Totally Yours: Walking in the Footsteps of Pope John Paul II
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Totally Yours, Date TBA Schedule | Speakers
An all day conference on the life and work of Venerable Pope John Paul
II, and the woman he loved most, Mary. Join Catholics from across California
to build a Culture of Life. This dynamic event brings together speakers
and leaders from the Culture of Life who share their vision for our culture
and how our living faith calls us to action.
“The holy Father found the purest reflection of God’s mercy in the Mother of God. He, who at an early age had lost his own mother, loved his divine Mother all the more. He heard the words of the crucified Lord as addressed to him personally: ‘Behold your Mother’. And so he did: he took her into his own home. Totus Tuus.” — Pope Benedict XVI
Place: Our Lady of Peace Shrine | MAP
2800 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, 95054
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We have kept pricing low so as to be able to cast the net as widely as possible. Please send us a donation to help offset the cost of this, our first all-day production. Through prayer and your generous donation we will meet our goal.
Date: TBA, 8:00 am until 5:00 pm
Schedule: (Speakers)
- 8:00 am Mass at Our Lady of Peace Shrine, 2800 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054
- 8:30 am Continental Breakfast & Registration
Morning Session:
- 9:00 am. Pope John Paul II in the 21st Century: How Theology of the Body transitions seamlessly into Pope Benedict’s encyclical on social justice. Fr. Robert Presutti, LC, Ph.D., President, University of Sacramento,
- 10:15 am How JP II championed women's rights through his vision of Mary, Pia De Solenni, Ph.D. Expert on Catholicism, Life issues, the culture and the New Feminism; recipient of 2001 Award by Pontifical Academies, presented by Pope John Paul II. Response provided by Marjorie Campbell, J.D. Ll.M., Co-Founder, Serra Preschool; Canon Law, Catholic University of America
- 11:30 am The Pope and the Mass, Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ, Founder Ignatius Press, Ignatius Institute at the University of San Francisco, Provost, Ave Maria University, Naples, FL
- 12:30 pm Lunch
The New Evangelization - how Mary and Pope John Paul II worked in my life. Testimony by Michele Coldiron, CCWF.
Afternoon Session:
- 1:45 pm John Paul II and Mary:
Alive in the World! John Galten, Chairman, Catholics for the Common
Good Institute Founder Campion College and Former Director, St. Ignatius
Institute of the University of San Francisco.
- 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Social Justice Panel including Pope Benedict XVI’s “Caritas Veritate”
Moderator: John Kurzweil, Publisher, CA Public Policy Fdn., With Bill May, Catholics for the Common Good; Jennifer Roback Morse, Ruth Institute; Cliff Price, St. Anthony of Padua Institute
Theology of the Body Panel
Moderator: Joan Mackay, CCWF with Angela C. King, Goretti Group: John Hamlon, University of Sacramento: John Galten, Chairman, Catholics for the Common Good Institute, Dolores Meehan, Walk for Life West Coast
YOUTH RALLY on the Green. 5 o'clock. Be there.
Booths
There will be booths showcasing the efforts
of the "Seeds of the New Evangelization" open throughout
the day. These will include booths celebrating art in its various forms,
educational opportunities, pro-life groups and groups celebrating chastity
as a lifestyle. Booths for the young, booths for the old, and booths
for those in between. Booths for all. We look forward to seeing you
there.
With Thanks to the Following:
This one day symposium on the life of Pope John Paul II and the influence a life of prayer and special relationship with Our Blessed Mother is possible by the cooperation of many different groups working and evangelizing in the greater Bay Area and throughout the state of California. We are thankful for their cooperation and participation. The project would also not be possible without the support of the Diocese of San Jose, and cooperation with the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Diocese of Oakland.
Other groups not highlighted in the above but participating include Ignatius Press, Immaculate Heart Radio, the Juan Diego Society, CANFP, Catholic Men’s Fellowship, California Public Policy Foundation, Rangel Studios, Blue Rose Company and more.
Filming of the entire project will be overseen by associates of John Paul the Great University, San Diego, CA.
Speakers
Dr. Pia de Solenni is an ethicist and moral theologian
who speaks and writes on a variety of
cultural and moral issues. She currently serves as director of Diotima
Consulting and her
expertise covers issues relating to women's health, life issues and
bioethics, the New Feminism
and culture. Her work has appeared in various publications including
The Washington Post, The
New York Times and The Associated Press. She is a frequent commentator
on MSNBC, FOX,
CNN and other nationally televised programs.
Dr. de Solenni received her doctorate in sacred theology summa cum laude
from the Pontifical
University of the Holy Cross, Rome, where she received an award for
her doctoral work. The
award was presented by the late Pope John Paul II.
