Benedictine College announced that it will host Princeton University professor and Manhattan Declaration author Dr. Robert George this July for a presentation titled Catholic Healthcare Identity: Medical and Pastoral Strategies.
Dr. George’s presentation will be part of the week-long Natural Family Planning Outreach Summer Institute conference at Benedictine’s Atchison, Kansas, campus.
From the Benedictine release:
George is set to speak in O’Malley-McAllister Auditorium on the campus of Benedictine College, Atchison, Kan., on Friday, July 15, at 12:30 p.m. His presentation is FREE and open to the public…. The series of conferences, geared to medical professionals, teachers and marriage counselors, and religious, will address topics such as natural family planning, overcoming infertility, parenting, respect for human dignity and institutional Catholic identity….
“With all the ‘advances’ in science, in vitro fertilization, and contraceptives, have we advanced as a society that values others or have we set ourselves up as users and disposers of others?” asked Matthew Tsakanikas, conference coordinator and a professor at Benedictine College.
Other speakers at the conference include: Dr. Janet Smith, Chair of Life Ethics, Sacred Heart Major Seminary; Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas; Dr. Jan Hemstad, M.D., President of the Catholic Medical Association; Gene Diamond, regional CEO of the Franciscan Alliance hospitals in northern Indiana; John Allen, Jr., Vatican analyst for CNN & NPR; and Fr. Matthew Habiger, PhD, former director of Human Life International.
More information about Benedictine’s conference is available here.
Benedictine College is included in The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College for its strong Catholic identity. The College’s profile is available here.
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