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Summer Consortium

Christendom College

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Amid the splendor of the Virginia countryside, a select group accompany a variety of lecturers and some of the College’s best professors on an intellectual and spiritual journey representing the height of the Christendom College experience.
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Rural Broadband Today is a new podcast focused on one of the most important issues facing Rural America. It tells the stories of those working to bring broadband internet access within reach of every citizen. This interview-style show presents conversations with elected officials, industry experts and business leaders at the forefront of America’s efforts to solve the rural broadband challenge.
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Dr. Daniel McInerny delivered a talk titled “Karol Wojtyla: The Actor” at the college's 2024 Summer Consortium. McInerny’s talk featured scenes from his upcoming play, "The Actor," with Christendom students and alumni bringing Pope St. John Paul II’s time as an actor to life for the delight of the college’s benefactors. Learn more about the 2024 Su…
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George Weigel, who is the author of Pope St. John Paul II’s biography and a Distinguished Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, gave a talk titled “The Achievement of John Paul II: A Retrospective" at Christendom's 2024 Summer Consortium. Learn more about the 2024 Summer Consortium here: https://www.christendom.edu/2024/06/20/cardinal-sara…
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Renowned theologian Robert Cardinal Sarah delivered the keynote address for Christendom's 2024 Summer Consortium. In his address, Cardinal Sarah reflected on Pope St. John Paul II’s impact and legacy, particularly emphasizing his unwavering commitment to the Catholic faith and the Church’s teachings. Learn more about the 2024 Summer Consortium here…
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Renowned theologian Robert Cardinal Sarah celebrated Mass for attendees of Christendom's 2024 Summer Consortium in the college's Christ the King Chapel, speaking glowingly of Christendom during his homily. Learn more about the 2024 Summer Consortium here: https://www.christendom.edu/2024/06/20/cardinal-sarah-george-weigel-patrick-madrid-and-others-…
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College President Dr. Timothy O’Donnell and incoming president Dr. George Harne gave a seminar discussion titled “Nove Millenio Ineunte: Charting the Path in the New Millenium" at the college's 2024 Summer Consortium. Learn more about the 2024 Summer Consortium here: https://www.christendom.edu/2024/06/20/cardinal-sarah-george-weigel-patrick-madrid…
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Christendom professor Dr. Owen Vyner delivered a talk titled “John Paul II on the Family: The Ark of the Domestic Church in the Flood of Modernity” at the college's 2024 Summer Consortium. Learn more about the 2024 Summer Consortium here: https://www.christendom.edu/2024/06/20/cardinal-sarah-george-weigel-patrick-madrid-and-others-discuss-pope-st-j…
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Christendom professor Dr. Joseph Arias delivered a talk titled “Pope Saint John Paul II and the Legacy of the Gospel of Life” at the college's 2024 Summer Consortium. Learn more about the 2024 Summer Consortium here: https://www.christendom.edu/2024/06/20/cardinal-sarah-george-weigel-patrick-madrid-and-others-discuss-pope-st-john-paul-iis-legacy-at…
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Christendom welcomed President’s Council, Legacy Society Members, and friends for the 2023 Summer Consortium, which focused on the theme "The Angelic Doctor: St. Thomas Aquinas and the Answer to a Culture in Crisis." Dr. Andrew Whitmore gave a talk titled "St. Thomas and the Perennial Importance of Virtue" during the Consortium. He is an assistant …
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Christendom welcomed President’s Council, Legacy Society Members, and friends for the 2023 Summer Consortium, which focused on the theme "The Angelic Doctor: St. Thomas Aquinas and the Answer to a Culture in Crisis." Professor Michael Brown delivered a talk titled "St. Thomas on Why Freedom and Truth Go Together." He specializes in the study of med…
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Christendom welcomed President’s Council, Legacy Society Members, and friends for the 2023 Summer Consortium, which focused on the theme "The Angelic Doctor: St. Thomas Aquinas and the Answer to a Culture in Crisis." College President Dr. Timothy O'Donnell gave a keynote address for the Consortium titled "Reflections on The Angelic Doctor: St. Thom…
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Christendom welcomed President’s Council, Legacy Society Members, and friends for the 2023 Summer Consortium, which focused on the theme "The Angelic Doctor: St. Thomas Aquinas and the Answer to a Culture in Crisis." Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P. delivered the keynote address for the Consortium. Sheis a Dominican Sister of the Congregation of S…
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Rural broadband build-outs by electric cooperatives have been remarkably successful, according to a recent report from NRTC and NRECA. Despite rising labor and material costs, most co-ops report higher than expected take rates and a 9% internal rate of return. Notably, among the 88 co-ops surveyed, serving their community was the biggest motivation…
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Even with the huge amount of funding coming in to expand broadband, Jordana Barton-Garcia says impoverished regions like tribal lands, the Mississippi Delta, the border region of Texas and central Appalachia could still be left on the wrong side of the digital divide if policymakers and ISPs don't focus on digital equity.…
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In this crossover episode with “Lead Tennessee Radio,” Paige Shapiro, Tennessee’s federal program officer for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity programs, discusses how these programs aim to ensure all people and communities have the skills, technology and capacity needed to reap the full benefits of the digital …
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Christendom College welcomed benefactors and distinguished guests for its annual Summer Consortium event, focused the theme “The Kingship of Christ and Defending Religious Liberty.” Featuring talks from Dr. Ryan Anderson, Fr. Francis “Rocky” Hoffman, and others, the event provided a rich intellectual and spiritual journey for participants as they d…
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On Saturday, participants were treated to a full day of talks, beginning with a lecture from College President Dr. Timothy O’Donnell titled “On Quas Primas — The Universal Kingship of Christ.” Turning to both theology and the history of the Catholic Church, O’Donnell spoke eloquently on the importance of recognizing Christ as King and the need for …
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Defending religious liberty, the second focus of this year’s Consortium, took primacy on Saturday evening. A delicious dinner, provided by award-winning college Executive Chef Don Higby, preceded the keynote address from Dr. Ryan Anderson, acclaimed author, speaker, and the President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Anderson, who has previou…
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Following Mass in Christ the King Chapel, celebrated by former college chaplain Fr. John Riley, participants heard from Christendom’s Theology Department Chairman Dr. Owen Vyner. During his talk, titled “Sacramental Penance and the Triumph Over Sin: Participation in Christ’s Kingship,” Vyner provided a powerful look into the theology behind the nat…
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Mary Beth Bonacci, an internationally recognized speaker, gave a talk on the importance of true love and the differences between how men and women express love. “The abuse of the word ‘love’ has grown so much worse. We conflate attraction and desire with love, and now, we conflate agreement with love, and conversely, disagreement with hate. We urge…
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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the Archbishop of San Fransisco, gave a talk in which he encouraged the laity to transform our culture by living out God’s plan for marriage. “It is no surprise that, yes, we do have a lot to fix in our society. A society of justice, peace, and prosperity for all–these are the fruits of a society with a strong cultu…
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Senator Rick Santorum gave the touching account of his daughter Bella, showing the impact that one child can have on a community and the blessings that come with being a parent. “I hope, in communicating to you the story of my life, the journey of my marriage, and what I’ve done in raising these two children in particular, to show how they had prof…
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Mary Stanford, a theology professor at Christendom College, reflects on four points which Adam, the first man, discovered in the Garden of Eden about the nature of the human person and God’s plan for marriage. “Without a generous giver and trusting receiver, there can be no gift. Without gift, there can be no love. And without an environment of lov…
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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the Archbishop of San Francisco, gave a homily on the modern attack on marriage and the steps we can take to combat it, reflecting on readings from the Mass of the Holy Family. “We profess to be Christians; our family life must look different from those who do not have faith. And we do so precisely because we live a…
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Dr. Scott Hahn, the bestselling author of numerous books, presented a talk on the uniquely-Christian understanding of God as Father, “from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named” (Eph. 3:15). He explained the connection between Divine and human fatherhood, emphasizing that true fatherhood is “more theological than biological.” “Why are…
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Dr. Timothy O’Donnell, the author of Heart of the Redeemer and Swords Around the Cross: The Nine Years War, presented a talk on the essential role of the family as a Domestic Church. He explained how the fight for our culture is rooted in our understanding of the family. “The key to the Church’s teaching on marriage and family and its role in socie…
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Closing the conference, popular EWTN host, author, and conference emcee Marcus Grodi gave practical advice to attendees on how to look at the science of conversion itself, and how to form a strategy of dialogue to help bring fallen-away Catholics, and Protestants, to the beauty of the Catholic Church. “In my own journey, as I was growing closer to …
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Professor McGuire tackles the topic of John Henry Newman, a colossal figure of the 19th century world. The prolific writings of John Henry Newman offers timely insights that can be applied to the New Evangelization. Professor Brendan McGuire, Ph.D., is a Catholic historian specializing in the classical and medieval periods. He received his doctoral…
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Dr. R.J. Matava, who was previously a Liddon Fellow at Oxford’s Keble College, presented a talk titled “Conversion and Apologetics: Personal Vocation as a Key to the New Evangelization.” Positing that holiness of life is essential for apologetics, Matava treated the nature of apologetics through a theological and historical lens, looking at what it…