In addition to the doctorate, Dr. de Solenni holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Liberal Arts-Great
Books from Thomas Aquinas College, California; a Sacred Theology Baccalaureate
from the
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome; and a
Sacred Theology
Licentiate from Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome. Full biography
John W. Galten, Chairman, Catholics for the Common
Good Institute, was
born Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, graduated Archbishop Riordan High School
in San Francisco and University of San Francisco, B.A. 1963. M.A. in
Theology USF. Served as an Officer in U.S. Army for five years. Returned
to USF to help found the St. Ignatius Institute in 1976, serving as
Assistant Director and finally as Director. Served as President
of Trinity Grammar and Prep, a K-12 Independent Catholic school in Napa,
CA. Co-founder of Campion College.
Presently retreat master and educator for adult education on Catholic topics,
particularly on the spiritual life and the thought of John Paul II.
Organizes and gives retreats and workshops for Ignatius Press. John's
awards include Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honor Society, Archdiocese
of San Francisco Pro Life Award 2001, United for Life award for pro-life activities, USF College of Arts and Sciences Service Award and
the Newman Society ex corde ecclesia award for outstanding contribution
to Catholic higher education, 2001.
Fr.
Robert Presutti, LC, Ph.D., was born in Sulmona, a small town in
central Italy, and grew up in Chicago. He entered the Legion of Christ
at the age of 19, and completed preparation for the priesthood in the United
States, Spain, Rome and Latin America. He was ordained a priest on December
24, 1998 in Rome. He holds a licentiate degree in philosophy from the Gregorian
University, and a Doctorate in Philosophy from the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum
College, both in Rome. He is currently stationed in Sacramento, California
where he serves as the President of the University of Sacramento.
Marjorie Campbell, J.D. LL.M, with JCL in progress.
An inaugural speaker for CCWF in 2005 on True Feminism for Real
Women, Marjorie has 15 years
experience as a radical feminist followed by a reversion into the Roman
Catholic Church. She practiced criminal and bankruptcy litigation; published
as a law professor and, now, Catholic writer; raised a family and appears
as a speaker contrasting radical feminism and New Feminism. She writes
domestic humor in the tradition of Erma Bombeck, and
essays on New Feminism at www.InsideCatholic.com (now Crisis online), "which
reject the temptation of imitating models of 'male domination'." (John
Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, 99) She is funny, irritating, sentimental
and provocative, challenging New Feminism to embrace the contributions
of radical feminism and ... retire the rest to history.
Fr.
Joseph Fessio, S.J., Th.D. was born January 10, 1941. At the age of 20, he entered the Jesuit Novitiate. Eleven years later, Fessio was ordained a Roman Catholic priest. He is the founder and editor of Ignatius Press. He also founded the St. Ignatius Institute of the University of San Francisco and Campion College. He recently served as Provost of Ave Maria University. A professor of both philosophy and theology courses, Fr. Fessio wrote his dissertation on the ecclesiology of Hans Urs von Balthasar under the direction of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. He holds the degrees of B.A. and M.A. from Gonzaga University; M.A. from the Fourvière Jesuit Faculty of Theology in Lyons, France; and Th.D. from the University of Regensburg in Germany.
Michele
Coldiron, M.A., M.S., parishioner at St. Simon in Los Altos,
CA and Executive Director of the California Catholic Women's Forum
(CCWF). Studied
Systematics & Evolution
(MA) in NYC. She has worked as a teacher and tutor (MA Education,
Stanford) while raising 4 children. Co-founded CCWF as a non-profit dedicated to hosting conferences
exploring the apostolic letter of Pope John Paul II, Mulieris Dignitatem,
and providing continuing education credits that address the ethical
issues facing healthcare providers today. She has traveled to
Rome to study contemporary issues facing women and she sees the end
point of this work as the foundation of an institute on authentic
feminism.
CCWF has been endorsed by the Rev. Msgr. Francis V. Cilia, Vicar General, The Chancery, Diocese of San Jose. Letter of endorsement [pdf].
External Links:
Married Love and the Gift of Life, United States Council of Catholic Bishops booklet
In this thoughtful statement the bishops of the United States reflect on
God's wonderful plan for marriage-the ability of a man and woman to form
a lasting bond of love and life. In an engaging question and answer format,
the bishops explain Church teachings on conjugal love and responsible
parenthood and the methods of Natural Family Planning which support those
teachings.
In Depth
MULIERIS DIGNITATEM Of Pope John Paul II On the Dignity and Vocation of Women On the Occasion of the Marian Year On the Vatican's website.