2009
Lecture
"Encouraging the Participation of Female Students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Fields" - with Dr. Sandra Hanson, LCI Fellow
July 21, 2009, 10-12PM
Dr. Sandra Hanson, IPR Fellow, testified for the Committee on Science and Technology at the U.S. House of Representatives on July 21, 2009. The hearing was open to the public and took place at the Rayburn House Office Building. Dr. Hanson discussed her research on this topic; other speakers included Dr. Barbara Bouge, Dr. Marcia Kropf and Ms. Cherryl Thomas.
Conference
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHINGS & THE 111TH CONGRESS
When: Monday, Apr 27, 2009, 4-7 PM
Where: Dirksen Senate Office Building, 562 Dirksen, Washington, D.C.
Organized by the Life Cycle Institute, at the United States Senate, this conference focuses on the question of the significance of Catholic moral and social teachings for the extraordinary issues facing the 111th Congress? Culture of life, preferential option for the poor, subsidiarity, dignity of work, natural law, the ideal of the common good…how might such concepts inform critical discussions of the economic crisis, healthcare reform, poverty, America’s foreign policy responsibilities, unemployment, social justice, market reform, the environment, strengthening marriage and family, and—foremost—the defense of the most vulnerable human lives?
Honorary Co-Chairs and former Ambassadors to the Vatican, Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs and Thomas P. Melady, invite you to a timely and bi-partisan discussion. Panelists will include: John Langan, S.J., Rector of the Jesuit community and Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Professor of Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University; Maryann Cusimano Love, associate professor of politics at CUA and LCI fellow; John Steinbruner, professor and director of the Center of International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland, Leslie Tentler, professor of history at CUA and LCI fellow, and Robert Destro, former Reagan administration Civil Rights Commissioner and professor at the Columbus School of Law. Fr. George McLean, OMI, professor of philosophy at CUA and LCI fellow moderated the panel. Additional invited remarks from Senator Robert Casey (D-Pennsylvania) and Ambassador Thomas P. Melady.
RECEPTION: You are cordially invited to a wine and cheese reception following the panel, hosted by the following groups: Africa Faith and Justice Network, Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, CMSM Franciscan Action Network, Maryknoll Global Concerns, National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, Pax Christi USA, and School of Americas Watch
RSVP: required; please contact the Life Cycle Institute at 202-319-5999.
MEDIA: To cover the symposium, contact Katie Lee or Mary McCarthy in the Office of Public Affairs at 202-319-5600.
Conference
FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (FASDs):
TRANSLATING RESEARCH TO POLICIES THAT ASSURE ESSENTIAL SERVICES
When: Thu., April 16, 2009, 1:00-6:00 PM
Where: Room 321-323, Pryzbyla Building, CUA Campus
A conference on the challenges of recognizing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) and finding appropriate and effective Education and Psychological services for Children with FASDs and their families.
Brown Bag Talk
"American Catholic Responses to the Nazi Persecution of Europe’s Jews in the 1930s and ‘40s" – with Dr. Maria Mazzenga, LCI Fellow
Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009, 12:10 - 1:10 PM
LCI Seminar Room, 302B Maloney Hall
Conference
TORTURE, CONSCIENCE AND THE CATHOLIC MORAL TRADITION
When: Mar.19, 2009, 1pm - 9pm
Where: Moot Courtroom, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, 3600 McCormack Rd. NE, Washington, DC 20064
The Catholic Leadership Council of the National Religious Coalition against Torture, the Life Cycle Institute and the Center for International Social Development of the Catholic University of America cordially invite you to join us on March 19th, as we explore the decisions of conscience by Catholics in the public square regarding the use of torture.
