BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage & Family - ECPv6.17.5//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:20260917T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T210000 DTSTAMP:20260805T150931Z CREATED:20260805T150905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T150931Z UID:7640-1789671600-1789678800@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:The Eternal Meaning of Man and Woman DESCRIPTION:The Institute’s Humanum Review invites you to a conversation on “The Eternal Meaning of Man and Woman” based in the thought of Gertrud von le Fort and Fr. Walter Ong\, S.J.\, on Thursday\, September 17\, at 7:00 p.m. \nOur featured speakers will be Dr. Gudrun Trausmuth\, president of the Gertrud von le Fort Society\, and Fr. Christian Raab\, O.S.B.\, a theologian serving the diocese of Gary\, Indiana. \nPlease RSVP to join the event\, which will be hosted at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine (3900 Harewood Road\, NE). URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/the-eternal-meaning-of-man-and-woman/ LOCATION:Saint John Paul II National Shrine\, 3900 Harewood Road\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States CATEGORIES:FEATURED EVENT,LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/Man-and-Woman-illustration-cropped.png ORGANIZER;CN="Humanum Review":MAILTO:Humanum.Review@gmail.com END:VEVENT 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: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 InstagramThis 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: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: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;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T160000 DTSTAMP:20230510T142446Z CREATED:20230420T161515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T142446Z UID:5536-1683640800-1683648000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:2023 Graduation Mass DESCRIPTION:The Graduation Mass for the Class of 2023 will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m.\, on Tuesday\, May 9\, in the Redemptor Hominis Chapel of the Saint John Paul II National Shrine. \n  \nBishop John O. Barres of the diocese of Rockville Centre will be the main celebrant and homilist. \n  \nThe Graduation Mass will be followed by a reception for graduates and their guests at the Shrine. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/2023-graduation-mass/ 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230422T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230422T163000 DTSTAMP:20230424T170019Z CREATED:20230420T190830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T170019Z UID:5537-1682155800-1682181000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:Goodness\, Truth\, and Beauty\, and the Nourishing of our Imagination DESCRIPTION:Dr. D. C. Schindler\, Professor of Metaphysics and Anthropology\, will present at the Well-Read Mom regional gathering titled “Everything is Gift: Growing in Goodness\, Truth\, and Beauty” and held at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington\, D.C. \nDr. Schindler’s presentation is titled “Goodness\, Truth\, and Beauty\, and the Nourishing of our Imagination.” \nThe gathering will explore how literature plays an important role in the development of culture. \nRegistration for the event is available on the Well-Read Mom website. URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/goodness-truth-and-beauty-and-the-nourishing-of-our-imagination/ LOCATION:Saint John Paul II National Shrine\, 3900 Harewood Road\, NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20017\, United States CATEGORIES:FACULTY LECTURES ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/wp-content/uploads/WRM-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230414T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230414T210000 DTSTAMP:20230421T185737Z CREATED:20230302T155859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230421T185737Z UID:5375-1681497000-1681506000@www.johnpaulii.edu SUMMARY:The Human Figure in Art DESCRIPTION:Humanum Review\, the online journal of the John Paul II Institute\, invites you to a lecture on “The Human Figure in Art” by art historian Dr. Sarah Bond. \nThe event will be held on Friday\, April 14\, at 6:30 p.m. at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine (3900 Harewood Road Northeast Washington\, DC 20017) with a cocktail reception to follow. \nAdmission is free. RSVP here to reserve a free ticket. \nThe depiction of the human figure is central to the history of art. But how do artists depict the inner aspects of the person—emotions\, spirit\, suffering? In this lecture we will look at how artists use expressive means such as distortion\, extension\, and the dematerialization of the body to convey inner life. We will look in detail at several works by El Greco\, studying the poses\, gestures\, and visual qualities of particular figures. Jumping back in time\, we’ll look at El Greco’s roots in medieval and Byzantine figural art. Finally\, we’ll turn to two modern masters of the expressive human figure\, Rodin and Picasso\, both of whom were influenced by El Greco and both of whom depicted “spiritualized” figures in a secular context. \nSarah Bond is an art historian and independent scholar with a Ph.D. in Medieval Art from Harvard University.  You may read her recent Humanum article on Georgia O’Keeffe’s Affection for Things. \n \n  URL:https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/the-human-figure-in-art/ 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/GRECO_Laocoon-crop-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T150000 DTSTAMP:20220919T181303Z 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;TZID=America/New_York:20220827T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220827T120000 DTSTAMP:20220907T165425Z 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 Dobbs v. 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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 END:VCALENDAR