Walking Together as Families Today

Walking Together as Families Today is the theme of a two-day international symposium to prepare for the World Meeting of Families which will take place at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth from 19-20 June 2018. Keynote speakers will include Julie Hanlon Rubio – Professor of Christian Ethics, Saint Louis University and Martin M. Lintner Professor of Theological Ethics Philosophisch Theologische Hochschule, Italy. Registration for the event costs €15.00 and begins with an evening reception on Tuesday 19th June followed by a full day’s programme on Wednesday 20th June.

Registration Details

Registration fee: €15 (includes lunch & teas/coffees)

Tickets available through Eventbrite www.eventbrite.ie (search under “Walking Together as Families Today”) For further enquiries contact Aoife at specialevents@spcm.ie

Accommodation may be booked separately by visiting Maynooth Campus Conference & Accommodation www.maynoothcampus.com

Keynote Speakers

Julie Hanlon Rubio –
Professor of Christian Ethics, Saint Louis University, USA Theology of the Family Today: Legacy and Promise

Martin M. Lintner –
Professor of Theological Ethics, Philosophisch Theologische Hochschule Brixen Vision and Vocation of the Family in Amoris Laetitia

DAY 1 PROGRAMME: Tuesday 19 June

6.30 p.m. Registration
7.00 p.m. Keynote Address (Renehan Hall) Theology of the Family Today: Legacy and Promise – Julie Hanlon Rubio
8.15 p.m. Reception (Pugin Hall)

DAY 2 PROGRAMME: Wednesday 20 June

9.00 a.m. Coffee (Pugin Hall)
9.30 a.m. Morning Prayer & Reflection led by Jessie Rogers, SPCM (St Mary’s Oratory)
10.00 a.m. Responses to Prof. Rubio’s keynote address (Renehan Hall) – Suzanne Mulligan & Salvador Ryan (SPCM) Discussion facilitated by Anne Codd
11.00 a.m. Coffee (Pugin Hall)
11.45 a.m. Workshops (repeated in the afternoon) (Renehan Hall & Loftus Halls)
(a) Living the Gospel of the Family – Bairbre Cahill, writer and facilitator
(b) Conscience and Moral Discernment in Amoris Laetitia – Martin M. Lintner
(c) Real Families, Real Issues, Real Responses – Mary Johnston, ACCORD
(d) Families: a Global Perspective – Colm Hogan, Trócaire

1.00 p.m. Lunch (Pugin Hall) Family Wall & Posters may be viewed at this time
2.15 p.m. Keynote Address (Renehan Hall) Vision and Vocation of the Family in Amoris Laetitia – Martin M. Lintner Discussion facilitated by Anne Codd
3.30 p.m. Coffee (Pugin Hall) Family Wall & Posters may be viewed at this time
4.00 p.m. Workshops – repeated
5.15 p.m. Plenary Session facilitated by Anne Codd
5.45 p.m. Evening Prayer (St Mary’s Oratory) – led by the National Centre for Liturgy