Thursday, April 13
Pre-Conference Session: Undergraduate Research Poster "Feedback Session"
Respondents
Daniel F. Pilario, CM
Yasmine Cajuste
Theresa Eke, DC
Undergrad Research Posters & Videos
Nikki Allen
"The Daughter’s of Charity: Combating the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in East Africa"
(poster)
Thalia Cruz
"How the Catholic Church is Helping Solve the Poverty Crisis in Latin America"
(poster)
Sofia Feijoo
"The Work of Vincentian Missionaries in the Philippines"
Daniel Lopez
"The Amazon’s Protector: Sister Dorothy Stang"
(poster)
Eden Nisam
"Agnes Brazal’s Theology of Equality for Migrants and Women in the Church"
(poster)
Michelle Nolasco
"Overcoming Injustice in Ecuador Through Nonviolence"
(poster)
Janet Olivera
"La Virgen de Guadalupe and her Guadalupanos"
(poster)
Rijad Puskar
"Oscar Romero and Land Reform in El Salvador"
(poster)
Emily Santos
"Homelessness in Brazil & How the Institute of Global Homelessness is Handling it"
(poster)
Serena Stern
"Dom Helder Camara’s Teachings of Nonviolence"
(poster)
Jada Woodard
"The Catholic Church’s Influence in the Democratization of South Korea"
WELCOME
William T. Cavanaugh--CWCIT Director and Professor of Catholic Studies; DePaul University
OPENING KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Tomaž Mavrič
ROUNDTABLE: The Historical Vision of Reform in the Vincentian Charism
- Alison Forrestal--Ways of Knowing: The Laity in Early Vincentian Practices of Reform
- John E. Rybolt, CM--Vincent de Paul: A Reformer? Two Cases—The Solon of Mme. Acarie and the Council of Conscience
- Raymond Sickinger--To Become a Church of the Poor: Frédéric Ozanam's Lay Vision of Reform & Transformation
(Moderator: Margaret Marie Clifford, DC--Advanced Initiatives for Sponsored Works-Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise)
Friday, April 14
ROUNDTABLE: Marginality: The Evolution of the Concept of the Poor
- Jorge Costadoat, SJ--The Poor as Theologians
- Theresa Eke, DC--Beyond Charity: Evolution of the Mission of the Daughters of Charity in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Dominique Iyolo, CM--The Vincentian Charism: An Invitation to the Church's Bold Reform Today
(Moderator: Catherine Mary (Katie) Norris, DC--Provincial—Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise)
ROUNDTABLE: The Reform of the Church
- Carlos Schickendantz--Church Reforms and Synodality
- Matthieu Brejon de Lavergnée--Do We Invent the Saints We Need? Pope Francis, the Saints "Next Door," and Lay Vincentians
- Guillermo Campuzano, CM--A New Way of Being Church: A New Way of the Vincentian Charism
(Moderator: Betty Ann McNeil, DC--Vincentian-Scholar-in-Residence and Adjunct Faculty—DePaul University)
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION--Repair My House: Empowering a Church of the Poor through the Eyes of St. Vincent
Daniel F. Pilario
(Moderator: Rachelle Kramer--Director, Catholic Campus Ministry—DePaul University)
Saturday, April 15
ROUNDTABLE: The Transformation of Society
- Renato Lima de Oliveira--The Society of St. Vincent de Paul: 190 Years of Love, Empathy, and Hope for Those in Need
- Yasmine Cajuste--The Encounter with Those Experiencing Poverty for the Transformation of Society
- Franciscus Armada Riyanto, CM--The Formation of the Laity & Seminarians for an Outward-Facing Church: A Vincentian Contribution to the Reform of the Catholic Church in Indonesia
(Moderator: Francine Soliunas--Chief Mission Officer—Marillac St. Vincent Family Services, Chicago)
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION--Education, Integral Human Development, and Faith: Challenges and Opportunities
Quentin Wodon
(Moderator: Julie Cutter, DC--Councillor—Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise)