BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage & Family - ECPv6.17.5.1//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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261202T190000 DTSTAMP:20260914T183638Z CREATED:20260710T154529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T183638Z UID:7603-1788283800-1796238000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Evening Master's Courses Fall 2026 DESCRIPTION:As part of the master’s programs\, the Institute is offering two evening courses during the fall 2026 semester. \nLaw\, Culture\, and the Person (David Crawford)\, Tuesdays\, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. \nThe ancients believed that human law was by nature pedagogical. By providing social order\, indeed as a foundational source of culture\, law necessarily teaches us about our places within social institutions—such as marriage and family—and therefore also\, more profoundly\, about who and what we are. But what if this pedagogy becomes antihuman? Join us for a critical examination of modern American law in its background\, implications\, and assumptions. \nThe Nature and Art of Teaching in the Catholic Tradition (Andrew Shivone)\, Wednesdays\, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. \nThe Church has always been concerned with the formation and education of persons. Unlike modern pedagogical theory\, which views teaching as empty method or technique\, the Church’s interest in teaching asks about the relationship between the craft of teaching and the truth that is taught. This course reflects on what methods a teacher can use to perfect his craft that will best fulfill the nature of education as an introduction to reality. \nProspective students should complete a non-degree seeking application by August 25th. A bachelor’s degree is required as a prerequisite. \nThese courses may be taken for audit or for credit. Information about costs can be found on our Tuition and Fees page. \nFor more information\, please contact Elena Martín at emartin@johnpaulii.edu. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/evening-masters-courses-fall-2026/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Christ_the_True_Vine_icon_Athens_16th_century-1-e1783698494729.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261209T203000 DTSTAMP:20260922T144552Z CREATED:20260710T190712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T144552Z UID:7609-1788978600-1796848200@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Continuing Education Course: Christ and the Nations: National Identity and Christian Faith in America and France DESCRIPTION:The Fall 2026 course in the Institute’s ongoing Continuing Education Series will be “Christ and the Nations: National Identity and Christian Faith in America and France ” It will be held on Wednesday evenings\, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\, from September 9 to December 2\, 2026. \nWhile quite often our political discourse has focused on the relationship between the Church and state\, this course aims to consider the Church and the nation. In recent years\, the nation has reemerged as a locus of political life and reflection. For some\, this is simply a return to what is natural and proper\, where we are bound to each other by time\, place\, and concrete relationships. For others\, it raises the specter of wars that killed millions and of a cultural chauvinism that humanity was supposed to have overcome. \nThe course aims to respond to this heated contemporary question\, by considering the nature of the nation and how it might (or might not) exist in a dynamic relation to the Church. Rather than consider the question abstractly\, we will look at our own contemporary situation in America and draw inspiration from the debates that took place in early 20th century France. The class will thus be\, at once\, contemporary\, historical\, and philosophical and pursue a number of other questions related to our central theme: What is a nation? Is it a deeper reality than the state or simply made by the state? What is a people? Is a nation identifiable with a form of government? What sort of autonomy does a nation have vis-a-vis the Church? How is the Church itself mediated by place and culture? What is the relationship between patriotism and holiness? \n \nThe course will be taught in person and offered online simultaneously. The in-person class meetings will be in McGivney Hall Room 006 on The Catholic University of America’s campus. \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 or call 202.526.3799. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/continuing-education-course-christ-and-the-nations-national-identity-and-christian-faith-in-america-and-france/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/July_Fourteenth_Rue_Daunou_1910_MET_DT5575-1-scaled-e1783710626281.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T160000 DTSTAMP:20260914T183704Z CREATED:20260914T183604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T183704Z UID:7724-1790694000-1790697600@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Information Sessions. Fall 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Pontifical John Paul II Institute will host several virtual information sessions during the fall semester. If you are interested in pursuing graduate studies in Theology\, don’t miss these opportunities to learn about our programs! \n \nYou will learn about our degree and certificate programs\, scholarships and tips on how to make a competitive application. \nYou will also have the opportunity to talk to current students and meet with faculty and program advisors. To register\, click here. \nIf you have any questions\, please do not hesitate to contact: \nElena Martin\nAdmissions Officer\nemartin@johnpaulii.edu\n202.526.9697 URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/information-sessions-fall-2026/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE,FEATURED EVENT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/DSC00358-1-e1709070368671.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270225T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270227T123000 DTSTAMP:20260917T194937Z CREATED:20260917T194054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T194937Z UID:7682-1803582000-1803731400@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:The Difference Sex Makes: Man\, Woman\, Child DESCRIPTION:The John Paul II Institute cordially invites you to join us for a conference on “The Difference Sex Makes: Man\, Woman\, Child” on February 25-27\, 2027. \nTheme\nLuce Irigaray\, the French psychoanalyst\, once said: Sexual difference is one of the important questions of our age\, if not in fact the burning issue.  According to Heidegger\, each age is preoccupied with one thing\, and one alone.  Sexual difference is probably that issue in our own age which could be our salvation. \nThis statement made decades ago by someone who wanted more difference\, is truer today than it was then\, now that we have (almost) lost sight of the difference altogether. That it has become a “fact” that we are identities stacked arbitrarily on top of a merely biological substrate\, shows how ideological the sex-gender binary is: a highly constructed form of “self-knowledge” at the service of a revolution which aimed to abolish the natural order at its very root\, the sex distinction itself.  If that revolution aimed first at giving birth\, by detaching sex from its finality\, it would not be complete until it detached our “selves” from the evidence our own birth\, that is\, our sex and the complex of relations it implies (between the sexes and the generations). We have just seen how successful that revolution could be. \nGender ideology is a “heresy\,” in the strict sense of the term\, in that it chooses (from hairesis) one dimension of the truth at the expense of the other\, subsequently redefining each of the terms. “Person” is chosen over and against “nature\,” the former having become a disembodied self\, with no natural relation to what is now “mere” biology. The individual is chosen over and against the political\, the former having become an interchangeable “unit of life” with no natural relation to others. \nCurrently\, as many are witnessing the ruinous effects of this “heresy\,” they are beginning to question its terms. If we want “salvation\,” we will have to get out from under it. But\, as with every heresy\, “anathemas” are not enough. The recent attempt to eliminate the sex difference requires that we probe its depths and define it more clearly. \nWhat is sexual difference? What is it\, metaphysically? What is it to God\, and in the whole economy of salvation? What is it\, then\, to be a man or a woman\, a father or a mother? What is needed\, culturally\, for a girl to become a woman or a boy a man? What is the relation of sexual difference to culture and to the political order?  What is at stake when in getting these questions right or wrong? In short\, what do we “believe” about sexual difference? \nSchedule\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n \n \n Conference Registration Fee\n \n \n LinkedInThis 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(Required)General Public: $175.00Institute Alumnus: $110.00Clergy/Religious: $65.00Student at Another Institution: $45.00Institute Student: $25.00CUA/DHS FacultySelect the appropriate registration category.Special Dietary Requests\n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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\, February 27. Registration for the reunion may be completed 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/the-difference-sex-makes-man-woman-child/ CATEGORIES:CONFERENCES,FEATURED EVENT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Frederick_Morgan_-_Not_of_the_Fold-2-scaled-e1789655325650.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:20270227T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270227T213000 DTSTAMP:20260917T195132Z CREATED:20260917T194835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T195132Z UID:7739-1803740400-1803763800@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Alumni Reunion 2027 DESCRIPTION:All Institute graduates are cordially invited to an alumni reunion on Saturday\, February 27\, 2027. 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\n  \nAlumni Dinner Registration\nPlease use the form below to register for the closing dinner. \n\n \n \n Alumni Reunion Dinner 2027\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 Alumni Dinner Quantity\n \n \n Price:\n $50.00\n \n \n Quantity \n UntitledIf you will be attending the dinner with a spouse or other guest\, please provide the name of your guest below.\n Submit URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/alumni-reunion-2027/ CATEGORIES:AT THE INSTITUTE,FEATURED EVENT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/svg+xml:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Logo-Seal.svg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR