Paper Presentations

SusanProfile3 Here are links to some papers I have presented at recent conferences that have not (or not yet) been published.  Please do not quote or distribute copies of these documents without my permission.

Jews and Christians: Rejecting Stereotypes, Forging New Relationships – text of talk given at at a program sponsored by the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning on November 19, 2015.  My comments were in response to a lecture on the subject given by Rabbi Norman Cohen.

Evangelii Gaudium and Catholic Legal Theory – presented at the John F. Scarpa Conference on Law, Politics, and Culture at Villanova University on April 24, 2015.

The Engagement of Catholics With Other Faith Traditions in the Post-Vatican II World – presented at the University of St. Thomas’ conference, The Church in the Modern World: Teaching and Understanding Gaudium et Spes after 50 Years, held March 12-14, 2015.

Buddhism and Wisdom – presented at the Pepperdine Nootbaar Institute Institute’s 2015 conference, Wisdom, Law and Lawyers, held February 27-28, 2015.

A Comparison of the Thematic Unfolding of Experience in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and the Tibetan Buddhist Lam.rim Meditations – presented at the International Symposium of Contemplative Studies Conference, held October 31-November 2, 2014.

The Changing World: Pope Francis and Religious Freedom – presented at the 2015 Religiously Affiliated Law Schools Conference, Religious Identity in a Time of Challenge for Law Schools, held September 19, 2014.

Women Mystics of the Catholic Church – presented at the UST Siena Symposium for Women, Family and Culture conference on Woman as Prophet and Servant of Truth, held May 3, 2014.

SusanProfile3

RSS Creo en Dios

  • St. Oscar Romero and a Couragous Christianity March 24, 2026
    When Oscar Romero, whose memorial we celebrate today, was appointed Archbishop of El Salvador in 1977, many priests in that country were disappointed. Romero was somewhat conservative and not someone expected to challenge the government. But within months of his appointment as Archbishop, a progressive Jesuit priest named Rutilio Grande, who was a personal friend […]
  • A Consoling Vision March 17, 2026
    I suspect we all have certain scripture passages that touch us to the core.  That deeply move us every time we hear them.  Where we start to feel an effect as soon as the reading opens. Today’s first Mass reading from Ezekiel (47:1-9, 12) is one of those for me.  Hearing or reading Ezekiel’s vision […]

RSS Recent Podcasts

  • Walking With Jesus During Lent February 14, 2018
    Tonight was the opening session of the Lenten Ignatian Retreat at St. Thomas More.  After this initial large group meeting, small retreat groups will meet weekly, and participants will pray each day with materials we provide to them that are based on Weeks 2 and 3 of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. I gave […]
  • Women of the Bible: Rachel and Leah September 19, 2016
    Today was the second session of the Fall Reflection Series that Jennifer Wright and I are offering at the University of St. Thomas (on the Minneapolis campus) this year.  The theme for this five week series is Women of the Bible. In last week’s opening session, Jennifer spoke about Sarah and Hagar.  (You can find her talk […]
  • Women of the Bible: Sarah and Hagar September 15, 2016
    Monday was the first session of the Fall Reflection Series that Jennifer Wright and I are offering at the University of St. Thomas (on the Minneapolis campus) this year.  Our theme for the five week series is Women of the Bible. Monday I briefly introduced the series and Jennifer spoke our our first subjects: Sarah […]