Events sponsored by the Church in the 21st Century Center in April and May will focus on Catholic spirituality and practice:

April 2 » Comforting Jesus in Combating Hunger, Sickness, and Poverty
Who are our neighbors and how do we express love for them in the 21st century? A talk by Ken Hackett ’68, president of Catholic Relief Services

April 16 » Prophetic Witness: Women’s Strategies for Reform
A lecture and readings marking the publication of a new book by Colleen Griffith, faculty director of spirituality studies at the School of Theology and Ministry

April 21 » Two Centuries of Faith: The Influence of Catholicism on Boston, 1808–2008
A lecture and readings marking the publication of a new book by Thomas H. O’Connor, University historian

April 28 » Living Faith Together: Spiritual Practices in Marriage
A panel discussion led by Timothy Muldoon, assistant to the vice president for University mission and ministry

April 30 » Meeting Jesus Christ in the Search for Peace
How does the person of Jesus Christ influence the call and the labor of bringing peace and unity out of violence and brokeness? A talk by Padraig O’Malley, the Moakley Distinguished Professor of Peace and Reconciliation at the University of Massachusetts, Boston

May 9 » Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality
A workshop based on the book of the same title, led by Richard Rohr, OFM, author and founding director of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico

For details of these and other events—and for webcasts, podcasts, and publications of the Church in the 21st Century Center—go to www.bc.edu/church21.