All priests\, deacons and seminarians are cordially invited
to a special Priest Retreat 'Opening the Door of Faith' January 14-16th\,
2013 at Ave Maria University in Southwest Florida.
Join fellow
clergy from around the country for daily Mass\, Eucharistic Adoration\, dy
namic speakers'\, fellowship and restful contemplation during this Year of
Faith. The registration fee including meals is $150 before Jan. 1\, 2013
or after Jan. 1\, 2013 $175. (This does not include lodging or transportat
ion) On campus lodging at Xavier Hall is available for $50 per night but c
all today (239) 304-7206 or email xavierhall@avemaria.edu to make your res
ervation\, occupancy is limited. Visit http://www.avemaria.edu/NewsEvents/
Conferences/PriestRetreat for other hotel's offering a special AMU in seas
on rate and to download a registration form or contact Peggy at (239) 348-
4724 or conferences@avemaria.edu for more information.
All priests\, deacons and seminarians are cordially invited
to a special Priest Retreat 'Opening the Door of Faith' January 14-16th\,
2013 at Ave Maria University in Southwest Florida.
Join fellow
clergy from around the country for daily Mass\, Eucharistic Adoration\, dy
namic speakers'\, fellowship and restful contemplation during this Year of
Faith. The registration fee including meals is $150 before Jan. 1\, 2013
or after Jan. 1\, 2013 $175. (This does not include lodging or transportat
ion) On campus lodging at Xavier Hall is available for $50 per night but c
all today (239) 304-7206 or email xavierhall@avemaria.edu to make your res
ervation\, occupancy is limited. Visit http://www.avemaria.edu/NewsEvents/
Conferences/PriestRetreat for other hotel's offering a special AMU in seas
on rate and to download a registration form or contact Peggy at (239) 348-
4724 or conferences@avemaria.edu for more information.
All priests\, deacons and seminarians are cordially invited
to a special Priest Retreat 'Opening the Door of Faith' January 14-16th\,
2013 at Ave Maria University in Southwest Florida.
Join fellow
clergy from around the country for daily Mass\, Eucharistic Adoration\, dy
namic speakers'\, fellowship and restful contemplation during this Year of
Faith. The registration fee including meals is $150 before Jan. 1\, 2013
or after Jan. 1\, 2013 $175. (This does not include lodging or transportat
ion) On campus lodging at Xavier Hall is available for $50 per night but c
all today (239) 304-7206 or email xavierhall@avemaria.edu to make your res
ervation\, occupancy is limited. Visit http://www.avemaria.edu/NewsEvents/
Conferences/PriestRetreat for other hotel's offering a special AMU in seas
on rate and to download a registration form or contact Peggy at (239) 348-
4724 or conferences@avemaria.edu for more information.
On the heels of a well-received concert in Ave Maria Saturda
y night\, internationally-known pianist Eric Genuis will play a return eng
agement Wednesday\, Jan. 16\, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Ave Maria Un
iversity student union ballroom.
Mr. Genuis will have a smaller
ensemble this time\, accompanied by a violinist\, a cellist and a vocalis
t. At his previous concert\, a large contingent of strings players from th
e Ave Maria community and Florida Gulf Coast University played.
Tickets will be available at the door and cost: $7 for adults\, $3 for st
udents and children under 12 are free and welcome. Proceeds go to provide
scholarships for the strings program sponsored by the Ave Maria Community
Orchestra.
More details are in the event flyer a vailable her in PDF form.
DTSTART:20130116T000000Z SUMMARY:Return Concert by Eric Genuis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130117T170000UTC-d09922@http://aveherald.com/ DTSTAMP:20260609T111543Z DESCRIPTION:Harvard Law Professor Mary Ann Glendon will speak on the top
ic 'Politics as a Vocation' Thursday\, Jan. 17\, at 5 p.m. in the lecture
hall of the Ave Maria University academic building.
Professor G
lendon is the Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and pres
ident of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences\, She was appointed to
the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in May of 2012. Fro
m 2008 to 2009\, she served as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See and prior t
o that she was a member of President Bush's Council on Bioethics (2001-200
4). A prolific scholar\, Professor Glendon writes and teaches in the field
s of human rights\, comparative law\, constitutional law\, and political t
heory. Among her works are Abortion and Divorce in Western Law (1989)\, th
e critically acclaimed Rights Talk: The Impoverishment of Political Discou
rse (1993)\, and A World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Dec
laration of Human Rights (2002). Her lecture Thursday is drawn from her la
test book\, The Forum and the Tower (2011).
Sponsored by a grant f
rom the Stuck with Virtue Conference Series\, the Ernest L. Fortin Lecture
Series is named after Fr. Ernest L. Fortin\, A.A. Fr Fortin taught at Ass
umption College\, Laval University\, and Boston College\, where he held jo
int appointments in the Theology and Political Science Departments and cod
irected the Institute for the Study of Politics and Religion. The author o
f books on Dante and St. Augustine\, his collected essays have been publis
hed in four volumes. Focusing on the intersection of philosophical\, theol
ogical\, and political reflection\, the lectures in this series explore th
e diverse but interrelated themes that animated Fr. Fortin's life as a tea
cher and scholar.
The lecture is free and open to the public. <
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SUMMARY:Lecture at AMU - Mary Ann Glendon
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DTSTAMP:20260609T111543Z
DESCRIPTION:
The Genuine Feminine conference at AMU is a one-day event th
at explores topics pertaining to young women\, particularly on issues rela
ting to family and careers.
The third annual conference in 2013
will consider the topic of women and education in two ways - namely\, wom
en as educators\, and women in higher education.
The conference is open to high school girls in 11th-12th grades\; college age students\, bo th male and female\; young professional women\; mothers of small children\ ; and Ave Maria University faculty and staff.
\nThere is a small adm ission charge. More information and the detailed agenda and list of speake rs is on the con ference website here.
DTSTART:20130119T120000Z SUMMARY:Genuine Feminine Conference at AMU END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR