Mission of the Vincent Pallotti Institute (VPI)
The Vincent Pallotti Institute meets on the Thursday mornings on the dates listed in this brochure from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Each morning session of the program features two 45 minute presentations with discussion, a coffee break and the opportunity to join in the celebration of the Eucharist.
2007 - 2008 Program Schedule
Women at the Well of God's Wisdom and Wonder
Rev. Stephen Rehrauer, CSsR
October 11, 18, 25;
November 8, 15, 22 & 29; December 6
Suggested Contribution: 200 €
The great men of the Hebrew Scriptures are well known and references are often made to their importance in the development of our faith tradition. The equally great women, all instruments of God’s divine power and grace, are less known and their importance often insufficiently appreciated. In this course we will look at the great women of the Hebrew Scriptures and their pivotal role in the unfolding of the history of God’s plan of salvation. Consideration of these women can lead us to deeper insight into our own place and importance in the continued unfolding of God’s saving work in the world today.
Rev. Stephen Rehrauer, CSsR, is associate professor of moral theology at the Accademia Alfonsiana in Rome and the Istituto Superior de Ciencias Morales in Madrid.
The Patrick and Mary Dorgan
2008 Memorial Program
Seeing Salvation: Christian Spirituality in Art
Reverend Anthony McSweeney SSS & Donna Orsuto
January 10, 17, 24, 31; February 7, 14
Suggested Contribution: €150
Dostoyevsky's often-quoted sentence, “Beauty will save the world,” refers to Love’s redeeming work revealed in the beauty of Jesus Christ. One approach to the history of Christian spirituality is to reflect on the beauty of Christ reflected in Christian art in various moments of history. Whether a catacomb sketch of the good shepherd, the graceful Ravenna Mosaics of the Madonna and Child, the Pietà of Michelangelo, or the Contemporary mosaics of Christ in the Redemptoris Mater chapel, they help us to grasp various dimensions of Christian spirituality that are so relevant for our experience of God today.
Rev. Anthony McSweeney, SSS, is the former Superior
General of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers and Director of the Center EUCHARISTIA
in Rome. He is an internationally respected retreat director and teacher.
Donna Orsuto is the Director of the Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas and a Professor of Spiritual Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
The Patrick and Mary
Dorgan 2008 Memorial Series Lenten Retreat
The Gift of Reconciliation: Receiving the Life-Giving Power of the Gospel
Rev. Anthony McSweeney, SSS
Friday 22 February – Sunday 24 February
Cost per person (for full room and board): €175
Before leaving Rome for his native Australia, Fr. McSweeney will
join us for this weekend Lenten retreat at the Casa di Esercizi
Spirituali of the Passionists in Rome to help us reflect on how God’s gift of reconciliation can bring us healing and new life, despite our personal failings, or the ways in which others have failed us. The weekend will include lodging and meals at
the retreat house, lectures, time for personal meditation, and the daily celebration of the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours.
The
Patrick & Mary Dorgan Memorial Program and Retreat were established by the retired U.S. Ambassador Jean Wilkowski in loving memory of her grandparents for the faith that they passed on to her family. Patrick and Mary Dorgan were immigrants to the United States from County Kerry, Ireland who settled in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Ambassador Wilkowski served in the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Africa. She also spent time working at the United Nations in New York. She is a member of the Board of St. Mary of the Woods College in Indiana and Barry University in Florida. She holds six honorary doctorates, including one from the University of Notre Dame. Having served in Rome, Italy, on two different assignments, she is a frequent visitor to the Eternal City and a friend of the Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas.
What Happens at Mass
Rev. Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, Rev. Anthony McSweeney, SSS & Rev. James Puglisi, SA
February 21, 28; March 6, 13
Suggested Contribution: €100
Whether one is a Cradle Catholic or from another Christian denomination, this course will offer a new perspective on worshipping God, especially at Mass. It will introduce you to an in depth understanding of the Mass, how it is to be celebrated, and its profound meaning for the Church and for individuals within the Church.
Rev. Jeremy Driscoll, OSB is a Benedictine monk of Mount Angel Abbey. He teaches half the year at Mount Angel Seminary and the other half at the Pontificio Ateneo S. Anselmo in Rome.
Rev. Anthony McSweeney, SSS, is the former Superior
General of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers and Director of the Center EUCHARISTIA
in Rome. He is an internationally respected retreat director and teacher.
Rev. James Puglisi, SA is the Minister General of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement. He is the Director of the Centro Ecumenico Pro Unione in Rome and teaches at several pontifical faculties in the city including the Pontificia Università di S. Tommaso d’Aquino in Urbe.
Rome and Our Common Christian Heritage
The Revd Jonathan Boardman, Elizabeth Lev & Robert White
3, 10, 17, 24 April
Suggested Contribution: €100
The history of the Church of Rome is part of the common heritage of all Christians: from the time of the martyrdom of the Apostles Peter and Paul, the city has been consecrated by the blood, witness and ministry of countless women and men. This study program will take participants on a journey to some key sites associated with that heritage. Classes will be held “on site” in order to introduce the beauty, history and theology of these early Christian sites. Featured will be the Basilica of
the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, the Basilica of Saint
Stephen in the Round and the Basilica of Saint Clement .
The Revd Jonathan Boardman is Chaplain of
All Saints' Anglican Church in Rome and Senior Tutor at the
Anglican Centre.
Elizabeth Lev is a Professor of Art History
at Duquesne University's Rome Campus.
Robert White is the Assistant Director of the Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas.
Program Registration
To register for any one of this year’s VPI program offerings simply contact the Lay Centre
(e-mail: info@laycentre.org; tel: +39 06 772 6761 or fax: +39 06 772 676 235). Contributions are usually presented with registration or at the first day of each course.
Annual Ticket
The Lay Centre offers a discounted annual ticket for those who register for the entire year (22 morning sessions) and pay in advance (not including the Lenten retreat). An annual ticket also offers a special discount on other Lay Centre program offerings during the course of the academic year. The suggested contribution for the 2007-2008 season ticket is €400.
Location
The Lay Centre is located between the Basilica of St. John Lateran and the Basilica of SS Quattro Coronati. By metro or bus to San Giovanni it is a 15 minute walk to Via dei SS Quattro 7. Convenient buses: 16, 85, 87, 117, 571, 714. Limited parking is available if arranged in advance.
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