Schedule Snapshot:
1:15-3:15 PM - Catholic Social Teaching and the Use of Torture
3:30-5:30 PM - Peacebuilding and Torture
5:45-7:00 PM - Dinner
7:00-9:00 PM - The Question of Accountability in the Use of Torture
Three dynamic panels featuring nine expert theologians, academics, and military personnel including:
Doug Cassel – Director, Center on Civil and Human Rights at Notre Dame University
Josh Casteel, former U.S. army interrogator
Steve Colecchi, Director of the Office of International Justice and Peace, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Maryann Cusimano Love, Associate Professor of International Politics, Catholic University of America
Mary Fabri, PHD, Senior Director, Torture Treatment Services & International Training. Heartland Alliance Marjorie Kovler Center
Colonel Patrick Lang, former Defense Intelligence Officer for the Middle East and Director for the Human Intelligence Collection
George Lopez, Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Notre Dame University
Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, Co-Director of the Center on Religion and Culture, Fordham University
General Anthony Taguba, Chief Investigator of Abu Ghraib
Brown Bag Talk
"Just Peace" - with Dr. Maryann Cusimano-Love
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009, 12:15 - 1:15 PM
LCI Seminar Room, 302B Maloney Hall
The presentation is about how The Catholic Church must complement its just war doctrine with robust guidelines based on the concept of just peace. While implied and often referenced by the just war tradition, just peace principles are separate, and must be pursued even when (or especially when) the preceding war was quite unjust. The principles pursued by peacebuilders, particularly Catholic peacebuilders, as well as by the church teaching, promote the following of just peace criteria, namely: just cause, right intention, participatory process, right relationship, restoration, and sustainability.
Brown Bag Talk
"Refugee Resettlement Programs in Burundi" – with Prof. Mary Paterson, LCI Fellow & Professor, School of Nursing, CUA
Feb 12th, 2009, 12:30-1:30 PM
LCI Seminar Room, 302B Maloney Hall
A presentation of the sampling strategy and empirical results of the field survey that was conducted as part of an evaluation supported by the U.S. Department of State.
Panel Symposium
"The Obama Administration and the Catholic Social Agenda"
Thursday, Jan. 29th, 4:00-6:00PM
Vincent Walter Room, Curley Hall, 620 Michigan Ave. N.E., Washington, D.C.
This event was a response to President Obama's inaugural address, trying to answer to the question of how will the Barack Obama administration address issues of importance to the Catholic Church, such as poverty, peace, immigration, life issues, environmental stewardship and globalization? A panel of experts, moderated by William Barbieri, associate dean and associate professor in CUA's School of Theology and Religious Studies, discussed these topics in a panel titled "The Obama Administration and the Catholic Social Agenda."
Panelists included: John Langan, S.J., Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Professor of Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University; Maryann Cusimano Love, Associate Professor of Politics at CUA and Life Cycle Institute Fellow; John Steinbruner, professor and director of the Center of International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland and Leslie Tentler, professor of history at CUA and Life Cycle Institute fellow. Stephen Schneck, director of the Life Cycle Institute, provided the introduction to the panel.
Reception
New LCI Fellows Welcome Reception
Thursday, Jan. 22nd, 4:00-6:00PM
Happel Room, Caldwell Hall, CUA Campus
A reception welcoming the Life Cycle Institute’s new fellows. The gathering will also include an open discussion of grants and events planning for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Brown Bag Talk
"Two Lines of Analysis: Modeling Political Theologies from the American Framing" – with Dr. Stephen Schneck, LCI Director
Thursday, Jan 15th, 12:30-1:30PM
LCI Seminar Room, 302B Maloney Hall
Testing a theoretical analysis of political theology against the historical arguments of America's framers and founders about the appropriate role of religion in the public square.
2008
Brown Bag Talk
“Resiliency Among People Who Were Homeless During the 2002 DC Area Sniper Attacks" - with Linda Donaldson & Fred Ahearn, NCSSW, CUA
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008
Brown Bag Talk
"The Momentum of Posthumous Conception: A Model Act" - with Reverend Ray C. O'Brien, Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008
Today's technology makes is possible to bring about conception through in-vitro fertilization even after the death of the donors. This has led to uncertainty in law over the status of the child born as a result of this "posthumous conception." Among the issues are: (1) The ethical and moral issue of posthumously conceived children; (2) how should religious organizations opposed to the procedure react; (3) what is a reasonable limit in the time allowed for posthumous conception; (4) how should the state ascertain acceptance by the person donating the sperm or egg that posthumous conception was anticipated and accepted; and (5) how should state and federal statutes be drafted to accommodate the technology of posthumous conception and the needs of society for the moral and efficient distribution of wealth.
