THE SOCIETY OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL SCIENTISTS

THE 15^TH ANNUAL MEETING

Friday and Saturday, October 26-27, 2007

8000 Utopia Parkway

5-6:30 P.M.    Wine and Cheese Reception

Dr. Salvatore LaGumina to receive lifetime achievement award for his contributions in Italian American Catholic Studies by the Society of     Catholic Social Scientists and the NCC Center for Catholic Studies—presented by S.C.S.S. member, Dr. Frank Cavaioli

6:30 P.M.    Dinner, Remarks, Award, and Keynote Address

I.   Remarks: “Church and State Today: What Belongs to Caesar, and What Doesn’t, ”Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M., Cap., Archdiocese of Denver.  Introduced by Bishop William Murphy, Diocese of Rockville Centre.

 

II.  Fifteenth Annual S.C.S.S. Pius XI Award for the Furthering of a Catholic Social Science

Given to Dr. William Donohue by SCSS Board of Advisors Member Mr. Kenneth Whitehead

 

III. Keynote Address: “Uncommon Alliance: Religious Conservatives Unite,” Dr. William A. Donohue, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and President, The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

8-9 A.M. Continental Breakfast   (Solarium)

9 -10:15 A.M. (Panels 22-34)

Panel Twenty-Two: Economics and Catholicism: II                    Room 2-12

Panel Twenty-Three: Topics in Catholic Historical Research      Room 2-16

Panel Twenty-Four: Problems and Prospects in Catholic Education       Room 1-13

Panel Twenty-Five: Problems and Prospects of Globalism                     Room LL-07

Panel Twenty-Six: Eastern Catholic Saints: Developers of Eastern Social Conscience    Room  2-20

Panel Twenty-Seven: The Knights of Columbus: Founding, History, Apostolate     Room LL-01

Panel Twenty-Eight: Issues of Life and Death    Room 2-22

Panel Twenty-Nine: The Sociology of the Two Great Commandments: Shaping the Structure and Function of Society             Room 2-25

Panel Thirty: The Voice of the Poor: The Advocacy Mission of the St. Vincent de Paul Society Room LL-03

Panel Thirty-One: Topics in Catholic Psychology: Community and Church Based Counseling Services, Parental Attachment, and Human Formation at a College Seminary     Room  2M-08

Panel Thirty-Two: Human Society         Room 2M-11

Panel Thirty-Three:  The Sexual Scandal in the Catholic Church Today: Should The  Church Oppose Extending  Statutes of Limitation?        Room 2-13 (Moot Court Room)

Panel Thirty-Four: Evangelization through the Airwaves: The Example of Radio Maria    Room 1-15

 

10:30-11:45 A.M. (Panels 35-47)

Panel Thirty-Five: African American Catholicism and Catholicism in Africa     Room 2-12

Panel Thirty-Six: Faith and Reason in Catholic Thought as Understood by Pope Benedict XVI   Room 2-16

Panel Thirty-Seven: Catholics in American History: Perspectives on the Founding   Room LL-01

Panel Thirty-Eight: Catholicism Transforming Culture     Room 2-20

Panel Thirty-Nine: “An Afternoon with C.S. Lewis”       Room 2-22

Panel Forty: The Pius Wars and Sister Margherita Marchione    Room 2-13 (Moot Court Room)

Panel Forty-One: The Inevitable Metaphysical Connection with Social Science     Room 2-25

Panel Forty-Two: Abortion, The Church, and American Society: Past, Present, Future     Room LL-03

Panel Forty-Three: The Sociology of New York City    Room LL-07

Panel Forty-Four: The Contribution of Frederic Ozanam           Room 1-15

Panel Forty-Five: Teaching in the Classroom     Room 2M-11

Panel Forty-Six: Psychology and Catholicism    Room 1-13

Panel Forty-Seven: The Cardinal Newman Society/ The Promotion of Chastity: National and Local Efforts  2M-08

12 noon - 1:30 P.M. Lunch, and Conferring of Ozanam  Award

(Ozanam Award to Sister Margherita Marchione granted on behalf of the S.C.S.S. by: TBD/TBA)

and Presidential Address by Dr. Stephen M. Krason

Opening Prayer: Father Edward Krause, Gannon University 

Presentation: Stephen M. Krason, President, Society of Catholic Social Scientists,

“The Society of Catholic Social Scientists: Fifteen Years and Counting”

1:45 to 3:15 P.M. (Panels 48-60)

Panel Forty-Eight: Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy (Scarecrow Press)          Room 2-13 (Moot Court Room)

Panel Forty-Nine: Catholic Approaches to Criminal Justice                    Room LL-01

Panel Fifty: Trends in Sacred Music During the Twentieth Century: An Appraisal     Room 2M-11

