The fourth annual Fall Conference, “Formation and Renewal,” sought to identify and explore significant sources of moral and spiritual renewal, reform, and formation available to individuals and institutions in a culture marked by the loss of meaning and direction. Participants examined historical examples of reform, including the Oxford Movement of the mid–nineteenth century, and reflected on practical ways of renewing and cultivating meaningful practices within medicine, education, politics, commerce, the family, the arts, popular culture, and the natural sciences. Watch video recordings of the presentations using the links below.

Featured Presentations

•  “The Legacy of Pope John Paul II,” Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago
   
• “Edward Sorin: The French Connection and the American Dream,” Rev. Marvin O’Connell, University of Notre Dame
   
• “Gustavo Gutierrez and Liberation Theology,” Paul Sigmund, Princeton University
   
•  “The Road Not Taken,” Ralph McInerny, University of Notre Dame
   
•  “Civic Virtue and Public Discourse: Pursuing the Good in a Postmodern Age,” H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr., Baylor University
   
• “Formation and Renewal in the University,” Michael Beaty, Douglas Henry, and Scott Moore
   
• Author Meets Critic Panel: “Catholicism and American Freedom: A History,” John McGreevy, University of Notre Dame; Alasdair MacIntyre, University of Notre Dame; Michael Baxter, University of Notre Dame
   
•  “Formation and Renewal through Secondary Education,” Karen Bolin, Rich Clark, and Kerry Koller
   
• “John Courtney Murray: Two Views on the Fate of His Project,” Joseph Bottum, The Weekly Standard; Thomas Hibbs, Baylor University
   
• “Formation for Life,” Margaret Monahan Hogan and Laura Garcia
   
• “The Catholic Worker: A Model for Church and World,” Mark Zwick and Louise Zwick, Editor, The Houston Catholic Worker
   
•  “Baylor University: Being Christian in the New Millennium,” Don Schmeltekopf and Ralph Wood, Baylor University