Partner Conferences
The Hank Center proudly partners with other institutions to sponsor and host fantastic events both across the United States and internationally. Our partner conferences allow all involved to make new connections, incorporate more diverse and interdisciplinary perspectives, and expand meaningful conversations on the Catholic intellectual tradition.
The Way Forward Conference
After hosting the inaugural gathering in 2022, the Hank Center has been pleased to be involved in the Way Forward Conference, an initiative that resonates with our mission of fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and exploring the Catholic intellectual heritage in light of emerging needs and opportunities.
The Catholic Imagination Conference
The Biennial Catholic Imagination Conference is unique in that it appeals to lay person and scholar alike. Honoring the Ignatian premise that all people are hungry for substantive and integrated thought and encounter, concurrent panel sessions are designed so that all conference guests will find something of interest and edification. Some sessions will appeal to more general readers and thinkers while others will pique the interest of trained scholars and specialists. Likewise, the plenary addresses (readings, conversations, and even a play) will have broad appeal. From students to book club participants, from scholars to artists and practitioners: the Biennial CIC has something for everybody and all are welcome!
All Partner Conferences
Leadership Roundtable: Catholic Partnership Summit
Living Synodal Leadership: Our Call to a Unified Church
The Hank Center was pleased to once again cosponsor the annual meeting of Leadership Roundtable in Washington DC. Featured speakers addressed tangible ways our Church answers the call to heal, strengthen, and unify the body of Christ. Representing a diversity of voices, perspectives, and experiences, they will share how they are living synodal leadership and offer best practices for other leaders. This meeting was by invitation only. You can learn more about the event by clicking here.
Panel and Reception at the North American Patristics Society Annual Meeting
May 24 | 4:00-6:00 PM
Lewis Towers, Water Tower Campus
This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicea, the first ecumenical council of the Church. Convened by the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine I, the council’s legacies are as contentious as they are historically and theologically signficant. Seventeen centuries later, what does it mean to teach Nicea? How do we approach it as simultaneously an historical document, a creed, a confession of faith, a cultural artifact, and an eccesial event? The Hank Center is hosting special panel session and reception to end the NAPS annual meeting.
This event is free & open to the public.
'No Kind of Place': Location, Migration, and Imagination
The Hank Center was pleased once again to cosponsor the International Flannery O'Connor Conference, hosted virtually this year by Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada on August 2-3, 2021 and honoring the 57th anniversary of Flannery's death. The conference was held via Zoom and featured 24 presentations, music, film and poetry celebrating O'Connor's life and work, including audio drama of the short story "Revelation"--adapted and set by Karin Coonrod--on the evening of Monday, August 2nd.
August 2 & 3, 2021
Zoom Event
Video Available| Venerating the Saints: An Ancient Tradition Actual Today
On November 1, 2020, the Lumen Christi Institute hosted John W. O'Malley, S.J. for this talk in honor of All Saints' Day. Co-sponsored by the Hank Center and many others.
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