Brown Bag Talk
"Election 2008 - What Happened, Why Did It Happen, and What Comes Next?" - with Dr. Matthew Green
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, 12:30-1:30 PM
Happel Room, Caldwell Hall
Dr. Matthew Green is Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, The Catholic University of America. His research and teaching interests include congressional politics, U.S. elections, and American political development. He has been a Brookings Institution Research Fellow, and his research has appeared in a number of journals, including Legislative Studies Quarterly, PS: Political Science & Politics, Political Science Research, and Electoral Studies. Current research projects include a book-length manuscript examining the role of the Speaker of the House in influencing legislative outcomes. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University, in 2004.
Brown Bag Talk
"Civic Cinema: Spectatorship, Citizenship, and American Silent Film" - with Jennifer Horne, Department of Media Studies, CUA
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008
Panel Symposium
The Catholic Vote 2008: A Life Cycle Colloquium
Oct. 22, 2008
Hosted by the Life Cycle Institute, this meeting of Life Cycle Fellows and outside experts examined the Catholic vote in the context of the current national election. The moderator was Professor Sandra Hanson, Department of Sociology & Life Cycle Institute, CUA. Speakers were Professor Mark Rozell, School of Public Policy, George Mason University; Dr. Gregory Smith, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life; and Professor John White, Department of Politics & Life Cycle Institute, CUA. Respondents were Dr. William D'Antonio, Life Cycle Institute, and Michael Sean Winters, Author of Left at the Altar.
Reception followed afterwards.
Brown Bag Talk
"The Catholic Social Imagination: Activism and the Just Society" - with Joe Palacios, Department of Sociology, Georgetown University
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008
Brown Bag Talk
"The United Colors of Islam & Muslims in the USA" – with Dr. Nuri Tinaz, Fulbright Scholar and Research Fellow
Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2008, 12:25-1:30PM
302B Maloney Hall, CUA Campus
Lecture
“The Muslim Experience of Coexistence with Other Religious Communities:
The Ottoman Case” – with Prof. Ali Bardakoglu, President of the Presidency of Religious Affairs, Republic of Turkey
Friday, Apr, 25, 2008, 600-8:00PM
Aquinas Hall, Room 102, CUA Campus
Lecture
“Poverty, Families, and Policy in the U.S.: Where Do We Go From Here” – with Mark Greenberg, Center for American Progress
Thursday, Apr. 24, 2008, 2:00-5:00PM
Aquinas Hall Auditorium, CUA Campus
Aquinas Hall Auditorium, CUA Campus
Organized by Sandra Hanson, Department of Sociology, LCI Fellow; and John White, Department of Politics, LCI Fellow. Reception followed.
Brown Bag Talk
"The conservative turn: Lionel Trilling, Whittaker Chambers and the Lessons of Anti-Stalinism" – with Dr. Michael Kimmage, Department of History, CUA
Monday, Apr. 14, 2008, 12:30-1:30PM
302B Maloney Hall
Conference
CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF PEACEBUILDING
When: Sunday, Apr.13, 2008 - Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2008
Where: McKenna Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Where: McKenna Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Since the U.S. Catholic Bishops’s 1983 pastoral letter, The Challenge of Peace, which called for further work on the development of a theology of peace, peacebuilding has received much greater attention in both secular and Church circles. This conference showcased and contributed to the efforts to develop a conceptually coherent, theologically accurate, spiritually enlivening and practically effective approach to Catholic peacebuilding, that can begin to match the sophistication of Catholic thinking on the ethics of war and peace.
