The Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies

The Gerber Institute is pleased to announce that noted Catholic author and columnist E.J. Dionne will speak at Newman University on Tuesday, October 26, 2010.

The Gerber Institute will extend its examination of the study theme “Reconciling Differences” at least one more year. Additionally, however, the Institute’s programming for the 2009-2010 academic year will address the theme of reconciliation with a focus on the specific areas of healthcare and education.

[ April 22, 2010; 6:45 AM to 8:15 AM. ] ::
Healthcare Reform Discussion Series: Session Three – Healthcare and Immigration Issues

Tarcisia Roths Alumni Center (inside the Dugan Library and Campus Center)

Topic: How do immigration and health care issues intersect? What are the challenges that must be faced?

Panelists: Fran Betzen Cook, Marlene Dreiling, and Deborah Snapp

[ April 10, 2010; 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. ] ~~
Gerber Institute Faculty Fellows for 2009-2010, Dr. Cheryl Golden and Dr. John McCormick, will present their work at a Fellows’ panel at the upcoming Newman University Literary Festival, April 10-11, 2010.

[ April 15, 2010; 6:45 AM to 8:15 AM. ] ~~
Healthcare Reform Discussion Series: Session Two – Perspectives on the Relationship between Healthcare and Financing

Cardinal Newman Room (on the lower level of Sacred Heart Hall), Newman University

Topic: How do reimbursement practices affect models of care? How would you re-envision the future?

Panelists: Dr. Ed Hett, Lynette RauvolaBouta, Michael Murphy

[ April 8, 2010; 6:45 AM to 8:15 AM. ] ~~
The Gerber Institute, together with Via Christi Health, will present a series of panel and participant discussions on the topic of health care reform on April 8, 15, and 22. All discussions will take place over breakfast at Newman University in the Tarcisia Roths Alumni Center, inside the Dugan Library and Campus Center. Breakfast will be served beginning at 6:45 a.m., with panelists speaking at 7:15 a.m. and discussion to follow. Sessions will conclude at 8:15 a.m.

[ April 7, 2010; 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. ] ~~
The Gerber Institute will present a lecture by author Paula Huston, author of Forgiveness: Following Jesus into Radical Loving and several other spiritual works, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 7 in the Dugan-Gorges Conference Center, inside the Dugan Library and Campus Center on the Newman Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

We now have video clips available of all four speakers from the Gerber Institute’s January 26 panel discussion on reconciliation and the death penalty.

Father James Billinger, Kristi Smith, Sue Norton, and Therese Bangert, SCL spoke at a Jan. 26 discussion hosted by the Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies at Newman University called “Reconciliation and the Death Penalty: What is the Way Forward?”

[ January 26, 2010; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] Issues to be addressed include an overview of the history of the death penalty in Kansas and of the current legislative initiative to abolish the death penalty in Kansas, the Catholic Church’s stance on the issue of capital punishment, the perspectives of those who – having lost family members to murder – nevertheless oppose the death penalty, and the nature of and possibilities for healing and reconciliation, as individuals, families, and a society, in the wake of such traumas.

[ November 5, 2009; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] Reading from his book Exiles
Ron Hansen has written several award-winning books, including Exiles, Atticus, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction. Hansen has received many literary awards and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as [...]

The Gerber Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of the following Newman University faculty members as the first Gerber Institute Faculty Fellows: Dr. Ted Anders, Dr. Cheryl Golden, and Dr. John McCormick. These individuals will assist the Institute in its efforts to promote reflection and conversation on the theme of reconciliation.
UPDATE (1/28/10): Dr. Anders [...]

[ March 30, 2009; 7:00 PM; ] The search for reconciliation has become a compelling quest for many people in recent years, from all walks of life. Christian faith has the theme of reconciliation at the center of understanding what is God doing in the world. This lecture will look at the basics of reconciliation, and especially what Christian faith adds to [...]