150th Anniversary Convocation: June 19-21, 2008
Speakers

David O’Brien
The Paulists: From the Beginning

Mr. O’Brien is the author of “Isaac Hecker: An American Catholic.” He currently serves as professor of history and Loyola Professor of Roman Catholic Studies at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. He has written extensively on U.S. Catholic history, Catholic social and political thought and Catholic higher education. Mr. O’Brien has served as president of the American Catholic Historical Association.


D. Scott Appleby
The Paulists: At the Crossroads of Faith and Culture

Dr. Appleby is a professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, where he is also serves as the John M. Regan Jr. Director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. He is the author of “Church and Age Unite! The Modernist Impulse in American Catholicism,” co-editor of “Being Right: Conservative Catholics in America” and co-author of “Transforming Parish Ministry: The Changing Roles of Clergy, Laity and Women Religious.”



Father Ron Rolheiser, O.M.I.
The Paulists: Spirituality in North America

Father Ronald Rolheiser, a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, is president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Tex. His weekly spirituality-themed column is carried by more than 60 newspapers worldwide and is also syndicated through Catholic News Service. His books include: “Secularity and the Gospel: Being Missionary to Our Children,” “Forgotten Among the Lilies,” and “The Holy Longing.”


John Allen
The Paulists: Impacting the Church of Tomorrow

Mr. Allen is a senior correspondent and author of the “All Things Catholic” column for National Catholic Reporter. His books include: “Cardinal Ratzinger: The Vatican’s Enforcer of the Faith,” “The Rise of Benedict XVI: The Inside Story of How the Pope Was Elected and Where He Will Take the Catholic Church.” Today, Mr. Allen is respected by both “liberal” and “conservative” Catholics. He is now the Vatican analyst for CNN and NPR.