Study Week 2005
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The Holy Eucharist in Our Christian Vocation and Mission
Keynote Address – Tuesday, January 18th at 7:45 p.m.

Francis Cardinal Arinze

His Eminence Francis Cardinal Arinze was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria in 1958.  He was ordained a bishop in 1965 and appointed Archbishop of Onitsha in June of 1967 where he served until 1984.  In March of 1985, he was appointed to the Secretariat for Non-Christians (soon to be renamed the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue) and was elevated to the College of Cardinals in May of that year.  Cardinal Arinze served as President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue until October of 2002 when he was named Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

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Baptism, A Call to Discipleship
First Major Address – Wednesday, January 19th at 9:15 a.m.

Francis Cardinal Arinze

His Eminence Francis Cardinal Arinze was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria in 1958.  He was ordained a bishop in 1965 and appointed Archbishop of Onitsha in June of 1967 where he served until 1984.  In March of 1985, he was appointed to the Secretariat for Non-Christians (soon to be renamed the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue) and was elevated to Cardinal in May of that year.  Cardinal Arinze served as President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue until October of 2002 when he was named Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

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The Baptized: Holy, Enlightened and Commissioned
Second Major Address – Wednesday, January 19th at 2:15 p.m

Rev. Ed Foley, O.F.M. Capuchin

Rev. Edward Foley, O.F.M. Capuchin is professor of liturgy and music at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.  A member of the Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order since 1966, he was ordained a Roman Catholic presbyter in 1975.  He holds a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame, plus has authored 12 books, over 200 scholarly and pastoral articles and reviews, and edits American Essays in Liturgy.  Past-President of the North American Academy of Liturgy, he presides and preaches at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Riverside, Illinois.

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God Invites All To the Banquet
Third Major Address – Thursday, January 20th at 9:15 a.m.

Arturo Chávez

Arturo Chávez is a member of the Pastoral Team at the Mexican American Cultural Center in San Antonio, Texas.  He has worked for over fifteen years in a variety of ministries, including teacher, youth minister, chaplain to incarcerated youth, community organizer and activist.  He has extensive experience in all facets of nonprofit management and resource development, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies from the University of the Incarnate Word and a Master’s degree in Theological Studies (with a dual emphasis on Scripture and Hispanic Ministry) from the Oblate School of Theology.  Currently he is a Ph.D. Candidate in the “Religion and Social Change” Program at the University of Denver and the Iliff School of Theology.  His areas of academic expertise include the sociology of race, class, and gender; the religious and social history of Mexican Americans; and Catholic Social Thought.  Arturo is coauthor with his wife Mary of the dynamic new curriculum for Latino Youth Leadership Formation called RESPETO.

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Compelled in Love and Set on Fire:
Sacrosanctum Concilium’s
Dream of Unity for All Called, Fed and Sent Forth
Fourth Major Address – Thursday, January 20th at 2:15 p.m.

Rev. J-Glenn Murray, S.J.

Rev. J-Glenn Murray, S.J. is currently the director of the Office for Pastoral Liturgy for the Diocese of Cleveland.  He was ordained in 1979 and holds a Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in liturgy from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California and has also pursued studies in Preaching at the Aquinas Institute at Saint Louis University and Liturgy at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.  In 1987 and 1997, he was the liturgical coordinator for the National Black Catholic Congress as well as liturgical consultant for the same in 1992.  He was the principal drafter of Plenty of Good Room: The Spirit and Truth of African American Worship, a document from the Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy and the Black Catholic Secretariat.

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Called, Fed, Sent Forth – Come Children, Eat Your Breakfast
Fifth Major Address – Friday, January 21st at 9:15 a.m.

Dr. Megan McKenna

Dr. Megan McKenna is an internationally known theologian, author, lecturer, retreat leader and spiritual director.  She received her doctorate from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California and has taught in Chicago, San Francisco, Dublin and Albuquerque, where she now lives.  She has authored over 15 books, including Christ All Merciful and Not Counting Women and Children (Orbis Books), Stories of Hope and An Evening with Angels (Credence Communications).

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Dios Invita a Todos a la Mesa del Banquete
Sixth Major Address Friday, January 21st at 12:50 p.m.

Arturo Chávez

Arturo Chávez es un miembro del Equipo Pastoral en el Centro México-Americano en la ciudad de San Antonio, Texas.  Ha servido en una gran variedad de ministerios, entre ellos, maestro, ministro con los Jóvenes, Capellán para los jóvenes encarcelados, organizador en la comunidad y activista.   El Seńor Chávez tiene un Titulo de la Universidad de la Palabra Encarnada, de Estudios Religiosos, además también tiene un titulo de Maestría en Estudios Teológicos (con doble énfasis en el Ministerio a los Hispanos y las Escrituras) de la Universidad Oblate School of Theology.   Por ahora es candidato al Doctorado en “Religión y Cambio Social” en un programa en la  Universidad de Denver y la Escuela Iliff School de Teología.  Arturo y sus esposa Mary son coautores de un nuevo currículo de formación para la Juventud Latina de Liderazgo titulada RESPETO

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