The Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies

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. For more information about specific times and topics, please check back, or visit the Lit Fest home page at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. Therese Bangert, SCL [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCLR1z8vb4c[/youtube] Sue Norton [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCo5kLi-rmI&feature=channel[/youtube] Kristi Smith [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqcsmMvpXeg&feature=channel[/youtube] Fr. James Billinger [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q6l-AVc46c&feature=channel[/youtube]

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?” Approximately 80 people attended the panel discussion, which explored the history of ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...