Prominent theologian, author, and lecturer, Richard Gaillardetz, will present Authority in the Church Today: Challenges and Questions. Gaillardetz is the Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology and Director of Graduate Studies at Boston College. He has written many scholarly and popular articles on topics that point to his concern about the issues and challenges facing the Catholic Church today.
The Shannon Lecture Series honors William H. Shannon, former professor of religious at Nazareth College. Father Shannon advanced the educational mission of Nazareth College and contributed significantly to Catholic intellectual life, both nationally and internationally. This school year, the Lecture Series aim to answer the question posed by Father Shannon in his last book, “How can we get the voice of God’s people heard in the Church?” Gaillardetz's interests in the issues and challenges the Catholic Church faces today will help the Nazareth Community explore how the Church of the Third Millennium will be the Church of the people of God.
Contact: Christine Bochen at cbochen4@mail.naz.edu or 585-389-2728 and Janice Bertoni at jberton3@mail.naz.edu or 585-389-2765