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Archive - Winter/Spring 2008 speaker bios & dates
Winter/Spring 2008 speakers series...
February 13, 2007 - Single or Married: Building Strong Relationships (with God's help)
Dan Serell - Director of Family Ministries for the Archdiocese. Dan joined the Office of Family Ministries as Director in 2005. A native of Terre Haute, IN, with strong family ties in both Colorado and Indiana, Dan graduated from St. Meinrad Seminary College, where he discerned his vocation as a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Denver. He has served in various ministry leadership positions, both at the diocesan and parish levels, including most recently as Parish Life Coordinator at St. Mary's Navilleton, in Floyds Knobs, IN (2003-2005). Dan earned a Master's degree in Theological Studies from the University of Dayton, where he also served as a graduate assistant in the Program for Christian Leadership. Dan has been married to Angela since 2000, and they are expecting their first child in April 2008.
Fall 2007 speakers series...
December 12, 2007 - Mary the Mother of Jesus: A Muslim Perspective
Milia Islam, M.A. – Program Manager - Leadership Development Center at the Islamic Society of North America. She is primarily responsible for curriculum development for leadership training seminars and immigrant imam cultural competency trainings. She holds a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard University. Her personal academic interest lies in the study of religious identity formation in contemporary America, particularly among those of minority faiths and the navigation of multiple cultures in forming a collective hybrid identity.
November 28, 2007 - Abortion: What Goes on In and Outside the Clinic
Sister Diane Carollo, S.G.L. did her undergradute work at Brooklyn College New York and obtained a Master’s from Providence College, Rhode Island. She has extensive experience in vocations, religious education, faith formation, catechism, side-walk counseling, prolife ministry, and old testament teachings. Some of her former positions include President of VIVA (Voice for Innocent Victims of Abortion, Master teacher for cathechists, Founder of Birthright Services at Brooklyn Collge, and Dircector of RCIA. Currently, Sister Diane is Director of both Pro-Life Ministry and Birthline Services for the Archdiocese and Director of Religious Education at Holy Rosary Church.
November 14, 2007 - The Crooked Path on the Way to Conversion
Tom Beck-Flight Operations Manager, FedEx Express Indianapolis Hub: After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1968, Tom joined the U. S. Navy and became a Naval Flight Officer flying first in F-4 Phantoms and then in F-14 Tomcats. While in the Navy Tom held various operational and management positions including Air Operations Officer on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier, Carrier Schedules Officer for the Atlantic Fleet and Commanding Officer of the Fleet Aviation Specialized Operations Training Group, Atlantic Fleet. After retirement in 1995 he became the Department Head of the Naval Junior Reserve Training Corps unit at Anaheim High School, Anaheim, CA and taught Naval Science for three years. In September of 1998 Tom joined FedEx and served as a Flight Operations Manager in Memphis, TN., and Oakland, CA. prior to assuming his current position in Indianapolis. Tom and his wife, Joy, reside in Carmel, IN. and are parishioners of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Church.
October 31, 2007 - Evils and Demons in the World
Fr. Vince Lampert, Pastor of Saint Francis and Clare, Greenwood was born April 7, 1963 and ordained June 1, 1991. Associate pastor, St. Malachy, Brownsburg; 1994, associate pastor, Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood; 1995, pastor of Mary, Queen of Peace, Danville; 1996, director, Office of Pro-Life Activities, and continuing as pastor, Mary, Queen of Peace, Danville; 1998, pastor, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis: 2003, pastor SS. Francis and Clare, Greenwood.
October 17, 2007 - Animal-Human Embryo Research
Dr. Gary Wright- Educational and professional experience: Staff Anesthesiologist St. Vincent Hospitals and Health Services 1989- Present. Diplomat, American Board of Anesthesiology 1990. Physician Ethicist St. Vincent Hospital and St. Vincent Health 1997- Present. Current teaching and research interests: Currently teaching Ethics in “Mission and Mentoring”, “Compassionate Care of the Dying”. Quarterly Ethics Grand Rounds. Research interests: EOL decision-making, DNR in the O.R., medical futility, transplant ethics.Project: Forming a multidisciplinary Palliative Care Service for my institution. Currently conducting a needs assessment, establishing standards for best practice.
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