to help Catholics to “read the signs of the times and interpret them in the light of the Gospel” (Gaudium et spes\, 3-4). Featured scholars will shed light on the significance of this landmark decision for American law and culture\, in view of the Church’s understanding of the dignity of every human person and the sanctity of human life. Talks will present and interpret the history of abortion jurisprudence in the United States and will also look ahead to new opportunities and challenges for the pro-life movement. \nSpeakers will include: \n\nDavid S. Crawford\, Dean and Associate Professor of Moral Theology and Family Law\, Pontifical John Paul II Institute\nElizabeth Kirk\, Director of the Center for Law & the Human Person\, Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America\nJeanne Mancini\, President\, March for Life Education and Defense Fund\nModerator: Jeanne Heffernan Schindler\, Senior Fellow\, Pontifical John Paul II Institute\n\n  \nTo register\, please complete the form below. \n\n\n \n \n Dobbs v. Jackson Event Registration\n \n \n CommentsThis 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 Registration Fee\n \n \n Price:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nClick here to view the event flier. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/dobbs/ LOCATION:Saint John Paul II National Shrine\, 3900 Harewood Road\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States CATEGORIES:CONFERENCES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Dobbs-Flier-2cropped.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220907T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221207T203000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220730T130940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221130T174817Z UID:4110-1662575400-1670445000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Continuing Education Course: Education\, Politics\, and the Family DESCRIPTION:The Fall 2022 course in the Institute’s ongoing Continuing Education Series will be “Education\, Politics\, and the Person”.  It will be held on Wednesday evenings from September 7 to December 7\, 2022. \nThe relationship of the family to political society is unquestionably one of the most important questions in both secular political thought and Catholic social teaching. This has become evident in the past few years through the “education wars” that are an ever-present feature of our democracy. Some questions concerning this course will be: What is the role of the family in the educating children to be members of society? What does Christianity reveal about the nature of the family and its responsibility for the education of children and its responsibility to the state? What is the importance of the Church’s teaching that the family is the ecclesia domestica? By examining texts from the tradition (Plato\, Aristotle\, Augustine and Aquinas)\, contemporary political thought\, as well as the Papal and Conciliar teachings of the 19th and 20th century\, the course will address those issues. \nClass will be taught in person in McGivney Hall on Catholic University of America’s campus in Room 006\, and offered online simultaneously. \nThe class fee is $150. To register\, please complete the online registration form. Payment can be submitted via check\, cash\, or credit card. To submit a credit card payment\, please click here. \nThis course can be taken toward renewal requirements for VCEA licensure. Numerous high schools in the Archdiocese of Washington accept the course for CEU credits. \nIf you have questions please contact information@johnpaulii.edu. \n‘ \n  URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/continuing-education-course-education-politics-and-the-family/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Continuing-Education-2022-poster-preview.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220913T180037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220919T181303Z UID:4846-1663077600-1663081200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Opening Mass 2022 DESCRIPTION:The 2022-2023 Opening Mass will be celebrated in the Redemptor Hominis Church at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine on Tuesday\, September 13\, 2022\, at 2:00 p.m.  Auxiliary Bishop Adam J. Parker of the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be the celebrant and homilist. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/opening-mass-2022/ 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/Redemptor-Hominis-Church-Eucharist-mural-detail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221003 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220919T181222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T194528Z UID:4934-1664496000-1664755199@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Catholicity as Gift and Task: 50th Anniversary of Communio Conference DESCRIPTION:Institute faculty members will present at the conference “Catholicity as Gift and Task: The 50th Anniversary of Communio: International Catholic Review.”  The conference is hosted by St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry in Rochester\, NY. \nDr. Nicholas J. Healy\, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Culture\, will speak on “Joseph Ratzinger on the Unity of the Roman Rite and the Unity of the Church.” \nDr. Margaret Harper McCarthy\, Associate Professor of Theological Anthropology\, will present “Putting Predestination in its Place.” \nKeynote speakers for the conference include Jean Duchesne\, Jean-Luc Marion\, Tracey Rowland\, and Rev. Jacques Servais\, S.J. \n \nSeveral John Paul II Institute graduates will also present at the conference: \n\nLisa Lickona (M.T.S. ’93\, S.T.L. ’98): “Love Acknowledged: The Ressourcement of Spirituality Through a Friendship with the Saints”\nMark Banga (M.T.S. ’18\, current Ph.D. Candidate): “Joseph Ratzinger’s Communio Liturgical Theology: Illuminating the Issue of Communion for the Divorced and Remarried”\nDaniel Drain (M.T.S. ’16\, current Ph.D. Candidate): “For What May We Hope? Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Church’s Ecclesial Task”\nMatthew Kuhner (M.T.S. ’13): “Papal Resignation as Theological Event? On Benedict XVI\, the Petrine Ministry\, and the Nature of Ecclesial Office”\nErik van Versendaal (Ph.D. ’19): “Formed in and for Communion: Philosophy and the Salvation of the World”\n\n  \nVirtual registration is available here. \n  \nBelow is the conference description from St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry: \n\n\n“Only by assuming a non-polemic role of tranquility in the center will it be possible to assume genuine responsibility for the whole.”\n– The Mission of Communio \n\n\n\n\nIn the mission statement for Communio: International Catholic Review\, Hans Urs von Balthasar set forth a vision that he and the other founders hoped would inform a print journal and give shape to a theological movement born from the heart of the Church. For Balthasar\, Communio set out to “fight at all costs against the deadly polarization brought on by the fervor displayed by traditionalists and modernists alike” and “to perceive of the Church as a central communion\, a community that originated from communion with Christ\, who presented himself as a gift to the Church; as a communion that will enable us to share our hearts\, thoughts\, and blessings.” \nGiven the persistent relevance of this mission\, the upcoming anniversary seems an appropriate moment to consider the theological and cultural engagement of a journal that is now realized in 14 language-editions around the world. \nThe purpose of the conference is three-fold: \n\nTo understand and appreciate the contribution of Communio to the Church over the past fifty years\nTo continue and further the trajectories of theological and cultural engagement present in the pages of Communio\nTo ponder the same questions posed by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger in 1992 after Communio’s first twenty years: “Have we been courageous enough? … Have we really spoken the Word of faith intelligibly and reached the hearts of a hungering world?” URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/catholicity-as-gift-and-task-50th-anniversary-of-communio-conference/ CATEGORIES:FACULTY LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2022-09-19-141315-e1663611856534.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T153000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220729T130229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T184447Z UID:4905-1665066600-1665070200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Ecclesiastical Degrees Information Session DESCRIPTION:The Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family is delighted to invite you to participate in a Information Session about Ecclesiastical Degrees on Thursday\, October 6th\, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. (ET). \nThe session will provide information about the degree requirements of the Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) and the Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.)\, along with the admission requirements\, application process\, scholarships available\, and deadlines. During this event\, registered attendees will meet professors and hear from current students about their experiences in the programs. \nThe in-person event will take place in McGivney Hall\, the home of Institute\, although participation online will be available as well. If you have questions in advance\, we would be happy to receive them with your RSVP form. Questions can also be submitted during the event. To register\, click here. \nIf you have any questions\, please email emartin@johnpaulii.edu \n  URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/ecclesiastical-degrees-information-session-2/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Logo-Seal.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T205000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T213000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20220922T164913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T184626Z UID:4944-1665694200-1665696600@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:What’s New about the New Totalitarianism? DESCRIPTION:Dr. Michael Hanby\, Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy of Science\, will present at Touchstone Magazine’s 2022 fall conference titled “Something Wicked This Way Comes: Diabolical Fantasies & the Mystery of the Real.” \nDr. Hanby’s talk entitled “What’s New about the New Totalitarianism?” will be on Thursday\, October 13\, 2022 at 7:50 p.m. (Central Time).  The conference will take place at Trinity International University in Deerfield\, IL. \nOther featured speakers include Hans Boersma\, Allan Carlson\, Rod Dreher\, Joshua Mitchell\, Carl Trueman\, and R.V. Young. \nConference Description: \nA diabolical fantasy is a false image that presents itself as something real. “Transgender woman” and “gay marriage” are two obvious examples of diabolical fantasies that mean to replace the reality of sex and marriage in God’s created order. Christians must disentangle ourselves from the unrealities of our age because “by the pricking of my thumbs\, something wicked this way comes.” \nThe Touchstone conference brings together Protestant\, Roman Catholic\, and Eastern Orthodox Christians\, a tradition-bound gathering of what C. S. Lewis called “Mere Christianity.” \n  \nVideo footage from Dr. Hanby’s presentation has been made available on the Touchstone website here. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/whats-new-about-the-new-totalitarianism/ CATEGORIES:FACULTY LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2022-09-19-1600291-vignette.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221021T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221021T180000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20221021T212918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221021T212918Z UID:5075-1666368000-1666375200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:"The Transcendentals: Truth" DESCRIPTION:Dr. D. C. Schindler\, Professor of Metaphysics and Anthropology\, will lead a seminar at The Kateri Institute for Catholic Studies in Ann Arbor\, Michigan.  His seminar is part of the Kateri Institute’s series “The Life of the Mind” with the transcendentals as this semester’s theme. \nEvent Description: \nThe Kateri Institute for Catholic Studies offers a home for faculty\, staff\, and students at the University of Michigan to integrate their studies with the Catholic intellectual tradition. \nThe Life of the Mind is about asking the “big questions” of existence. Why is the natural world so beautiful? Why does it have an intelligible order? Why is there a world at all? The series is also concerned with “meaning of life” questions that can be postponed (especially in our endlessly distracting society) but never completely eradicated. Why are we here? Why must we die? How should we live? In short\, the Life of the Mind series is devoted to contemplation of some of the most important questions ever asked. \nTruth. Beauty. Goodness. Throughout the centuries\, thinkers have called these cosmic values transcendentals because they were believed to exist universally beyond space\, time\, matter\, and history\, and because all human beings longed to know them. In the classical world\, the transcendentals were understood to harmonize the soul with a well-ordered universe\, a prerequisite to human flourishing. Medieval thinkers associated the transcendentals with the triune God of Christianity and believed that human beings\, as imago Dei\, possessed an innate ability to know truth\, love beauty\, and desire goodness. How do these values look to us now? How might they speak to our intellectual\, aesthetic\, and ethical lives as students\, teachers\, and citizens of the world? This series will examine the transcendentals as a category of thought that is just as important now as it ever was. Indeed\, they make life worth living. \n  \nFor more details\, visit The Kateri Institute for Catholic Studies website. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/the-transcendentals-truth/ CATEGORIES:FACULTY LECTURES END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T203000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20221021T214835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221028T203537Z UID:5076-1666724400-1666729800@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:"Henri De Lubac and the Christian Mystery of Nature and Grace" DESCRIPTION:Dr. Nicholas Healy\, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Culture\, will present the Tekippe Lecture titled “Henri De Lubac and the Christian Mystery of Nature and Grace” at the Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. \nThis public presentation will be held on Tuesday\, October 25th from 7:00-8:30 PM. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/henri-de-lubac-and-the-christian-mystery-of-nature-and-grace/ CATEGORIES:FACULTY LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Nicholas-Healy-Lecture-photo-square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T163000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20221003T193714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T175928Z UID:5013-1667553300-1667579400@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Admissions Open House DESCRIPTION:The Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family is delighted to invite you to participate in an Open House on Friday\, November 4th. This will be a perfect opportunity to learn more about the mission of the Institute and the nature of its programs. \nAt an Open House event\, you will be able to: \n\nAttend class\nSpend time with current students\nMeet with program advisors\nLearn about application process and scholarships available\nTour our campus\nAnd more!\n\nTentative Open House Schedule: \n9:15am: Welcome \n9:30-11:30am: Sit in on one of these two classes: \n\nCommunio Personarum: The Triune God (Fr. Antonio Lopez)\nTheological Anthropology (Dr. Margaret McCarthy)\n\n12:00pm: Lunch with current students \n1:30pm: Meeting with program advisors (Q&A) \n2:00pm: Conversation with Alumni \n2:30pm: Application process and scholarships with admissions officers (Q&A) \n3:00pm: Walking tour of campus \n3:30pm: Visit to the Saint John Paul II Shrine \n  \nClick here to register. If you have any questions\, please do not hesitate to reach out. \nElena Martin\nAdmissions Officer\nemartin@johnpaulii.edu\n202.526.9697 URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/admissions-open-house/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/CatholicSpring2018-123-cropped-compressed.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221105T173000 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221113 DTSTAMP:20260501T204444 CREATED:20221109T202616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T220030Z UID:5140-1668038400-1668297599@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:"Person in Relation: Selfhood as Gift” DESCRIPTION:Dr. Nicholas Healy\, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Culture\, will present at the Conference in Honor of John F. Crosby hosted by the Hildebrand Project at the Franciscan University of Steubenville held November 10-12\, 2022. \n  \nDr. Healy’s presentation is titled “Person in Relation: Selfhood as Gift.”  He will also participate in a panel discussion on the topic of “Dignity and Self-Gift.” \n  URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/person-in-relation-selfhood-as-gift/ CATEGORIES:FACULTY LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/029A8634-square.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR