Monday, October 15, 2012

I will be speaking at the Annual Conference of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists Saturday, October 27th



20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF THE SOCIETY OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL SCIENTISTS
FRIDAY OCTOBER 26TH & SATURDAY 27TH
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BIOETHICS INITIATIVES      Saturday October 27th    10:30-11:45am
 
This area of evangelization can literally be a matter of physical life and death. Local Catholic Health Professionals and Bioethicists are teaming together to effectively and ethically educate the Laity in many vital areas including:  Advanced Directives, DNR's, End-of-Life Care, Proper Comfort Care, Adult vs. Embryonic Stem-Cell Research Therapy, Special and Disability Needs Advocacy, Legitimate Alternatives to IVF, and Natural Family Planning.
 
Initiatives include but are not limited to: Catechesis, Blogs, Conferences, Lectures, Authoring of new books on critical topics, as well as informal counseling and consulting on a one-to-one as needed basis.
 
Moderator/Panelist:  Leonarda Capponi, RN   Catechist Our Lady of Mercy Adult Ed/RCIA
 
                                 Dr. Lisa Honkanen             Respect Life Moderator, Dix Hills
 
                                Leticia Velasquez               Co-Founder of KIDS(Keep Infants With Downs Syndrome) editor "A Special Mother is Born", contributor to "Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Policy Vol III". 

 
FEATURING
ROBERT P. GEORGE
Robert P. George
Nationally Renowned Catholic Scholar
"Conscience and It's Enemies"

 
DR. PAUL VITZ
Professor of Psychology at New York University
and the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, Arlington, VA
"Catholicism and Psychology"
 
DR WILLIAM DONAHUE
President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
“Why Catholicism Matters: How Catholic Virtues Can Reshape Society in the 21st Century”
 


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FRIDAY
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**MASS IS SCHEDULED FOR BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY**
Bishop Murphy will be celebrating a Mass of anticipation on Saturday, October 27th, at 6 PM
in the KMHS auditorium.
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PRICING: $20 PER DAY
WITH ADDTIONAL COSTS FOR MEALS
Attendees can choose to attend one or both days and pay separately to attendany of the lunches or dinners rather than the all day Conference.
Note: To attend Lunch or Dinner keynotes,
you must be registered for that meal
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