Twenty-five years after the peace pastoral, scholars and practitioners, at all levels of the Church, came together to reflect on the theological, ethical and practical dimensions of the Church's work on conflict prevention, conflict management, and post-conflict reconciliation.
The conference was sponsored by the Catholic Peacebuilding Network (CPN). Co-sponsors included the University of Notre Dame’s Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Graduate School, and Program on Catholic Social Traditions; Boston College’s Department of Theology and Center for Human Rights and International Justice; Catholic Relief Services; Catholic Theological Union’s Bernardin Center for Theology and Ministry; Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs; the Sargent Shriver Peace Institute, the University of San Diego’s School of Peace Studies; Washington Theological Union; The Catholic University of America’s Life Cycle Institute; Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns; Pax Christi International; the Sant’Egidio Community in the United States, and Woodstock Theological Center.
You can find additional information about this event here.
Brown Bag Talk
"Social, emotional, mental, and motor development in infants exposed to alcohol in utero" – with Dr. Carole Brown, Department of Education, CUA
Monday, Mar. 31, 2008, 12:30-1:30PM
302B Maloney Hall
Brown Bag Talk
"The Death of the Reagan Coalition" – with Dr. John White, Department of Politics, CUA
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, 12:30-1:30PM
302B Maloney Hall.
Brown Bag Talk
"Who Wanted What and Why at the Second Vatican Counil? Toward a General Theory of Religious Change" – with Dr. Melissa Wild, Department of Sociology, CUA
Wednesday, Feb.13, 2008, 4:00PM
Gowan Auditorium, Nursing Building
Brown Bag Talk
"Trans-nationalism and Peace: Evidence from Latin America" – with Dr. Enrique Pumar, Department of Sociology, CUA
Thursday, February 07, 2008, 12:10-1:10PM
302B Maloney Hall
2007
Brown Bag Talk
“Missing from the Table: Why Long Term Mass Attendees Stop Going (A Look at Mass Attendance in Australia)” – with Robert E. Dixon, Director of the Pastoral Projects Office, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
Monday, Dec. 03, 2007, 12:10-1:10 PM
302B Maloney Hall
Brown Bag Talk
Summaries of Dissertation Research – with Aniedi Okure, Florencio Riguera, and Eric Williams, Department of Sociology, CUA
Thursday, Nov.29, 2007, 12:10PM - 1:10PM
302B Maloney Hall
Brown Bag Talk
"The Debate in Malaysia about the Nature of an Islamic State" – with Professor Joseph Tamney, Visiting LCI Associate Fellow
Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, 12:10-1:10PM
302B Maloney Hall
Conference
UNITED STATES ENERGY POLICY
IN A WORLD OF RISING ENERGY DEMANDS AND CONSTRAINED SUPPLIES
Nov. 01, 2007, 9:30- 4:00PM
Aquinas Hall, The Catholic University of America
White Papers: Kenneth B. Medlock, III: The Global Outlook for Natural Gas; National Petroleum Council: Facing The Hard Truths About Energy; James Sweeney: Energy Efficiency
The United States National Petroleum Council (NPC) has conducted a comprehensive study of the global energy outlook to the year 2030. The NPC has concluded that global energy demand will grow 50-60% by 2030. Supply risks in the form of political hurdles, infrastructure needs, labor force issues and the potential for carbon constraints are seen as posin accumulating difficulties to meeting this demand. The NPC has recommended a number of strategies to address these challenges. This mini-conference reviewed the findings of the NPC and examines the proposed strategies.
The speakers were: Kenneth B. Medlock, III, Rice University; Shirley Neff, Columbia University and AOPL; Andrew J. Slaughter, Shell Exploration & Production Company; Adam E. Sieminski, Deutsche Bank AG; James Smith, Southern Methodist University; James Sweeney, Stanford University. The conference was organized by the Center for the Study of Energy and Environmental Stewardship and by The Life Cycle Institute, the Catholic University of America.
