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 Thursday, November 4
  4 PM - 8 PM     Registration  
 Friday, November 5
  8 AM - 7:30 PM     Registration  
           
  Pre-Conference Seminars and Days of Reflection - 1 (Click here for descriptions. Separate fee.)
           
  9 AM - 2:45 PM  (Fri.)  
    Teresa Berger, Joseph Kelly
1.01 St. Mary of Magdala: Fact, Fiction and Feminism in Popular Culture
 
    Charles Curran, Fran Ferder, Patricia Jung
1.02 Sex, Marriage and Spirituality: Can the Church's Blind spot Unveil a New Vision?
 
    Crossroads Ministry trainers
1.03 Dismantling Institutional Racism
 
    Martha Ann Kirk, Covita Moroney
1.04 Ancient Echoes, Ancient Women: Music, Story, Ritual & Dance
 
    Jon Nilson, Nancy Sylvester, Chris Schenk, many more
1.05 How to Get Discussions Going Locally: Implementing a Culture of Conversation

 
    Brian Swimme, Mary Evelyn Tucker, Diarmuid O'Murchu

1.06 Healing Relationships, Saving the Planet
 
 
  12 - 3:15 PM  (Fri.)  View Exhibits.  
     
  3:15 - 4:15 PM  (Fri.) Conference Begins. Presentations 2    
    Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
2.01 Toward a Radical Democratic Church: The Ekklesia of Wo/men
 
    Ivone Gebara
2.02 Body, Sex and the Sacred: A Latin American Perspective
 
    David Gibson
2.03 Mystery, Catholicism, and the Future of Religion
 
    Diana Hayes
2.04 Redeeming the Black Body: Womanist Theology & Black Sexual Politics
 
    Pamela Hayes
2.05 And Justice for All: The National Review Board & Clergy Sexual Abuse
 
    Daniel Helminiak
2.06 Body, Sex and the Sacred: Sexual=Personal=Spiritual Integration  
    Robert McClory
2.07 Why I Stay in the Church, and You Should Too — Despite Everything!
 
    Melvin Miller, Kuukua Yomekpe
2.08 Music Camp: Movement as a Praxis to Spirituality
 
    Paul Ojibway
2.09 Ways of Prayer & Ecology of Meaning: A Native American Reflection
 
    Mary Ramerman
2.10 A Woman's Journey to Priesthood
 
 
  4:15 - 7 PM  (Fri.) Dinner Break. Exhibits Open. 5:15 PM sit-down dinner for those with advance reservations.    
 
  6:45 PM  (Fri.) Gathering in plenary hall for networking by state and country    
 
  7:15 PM  (Fri.) Welcome and Opening Session 3    
 
    Brian Swimme
  Plenary Address - The Universe Story
 
 
  9:15 PM  (Fri.) Next Generation (18-42) Coffeehouse.  

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 Saturday, November 6
 
  7:30 - 8:30 AM CTA Donors' Breakfast (for those with advance reservations)  
       
  8 - 9 AM  (Sat.) Visit Exhibits.  
       
  7:45 - 8:30 AM  (Sat.) Prayer Sessions 4  
    Lalor Cadley
4.01 Imaging God from Women's Experience: A Celebration of “She Who Is”
 
    Brian Christian
4.02 Awakening the Wild Man
 
    Kathryn Christian
4.03 Women Singing the Sacred
 
    John Chuchman, K. Schrauben
4.04 Remembering Those Who Have Gone On Before Us
 
    Mary Ann Garfold
4.05 Bread for Ourselves and One Another  
    Salome Harasty, Janet Herrick
4.06 Discovering Ritual Moments: An Enactment of Decade Day
 
    Joan Horgan
4.07 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit
 
    Joseph Kilikevice
4.08 Dances of Universal Peace
 
    Melvin Miller, Kuukua Yomekpe
4.09 Communing with the Spirit Through Dance
 
    Gloria Ulterino, Judith Boyd 4.10 The Truth of Our Lives Must Be Heard: A Prayer with Mary of Magdala  
   
  9 - 10 AM  (Sat.) Presentations 5  
    John Dear
5.01 In Trouble for Peace & Justice: Discipleship to the Nonviolent Jesus
 
    Fran Ferder
5.02 Restoring the Ruins: The Sex Offender Mentality in the Church
 
    Barbara Fiand
5.03 From Religion Back to Faith: Revisioning Our Story “That We May Live”
 
    Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
5.04 Toward a Radical Democratic Church: The Ekklesia of Wo/men
 
    Pamela Hayes
5.05 Justice for All: The National Review Board & Clergy Sexual Abuse
 
    Daniel Helminiak
5.06 Body, Sex and the Sacred: Sexual=Personal=Spiritual Integration
 
    Patricia Beattie Jung
5.07 A Call to Wed: Theological Reflection on Marriage
 
    Diarmuid O'Murchu
5.08 Erotic Relationships: Cosmic and Personal Dimensions
 
    Anthony Padovano
5.09 Relearning Fidelity
 
    Mary Ramerman
5.10 A Woman's Journey to Priesthood
 
           
  10:30 - 11:30 AM  (Sat.) Plenary Session 6  
    Margaret Farley
  Plenary Address: Contemporary Christan Sexual Ethics
 
   
  11:30 AM - 1 PM  (Sat.) Lunch Break 7 Exhibits.    
   
