| Finding
God in All Things: A Year of Prayer at
Holy Trinity |
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| Adult Education Lecture Series
Schedule 2005 – 2006 |
| supported
by The William J. Byron, S.J. Fund
for Adult Education |
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| *Available
on CD. To borrow a
copy, see the receptionist
in the Parish
Center. |
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| Prayer: A
Journey in Intimacy With God* |
Presenter: Brian
McDermott, SJ
September 18, 2005 |
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Fr. McDermott inaugurates our adult education
program with a discussion of prayer – what it is and why we
do it. Fr. McDermott is Rector of the Jesuit Community
at Georgetown University and a professor of theology.
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| Praying
the Liturgy of the Hours |
Presenter: Sr.
Anne Elizabeth, VHM
October 23, 2005 |
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Sister Anne Elizabeth of the Georgetown
Visitation Monastery offers a reflection on praying the Liturgy
of the Hours ~~ a form of prayer central to her monastic life
and a gift to all of the Church.
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| Praying
With the Scriptures* |
Presenter: Anthony
Tambasco, Ph.D.
October 30, 2005 |
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Professor Tambasco, a Scripture scholar
in Georgetown University’s Theology Department, discusses
the tradition of praying with the Scriptures.
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| Praying
in the Eastern Tradition* |
Presenter: Frank
McGauley, SJ
November 6, 2005 |
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Fr. McGauley will offer an introduction
to prayer in the Eastern tradition – followed by a guided
experience of two of Tony DeMello’s meditation exercises: “Nam
Jap” which is a form of the Jesus Prayer and leads into Anointing
with the name of Jesus, and the “Healing Breathing Prayer.” Fr.
McGauley worked as a Jesuit missionary in India for many years
and now serves as the director of the St. Francis Xavier House
of Prayer in Baltimore.
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| Christian
Meditation |
Presenter: Laurence
Freeman, OSB
November 6, 2005 |
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Fr. Freeman, Director of the John Main
Center for Meditation and Inter-Religious Dialogue at Georgetown
University, will describe the history and practice of Christian
Meditation.
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| Icons and
Prayer |
Presenter: Mrs.
Delphia Dirks
November 13, 2005 |
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Delphia Dirks, an accomplished artist and
“author” of many religious icons, will share a visual program
on icons and their role in Christian prayer.
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| Prayer in
America* |
Presenter: The
Honorable James P. Moore, Jr.
November 20, 2005 |
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Holy Trinity parishioner and author of
the soon to be published book, One Nation Under God: The
History of Prayer in America, Mr. Moore will discuss
his fascinating research into this country’s deep and special
history with prayer.
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| Globalization
and the Worldwide Structures of Sin and Grace* |
Presenter: Gap
LoBiondo, SJ
December 4, 2005 |
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Fr. LoBiondo, director of the Woodstock
Theological Center addresses the reality of globalization
from a human perspective.
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| The Discernment
of Spirits: Listening to the Ignatian Way* |
Presenter: Natalie
Ganley
January 8, 2006 |
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An introduction to the practice of Christian
discernment.
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Natalie Ganley is a parishioner and
member of the Jesuit Center for Spirituality leadership team.
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| Stem
Cell Research: Promise or Peril?* |
Presenter:
Kevin FitzGerald, SJ
January 29, 2006 |
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A thoughtful examination of the stem cell
debate – from an accomplished scientist and priest.
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Fr. FitzGerald holds the David Lauler
Chair for Catholic Health Sciences at the Center for Clinical
Bioethics, Georgetown Medical Center.
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| War and
Peace: The Perspective of Catholic Social Thought |
Presenter: John
Lanagan, SJ
February 19, 2006 |
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For followers of the Prince of Peace, war
is always a troubling matter – one with which the Church has
grappled for centuries.
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Fr. Lanagan is a professor of Catholic
Social Ethics at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown
University.
