CO-SPONSORED PROGRAMS
McGRATH INSTITUTE FOR CHURCH LIFE
"The Covid Vaccine:
Good Science and Science for the Human Good"
Saturday, March 13, 2021
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
The McGrath Institute for Church Life will host a free panel discussion addressing the science of vaccines and the ethical implications of the COVID vaccine in light of our shared responsibility for the common good of our community. This event will begin with a 10 minute presentation by each panelist followed by time for Q&A from submitted questions.
THE LUMEN CHRISTI INSTITUTE
"Spirituality and the Saints"
Saturday, March 13, 2021
11:00 AM EST
In this presentation, Fr. Mark Rotsaert will look to sanctity as a gift of the Spirit and reflect on the different ways one can become a saint and the universal call to holiness according to Pope Francis’ exhortation Gaudete et exsultate. Do saints have a specific kind of spirituality? Is sanctity the same as perfection? Are the saints perfect?
THE COLLEGIUM INSTITUTE
"Annual Newman Lecture : A Conversation with Eamon Duffy"
Friday, March 19, 2021
12:00 PM EST
This year’s Annual Newman Lecture, taking place just before Newman’s birthday, will feature Professor Eamon Duffy of Cambridge University, renowned author of The Stripping of the Altars and other monographs as well as, most recently, John Henry Newman: A Very Brief History.
OTHER PROGRAMS
THE CHRISTIAN LITERARY IMAGINATION
Jan 26, 2021 - June 1, 2021
Co-sponsored by Blackfriars Oxford and the Future of the Humanities Project at Georgetown, this series of webinars during 2020-2021 features distinguished scholars exploring this topic in a range of English and American writers including Robert Southwell, SJ, John Milton, Elizabeth Barret Browning, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Flannery O’Connor, and others.