Monthly Archives: January 2013

(Rescheduled from January – please note the new start time is 7:00pm)  The Adult Faith Formation Commission is delighted to announce that Jeff Bloechl, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston College specializing in contemporary philosophy, philosophy of religion, and Christian philosophy, will speak on the Catholic philosopher Charles Taylor.  As Father Michael Gallagher comments in his work Faith Maps:

“In 1960 when Charles Taylor was a graduate student at Oxford, he published an article entitled “Clericalism”, critical of the marginal role given to lay people in the Catholic Church. This showed, he argued, a defensive Church isolated from modern culture…  His critique is now directed against a different form of academic clericalism, whereby philosophers, sociologists, and historians find it normal to ignore the spiritual dimensions of life. Such intellectuals, he holds, have not only forgotten the answers to the great questions of life, they have forgotten the questions.”

Connecting to the legacy of the Church’s great intervening event, Vatican Council II, Professor Bloechl, who recently returned from a seminar with Professor Taylor, has described him as  “… a true Vatican II thinker, in the best sense.”  Please join us for what promises to be a thoughtful and exciting evening!
St. John the Evangelist Parish, Social Hall, 7:00pm

Sunday, January 27, 7:30pm: Defending Childhood with Thea James, MD.  Dr. James is a member of the U.S. Attorney General’s Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence and director of  Boston Medical Center’s Violence Intervention Advocacy Program.  At Sacred Heart Parish, 1321 Centre St., Newton, MA.

Wednesday, January 30, 7:30pm, Social Hall: Jeff Bloechl on Catholic philosopher Charles Taylor  The Adult Faith Formation Commission is delighted to announce that Jeff Bloechl, Associate Professor of Philosophy at BC, specializing in contemporary philosophy, philosophy of religion, and Christian philosophy will speak on the Catholic philosopher Charles Taylor. As Father Michael Gallagher comments in his work Faith Maps:

In 1960 when Charles Taylor was a graduate student at Oxford, he published an article entitled “Clericalism”, critical of the marginal role given to lay people in the Catholic Church. This showed, he argued, a defensive Church isolated from modern culture…  His critique is now directed against a different form of academic clericalism, whereby philosophers, sociologists, and historians find it normal to ignore the spiritual dimensions of life. Such intellectuals, he holds, have not only forgotten the answers to the great questions of life , they have forgotten the questions.

Connecting to the legacy of the Church’s great intervening event, Vatican Council II, Professor Bloechl, who recently returned from a seminar with Professor Taylor, has described him as  “… a true Vatican II thinker, in the best sense.”  Please join us for what promises to be a thoughtful and exciting evening!

Tuesday, February 5, 6:30pm, Social Hall: Evening for Women   This year’s theme focuses us on the door of faith always open for us, beckoning us to rediscover more about the core of faith as love offered and accepted, an invitation to ponder the biblical revelation of love. Through reflection, prayer, sharing, with a fabulous pot-luck, we’ll enter that door of faith together. (Bring one of your favorite winter recipes!) Moderator: Sr. Evelyn Ronan, SND