The Catholic Sisters of the Upper Mississippi River Valley will host a four-part lecture series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church. "Celebrating Vatican II: Sharing the Vision" will be held at venues throughout the region from October, 2012 through April, 2013. The series, which coincides with the "Year of Faith" being observed by the Catholic Church, is free and open to the public.
The opening lecture is on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. in the Rogalski Center, St Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa. Dr. Richard R. Gaillardetz will address "What Happened at Vatican II? Keys to Understanding the Council," exploring the enduring significance of the most important event in Roman Catholicism in four centuries and probing its implications for the present and future.
Gaillardetz, the McCarthy Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology at Boston College, author of Ecclesiology for a Global Church and co-author of Keys to the Council, is President-Elect of the Catholic Theological Society of America. He has received numerous awards from the Catholic Press Association and is the 2000 recipient of the Sophia Award from the faculty of the Washington
Theological Union, Washington D.C., in recognition of his contributions to the life of the church. He previously taught at the University of Toledo and St. Thomas Graduate School of Theology, Houston.
There is no registration for the lecture series and no admission charge. Follow-up sessions to each of the four lectures will be offered in the cities where the sponsoring congregations minister,
Future programs in the series will include :
* Dr. Zeni Fox speaking on "The Laity after Vatican II: Collaboration in Ministry" at Clarke University, Dubuque, Iowa, on December 2, 2012 at 2 p.m.
* Dr. Massimo Faggioli will speak on "Liturgical Reform: the Crucial Impact and Legacy of Vatican II" at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Hiawatha, Iowa, on February 24, 2013 at 2 p.m.
* Marlene Weisenbeck, FSPA will address "The Church in the Modern World: Vatican II's Challenge for Our Time," at Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Church, Clinton, Iowa, on April 21, 2013 at 2 p.m.
"Celebrating Vatican II: Sharing the Vision" is sponsored by the Carmelite Nuns, Eldridge, Iowa; Congregation of the Humility of Mary, Davenport, Iowa; Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, La Crosse, Wis.; Sinsinawa Dominicans, Sinsinawa, Wis.; Sisters of Mercy, West-Midwest Community, Omaha, Neb.; Benedictine Sisters, Rock Island, Ill.; Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton,
Iowa; and Sisters of Charity BVM, Sisters of the Presentation, Sisters of St. Francis, Sisters of the Visitation, and Trappistine Nuns, all of Dubuque, Iowa. The October program is hosted by St. Ambrose University. The December program is co-sponsored by Clarke University.
For details see www.facebook.com/catholicsisters or call Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, 563-242-7611.
The opening lecture is on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. in the Rogalski Center, St Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa. Dr. Richard R. Gaillardetz will address "What Happened at Vatican II? Keys to Understanding the Council," exploring the enduring significance of the most important event in Roman Catholicism in four centuries and probing its implications for the present and future.
Gaillardetz, the McCarthy Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology at Boston College, author of Ecclesiology for a Global Church and co-author of Keys to the Council, is President-Elect of the Catholic Theological Society of America. He has received numerous awards from the Catholic Press Association and is the 2000 recipient of the Sophia Award from the faculty of the Washington
Theological Union, Washington D.C., in recognition of his contributions to the life of the church. He previously taught at the University of Toledo and St. Thomas Graduate School of Theology, Houston.
There is no registration for the lecture series and no admission charge. Follow-up sessions to each of the four lectures will be offered in the cities where the sponsoring congregations minister,
Future programs in the series will include :
* Dr. Zeni Fox speaking on "The Laity after Vatican II: Collaboration in Ministry" at Clarke University, Dubuque, Iowa, on December 2, 2012 at 2 p.m.
* Dr. Massimo Faggioli will speak on "Liturgical Reform: the Crucial Impact and Legacy of Vatican II" at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Hiawatha, Iowa, on February 24, 2013 at 2 p.m.
* Marlene Weisenbeck, FSPA will address "The Church in the Modern World: Vatican II's Challenge for Our Time," at Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Church, Clinton, Iowa, on April 21, 2013 at 2 p.m.
"Celebrating Vatican II: Sharing the Vision" is sponsored by the Carmelite Nuns, Eldridge, Iowa; Congregation of the Humility of Mary, Davenport, Iowa; Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, La Crosse, Wis.; Sinsinawa Dominicans, Sinsinawa, Wis.; Sisters of Mercy, West-Midwest Community, Omaha, Neb.; Benedictine Sisters, Rock Island, Ill.; Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton,
Iowa; and Sisters of Charity BVM, Sisters of the Presentation, Sisters of St. Francis, Sisters of the Visitation, and Trappistine Nuns, all of Dubuque, Iowa. The October program is hosted by St. Ambrose University. The December program is co-sponsored by Clarke University.
For details see www.facebook.com/catholicsisters or call Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, 563-242-7611.
