THE 2008 LECTURE
"Tim Russert, the Political Process, and the Common Ground for the Catholic Church"
Brian Williams reflects on how Catholicism played a role in Tim Russert’s effort to bring together a polarized political system and in the process our country.
RESPONSE DELIVERED BY
Rev. J. Cletus Kiley
President, the Faith & Politics Institute
Presentation of the Annual Cardinal Bernardin Award to
Most Rev. Gerald F. Kicanas
Bishop of Tucson, Arizona
PAST LECTURES: 2003-2007
2007
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"Where to Look for Common Ground" |
Lecture by: Jill Ker Conway, Author and lecturer
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Response by: Rev. James Bacik
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Eugene Fisher,
Associate Director of USCCB,
Jewish-Catholic Relations
recipient of the Annual Cardinal Bernardin Award |
2006: Tenth anniversary lecture and celebration
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"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
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| 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. |
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"Put Your Finger Here. . .Reconiliation and the Refusal to Cease Suffering" |
Lecture by: Roberto S. Goizueta, Boston College
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Response by: Margaret Pfeil, University of Notre Dame
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Wilton D. Gregory, Associate Director of USCCB,
Jewish-Catholic Relations
recipient of the Annual Cardinal Bernardin Award
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2005
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"Building a Church of Communion" |
Lecture by: Archbishop James Weisgerber,
Archbishop of Winnipeg, Canada
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Response by: James Post, President, Voice of the Fathful
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Boston College, recipient of the Annual Cardinal Bernardin Award for its Church in the 21st Century Initiative
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2003
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"Dealing With Diversity and Disagreement
Vatican II and Beyond" |
Lecture by: Joseph A. Komonchak, The Catholic University of America
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Response by: Most Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk, Archbishop of Cincinnati
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Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, Archbishop of Minneapolis and St. Paul, recipient of the Annual Cardinal Bernardin Award
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