  12 - 12:45 PM  (Sat.) Caucuses  
   
   1 - 2 PM  (Sat.) Presentations 8  
    Celeste Anderson Byrne
8.01 Harambee, Come Together! Praying the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa
 
    Tom Conklin/NACPA & panelists
8.02 Just Treatment of Church Employees: Present Shortfalls & Future Vision
 
    Russ Ditzel & CORPUS panel
8.03 Towards an Inclusive Sacramental Priesthood: Challenges, Opportunities
 
    Brendan Fay
8.04 Whom God Has Called Together: Same Sex Marriage
 
    Mary Ann Garfold 8.05 Sharing the Vision  
    Neris Gonzales
8.06 Torture and Impunity: A Story from El Salvador
 
    Diana Hayes
8.07 Redeeming the Black Body: Womanist Theology & Black Sexual Politics
 
    Thomas Honoré, Lena Woltering
8.08 Call To Action's Anti-Racism Initiative
 
    Joseph Kelly
8.09 The DaVinci Code and Mary Magdalene
 
    Renee LaReau
8.10 Understanding Young Adult Catholics
 
    Linda Pieczynski
8.11 Sex Abuse and the Accountability of Bishops
 
    Catherine Pinkerton
8.12 Globalization: From Chaos to the Great Design
 
    Cindy and Ken Preston-Pile
8.13 From Violence to Wholeness: Transforming Ourselves and Our World
 
    Chris Schenk
8.14 Optional Celibacy, the Priest Shortage and The Synod on The Eucharist
 
    Jim and Susan Vogt
8.15 Dr. Spock Meets Gandhi: Value-Based Parenting
 
    Susan Weissert
8.16 Life, Death and the Sacred: Called to Respond to Global AIDS
 
   
  2:30 - 3:30 PM  (Sat.)  Presentations 9  
    John Chuchman
9.01 The Crying Need to Formalize Our Ministry to a Church in Grief
 
    Tom Conklin/NACPA & panelists
9.02 Just Treatment of Church Employees: Present Shortfalls & Future Vision
 
    Brendan Fay
9.03 Whom God Has Called Together: Same Sex Marriage
 
    Mary Ann Garfold
9.04 Sharing the Vision
 
    Neris Gonzales
9.05 Torture and Impunity: A Story from El Salvador
 
    Thomas Honoré, Lena Woltering
9.06 Call To Action's Anti-Racism Initiative
 
    Joseph Kelly
9.07 The DaVinci Code and Mary Magdalene
 
    Renee LaReau
9.08 Understanding Young Adult Catholics
 
    Melvin Miller, Kuukua Yomekpe
9.09 Music Camp: Movement as a Praxis to Spirituality
 
    Linda Pieczynski
9.10 Sex Abuse and the Accountability of Bishops
 
    Catherine Pinkerton
9.11 Globalization: From Chaos to the Great Design
 
    Cindy and Ken Preston-Pile
9.12 From Violence to Wholeness: Transforming Ourselves and Our World
 
    Victoria Rue, Anne Pezzillo
9.13 New Faces in the Priestood: Women Seeking Ordination
 
    Chris Schenk
9.14 Optional Celibacy, the Priest Shortage and The Synod on The Eucharist  
    Jim and Susan Vogt
9.15 Dr. Spock Meets Gandhi: Value-Based Parenting
 
    Susan Weissert
9.16 Life, Death and the Sacred: Called to Respond to Global AIDS
 
   
  4 - 5 PM  (Sat.)  Presentations 10  
    Celeste Anderson Byrne
10.01 Harambee, Come Together! Praying the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa
 
    Charles Curran
10.02 Catholic Moral Theology & Sexuality: Can the Catholic Tradition Say Anything Meaningful Today?
 
    John Dear
10.03 In Trouble for Peace & Justice: Discipleship to the Nonviolent Jesus
 
    Fran Ferder
10.04 Restoring the Ruins: The Sex Offender Mentality in the Church
 
    Barbara Fiand
10.05 From Religion Back to Faith: Revisioning Our Story “That We May Live”
 
    Ivone Gebara
10.06 Body, Sex and the Sacred: A Latin American Perspective
 
    David Gibson
10.07 Mystery, Catholicism, and the Future of Religion
 
    Martha Ann Kirk, C. Moroney
10.08 Ancient Women, Ancient Echoes: Pilgrimage to Compassion & Wisdom
 
    Paul Ojibway
10.09 Ways of Prayer & Ecology of Meaning: A Native American Reflection
 
    Diarmuid O'Murchu
10.10 Erotic Relationships: Cosmic and Personal Dimensions
 
    Mary Evelyn Tucker
10.11 The Call of the Earth Charter
 
           
  5 - 8 PM  (Sat.) Visit Exhibits. Reception in honor of Bernard Cooke in Exhibit Hall.  
   
  5 - 7:45 PM  (Sat.) Dinner Break. 6:15 PM sit-down dinner for those with reservations.    
     
  5:15 - 6:15 PM  (Sat.) Next Generation (18-42) Gathering. Read more.  
   
  8 - 9 PM  (Sat.) Presentations 11  
    All Saints Choir 11.01 All Saints Gospel Choir. Performance  
    Bailiwick Repertory Theatre
11.02 SIN: A Cardinal Deposed. Performance (until 10 PM).
 
    Jeannine Gramick (on film)
11.03 In Good Conscience: Sr. Jeannine Gramick's Journey of Faith. A film (until 10 PM)
 
    Joseph Kilikevice
11.04 Ethphatah! Music and Sacred Dance Workshop
 
    Anthony Padovano
11.05 Relearning Fidelity
 
    Regional representatives
11.06 Networking of Regional Church Reform Groups
 

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 Sunday, November 7
 
   7:30 - 10 AM  (Sun.)   Visit Exhibits  
             
   7:45 - 8:30 AM  (Sun.)   Prayer Sessions 12  
    Lalor Cadley 12.01 Imaging God from Women's Experience: A Celebration of “She Who Is”
 
    Brian Christian
12.02 Awakening the Wild Man
 
    Kathryn Christian
12.03 Women Singing the Sacred