Brown Bag Talk
“Paper City and Southern Parish: American Catholics in Postwar Social Science Research” – with Dr. William Dinges, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, CUA, LCI Fellow
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, 12:10-1:00PM
302B Maloney Hall
Brown Bag Talk
“Nondenominational Meets the ‘New Paradigm:’ Black and White Church Characteristics” - with Jacqueline Wenger, PhD candidate, Department of Sociology, CUA
Oct. 11, 2007, 12:10-1:00PM
302B Maloney Hall
Brown Bag Talk
“Gender, Race, and Education: A focus on the influences of teachers and schools on young African American women's high school science experiences” – with Dr. Sandra L. Hanson, Department of Sociology, CUA, LCI Fellow
Thursday, Sep. 20, 2007, 12:10-1:00
302B Maloney Hall
Lecture
"Being The People of God: Many Hearts, Many Voices, One Church" – with Dr. William D'Antonio, LCI Fellow
Sep. 30, 2007
St. John the Baptist Church, New Hampshire Ave., Maryland
Some of the questions raised during the speech were: who is involved in the Church, and how it is that changing? What beliefs and practices matter most to American Catholics today? Are there differences by age, ethnic/racial group, geography, etc? What challenges and opportunities does this present for our vitality as a parish community?
Part of St. John the Baptist Speaker Series 2007-08.
Panel Symposium
Whether and How an Academic Program in Public Policy Should be Organized at the Catholic University of America
Apr. 25, 2007
In 2005, the Life Cycle Institute took a new direction towards focusing on public policy issues. In consequence, LCI Fellows from several social science departments, under the leadership of the Department of Psychology, have been exploring ways to add academic training to this policy direction. This panel discussion and forum, organized by the Department of Psychology at CUA, and by the Life Cycle Institute, was the first public event in this training initiative. CUA alumni who have had distinguished careers in policy were invited to offer advice and participate in a discussion on how best to design a curriculum and internship program that would lead to successful careers in the policy field. The audience, comprised of invited alumni, social science faculty, and students, were asked to raise questions and enter into conversation on the merits and substance of this topic.
The panelists were: Frank Sullivan, (Ph.D., 1964) (formerly) Associate Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Jacqueline Smollar, (Ph.D.,1981) Senior Technical Specialist, ICF International and Children's Bureau Administration for Youth and Families, DHHS; James DeSantis, (Ph.D., 1990) Director, James Bell Associates; Donna Klagholtz, (Ph.D., 1988) President, Donna Klagholtz & Associates.
Panel Symposium
Youth in Palestine, Northern Ireland, and Urban America:
A Development in Everyday Difficult Conditions
April 17, 2007
Organized by the Psychology Department (CUA) and the Life Cycle Institute, this symposium discussed ways of understanding the civic development of youth growing up in difficult political and economic conditions, to heighten awareness of the number of youth world-wide who are growing up in persistent conditions of war, violence, low economic opportunity, inter-ethnic tension, and inter-generational clashes.The presenters brought strong conceptual analyses which have already stimulated new ways of understanding these populations and the conditions in which they live. Their work serves as a challenge to standard theories of development and invites serious shifts in approaches to policy.
The speakers at this event were: Brian Barber, University of Tennessee (studies of Palestine youth in Gaza and the West Bank); Daniel Hart, Rutgers University, Camden (studies of youth living in low wealth urban environments in USA cities); Marcie Goeke-Morey, CUA (studies of youth growing up in Northern Ireland); Michael Foley, Department of Politics, CUA (discussant); Sandra Hanson, Department of Sociology, CUA (moderator).
Brown Bag Talk
"Islam and the U.S.: Asymmetries in Science and Technology and Their Policy Implications" - with Prof. Jon Anderson, Department of Anthropology, CUA.
