Father Jenkins to discuss polarization among American Catholics at Notre Dame conference | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Father Jenkins to discuss polarization among American Catholics at Notre Dame conference Father Jenkins to discuss polarization among American Catholics at Notre Dame conference Published: April 20, 2015 Author: Michael O. Garvey A group of Catholic scholars and Church leaders, including University of Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., will gather at the University April 27-28 (Monday-Tuesday) to examine the problem of polarization among American Catholics and to propose ways it might be resisted and overcome. The conference, Polarization in the U.S. Catholic Church: Naming the Wounds, Beginning to Heal, opens at 4:30 p.m. Monday (April 27) in Notre Dame’s McKenna Hall auditorium with a panel discussion addressing the question, “How can we heal the division and reestablish the virtues of solidarity, love and humility at the heart of the Christian message?” The panelists will include Father Jenkins; Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas; Christian Smith, professor of sociology and director of Notre Dame’s Center for the Study of Religion and Society; Julie Hanlon Rubio, professor of moral theology at St. Louis University; and Michael Sean Winters, columnist for the National Catholic Reporter. The conference will be live-streamed from its Web page. Twitter users can also follow #UnaEcclesia. Organized by Notre Dame sociologist Mary Ellen Konieczny and Fordham University theologian Charles Camosy, the conference will include some 50 participants, 20 of whom will present papers that will be published in an edited volume next year. “Our effort is deeply intertwined with Notre Dame’s Catholic mission,” Konieczny said. “Moreover, the timing is optimal for such a conference, especially in the time of Pope Francis, a Christian leader who resists the categories and thinking which drive polarization in the United States. There could not be a more opportune time to engage these issues.” Contact: Mary Ellen Konieczny, 574-631-2781, MaryEllen.Konieczny.1@nd.edu Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn