Current News and Events

STRS Professor publishes in Green Monasticism Journal

Fr. James Wiseman has had published a chapter entitled "The World as Created, Fallen, and Redeemed," inGreen Monasticism: A Buddhist-Catholic Response to an Environmental Calamity, edited by Donald Mitchell and William Skudlarek, O.S.B., pp. 47-58 (New York: Lantern Books, 2010).

STRS Professor gives Lecture for University Honor's Program on C. S. Lewis

Dr. Pecknold will speak this Wednesday (March 24th) on “The Platonic and Catholic Imagination of C.S. Lewis: A Reading from The Great Divorce” as part of the University Honors Council's "C.S. Lewis Month." There will be a short lecture followed by a group discussion. Regan Hall, Room 27.  All are welcome to attend.

Msgr. Rossetti speaks at Convocation of Alaskan Priests

Msgr Stephen J. Rossetti spoke to the first convocation of all the priests of Alaska.  60 priests and bishops from the three dioceses of Anchorage, Juneau and Fairbanks gathered in Anchorage from March 12-15.  Msgr. Rossetti spoke on issues of priestly wellness and spirituality.  Two of the priests were delayed in arriving due to an avalanche but thankfully arrived later.

Msgr McPartlan at Providence College, RI

On Friday, 19 March, Msgr Paul McPartlan, Carl J. Peter Professor of Systematic Theology and Ecumenism at CUA, will be at Providence College, Rhode Island, speaking at two events related to the Year for Priests. In the morning, he will take part in a dialogue with Rabbi Eugene Korn on the theme of Priesthood, organized by the Theology Department's Committee for Jewish-Catholic Exchange. Then in the afternoon, he will deliver the annual St Joseph Lecture on 'Priesthood, Priestliness and Priests'.

Dissertation Defense: Frederick Manella

Final Examination of Frederick A. Mannella for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Monday, March 22, 2010 3:00 p.m., Caldwell Room 125.

STRS Professor gives two lectures at University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Charles Jones gave the lectures “Historical and Cultural Contexts for Interreligious Dialogue” and “Pushing Back: Chinese Responses to the Jesuits’ Proposition of a Primordial Chinese Monotheism” at St. Thomas More College, and the Dept. of Religion and Culture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, March 10 and 11.

STRS Professor gives Presentation on Theology of the Body

Dr. John Grabowski gave a presentation at an Adult Education Workshop on “The Theology of the Body: Context, Content, Contributions”  at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Hagerstown, MD, on February 21, 2010.

STRS Professor Lectures at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception

On Sunday, March 7, Fr. John Paul Heil delivered the Seventeenth Annual Monsignor George A. Denzer Lecture, entitled “Worship in Paul’s Letter to the Romans,” at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York. 

Dr. Loren Stuckenbruck gives Roland E. Murphy Lecture

The Roland E. Murphy Lecture took place Thursday, March 4 in the Happel Room.  The Lecture was sponsored by STRSSA, and featured Dr. Loren Stuckenbruck, Richard Dearborn Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary.  Dr. Stuckenbruck lectured on "1 Enoch in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Ethiopian Canon."

STRS Professor publishes article in Catechumenate

Fr. Dominic Serra has published an article entitled "The Scrutinies: Exorcisms That Make Lent a Joyful Season," in the journal Catechumenate: A Journal of Christian Initiation 32 (2010): 19-27.

STRS Professor publishes article in Spiritual Life

Fr. James Wiseman has publlished an article entitled "The Spirituality of Meister Eckhart and Its Implications for Christian Life Today" in the journal Spiritual Life 56, no. 1 (Spring 2010): 10-23.

Dissertation Defense: Jason McFarland

Final Examination of Rev. Jason J. McFarland for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy; Wednesday, March 3, 2010 2:00 p.m., Caldwell Hall Room 125.  Follow the link above for more details.

Dissertation Defense: J. Thomas Petri

Final Examination of Rev. J. Thomas Petri, O.P. for the degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology, March 5, 2010 9:10 a.m., Caldwell Room 125.  Follow the link above for more details.

Dissertation Defense: Sarah Smith Bartel

Final Examination of Sarah Smith Bartel for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy on March 17, 2010 at 10:10 a.m., Caldwell Room 125.  Follow link above for more details.

STRS Professor publishes article in Vigiliae Christianae

Professor Tarmo Toom has published an article entitled: “Hilary of Poitiers’ De Trinitate and the Name(s) of God,” in the journal Vigiliae Christianae 64 (2010):1-24

Msgr McPartlan at Daylesford Abbey

On Sunday 21 February, Msgr Paul McPartlan gave two presentations on the 'The Church as Communion' to the Norbertine community at Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, Pennsylvania.

STRS Professor leads Discussion on Terrence Tilley's CTSA Address

Dr. John Galvin led a discussion on Dr. Terrence Tilley’s CTSA presidential address entitled “Three Impasses in Christology”  Tuesday Feb. 23rd at 4:30p in The Msgr. Happel Room.  Dr. Tilley’s talk appeared in the June 25, 2009 issue of Origins.

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