The Vincent Pallotti Institute (VPI) 2009 - 2010 Tentative Program Schedule
Come join us at our new location for the launch of our program and luncheon on
Thursday, 15 October from 9:30 am - 12 noon
Monastero di SS Giovanni e Paolo - ROMA
The Lay Centre Entrance: Largo della Sanità Militare, 60
An Amazing Radiance: The Mystery of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta's Interior LIfe
Rev. Paul Murray, OP
Thursday - 15 October 2009
Suggested Contribution: 25 €
Like many who were privileged to meet Mother Teresa during her life, Fr. Paul Murray explains how he was always struck by the radiant joy which seemed to illumine her every expression. And yet, for most of her life, we now know se lived with absolutley no sense of the presence of God. Who would have ever guessed that fact when she visited the Sisters of Charity Convent here at San Gregorio in Rome (as she did so often) and walked among us looking so utterly and completely radiant? There are almost no words adequate to describe or explain this paradox. But relying, first and last, on the wisdom of the spiritual tradition, and also on the memory of a few personal encounters with Mother Teresa, here in Rome and in Calcutta, Fr. Murray will attempt to grapple with this mystery.
Rev. Paul Murray, OP, is a Professor of Spiritual Theology at the Pontifical University of St.
Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome.
He is the author of numerous works,
including: A Journey
with Jonah: The Spirituality of Bewilderment (Columba Press 2003) and The New Wine of Dominican Spirituality: A Drink Called Happiness (Burns & Oates 2006).
A Christian Approach to Human Suffering
Rev. Stephen Rehrauer, CSsR
Thursdays - 22, 29 October; 5, 12, 19, 26 November 2009
Suggested Contribution: 150 €
The gift of human life is experienced as a mixed blessing. We all experience joy and sadness, suffering and elation, in varying degrees. Quite happy and content when things are going well, we resist or often even resent the notion that our comfort and security is threatened by the ever present possibility of pain, sickness, or the loss of those things which give meaning and joy to life. While some people adopt and even preach a pessimistic philosophy in dealing with the darker side of reality, the Christian faith enables us to maintain a deeply rooted and abiding optimism rooted in hope. Living in hope finds meaning not only in the joy and pleasure of life, but in all of life. In this program Fr. Rehrauer will guide us in exploring New Testament insights into the mystery of human suffering.
Rev. Stephen Rehrauer, CSsR, is Associate Professor of Moral Theology at the Accademia Alfonsiana in Rome.
Advent Day of Recollection
Anticipation and Hope: Advent Themes for Today
Rev.
Timothy Costello, SM
Sunday -
30 November 2008
Suggested
Contribution: 50 €
Plan on
joining us for a day of respite in order to prepare for the great
Solemnity of Christmas with a renowned speaker and writer at the Lay Centre. The
day will begin at 9:30 with the celebration of Sung Morning Prayer,
and will feature two conferences, lunch, time for private prayer and
the chance to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and the
celebration of the Sunday Eucharist. Sung Evening Prayer will
draw the Lord's Day to a close at 18:00.
Rev.
Timothy Costello, SM, is a Professor of Psychology at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
Praying with Icons
TBA
Thursdays
- 14, 21, 28
January; 4, 11 February 2010
Suggested Contribution: 125 €
A light luncheon will follow the 12 o'clock
Eucharist on the opening day (14 January 2010).
Please check back for more information about this winter VPI program.
The Patrick and Mary Dorgan
2010 Memorial Program
The Seven Deadly Sins Today
Rev.
Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, Donna Orsuto & Abbot Edmund Power, OSB
Thursdays
- 18, 25 February; 4, 11 March 2010
Suggested
Contribution: 100 €
This Lenten series begins with two sessions taught by Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, focusing on the fourth century Evagrius Ponticus’ Eight Principal Evil Thoughts, which most scholars think is the basis for the development of the traditional list of the "seven deadly sins." Then Donna Orsuto will continue the series by reflecting on the seven deadly sins as understood in contemporary spiritual theology. Finally, Abbot Edmund Power, OSB will conclude the course with some insights into the seven deadly sins and the theology of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession).
Rev.
Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, is a Professor of Liturgy and Sacramental Theology at Mount Angel Seminary in Portland, Oregon (USA) and the Pontifical Athenaeum of St Anselm in Rome.
Donna Orsuto is the Director of the Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas and a Professor of Spiritual Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
Rt. Rev. Edmund Power, OSB, is the Abbot of the Monastery of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.
The Patrick and Mary
Dorgan 2010 Memorial Series Lenten Retreat Weekend
Rev. Timothy Costello, SM
Dates TBD
Casa di Esercizi
Spirituali of the Passionist Fathers (Rome)
Cost per person (for full room and board): €175
This weekend Lenten retreat at the Casa di Esercizi
Spirituali of the Passionists in Rome will help us reflect on
what it means to be alive in Christ as we journey through the
forty days of preparation for the Easter Triduum. 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.
Rev.
Timothy Costello, SM, is a Professor of
Psychology at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
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.
The Hidden Treasures of the Caelian Hill: Saints & Holy Sites in Our Neighborhood
Dr. Elizabeth Lev & Robert White
Thursdays
- 15, 22, 29 April; 6 May 2009
Suggested Contribution: 100 €
Please check back for a program description.
Dr. Elizabeth Lev teaches art history at Duquesne University's Rome campus. She
also writes for Inside the Vatican and is a regular
contributor to the Zenit news agency.
Robert White is the Assistant Director of the Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas and an Adjunct Professor of Theology at St John's University's Rome Campus.
Oasis in the City Series 2009-2010
In keeping with the long-standing tradition of the VPI to offer laity quality programs of theological and spiritual formation in the heart of historic Rome, the Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas will continue to offer women and men the opportunity to get away from it all after a long day of work without leaving the city. Plan on joining us to nourish your mind, heart and spirit. The 2009-2010 series of Tuesday "Oasis in the City" evenings will include, among others, Rabbi Jack Bemporad and Rev. Timothy Radcliffe, OP.
Please check back for more information about the 2009-2010 Oasis in the City Series.
Program Registration
To register for any one of next 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.
Location
The Lay Centre will be located on the Caelian Hill betwen the Coliseum and the Circus Maximus. By metro or bus from the Coliseum it is a 15 minute walk to Via Claudia, 60. Convenient buses: 60, 81, 85, 87, 117, 571, 673, 850. Limited parking is available if arranged in advance.
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