Conference on the Parish
Loyola University, Chicago Illinois July 17-20, 2006
Onsite registration
July 17, 1-5pm
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Can You Tell Me What a Parish Is?
Loyola University, Chicago, IL July 17-20
Schedule of Speakers
| Monday, July 17 | |
| 12:00 noon | Registration opens - Location: Regis Hall (Main Lobby) |
| 5:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:00 pm | What is a Parish? The State of the Question Michael Sweeney, OP (President of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology) |
| Tuesday, July 18 | |
| 7:30 am | Mass |
| 9:00 am | The Schizophrenic Constitution? Mark Chopko, Esq. (General Counsel for the USCCB) |
| 9:45 am | Response: Professor Richard Garnett (Notre Dame School of Law) |
| 10:00 am | Q&A |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:45 am | Contributions of Trinitarian Theology for the Understanding of the Parish Rev. Tony Oelrich, S.T.D. (Pastor and Director of Cont. Ed. -- Diocese of St. Cloud) |
| 11:30 am | Response: Rev. Daniel J. Barnett (Pastor—Diocese of Spokane) |
| 11:45 am | Q&A |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 2:30 pm | The Parish in the Code of Canon Law Joseph Fox, OP (Professor of Canon Law --Sacred Heart Major Seminary) |
| 3:15 pm | Response: Msgr. Roch Page (Faculty of Canon Law - St. Paul Univ. Ottowa) |
| 3:45 pm | Q&A |
| 4:15 pm | Conclusion |
| 5:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:00 pm | Keynote Address: The Parish in the Mission of the Church Francis Cardinal George, OMI (Archbishop of Chicago) |
| 8:00 pm | Social (Mansion of the Lakefront) |
| Wednesday, July 19 | |
| 7:30 am | Mass Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | The Parish as a Legal Entity in Civil Law Mark Sargent (Dean, Villanova School of Law) |
| 9:45 am | Response |
| 10:00 am | Q&A |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:45 am | Bonds of Communion Among Pastors and Parishes Robert Christian, OP (Asst. Dean, Pont. University of St Thomas Aquinas) |
| 11:30 am | Response: Rev. Ronald Lewinski (Pastor, St. Mary Parish - Chicago) |
| 11:45 am | Q&A |
| 12:15 am | Lunch |
| 2:30 pm | The Parish and the Apostolic Formation of the Laity Sherry Weddell (Co-Director, Catherine of Siena Institute) |
| 3:15 pm | Response: Mark Shea (Senior Content Editor, CatholicExchange.com) |
| 3:45 pm | Q&A |
| 4:15 pm | Conclusion |
| 5:00 pm | Dinner |
| Evening Free | |
| Thursday, July 20 | |
| 7:30 am | Mass Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Q&A |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:15 am | Small Group Breakout Sessions |
| 11:00 am | Plenary Session |
| 12:00 noon | Lunch & Departure |
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See also the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology Events Calendar and Academic Calendar.
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