Apr. 11, 2007
Conference
THE AMERICAN DREAM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
When: Mar. 28, 2007
The conference was organized by Dr. Sandra Hanson and Dr. John White. Dr. James Cullen, of The Ethical Culture Fieldstone School, and the author of The Twilight is Gleaming: The American Dream and the End of the Republic, and John Zogby, of Zogby International, and the author of The New American Dream, were the keynote speakers.
Brown Bag Talk
"Tackling Transnational Crime Effectively: Assessing Police Cooperation in Drug Smuggling Cases" – with Prof. Nadia Gerspacher
Mar. 22, 2007
Panel Symposium
Catholic Social Justice: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Feb. 9 – Mar. 14, 2007
Twenty years ago the USCCB issued a pastoral letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. economy. This series of panel symposiums tried to look back on the 20 years since the release of the letter, and attempted to look forward to new strategies. The series was sponsored by the Center for American Catholic Studies, Life Cycle Institute, American Catholic History Research Center and Catholic University Archives.
Lecture
"Early Identification of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder" - with Prof. Carole Brown
Mar. 8, 2007
Carole Brown, Ed.D. is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Education (The Catholic University of America) and an Associate Fellow with the Life Cycle Institute. She has worked in special education and early intervention for many years; her work with the ECLS-B data stems from a post-doctoral fellowship at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC/Chapel Hill.
Lecture
Presentation of the book “Religion and the New Immigrants” - with Professors Michael Foley (Politics) and Dean Hoge (Sociology)
Feb. 8, 2007
"Globalization, Modernization, and Diversity within Malaysian Islam." – with Prof. Joseph Tamney, Visiting Professor, Department of Sociology, CUA
Nov. 29, 2006
Lecture
"Disciplinary Exclusion in an Era of Zero Tolerance: Socio-cultural Correlates of Suspension and Expulsion of Youth with Behavioral and Learning Disabilities" – with Georgianna Achilles, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, CUA
Nov. 16, 2006
Lecture Series
"The Precautionary Principle vs. Risk Assessment: The State of the Debate and Why It Matters." – with Peter Montague
Nov. 15, 2006
This is the first talk of the series "Foundations of Public Policy Analysis,” with Peter Montague.
Lecture
"Developing and Examining Multi-systemic Interventions with Migrant Preschoolers, Families, and Head Start Programs" – with Sandra Barrueco, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, CUA
Nov. 14, 2006
Lecture
"American and Catholic: The Composition fo the U.S. Bishops' Economic Pastoral" – with Rev. Anthony Pogorelc, S.S., M.Div., Ph.D., Department of Sociology (CUA), Theological College
Nov. 08, 2006
Lecture
"First Steps in the Study of Nondenominational and Independent Churches: How to find the Churches" – with Jacqueline Wegner, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology
Nov. 03, 2006
Lecture
"A Gender, Race, and Science: Asian Americans as Model Minority?" - with Dr. Sandra Hanson
Oct. 12, 2006
Dr Hanson discussed in detail the NSF-funded research project.
Conference
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AMERICA: 2006
When: Sep. 20-21, 2006
Where: Great Room, Edward J. Pryzbyla Center, The Catholic University of America.
"The Catholic Chuch in America: 2006" was a two-day conference presented by the Life Cycle Institute, in which lay and religious Catholic leaders, scholars, journalists and activists gathered to examine the state of the Church in the United States.
Lecture
"100 Years of Satyagraha" – with Ela Gandhi, Anti-apartheid leader, Former South African MP, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi
May 1, 2006
Ms. Gandhi reflected on the one hundredth anniversary of Satyagraha, the technique on nonviolent direct action developed by her grandfather, as well as her own work in nonviolence, and how nonviolence fits in to our world today.
Lecture
“Social Capital and Welfare Reform: Organizations, Congregations, and Communities” – with Dr. Jo Anne Schneider
Apr. 27, 2006
Dr. Jo Ann Schneider presented the findings of her new book, “Social Capital and Welfare Reform: Organizations, Congregations, and Communities.”
