Marianist Lecture

The mission of the Marianist Lecture is:

To foster dialogue on Catholic Thought and Catholic Responsibility.

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Next Online Lecture:

September 26, 2022 – 4pm


About the Talk

The Synod on Synodality is in 2023, what does that mean?

Bishop McElroy (Diocese of San Diego) will present on the topic of “Synodality: Proclaiming Jesus to the World” to help us prepare for the Synod on Synodality that Pope Francis has called for October 2023. The lecture will be about 50 minutes, followed by a period of questions and answers.

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About the Speaker

Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego is pictured after an interview with Catholic News Service in Rome Oct. 27, 2019. CNS photo/Paul Haring)

The Most Rev. Robert W. McElroy is the sixth bishop of San Diego, appointed as Ordinary by Pope Francis in 2015.  He was ordained as a priest in 1980 and served as Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco from 2010-2015.

Bishop McElroy is the author of The Search for an American Public Theology: The Contributions of John Courtney Murray (Paulist Press, 1989) and Morality and American Foreign Policy: The Role of Ethics in International Affairs (Princeton University Press, 1992).

Bishop McElroy currently serves as the President of the California Catholic Conference and a member of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.


About the lecture series

The Marianist Lecture (formerly the Mackey Marianist Lecture) is celebrating its 25th  Anniversary.

The Marianist Lecture fosters inclusive dialogue on Catholic Thought and Catholic Responsibility, gathering at the Kalaepohaku campus in a spirit of community and with a sense of place.

With this lecture, we are initiating the Mackey Award for Catholic Thought.

It is given to the presenter in honor of Fr. Robert Mackey, S.M., the first President of
Chaminade University. Fr. Mackey was an important voice in the civic and religious community of Honolulu. This lecture series seeks to continue his commitment to Catholic
Thought and Catholic Responsibility in the world.

The Mackey Award for Catholic Thought honors scholarly, community and faith leaders whose body of work advances the spirit, charism and educational mission of the Society of Mary and the Marianist Family.


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