The Woodstock Report

In Other News...

Walter Burghardt, S.J.

On September 29, 2004, Woodstock celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Courtney Murray, S.J., with a gathering in the Woodstock Theological Center Library. Walter Burghardt, S.J., presented a remembrance of his work with Murray, John Haughey, S.J., commented on his encounter as a young novice with the great scholar, Leon Hooper, S.J., outlined the significance of Murray's work for Catholicism in America, and Mark Williams, nephew of Murray, recalled his "Uncle Jack" in very human terms.

Mark Williams

You can find Murray's published and unpublished work on the Woodstock Library website.

Participants in the Task Force on Globalization-Marginalization.

In November 2004, Gasper Lo Biondo, S.J., traveled to Rome for the first meeting of the Task Force on Globalization - Marginalization that was convened by the Jesuit Social Justice Secretariat.

Gap also presented on a panel entitled "The Importance of Ethics" at the Inter-American Development Bank's Ethics and Development Day, which also featured presentations by Nobel Prize Laureate Amartya Sen, Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik and Inter-American Development Bank President Enrique V. Iglesias. The day was part of the Inter-American Initiative on Social Capital, Ethics, and Development.

Ray Kemp

Walter J. Burghardt, S.J., founder of the Preaching the Just Word project, was interviewed in the October - December 2004 issue of The Living Pulpit, which also featured an article by John Haughey, S.J. Walter's book, Justice: A Global Adventure, is available at a 20% discount from Orbis Books.

Ray Kemp, Senior Fellow and current Director of Preaching the Just Word, published a book review of Jack Hogan's Credible Signs of Christ Alive: Case Studies from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development in the September/October 2004 issue of Preach.

"Forgiveness in International Politics: An Alternative Road to Peace," recently published by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and authored by Woodstock fellows William Bole, Drew Christiansen, S.J., and Robert T. Hennemeyer, was reviewed in America Magazine (Dec 9, 2004, issue), the Foreign Service Journal (Nov 2004, pages 22-23), and the Arlington Herald (Sept 23, 2004).

Press release on Forgiveness in International Politics from the USCCB web site.

Information on ordering a copy of Forgiveness in International Politics: An Alternative Road to Peace.

Students and Jesuits share dinner
and conversation.

Woodstock's Global Economy and Cultures (GEC) Project was mentioned in Georgetown University President Jack DeGioia's address Globalization and Inequality: The Moral Challenge of Our Lifetimes to the Conference on Religions and Cultures in Milan on September 6, 2004. He mentioned GEC as an example of how a University can serve the common good in our globalized world. The text of his address appeared in Origins.

In addition, the GEC Project received Georgetown University student press coverage for a dinner held in Riggs Library with students and participants in the 4th International Consultation. Read the accounts: Jesuits, Students Discuss World Issues (The Hoya) and Jesuits and justice (The Independent).

Terry Armstrong, Tom Danks, Jim Connor, S.J., and George Limbach

In October 2004, the Woodstock Business Conference chapters from Philadelphia, Reading, and Washington, DC held a joint retreat for members and their spouses at the Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth in Wernersville, PA. The retreat focused on "Building God's Kingdom at Work: Is Business a Calling?" and was Co-Directed by John Haughey, S.J., Jim Connor, S.J., Terry Armstrong, Tom Danks, and George Limbach.

Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth
Wernersville, PA

Woodstock Business Conference welcomes a new chapter in Rochester, N.Y. The chapter is being facilitated by Rolf Miller and held its first meeting on September 9, 2004. Overall, there are now 14 local chapters in the U.S. and three international chapters under the coordination of Terry Armstrong, Senior Fellow at Woodstock.

Dolores Leckey

Dolores Leckey gave a talk entitled "The Laity: In the World, In the Church and In Ministry" at the College of the Holy Cross in November for their Colloquium on Renewing the Church. Dolores also participated in the Church in America Leadership Roundtable at The Wharton School in July 2004.

You can read one of her recent articles in Faith Alive!

Anthony Savari Raj

Woodstock's Brown Bag Lunch Series continued with presentations by International Visiting Fellows and guests. On October 20, 2004, Christina Astorga presented "Moral Theology: Time Past, Time Present. Shifts in Vision, Content, and Method." On November 18, 2004, Anthony Savari Raj presented "Cosmic Confidence or Preferential Option? Dimensions of Justice in the Interreligious Vision of R. Panikkar." On January 12, 2005, Sr. Betsy Linehan, RSM presented "Alternative Responses to Crime: Inflicting Suffering vs. Making Right."

Christina Astorga

John Haughey, S.J. and participants in the Catholic Higher Education project.

Woodstock Senior Fellow John Haughey, S.J., directs the Catholic Higher Education project. Through the ongoing conversation of representatives of eight Catholic Universities, this project is examining the mission of Catholic Universities, in light of the vision of inclusivity of the Second Vatican Council.

Meetings of the project participants have taken place at Woodstock in December 2003, June 2004, and December 2004.