Brown Bag Talk
"Morale in the Priesthood Today" – with Rev. Steven Rosetti, President of St. Luke Institute
April 24, 2006
Father Rosetti is President of St. Luke Institute, a residential treatment program for priests and religious women and men. He is the author of the recent Ave Maria best selling book: The Joy of Priesthood. He spoke on morale in the priesthood today after surveying over 1200 priests around the U.S.A., presenting the results of this survey, and especially the nine factors that he identified as strongly affecting priestly morale.
Lecture
"Behind the Swoosh: Sweatshops and Social Justice" – with Leslie Kretzu and Jim Keady
Apr. 20, 2006
Leslie and Jim are the co-founders and directors of Educating for Justice, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Asbury Park, New Jersey, whose goals are educating and empowering citizens to take action to end social injustice. Since 2000, they have sought to promote awareness of the effects of Nike’s employment practices on laborers through their "Stop Nike Sweatshops" campaign.
Brown Bag Talk
"E-mail: Best Practices and Helpful Tips" – with Leslie Knoblauch, Assistant Records Manager, CUA Archives
Apr. 19, 2006
Part of The Catholic University of America, the records management program focuses on electronic records created at the university, such as e-mail, and on working with the CUA community to ensure that all records of permanent value to the university are retained, while at the same time making sure that records lacking in long term value are destroyed in a timely and secure manner.
Brown Bag Talk
"Redefining Relationships: American Families in the 21st Century" – with Dr. John White, Department of Politics, CUA
Apr. 19, 2006
Brown Bag Talk
"Mass Attendance Among American Catholics: Some new Angles on an Old Problem" – Prof. William Dinges, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, CUA
Mar. 29, 2006
Brown Bag Talk
"I have a D.R.E.A.M." – with Rev. Robert Maloney, C.M.
Mar. 20, 2006
Reverend Maloney is the project administrator for D.R.E.A.M., a program for combating AIDS in Africa, which is jointly sponsored by the Daughters of Charity and the Community of Sant’Egidio. He previously served as Superior General of the Vincentian Fathers.
Lecture
"Neoliberal Manners: The Civil, the Civic and the (Barely) Civilized" – with Prof. Michael Herzfeld, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
Professor Herzfeld is the author of 9 books, including The Social Production of Indifference: The Symbolic Roots of Western Bureaucracy and Cultural Intimacy: Social Poetics in the Nation-State. This lecture was the second in the Rethinking Civility in a Global World lecture series organized by the Life Cycle Institute.
Brown Bag Talk
"Analyzing the Catholic Identity of Individuals." - Dean Hoge, Professor of the Sociology Department
Mar. 13, 2006
In this talk, Dean Hoge looked at new ways to analyze Catholic identity. These include assessment of the dimension of Catholicism within personal identity, the distinction between essentials and non-essentials, and boundaries of Catholicism.
Conference
RETHINKING CIVILITY IN A GLOBAL WORLD
When: Feb. 16, 2006
The main speakers were Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University, who lectured on "Neoliberal Manners: The Civil, the Civic, and the (Barely) Civilized," and Robert W. Hefner, Prof. of Anthropology & Assoc. Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, Boston University, who presented on "Democratic Civility and Its 'Others': Some Cross Cultural Comparisons."
Brown Bag Talk
"The Political Significance of Mel Gibson’s Passion" - Dr. Joseph B. Tamney, Visiting Fellow, LCI
Feb. 6, 2006
Dr. Tamney’s talk focused on two questions: what is the form of Christianity expressed in Gibson’s movie, and why did it appeal to politically conservative writers? Professor Tamney is a Professor Emeritus in the Sociology Department of Ball State University.
Brown Bag Talk
"No War, No Peace: The Role of Social Class in Averting Ethnic Strife in the Republic of Macedonia" - with Vasiliki Neofotistos, Visiting Professor, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
Jan. 23, 2006
In February 2001 a conflict between the Macedonian Armed Forces and the Albanian National Liberation Army (NLA) broke out in the Republic of Macedonia. Even though fighting lasted for six months and affected areas in the northern and western parts of the country, it stopped a mere five miles outside the capital city of Skopje. The question he posed in his talk was the following: why did the fighting between the Macedonian Armed Forces and the NLA not escalate into civil war?