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Patrick Madrid discusses how to explain and defend the choice to be Catholic, as well as how to answer difficult questions about the faith. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining perspective, pointing out that apologetics is the art of winning souls. Patrick Madrid is an American Catholic author, radio host, apologist, the host of several EWTN…
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Dr. Scott Hahn, the author or editor of over forty books, including best-selling works The Lamb’s Supper, Reasons to Believe, and Answering the New Atheism, spoke on the need to renew a covenant with God through encountering Christ in the New Testament. Pointing out that a “massive amnesia has soaked into our age,” Hahn argued that all Christians m…
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Dr. O'Donnell discusses the importance of evangelization in the midst of adversity. He reflects on the apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, and what it means to encounter Christ. Dr. O’Donnell is the president of Christendom College, where he also teaches courses in history and theology. He was the first layman to receive both his licentiate an…
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Dr. Thomas Madden, whose expertise has been sought by The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, NPR, and The History Channel, delivered a talk entitled “Rethinking Holy War: The Crusades and Catholic Devotion in the Middle Ages.” Madden exposed many contemporary misunderstandings of the Crusades as uneducated and lacking …
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Author and historian Dr. Brad S. Gregory discussed history as the “handmaiden of theology.” Gregory argued that while avoiding a Catholic confessional history, one might still serve a Catholic vision of history and reach those in academia who may be antagonistic toward Catholicism. “Because people are not likely to change their basic commitments un…
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Dr. Timothy O’Donnell, the author of Heart of the Redeemer and Swords Around the Cross: The Nine Years War, presented a talk entitled “Why History?: The Church’s View.” O’Donnell explained the importance that the Church has placed on the study of history and how in recent years the field has suffered from “a crisis of faith.” In the second part of …
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Dr. Christopher Shannon, author of the highly acclaimed Bowery to Broadway, examined the historical approach of Jean Daniélou and Henri de Lubac. Shannon said that by placing the saints alongside the great political leaders of history, the saints, as types of Christ, would bring an organizing structure. “[According to Daniélou and de Lubac,] what w…
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Dr. Adam Schwartz, whose great academic work, The Third Spring, was recently republished, discussed the theologies of history in G. K. Chesterton and the poet David Jones. “They believed that Christianity united philosophy and mythology for the first time,” Schwartz said. “Whereas in the ancient world, myth and religion were considered one thing an…
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Dr. O'Donnell moderates a question-and-answer session at the Catholic Teaching on Bioethics Summer Conference. Christendom College held a one-day conference on Catholic bioethics featuring renowned speakers including Francis Cardinal Arinze, Bishop Robert Morlino, Dr. Janet Smith, and Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk. The conference, held on July 9, drew cl…
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Christendom College held a one-day conference on Catholic bioethics featuring renowned speakers including Francis Cardinal Arinze, Bishop Robert Morlino, Dr. Janet Smith, and Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk. The conference, held on July 9, 2012, drew close to 300 attendees who enjoyed presentations on the full range of life issues–from reproductive health …
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Christendom College held a one-day conference on Catholic bioethics featuring renowned speakers including Francis Cardinal Arinze, Bishop Robert Morlino, Dr. Janet Smith, and Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk. The conference, held on July 9, 2012, drew close to 300 attendees who enjoyed presentations on the full range of life issues–from reproductive health …
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Christendom College held a one-day conference on Catholic bioethics featuring renowned speakers including Francis Cardinal Arinze, Bishop Robert Morlino, Dr. Janet Smith, and Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk. The conference, held on July 9, 2012, drew close to 300 attendees who enjoyed presentations on the full range of life issues–from reproductive health …
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Christendom College held a one-day conference on Catholic bioethics featuring renowned speakers including Francis Cardinal Arinze, Bishop Robert Morlino, Dr. Janet Smith, and Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk. The conference, held on July 9, drew close to 300 attendees who enjoyed presentations on the full range of life issues – from reproductive health to e…
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Christendom College held a one-day conference on Catholic bioethics featuring renowned speakers including Francis Cardinal Arinze, Bishop Robert Morlino, Dr. Janet Smith, and Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk. The conference, held on July 9, 2012, drew close to 300 attendees who enjoyed presentations on the full range of life issues–from reproductive health …
  continue reading
 
Texas has seen great strides in expanding broadband infrastructure across the state. However, challenges with changing legislation, geography, supply chain issues and funding are hindering the important work. In this episode, Mark Seale, executive director of the Texas Telephone Association, and Craig Cook, general manager at HCTC, discuss these ch…
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