The 2008 Hecker Lecture will be held Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s College – North American Paulist Center in Washington, D.C.
This year’s lecture features Father Clarence Williams, C.P.P.S, Ph.D., speaking on “Leadership that Makes Real Reconciliation.”
WHEN: Jan. 25, 7:30 P.M.
WHERE: St. Paul's College, North American Paulist Center, Washington, D.C.
TO REGISTER: Call 202-832-6262 or
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Father Williams is a member of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood and is currently senior director of Racial Equality and Diversity Initiatives at Catholic Charities USA. He is the first black priest ordained in his hometown Diocese of Cleveland in 1978. He served in the Archdiocese of Detroit for 30 years, first as pastor of St. Anthony Church and then as director of the Office for Black Catholics. Father Williams holds a doctoral degree in global education and cultural communication and serves as the president of the Catholic African World Network.
As an educator, Father Williams established the Institute for Recovery from Racisms located at the North American Paulist Center in Washington, D.C. The institute is dedicated to training facilitators and designing programs to promote racial sobriety. He also co-founded Building Bridges in Black and Brown, the national dialogue between the African American and Hispanic American communities.
Father Williams is the founding chairman of the Pan African roman Catholic Clergy Conferences. He has authored several publication and has given workshops and presentations on racism throughout the nation as well as in Europe, Africa and South America.
A reception with Father Williams will follow the lecture. Admission to the Hecker Lecture is free to the public, but a reservation is required. To register, call 202-832-6262 or e-mail stpaulsdc@aol.com.
