Register Now "The Synod and my Family" #Conference in #Ottawa with Archbishop Durocher - Discuss with Key Synod members
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 19:30 to Saturday, November 21, 2015 - 17:00
Location:
Dominican University College, 96 Empress avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
The Synod & My Family
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The Synod on the Family has had a mixed reception. Some are excited by the chance to increase dialogue with contemporary culture. Others are concerned by the tone and possible misunderstandings that can arise from such dialogue.
Everyone, however, is asking: “Where are we going? How are we to live the family in today’s Church?”
Dominican University College (DUC) wants to raise these questions head on—so that you can move forward on solid footing. Over three days, we will be hosting a conference where we can learn about the latest outcomes of the Synod. Most importantly, we are going to give you the opportunity to join the discussion and voice your desires about the future of family life in the Church.
As men and women, young and old, we can gain clarity about current developments in family life and bear witness to the beautiful truths of the family in contemporary times as we reflect and discuss together.
Mass with Choir - Lunch - Workshops - Speakers
Keynote Speakers:
Fr. Peter & Presbytera Olenka Galadza, Sheptytsky Institute of Easter Christian Studies at Saint Paul University
Fr. Peter Galadza, a Ukrainian GrecoCatholic
priest, and his wife Presbytera
Olenka Galadza are active members
within several Christian and educational
communities. Father Peter is the Kule Family
Professor of Liturgy at the Sheptytsky
Institute of Eastern Christian Studies in the
Faculty of Theology, Saint Paul University,
Ottawa, Canada. He is also a member of
the Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral
Studies at the University of Ottawa.
Presbytera Olenka Galadza teaches within
the Religion Department at Immaculata High
School, Ottawa, Canada. She supports and
fosters pro-life groups within the school as
well as activities that aim to deepen the faith
life of her students.
Together, they offer guidance and direction
to a host of families and individuals through
various ministries and outreaches. The
Eastern Catholic Chaplaincy at Saint Paul
University as well as Holy Spirit Seminary
communities benefit from their enthusiasm
for the faith, their wisdom and their witness.
Fr. Tom Rosica & Sebastian Gomes, Salt and Light Television
Fr. Tom Rosica & Sebastian Gomes, Salt and Light Television
Fr. Thomas Rosica is a priest of the
Congregation of St. Basil (Basilian Fathers).
He holds advanced degrees in Theology
and Sacred Scripture. In June 1999, he was
appointed by the Canadian Conference of
Catholic Bishops as the Chief Executive
Officer and National Director of the World
Youth Day and the Papal Visit of Pope John
Paul II, that took place in Toronto during July,
2002.
On July 1, 2003, Fr. Rosica became the
founding Chief Executive Officer of Salt
and Light Television, Canada’s first national
Catholic Television Network.
Since joining Salt and Light as a producer
and correspondent, Sebastian Gomes has
covered several major events in the Catholic
Church, including the 2012 Synod of Bishops
on the New Evangelization, the 2013 papal
transition, and the 2014 Extraordinary Synod
of Bishops on the Pastoral Challenges to the
Family in the Context of Evangelization. He
has also written, produced and directed such
distinguished Salt and Light productions as
The Church Alive, a 13-part series on Vatican
II and the New Evangelization that won
the 2014 Gabriel Award for best religious
television series.
Archbishop Paul-André Durocher, Archbishop of Gatineau
Archbishop Paul-André Durocher, Archbishop of Gatineau
On October 12, 2011, his Grace, the Most
Reverend Paul-André Durocher, was named
Archbishop of Gatineau. Two years later,
he was elected president of the Canadian
Conference of Catholic Bishops, a position
he will occupy until September 2015.
As the only Canadian bishop that
participated in the Synod on the Family
in 2014, he is uniquely equipped to shed
light on the ongoing dialogue in Rome on
the theme of the family and its implications
for family life. His blog, “Walk and Sing”
(singandwalk.blogspot.com), followed his
daily journey during his time at the Synod.
Bishop Durocher has also been elected as a
delegate to the 14th General Assembly of the
Synod which will occur this coming October
4-25th, to discuss the theme “The Vocation
and Mission of the Family in the Church and
in the Contemporary World.”
His address at the conference “The Synod &
My Family” will incorporate the themes and
outcomes of two rich and important years in
the life of the Church.
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast s.j., Archbishop of Ottawa
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast s.j., Archbishop of Ottawa
Dominican University College
The Dominican University College, first established in Ottawa in 1900, is one of the oldest university colleges in the nation’s capital. Its educational roots lie in the studium generale of 1260 at the very beginning of the development of universities in Europe. With its specialization in philosophy and theology, Dominican University College is devoted to the search for truth in an environment which nourishes critical thinking, amicable dialogue and a unique educational experience.
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