ABOUT THE EVENT
Pope Francis says that synodality is what God expects from the Church in the 21st Century. Come to these free events at CTU to learn more about how synodality invites Catholics to a different, deeper relationship with the Church and with each other.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
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- 6:00 Doors open—light refreshments
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- 7:00 Evening Prayer followed by a public lecture “Ecclesiam Suam at 60: Dialogue and Synodality from Paul VI to Francis” Professor Amanda Osheim (Loras College)
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Ecclesiam Suam at 60 (Keynote – Amanda Osheim)
Amanda C. Osheim, Ph.D. studies the church with a particular focus on the Holy Spirit and discernment. She is Endowed Professor of the Breitbach Catholic Thinkers and Leaders Program and Professor of Practical Theology at Loras College in Dubuque, IA. Dr. Osheim studied at University of St. Thomas and the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity before earning her doctoral degree in systematic theology at Boston College. Her publications include A Ministry of Discernment: The Bishop and the Sense of the Faithful (Liturgical Press) and “Stepping Towards a Synodal Church” (Theological Studies). Her current research interests include synodality and exploring how Roman Catholic communities may more fully imitate Christ’s kenotic vulnerability.