Conference
FEDERAL POLICY FOR CIVICS
WHEN: Jan. 31, 2006
This conference was co-sponsored by the Life Cycle Institute and CIRCLE (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement), and was funded by the Carnegie Corporation of America. The discussion revolved around "What do we most want to achieve with k-12 civic education?", "What are we doing best and worst?", and "What is the appropriate federal role?"
Brown Bag Talk
"The Pew Political Typology: Beyond Red vs. Blue" – with Peyton M. Craighill, Project Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.
Jan. 17, 2006
Mr. Craighill oversees all respects of the survey research process. In addition to data analysis and reporting, he is responsible for assisting journalists, academics and the public regarding public opinion.
Brown Bag Talk
"Best Practice Standards for Catholic Parishes" – with Robert Duggan, S.T.D.
Jan. 9, 2006
This presentation described a research project aimed at developing normative standards of pastoral excellence for Catholic parishes. Robert Duggan is a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Sociology, CUA.
2005
Brown Bag Talk
"Catholic Women in a Changing Church" – with Michele Dillon, Professor of Sociology, University of New Hampshire
Dec. 7, 2005
The presentation explored the reasons why many Catholic women choose to remain committed Catholics while working from within church structures and doctrines to bring about a more egalitarian and participative church.
Panel Symposium
The Question of NGOs: Citizen Participation and Political Representation in Democracy
Dec. 5, 2005
This event was co-sponsored by LCI and the Fondaca Foundation. The participants to this symposium were Samuel Barnes, Professor, German & European Studies, Georgetown University; Maryann Cusimano Love, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Catholic University of America; Michael Howard, Centre for Democracy and the Third World; Giovanni Moro, President of FONDACA, Active Citizenship Found., Rome, Italy; John White, Professor, Department of Politics, Catholic University of America; Jane Flax, Professor, Department of Political Science, Howard University; Michael Foley, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Catholic University of America; John Kromkowski, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Catholic University of America; additional guests from the East-West Center, The Urban Institute, and the Brookings Institution.
The Euro-American Colloquia on Citizenship is a program of the Active Citizenship Foundation, aimed at filling the information gap on differences and similarities between European and American citizenship through specific events in the US and in Europe.
Brown Bag Talk
“A Critical Introduction to the Compendium of Catholic Social Doctrine” – with Dr. Paul Sullins, Department of Sociology, CUA, followed by a response from Prof. George Garvey, School of Law, CUA
Nov. 30, 2005
On March 15, 2005 the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace published the first-ever official systematic statement of the Church’s social teachings. This unique and ground-breaking document moves Catholic Social Teaching (CST) from its embodiment in occasional, stand-alone documents toward an integral, systematic body of theory. This presentation provided an overview of CST as systematized in the Compendium, and analyzed some of the more prominent assumptions of the document regarding social theory.
Lecture
“Getting Involved in Public Policy: Advocating through the Legislative Process” – with Annie Toro, J.D.
Nov. 30, 2005
Annie Toro is a senior legislative Affairs Officer in the American Psychological Association, Public Policy Office. She is working on children, youth, and family issues at the APA. In this presentation she reviewed federal legislative and appropriations processes. These processes provide a vehicle to influence public policy by allowing for the communication of important research findings to congressional offices involved in legislative and appropriations decision making.
Lecture
"Customizing an Electorate: A Theory of Cultural Campaigning" -with David C. Leege, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
Nov. 29, 2005
Brown Bag Talk
"Disasters, Terrorism, and Mental Health: An Overview of the Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders in the Wake of Disasters/Terrorism, Risk Factors for Poor Outcomes, and Intervention Strategies.”
Nov. 9, 2005
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