Convivio in Synodality: A U.S. Hispanic/Latino(a) Response to Polarization in Our Church
April 11 • Spring Lecture Series
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Online via Zoom
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Free
Francisco Castillo, D.Min., will speak on "Convivio in Synodality: A U.S. Hispanic/Latino(a) Response to Polarization in Our Church." Dr. Castillo is the Joe and Kelly George Visiting Professor of Pastoral Studies in the Loyola Institute for Ministry at Loyola University New Orleans. His research interests include Catholic social teaching, liturgical theology, theopoesis, liturgical and theological aesthetics, liberation theology, U.S. Hispanic/Latino(a) theology, catechetics, religious studies, comparative religion, religion and film, and cultural identity. LIM alumna Carolina Fierro-Amador, M.P.S., will share her response.
The theme of the 2024 Lecture Series is Navigating Difference, Celebrating Unity: The Promise of Synodality for a Polarized Church. Each 1-hour virtual lectures in this series will explore how the practice of synodality (encountering with love, listening with empathy, and discerning a faithful response) can help people respond to experiences of polarization in the Church.
