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Forums, Conversations, and Other Events
Upcoming Events
TBA |
Steward Leadership and Creation |
A retreat offered by the Woodstock Business Conference, and hosted at the Jesuit Center in Wernersville, PA. |
Selected Past Events
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 4:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. at Pryzbyla Great Room, the Catholic University of America |
Faith in a Secular Age: A Public Forum with Cardinal Francis George of Chicago & Professor Charles Taylor, with a Response by Woodstock Senior Fellow John Haughey, S.J. |
This event launches a 15-month research project that will focus on the search for meaning in what is, in many ways, a secular age. How does humanity's heritage of religious faith continue to unfold, amidst the new dimensions and needs of our evolving human awareness, with all its challenges and opportunities? |
Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 7:30 p.m., Gaston Hall (located on the third floor of Healy Hall), Georgetown University, Washington, DC |
Honoring Human Dignity and the Common Good: A Catholic Approach to Immigration Reform |
A Woodstock Forum moderated by Jill Marie Gerschutz (Migration Policy Director and Outreach Coordinator for the U.S. Jesuit Conference), and featuring Cardinal Theodore McCarrick (Consultant to the Committee on Migration of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops), Octavio González (of the Immigrants' Rights Clinic at Stanford Law School), and Donald Kerwin (Vice President for Programs at the Migration Policy Institute) |
July 19, August 16 & 23, 2009 |
Religion & Politics with Fr. Tom Reese |
A series of lectures held at the University of San Francisco regarding Pope Benedict XVI's newest Encyclical, President Obama's visit, and the politics of religion. |
May 5, 2009, 7:00 p.m., The Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (Wallace Hall), New York, NY |
Muslims & Christians: Where Do We Stand? Two Jesuits Speaking from Experience |
A Woodstock Forum featuring Daniel Madigan, S.J., and Aloysius Mowe, S.J., at St. Ignatius Loyola Parish in New York. |
March 30, 2009, 7:30 p.m., St. Ignatius Church, Baltimore, MD |
“Beyond the Headlines: On Not Mistaking History for Destiny” |
A talk by Woodstock Visiting Fellow Aloysious Mowe, S.J., as part of the Lenten series on "Christianity and Islam" at St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore. Click here for more details. |
March 23, 2009, 7:30 p.m., St. Ignatius Church, Baltimore, MD |
“Behind the Headlines: Who Is My Muslim Neighbor?” |
A talk by Woodstock Visiting Fellow Aloysious Mowe, S.J., as part of the Lenten series on "Christianity and Islam" at St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore. Click here for more details. |
March 16, 2009, 7:30 p.m., St. Ignatius Church, Baltimore, MD |
“People of the Word” |
A talk by Woodstock Fellow Dan Madigan, S.J., as part of the Lenten series on "Christianity and Islam" at St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore. Click here for more details. |
January 21, 2009 |
Evolution and God: 150 Years after The Origin of Species |
A Woodstock Forum featuring John Haught and Kenneth Miller.
Click here to read more about the event and view video from it. |
November 19, 2008 |
Muslims & Christians: Where Do We Stand? Three Jesuits Speaking from Experience |
A Woodstock Forum featuring Daniel Madigan, S.J., Aloysius Mowe, S.J., Thomas Michel, S.J., and Ibrahim Kalin.
Click here to watch video from the event and read an account of it. |
October 2008 |
Spirituality for Catholic Women |
A Forum sponsored by Woodstock and Fairfield University, featuring a presentation by Dolores Lecky on "Called to Holiness: Grieving with Grace".
Click here to watch video of Dolores Leckey and read her talk. |
August 26, 2008 |
A Reflection on Immigration: Catholic Perspectives |
A conference of Woodstock's Theology of Migration project, cosponsored by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) and Fairfield University's Center for Faith and Public Life.
Click here to watch video of Elena Segura, Daniel Groody, CSC, and other featured speakers, and read an account of the event. |
April 23, 2008 |
Values Inside the Issues: Religious Voices on Health Care |
A Woodstock Forum featuring Kevin FitzGerald, S.J., John Langan, S.J., Dr. Edmund Pellegrino, Rabbi David Saperstein, and Dr. Zubair Saeed.
Click here to watch video from the event and read an account of it. |
April 16, 2008 |
Engaging People and Cultures... How the Jesuits Got So Worldly |
Woodstock's annual Riggs Dinner talk by John W. O Malley, S.J.
Click here to read Father O'Malley's presentation. |
April 7, 2008 |
The Future of Catholic Peacebuilding |
A Forum sponsored by Woodstock; Georgetown University's Berkley Center and MA Program in Conflict Resolution; The Catholic University of America's President's Office, Life Cycle Institute, and Center for International Social Development; and the Washington Theological Union's Center for Ministry and Public Life.
Click here to read an account of the event. |
April 3, 2008 |
Personal Faith & Public Life: Incorporating Faith into a Career -- An Open Interreligious Conversation for Georgetown University Students |
A conversation with GU students organized by John Borelli and Woodstock's Interreligious Dialogue on Education project, and featuring Gordon Bermant, Zahid Bukhari, Ron Mahurin, and Michael Timpane.
Click here to learn more about the speakers. |
February 25, 2008 |
"Faithful Citizenship" and the 2008 Election |
A Woodstock Forum featuring Tom Reese, S.J., Amb. Thomas Melady, and John Kelly.
Click here to read an account of the event. |
October 4, 2007 |
The Faith that Does Justice in a Pluralistic World: Facing the Challenges & Imagining the Future |
A Woodstock Forum featuring John Haughey, S.J., Jonathan Strum, Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana, and Clark Lobenstine, and co-sponsored by Georgetown University's Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service.
Click here to read an account of the event. |
February 6, 2007 |
Young Adult Catholics: Believing, Belonging, Serving |
This event, organized by Rev. Raymond Kemp, included a student panel on "Stories of Faith: Georgetown Students & Young Alumni", featuring Jeffrey Brown, Carrie Gladstone, Pati Notario, Rob O'Rourke, Chris Paulus, and Aileen Tejeda; and a panel of experts speaking on "How Young Adult Catholics Live Their Faith", featuring James Davidson, Catherine Heinhold, Dean Hoge, and Carroll Ann Kemp, SNJM.
Click here to read a brief article about the event and a more detailed paper presenting the speakers' insights. |
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