Schedule
Tuesday July 9
Welcome (John Cavadini)
9:00am: Introduction (Brett Robinson)
Institutions at the Forefront of Curricular Development
- Anthony Monta, “Toward a Renewed Catholic Communications Curriculum,” Holy Cross College
- Daniel Arasa, “Building Up From Knowledge, Experience and Community," Pontifical University of Santa Croce
- Alba Sabaté Gauxachs, “Face to Face Religion: Blanquerna Observatory 5R Communication Model,” Blanquerna Observatory of Media, Religion and Culture, Ramon Llull University
Exploring the Relationship Between Form and Content
- Fr. John Wauck, “Truths that Only a Story Can Tell,” Pontifical University of Santa Croce
- Fr. Paul Soukup, SJ, “Faith Seeking Understanding: A Communication Tour,” Santa Clara University
- Read Schuchardt, “The Oracle Will Hear You Now: The Digital Future as Ancient Soothsayer,” Wheaton College
Wednesday July 10
Spiritual Formation and Freedom in the Digital Environment
- James Poulos, “The Catholic Church in the Digital Context,” Executive Editor, The American Mind
- Luis Vera, “Our First and Most Intimate Medium: Why Catholics Should See Media As Memory Technologies,” Mount Saint Mary’s University
- Nadia Delicata, “A Theology for the Bodiless: A Prolegomenon to Catholic Sacramental Formation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” University of Malta
Theological, Rhetorical and Critical Literacies
- Daniella Zsupan Jerome, “Pneumatological Pedagogy for Ministerial Formation in Digital Culture,” Loyola University New Orleans
- John Jasso, “The Prodigal Returns: Reclaiming Rhetoric as an Art for Catholic Communications,” Ave Maria University
Thursday July 11
From Public Relations to Proclamation
- Fr. Jordi Pujol, “Journalism and the Church: From Enemies to Allies,” Pontifical University of Santa Croce
- Dennis Cali, “Homiletics for the Digital Age,” University of Texas at Tyler
- Craig Maier, “One Body, Blessed and Broken: Catholic Professional Communication Pedagogy in a Time of Fragmentation,” Duquesne University