2009-2010 Schedule

 

12:00 pm
Midday Eucharist in Chapel

12:45 – 1:30 pm
Brownbag lunch and presentation, CE Room

1:30 – 2:00 pm
Reflection and Discussion, CE Room

 

Nourishment for Ministry Presentations

 

 

November 18, 2009

Grief and the Holidays
Presented by Edward Andrews, Ed.D., LPC

This lecture, on healthy grieving and coping through the upcoming holiday season, is for anyone living with loss or ministering to those who are. The presenter specializes in working with people facing life-limiting illness, death, and grief.

January 27, 2010

Conscience Formation
Presented by Kevin O'Neil, C.S.s.R., Ph.D.

We readily think of conscience formation when faced with critical judgments of our lives.  Do I get married?  Which job should I choose?  How should I respond to the news of my infertility?  What medical treatments ought I use for myself or my loved one?  While conscience certainly includes these specific judgments, it also entails our moral character and demands that we form our conscience in the context of community.  We will examine the process of the formation and exercise of conscience using specific cases to guide our learning.

February 24, 2010

Ecumenism in Pastoral Ministry: Issues and Questions
Presented by Russel Murray, OFM, Ph.D.

Pastoral ministers are called to minister with sensitivity and understanding in parish settings with families where one spouse is not Catholic, as chaplains in hospitals or hospices to people of other faith traditions,  as catechists and RCIA sponsors.  How do we minister with a truly ecumenical perspective?

March 24, 2010

Lay Ministry in the Catholic Church
Presented by Rev. James Coriden, Ph.D.

There has been an explosion of lay ministry in the Catholic Church in recent years.  How it is developing? What is its underlying theology? What are the practical problems?