A Study Day co-sponsored by the Communio Circle of the Diocese of Hamilton and the St. Margaret Mary Young Adults
Saturday, May 24th, 2025 – 10:00am to 2:00pm
St. Margaret Mary Church, 20 Idlewood Avenue, Hamilton
The Divine Project is a series of lectures by Pope Benedict (when he was a Cardinal) on God the Creator and humanity as the Creator’s masterpiece. Come join the presentations and discussion. No need to read the book. Lunch provided. Following the discussions we will be going on a hike to Albion Falls.
“From the introduction: Creation and Redemption, the two themes deeply symphonic in their relation to one another, come up again and again in the work of Joseph Ratzinger, the professor and the cardinal, who discusses them in a way that connects faith with beauty. Ratzinger repeatedly notes how indispensable it is to speak about God as Creator, particularly as we live in a society that increasingly denies the category of creatureliness, thus undermining man as man. This conviction continues to appear woven throughout the work of Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict XVI, today: God, in his love, created man and “stooped down” into history”– Provided by publisher.
9:00am Mass – Optional
9:30am Doors Open – Reception with Coffee
10:00am Welcome – Deacon Charles Fernandez (Communio) and Sarah Mandarano (St. Margaret Mary Young Adult Group)
10:05am Introduction to Communio – Father Jason Kuntz (Foreword and Preface)
10:15am Part I: Joshua Osoria-Bote (In the Beginning, God Created…), Mary Redmond (Creation and Reason), Phil Small (Man, the Divine Project)
11:00am Discussion
11:45am Lunch (Provided)
12:30pm Part II: Sarah Mandarano (Sin and Redemption), Eric Wallace (The Ecclesiology of Vatican II), ? (Unity and Pluralism)
1:15am Discussion
2:00pm Hike to Albion Falls – Optional
4:00pm END
To order the book:
Ignatius Press
Amazon
For more information:
contact Father Mark Morley: mmorley@communiohamiltondiocese.org
or Deacon Charles Fernandes: 519-923-0454
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