Jeffry Odell Korgen is a writer and social ministry consultant who works with several social ministry organizations including Catholic Relief Services, the Dorothy Day Guild of the Archdiocese of New York, GreenFaith, and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. He is the author of several books on social ministry including Solidarity Will Transform the World: […]
Doors open at 5:20 PM Program starts at 5:45 PM Call to Prayer at 5:54 PM SPEAKERS Safiye Yigit, PhD & Emily Lowe Join the Ignatian Interfaith Ministry as we welcome our Muslim Friends from Peace Islands for our 6th annual Iftar celebration. Iftar is the breaking of the daily fast during Ramadan. How do […]
Put on your green and join Circle of Friends for From Famine to Fifth Avenue: An Irish Journey of Resilience. Dr. Elizabeth Stack, the Executive Director of the American Irish Historical Society (991 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY), will discuss the broad history of the Irish in New York, from their part in the early labor […]
Presenter: Fr. Mark Hallinan, S.J. Join us for this presentation on naming saints in the Catholic tradition as part of our annual series on what it means to be Catholic.
Presenter: Mr. Robert Ellsberg, Publisher, Orbis Books Robert Ellsberg will reflect on Day's long life "on pilgrimage," and the way her faith was tested by daily life and the challenges of history. About the Presenter Robert Ellsberg, the publisher of Orbis Books, worked with Dorothy Day for the last five years of her life, serving […]
Presenter: Prof. Robert Klitzman, M.D., Director of the Masters of Bioethics Program, Columbia University. Patients and families often struggle with religious, spiritual and existential quandaries, especially when confronting the end of life. This lecture will explore how these individuals seek and find sources hope, meaning, purpose and connection, and how hospital chaplains often help.
