Community on Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Contemplative Conversations
IThe God Factor - Inside the Spiritual Lives of Public People
Guest Speaker: Cathleen Falsani, April 30, 2008
Cathleen Falsani is the religion colmnist for the Chicago Sun Times, where since 2000 she has covered her diverse "God beat" from locations as fare afield as Vatican City, Vedic City, Ireland, Germany, the Caribbean, the West Wing, the Playboy Mansion and the dugout at Wrigley Field She was honored as the 2005 James O. Supple Religion Writer of the Year by the Religion Newswriters Association, and was a finalist for the 2007 Templeton Religion Reporter of the Year award.
She holds a master's degree in journalism from Northwester University, as well as a master's degree in theological studies from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. She has also been a Gralla Fellow in Jewish Studies at Brandeis University, and was the 1996 Stoody-West Fellow in Religious Journalism. Her first book, The God Factor: Inside the Spiritual Lifes of Public People was released to creitical acclaim in March by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Catholic Education: Crossroads and Challenges for the 21st Century
Guest Speaker: Sr. Clare Fitzgerald, SSND, May 7, 2008
Join us for this inspiring evening - Sister Clare will explore Catholic Culture and Leadership focusing on the following: Situating Education in Contemporary Culture, Leading in a Changing World, Transforming Culture through Education, Identifying the Critical Educational Challenges, and more.
Sister Clare Fitzgerald is a nationally recognized leader in Catholic education. A native of Boston, Sr. Clare is a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Her life's work exemplifies the best in Catholic leadership. Long has she been an advocate and champion for Catholic schools and their impact on children, families, and this nation. Nationally, she has held leadership positions that include president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and appointee to the Vatican Commission on the Study of Religious Life. All are welcome.
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