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Past Programs
Fifty Years Later: Vatican II & Beyond
December 12, 2011
Rev. Scott Detisch, Paul V. Murphy, Ph.D. and Paula M. Kane, Ph.D.
Speakers:
Rev. Scott Detisch, Ph.D. - "The Virtue of Communion – The Unclaimed Legacy of Vatican II"
Paul V. Murphy, Ph.D. - "Mission and Identity in Catholic Higher Education"
Paula M. Kane, Ph.D. - “Chutes and Ladders: A Game for Catholic Women Since Vatican II”
John L. Allen Jr. - "The Future Church"
President Gamble; John. L. Allen, Jr.; William Sennett
October 6, 2011
Renowned Vatican journalist John L. Allen Jr. Describes "How Ten Trends Are Revolutionizing the Catholic Church".
Sponsored by the Center for Mercy and Catholic Studies at Mercyhurst College.
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Dr. Terrence Tilley - “The Liberal Arts, the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and the Search for Truth”
Dr. Terrence Tilley
October 7, 2010
An eminent theologian visited Mercyhurst College to deliver the inaugural lecture sponsored by the college’s new Center for Mercy and Catholic Studies.President of the Catholic Theological Society of America in 2008-09, Tilley is the author of numerous books, including the award-winning “Inventing Catholic Tradition and History, Theology and Faith.” His most recent work is “Faith: What It Is and What It Isn't,” published by Orbis Books. He described Faith as “an exercise in learning how to see our faiths clearly so we can figure out how we can live well together in a world in which faith unites and divides us.”
Sister Joyce Ann Zimmerman, C.P.P.S., Ph.D., S.T.D. - “Leadership for Liturgy: Building Blocks to Help Us Implement the Third Edition of the Roman Missal”
April 7, 2011
Sister Joyce Ann Zimmerman
When the third edition of the Roman Missal went into use on the vigil of the first Sunday in Advent, how ready were Catholics for the change?
That is the question that clergy, lay liturgical and music professionals, along with the average Catholic, will ponder as they learn more about the upcoming changes to the Roman Missal during a two-pronged program at Mercyhurst College. Explaining those changes will be Sister Joyce Ann Zimmerman, C.P.P.S., Ph.D., S.T.D., a nationally recognized liturgical theologian and founding director of the Institute for Liturgical Ministry, Dayton, Ohio.
In addition to her role as director of the Institute for Liturgical Ministry, Sister Joyce Ann is the founding editor and columnist for the journal, Liturgical Ministry, and co-editor of the annual liturgical resource, Living Liturgy. She is a frequent facilitator of workshops and days of recollection on liturgy and spirituality. She is the author of numerous books and articles, including Pray without Ceasing: Prayer for Morning and Evening, and is co-editor with Robin Leaver of Liturgy and Music: Lifetime Learning. Her most recent book is Silence: Everyday Living and Praying, published in 2010.
Sister Sheila Carney, RSM - "Gifted with Child – An Advent Reflection on the Sacredness of Being Human"
Sister Sheila Carney
December 10, 2010
As the assistant to the president-Mercy Heritage at Carlow University, a new position established several years ago, Sister Sheila has developed innovative programming and is a powerful, positive, and inspiring presence of Mercy for all who are privileged to encounter her.
Sister Sheila holds a master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary and has held faculty and administrative positions in higher education and secondary education for more than 30 years. Drawing on her own scholarship, experience, expertise, and firsthand knowledge of the history and values of the Sisters of Mercy, Sister Sheila develops programs that promote and advance the Mercy mission. One of her first programmatic projects was the renewal of Mercy Founders Week – a weeklong celebration on campus to inspire the community.
Through her diverse efforts, both on-campus and off, nationally and internationally, Sister Sheila is making a significant and measurable impact in enhancing and expanding the culture of Mercy, advancing awareness and education of the core values of Mercy through numerous initiatives and programs, and providing vision and guidance to university leaders, faculty, students, and staff.
