Reconciliation, peace-making, is at the heart of human need and the Christian message. In this lecture sponsored by the Center for Catholic Studies and the Whitehead School of Diplomacy, Dr. Andrea Bartoli inquires into recent developments in the study of conflict resolution by focusing on a single case, the experience of peace-making by the community of Sant'Egidio. The Community of Sant'Egidio is a movement of people dedicated to living out the Gospel through prayer, solidarity with the...

October 19, 2011 - "Love of Relations and Friends" Sermon v, Volume II, Plain and Parochial Sermons. Respondent: Msgr. Thomas Ivory, Retired Pastor, Our Lady of the Presentation Parish, Upper Saddle River, NJ

Thursday, September 29, 2011 - Vanity of Human Glory, Sermon xii, Volume VII, Plain and Parochial Sermons. Respondent: Msgr. Gerard McCarren, Spiritual Director, Immaculate Conception Seminary/School of Theology, SHU.

SPEAKER: Professor Patrick H. Byrne (Philosophy Department, Boston College) RESPONDENT: John Haughey, S.J. (Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University) It is commonly assumed that science and religious faith are incompatible. Scientists ask what evidence there is for religious beliefs. People of faith ask what evidence is there that science gives a complete explanation of everything. Both science and religious faith are committed to the meaningfulness and intelligibility of the...

The Catholic Perspectives Lecture Series aims to inform and educate the public about the Church's teachings on some of the most pressing moral issues of our time.