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Catholic Speakers Series

The Speakers Series makes available distinguished Catholic scholars, writers and speakers in a comfortable, familiar local environment for Catholic adults and young adults who want to learn more about important and timely aspects of Catholic tradition, theology and spirituality. 

The format provides a stimulating combination of presentation and discussion with individuals who are recognized for their wisdom and insight.

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Current Schedule

March 8, 2012

Fr. Dale Launderville OSB
“Hope--A Vital Christian Virtue
for Our Times”

6:00-8:30pm
American Martyrs Retreat House, Cedar Falls
Open to the Public • Includes Light Dinner
(No charge.  Reservations required)

Presented in Cooperation with
St. John's School of Theology & Seminary

Hope is an invisible reality, but it has profound tangible effects in our daily lives.  Using texts from St. Paul and the Old Testament prophets, Fr. Launderville will explore God's larger plan which we often overlook as we wrestle with our pressing day-to-day issues.  An appreciation for this larger vision can help us embrace the promise God made to our ancestors and put our immediate successes and failures into a wider perspective.  The goal of this presentation is to help us identify practical ways in which hope can become a greater force in our lives.  This presentation is an extension of St. John's Theology Day series.

Fr. Dale Launderville is a Benedictine priest, a member of St. John Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, and a professor of theology at St. John's University School of Theology and Seminary, St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict.  A native of Storm Lake, Iowa, Fr. Launderville professed vows in 1975 and was ordained in 1979. He received his BA from St. John's University and his Master of Divinity, a Masters Degree in Theology and a doctorate from the Catholic University of America.  Fr. Launderville has served as chair of the theology department, chaplain and dean of St. John's School of Theology and Seminary and rector of St. John's Seminary.  His most recent book is Celibacy in the Ancient World (Liturgical Press).  He is a frequent contributor to the Faith Alive! series distributed by Catholic News Service and published in many diocesan newspapers, including The Witness.

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Registration
 
• By phone: call 320-363-3570
 
• By email: sot-sem@csbsju.edu
 • Online: Click here to register online.

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Previous Speakers

Nancy Garcia
October 2011
Sr. Katarina Schuth OSF
June 2011
Julie Hanlon Rubio
June 2011
Rev. Eugene Hensell OSB
October 2010
Jonathan Montaldo
September 2010

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For information contact:
Director of Adult Faith Formation • 320 Mulberry St. Waterloo IA 50703
Phone: 319-234-9912 • Email: DBQ208s3@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us

Posted 05.10.10  •  Last Update 01.09.12

OUR COMMITMENT TO ADULT FORMATION
The Catholic parishes in Waterloo are committed to providing life-long faith formation and spiritual growth for adults of all ages. We value individual life experience, respect the diversity of personal convictions, and welcome the wisdom of every participant. We encourage conversation and dialogue. We will never intentionally embarrass or offend participants.


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