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 ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
11:00 a.m.: Seminary Formation
Fr. David Cregan, OSA, PhD, Associate Professor of Theatre, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University , 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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2:00 p.m.: Global Concerns
Anna Bonta Moreland, PhD, Associate Professor of Humanities, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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, MSW, Director, Center for Service & Social Justice, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University
, Director of Youth Faith Formation, Christ Our Light
Danielle Ross, Assistant Director, Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women’s Leadership, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University
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 ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥
, 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, PhD, Chair, Department of Public Administration and Associate Professor, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
11:00 a.m.: The Challenges to Global Solidarity and Human Development
, Director, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University School of Business
2:00 p.m.: Church and Civil Society
Steven F. McGuire, PhD, Director, Matthew J. Ryan Center and Assistant Teaching Professor, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University
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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2:00 p.m.: Ordination of Women
Kathleen Grimes, PhD, Associate Professor of Theology, ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ University 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