Panel Fifty-One: Roundtable: The Ancient-Moderns Distinction: Catholic Perspectives Room LL-03

Panel Fifty-Two: The Sexual Revolution: How Christians Accepted It and How to Counter It     Room 1-13

Panel Fifty-Three: The Legacy of Pope John Paul II Continues      Room 2-12

Panel Fifty-Four: A Critique of the Writings of Some Prominent Secular Thinkers: Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Sigmund Freud    Room 2-16

Panel Fifty-Five: Catholic Faith and Morals in the Institution of the Family     Room 2-20

Panel Fifty-Six: Catholics of the South       Room 2-22

Panel Fifty-Seven: Catholicism and Social Work           Room 2-25

Panel Fifty-Eight: Resolving Conflict in the Middle East     Room 1-15

Panel Fifty-Nine: “Catholicism and Social Science”                    Room 2M-08

Panel Sixty: “Catholicism and the Law: Special Topics”             Room LL-07

 

3:30-4:45 PM (Panels 61-73)

Panel Sixty-One: Staying the Course! A Tribute to Monsignor George A. Kelly”     Room 2-13 (Moot Court Room)

Panel Sixty-Two: Attacked on All Fronts: How Secular Ideology is Marginalizing the Rule of Law and Catholic Contributions to Law and Society”        Room 1-15

Panel Sixty-Three: The Impact of Catholic Bloggers: How They Are Becoming An Important Alternate Voice in Catholic Culture             Room 2-12

Panel Sixty-Four: The Legacy of Cardinal Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI and the Direction of the Church Universal             Room 2-16

Panel Sixty-Five: Critiquing  MacIntyre’s Critique of Liberalism Room     LL-03

Panel  Sixty-Six:  Critical Issues in Catholic Education       Room 1-13

Panel Sixty-Seven: Roundtable Discussion with the S.C.S.S. Sociology Disciplinary Section: “Developing a Sociology Textbook As a Companion Volume for the Compendium of Catholic Social Teachings”              Room LL-07

Panel Sixty-Eight : Catholicism and Politics            Room 2M-08

Panel Sixty-Nine: Economics and Catholicism: III          Room 2-20

Panel Seventy:  The Use of Virtue in the Treatment of Psychological Disorders        Room   2-22

Panel Seventy-One:  What Catholics Need to Know About Islamic Jihad        Room 2-25

Panel Seventy-Two:  Strengthening Catholic Higher Education: A Roundtable Discussion     Room LL-01

5 P.M. Mass, St. Thomas More Church

            Priests wishing to concelebrate should contact the

            Concelebrants’ Coordinator:

            Rev. Timothy Lyons, C.M., Chaplain, School of Law

            718.990.6131

            lyonst@stjohns.edu  

6:30 P.M. Wine and Cheese Reception

( Reflection, “Remembering Monsignor George A. Kelly”  and the granting of the SCSS and NCC Center for Catholic Studies lifetime achievement awards to Monsignor George P. Graham, Ph.D.,  by Professor Gerard V. Bradley, University of Notre Dame Law School , Past President, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars and Chair, Board of Advisors, Society of Catholic Social Scientists)

7:30 Closing Dinner

Closing Remarks: Father Richard John Neuhaus, Editor, First Things, “The Catholic Public Intellectual”

Father Neuhaus will be introduced by Monsignor Robert Batule of the Diocese of Rockville Centre.

Please note the “pre-conference” event sponsored by the Nassau Community College Center for Catholic Studies.  This event  will present the same panel  on the Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007) that is scheduled for Saturday afternoon (i.e., Panel Number Forty-Eight) on Thursday evening, October 25, 2007 in the Multipurpose Room of the College Center building at the Garden City, New York campus of Nassau Community College.  This event is free of any charge and there will be complimentary sandwiches and salads available starting at 6:30 P.M.  But you must pre-register for the event with the Nassau Community College Office of Lifelong Learning located at 355 East Road, Garden City, New York, 11530, phone, 1-516-572-7472.  All attendees must receive a one-day parking permit from the Office of Lifelong Learning via the mail.  Attendees should be aware that failure to display a permit on the inside windshield of one’s parked car could result in a $90 parking ticket. The pre-conference panel discussion will start at 7:30P.M. and should last until about 9:30 P.M. The speakers, again, are Professor Richard S. Myers of Ave Maria School of Law, Dr. Michael L. Coulter of Grove City College, and Dr. Stephen M. Krason of Franciscan University.  For those in need of directions or lost around the campus, please call the NCC Public Safety Office number at 1-516-572-7100.  You will have to provide your own transportation arrangements back and forth from N.C.C. to your hotel, or to wherever  you are residing on Thursday night.