Gannon University to Welcome Distinguished Speaker for Annual Loftus Lecture
Posted: October 2, 2017George Weigel, distinguished senior fellow of the Ethics and
Public Policy Center, will deliver the Thomas J. and Mary H. Loftus
Lecture on Catholic Thought and Action on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 7
p.m. in the Yehl Room of Gannon University's Waldron Campus Center,
214 W. Seventh St.
Weigel's address is entitled "Evangelical Catholicism:
Challenges in 21st-Century America."
George Weigel is a Catholic theologian and one of America's
leading public intellectuals. He holds the Ethics and Public Policy
Center's William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies. During his
tenure as the Center's president, Weigel led a wide-ranging,
ecumenical and inter-religious program of research and publication
on foreign and domestic policy issues. Weigel wrote "Witness to
Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II," which has been
translated into 12 languages.
He is the author or editor of some 20 other books. His essays,
op-ed columns and reviews appear regularly in major opinion
journals and newspapers across the United States. A frequent guest
on television and radio, Weigel is also senior Vatican analyst for
NBC News. His weekly column, "The Catholic Difference," is
syndicated to 85 newspapers and magazines in seven countries.
Weigel received a B.A. from St. Mary's Seminary and University
in Baltimore and an M.A. from the University of St. Michael's
College, Toronto. He is the recipient of 18 honorary doctorates in
fields including divinity, philosophy, law and social science.
Reservations for the lecture are encouraged, but not required.
For more information, or to make a reservation, click here.
The Thomas J. and Mary H. Loftus Lecture on Catholic Thought and
Action serves Gannon University's Mission and Catholic Identity by
providing excellent teaching, scholarship, research, and service
experiences for the spiritual development of all its
students.