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| The Stranger
Among Us: Immigration and Our Faith* |
Presenter: Christopher
Lockard, SJ
Febraury 26, 2006 |
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There are economic and legal arguments
for and against “illegal immigration.” What does
the Church have to say on the matter?
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Fr. Lockard is the Senior Analyst for
Latin America and the Caribbean at the Jesuit Refugee Service
USA.
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Discerning
Treatment Decisions for the Sick and Dying* |
Presenter: Carol
Taylor, Ph.D.
March 5, 2006 |
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A candid discussion of the difficult decisions
that accompany illness and death.
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Sister Carol Taylor is director of
the Center for Clinical Bioethics, a senior research scholar
at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, and an assistant professor
of nursing at Georgetown University.
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| Spiritual
Discernment and Decision Making in Everyday Life* |
Presenter: William
J. Byron, SJ
March 12, 2006 |
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We make hundreds of decisions everyday
– some trivial and others crucial. How can we make all of
them more prayerfully?
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A former Holy Trinity pastor, Fr. Byron
is a research professor in the Sellinger School of Business,
Loyola College in Maryland.
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| Environmental
Health and Ignatian Discernment |
Presenter: Hank
Hilton, SJ
March 19, 2006 |
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Does Saint Ignatius’ Rules for the Discernment
of Spirits shed any light on our desire to care better for
our planet?
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Fr. Hilton is an environmental economist
and Chairman of the Economics Department at Loyola College
in Maryland.
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| Guidelines
for Christian Politicians |
Presenter: Robert
Drinan, SJ
March 26, 2006 |
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How should a Christian responsibly engage
our political system?
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A former Congressman, Fr. Drinan is
a distinguished writer and professor of law at Georgetown
University.
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| ElderCare
Issues |
Presenters: Chris
Deyoung and Mary Ann Griffin
April 23, 2006 |
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A timely presentation of some of the issues
surrounding elder care and a survey of governmental and non-profit
resources available.
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| Chris Deyoung is the
Community Outreach Coordinator at Iona Senior Services and Mary
Ann Griffin is the Director of Aging and Adult Services for
the City of Alexandria, VA. |
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| Caring
for Our Elderly Parents and Friends: A Roundtable Discussion
WIth Parishioners |
Presenters: Mary
Barry, Carmel Kang and Rita Grieco
April 30, 2006 |
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Parishioners share their experiences of
caring for elderly loved ones.
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| The Resurrection
in a Teilhardian Light |
Presenter: Thomas
King, SJ
May 7, 2006 |
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a French
Jesuit paleontologist who drew upon science and theology to
portray a powerfully optimistic vision of reality – one
in which God was drawing all things to himself in the Body
of Christ. Remarkably, he died on Easter Sunday in 1955. His
thinking continues to inspire scientists and believers alike
with a call to hope and action for God’s great work in
the cosmos.
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| Fr. Tom King is a
renowned Teilhard scholar – and longtime professor of theology
at Georgetown University. He’ll share an Easter reflection
from the vantage of Teilhard’s thought. |
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| Did the Vatican
Council Get It Right? Reflections on the Last Forty Years |
Presenter: William
Tobin
May 21, 2006 |
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William Tobin is the Executive Director
of the Continuing Christian Development Institute of Northern
Virginia, having served previously as the Associate Director
of Religious Education for the Archdiocese of New York, and
nationally for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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| From John
Paul II to Benedict XVI: A Look at American Catholics Today |
Presenter: William
D'Antonio
May 28, 2006 |
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William D’Antonio is a visiting research
professor at Catholic University of America. He has authored
many books and has lead several surveys of American Catholics.
He recently co-authored a fifteen page feature on American
Catholics for the National Catholic Reporter.
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| Rediscovering
Vatican II: Decree on the Laity |
Presenter: Dolores
Leckey
June 4, 2006 |
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Dolores Leckey is a Senior Fellow at the
Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University. She
is the former Executive Director of the Secretariat for Family,
Laity, Women and Youth at the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops, where she served for 20 years. She is the
author of many books and articles on the Second Vatican Council.
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