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Church Today: Responding to the Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church, 3/20

Saturday, March 20

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Virtual Event

 

 

Scholars of law, theology and philosophy will come together for a day-long conference to explore issues surrounding the modern Catholic Church today in wake of the sexual abuse crisis. Sponsored by the Eleanor H. McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policy and the °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê Department of Philosophy, the conference will feature 29 sessions with subject matter experts and religious leaders.

Throughout the day the sessions will look at the following overarching themes: Law and Reform; Understanding Sexual Abuse; Church, Liturgy and the Universities; Catholic Social Teaching and Catholic Morality; Lay Ministry; Management and Leadership; and the Future of the Church.

Other sponsors include the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost, the Task Force on the Sexual Abuse Crisis and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies.

Please note registration is required. Attendees will receive an email from Eventbrite with the Zoom link on the day of the event.

 

Agenda

Subject to change

10:00 a.m.: Criminal and Civil Processes in Sex Abuse Cases and the Impact of Trauma

., Director, Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê Charles Widger School of Law

 

11:00 a.m.: Statute of Limitations

Michael P. Moreland, PhD, JD, University Professor of Law and Religion and Director of the Eleanor H. McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policy, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê Charles Widger School of Law

 

12:00 p.m.: Lunch & Networking

 

1:00 p.m.: Philadelphia Archdiocesan Reforms

., Director of Investigations, Archdiocese of Philadelphia

 

2:00 p.m.: Canon Law and Civil Law Concepts in Sexual Abuse of Minor Cases

.,  Catholic Canon Lawyer & PA Civil Attorney

 

3:00 p.m.: Pastoral Care for Traumatized People

, Pastoral Outreach Provider, Spirit Fire Ministry and Co-Founder of The Healing Voices Magazine

10:00 a.m.: Catholic Church Sex Abuse Crisis in Great Britain

Mary Catherine O’Reilly-Gindhart, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Glasgow and Faculty Me, Cabrini University

 

11:00 a.m.: Best Practices in Investigations

, Shareholder, Elliott Greenleaf

 

12:00 p.m.: Lunch & Networking

 

1:00 p.m.: Restorative Justice

, President & Associate Professor, International Institute for Restorative Practices

 

2:00 p.m.: Helping Children & Families Recover from Child Sexual Abuse

Janette E. Herbers, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

3:00 p.m.: Pastoral Care for Traumatized People

, Pastoral Outreach Provider, Spirit Fire Ministry and Co-Founder of The Healing Voices Magazine

10:00 a.m.: A Brief History of Sex Abuse in the Church

Massimo Faggioli, PhD, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

11:00 a.m.: Seminary Formation

Fr. David Cregan, OSA, PhDAssociate Professor of Theatre, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

12:00 p.m.: Lunch & Networking

 

1:00 p.m.: Liturgical Abuse?

Timothy Brunk, PhD, Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

2:00 p.m.: What Can Catholic Universities Do?

Mark Graham, PhD, Associate Professor of Theological Ethics & Director of the Undergraduate Program, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê Department of Theology & Religious Studies

 

3:00 p.m.: Pastoral Care for Traumatized People

, Pastoral Outreach Provider, Spirit Fire Ministry and Co-Founder of The Healing Voices Magazine

10:00 a.m.: Freeing Celibacy

Fr. Kevin M. DePrinzio, OSA, PhD, Vice President for Mission & Ministry, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê , Carmelite Sisters of Baltimore

 

11:00 a.m.: Social Morality in the Wake of the Sex Abuse Crisis

Sally J. Scholz, PhD, Professor and Philosophy Department Chair, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

12:00 p.m.: Lunch & Networking

 

1:00 p.m.: Beloved, Let Us Love One Another

Stephen Napier, PhD, Associate Professor of Philosophy, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

 

2:00 p.m.: Global Concerns

Anna Bonta Moreland, PhD, Associate Professor of Humanities, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

3:00 p.m.: Pastoral Care for Traumatized People

, Pastoral Outreach Provider, Spirit Fire Ministry and Co-Founder of The Healing Voices Magazine

10:00 a.m.: How to Get the Most out of the Liturgy in the Midst of Distraction

Director, National Shrine of Saint Rita Cascia

 

11:00 a.m.: Lay Women Leaders

, Director, Augustinian Volunteers

Kate Giancatarino, MA, MSWDirector, Center for Service & Social Justice, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê

, Director of Youth Faith Formation, Christ Our Light

Danielle Ross, Assistant Director, Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women’s Leadership, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê

 

12:00 p.m.: Lunch & Networking

 

1:00 p.m.: Continuing the Charism: Lay Leadership in Institutions Founded by Religious Orders

, Director of Campus Ministry, The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur

 

2:00 p.m.: A Lay Leadership Model: St. Thomas of Villanova

, Nurse Practitioner of Internal Medicine, Penn Medicine

 

3:00 p.m.: Pastoral Care for Traumatized People

, Pastoral Outreach Provider, Spirit Fire Ministry and Co-Founder of The Healing Voices Magazine

10:00 a.m.: Rebuilding Community Trust

Catherine E. Wilson, PhDChair, Department of Public Administration and Associate Professor, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

11:00 a.m.: The Challenges to Global Solidarity and Human Development

Director, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê Partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

 

12:00 p.m.: Lunch & Networking

 

1:00 p.m.: Diocesan Bankruptcy: Why it May be the Best Path Forward

Matthew F. Manion, Faculty Director of the Center for Church Management and Professor of Practice, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê School of Business

 

2:00 p.m.: Church and Civil Society 

Steven F. McGuire, PhDDirector, Matthew J. Ryan Center and Assistant Teaching Professor, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê

 

3:00 p.m.: Pastoral Care for Traumatized People

, Pastoral Outreach Provider, Spirit Fire Ministry and Co-Founder of The Healing Voices Magazine

10:00 a.m.: Pope Francis: Reforming the Church

Fr. Allan Fitzgerald, OSA,  Professor of Theology and Member of the Augustinian Institute, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê College of Liberal Art and Sciences

 

11:00 a.m.: Ordinary Love (An Augustine-Oriented Reflection)

James Wetzel, PhD, Director of the Augustinian Institute, Augustinian Endowed Chair and Professor of Philosophy, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

12:00 p.m.: Lunch & Networking

 

1:00 p.m.: Married Priests

Mark Doorley, PhD, Director of the Ethics Program, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

2:00 p.m.: Ordination of Women

Kathleen Grimes, PhD, Associate Professor of Theology, °ÄÃŶþ·Ö²Ê College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

3:00 p.m.: Pastoral Care for Traumatized People

, Pastoral Outreach Provider, Spirit Fire Ministry and Co-Founder of The Healing Voices Magazine