Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Lecture
Each year, the Center for Faith and Culture invites a preeminent voice in their respected field to speak on pertinent topics such as the role of Vatican II, religious freedom and interreligious dialogue. For 2011, John Allen spoke on religious freedom, and for 2012, John Borelli explored Vatican II and Nostra Aetate, the decree on dialogue with non-Christian religions.
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Faithful Citizenship Dinner
Each year, the Center for Faith and Culture invites friends, supporters and students to a dinner that seeks to nourish mind, heart and spirit. The Center strives to promote faithful citizenship and recognizes individuals who are leaders of faith and culture in the midst of our way of life. Each year, such a leader is honored at the dinner with the Faithful Citizen Award. Furthermore, the Center seeks to offer intellectual charity to its students and supporters at the dinner, and each year a distinguished speaker is invited to dialogue on the subject of faithful citizenship. The dinner is also an opportunity to help support the mission and programs of the Center for Faith and Culture including the Master of Arts in Faith and Culture (MAFC) degree program.
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Lectures and Lecture Series
One of the six pillars of the Center for Faith and Culture is to expose participants to the best contemporary thinking on issues related to the ongoing dialogue of faith and culture. As such, the Center invites preeminent individuals in their respected fields to speak on topical issues. Examples of past topics include religious freedom, ecumenism, and science and religion. Talks are free and open to the public.
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Conferences, Seminars and Symposia
The Center organizes conferences, seminars and symposia that offer the best contemporary thinking on issues related to the ongoing dialogue of faith and culture. Multiple speakers congregate to offer a wide range of perspectives on a common theme. Examples of past themes include connecting and loving in an individualistic age, reconciliation in faith and culture, and the identity challenge for Catholic Americans.
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Each year, millions of Christians of all confessions across the globe join their hands and voices in prayer for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Ecumenism has shown how important prayer is for Christian unity, and for over 100 years, Christians have gathered to pray in communion with the prayer of Jesus “that they all may be one” (John 17:21). The Center for Faith and Culture lends its voice to this initiative and helps organize events each year in support of Christian unity.
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