Dr. Jim D. Davidson, who will deliver this year's Murnion Lecture

THE 2009 LECTURE

Carol Keehan, DC  

"How American Catholics Think About the Church"

Dr. Jim D. Davidson, Professor of Sociology at Purdue University gives the keynote address.

Panel responders include:

• Amy Hoey, RSM, Lay Ecclesial Ministry Consultant
• Mario Paredes, Presidential Liaison, American Bible Society
• Mike Hayes, Co-founder, BustedHalo.com
• Melissa Cidade, Research Associate, CARA, Georgetown University

Presentation of the Annual Cardinal Bernardin Award to

Carol Keehan, DC
President and CEO, Catholic Health Association of the United States

PAST LECTURES: 2003-2008

2008
	"Tim Russert, the Political Process, and the Common Ground for the Catholic Church"
	Full coverage, including video of lecture, transcripts, and photos available on our 2008 Murnion Lecture page.
	Lecture by: Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor, NBC Nightly News
	Response by: Rev. J. Cletus Kiley, president, the Faith & Politics Institute
	Most Rev. Gerald F. Kicanas, Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, recipient of the Annual Cardinal Bernardin Award

2007
	"Where to Look for Common Ground"
	Lecture by: Jill Ker Conway, Author and lecturer read full text of lecture
	Response by: Rev. James Bacik read full text of response
	Eugene Fisher, Associate Director of USCCB, Jewish-Catholic Relations recipient of the Annual Cardinal Bernardin Award

2006: Tenth anniversary lecture and celebration
	"The Role of Dialogue in the Pastoral Life of the Diocese"
	Lecture by: Most Rev. Ricardo Ramirez C.S.B., Bishop of Las Cruces, NM read full text of lecture
	Bishop Ramirez was a member of the original consultors' group that met Cardinal Bernardin and he continues as a member of the initiative Steering Committee. Other members of the Steering Committee joined Bishop Ramirez for a time of dialogue with the audience after the lecture.
	"Put Your Finger Here. . .Reconiliation and the Refusal to Cease Suffering"
	Lecture by: Roberto S. Goizueta, Boston College read full text of lecture
	Response by: Margaret Pfeil, University of Notre Dame read full text of response
	Wilton D. Gregory, Associate Director of USCCB, Jewish-Catholic Relations recipient of the Annual Cardinal Bernardin Award read the citation

2005
	"Building a Church of Communion"
	Lecture by: Archbishop James Weisgerber, Archbishop of Winnipeg, Canada read full text of lecture
	Response by: James Post, President, Voice of the Fathful read full text of response
	Boston College, recipient of the Annual Cardinal Bernardin Award for its Church in the 21st Century Initiative read the citation

2004
	"Common Ground in a Global Key: International Lessons in Catholic Dialogue"
	Lecture by: John Allen, Rome Correspondent, NCR read full text of lecture at NCR Online
	Response by: Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard Law School read full text of response
	Delores Leckey, Executive Director of the USCCB Committee on Family, Laity, Women and Youthrecipient of the Annual Cardinal Bernardin Award read the citation

2003
	"Dealing With Diversity and Disagreement Vatican II and Beyond"
	Lecture by: Joseph A. Komonchak, The Catholic University of America read full text of lecture
	Response by: Most Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk, Archbishop of Cincinnati read full text of response
	Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, Archbishop of Minneapolis and St. Paul, recipient of the Annual Cardinal Bernardin Award read the citation