2011 Conference Talks are now available on CD and MP3.

What: This year’s conference theme is “Right and Freedom: Catholic Considerations on Misused Concepts”

Where: Saint Benedict Center, 95 Fay Martin Road, Richmond, New Hampshire, 03470.

When: Friday and Saturday, October 7 and 8, 2011. Both will be full conference days, same as last year.

How Much: $125 per person for both days before August 31, $80 without. $150 after that with meals, $90 without. Single days with meals are $65, without meals, $45. No early bird discount for single days.

Who: Mr. Gary Potter, Dr. Robert Hickson, Mr. Charles Coulombe, Dr. G.C. Dilsaver, Mr. C. Joseph Doyle, Sr. Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M., Br. André Marie, M.I.C.M., and Mr. Brian Kelly.

There is a limited number of Saint Benedict Center community members who are willing to host conference attendees on a first-come, first-serve basis. There are hotels in the Keene vicinity, but reservations should be made early because of tourism during the foliage season. Some area hotels include: Best Western Hotel & Suites (603) 357-3038; Holiday Inn Express Keene (603) 352-7616; Days Inn (603) 352-9780; and Super 8 Keene (603) 352-9780.

Register now — early bird discount until August 31, 2011!

To register online click here or call (603) 239-6485 for more information.

Friday, October 7

7:00 Holy Rosary
7:30 Holy Mass
8:45 Breakfast
9:30 Registration Opens
10:00 Brother André Marie’s Opening Remarks
10:30 Dr. Robert Hickson — “Helping the Truth Along A Little: Some Nuanced Catholic Understandings of ‘Right’ and ‘Freedom’”
12:00 Angelus / Lunch
1:30 Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M. — “Freemen Established Under Grace”
3:00 Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M. — “‘Always Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide’: Was Jiminy Cricket Right?”
4:30 Gary Potter — “Democracy and the Illusion of Freedom”
6:00 Dinner

Saturday, October 8

7:00 Holy Rosary
7:30 Holy Mass
8:45 Breakfast
10:00 Dr. G.C. Dilsaver — “Rights & Wrongs: Ecclesiastically, Socially, and Personally”
11:15 Mr. Charles Coulombe — “Kingship and Sacrament: What the Coronation Rites Tell Us”
12:30 Angelus / Lunch
2:00 Brian Kelly — “The Liberty of the Children of God”
4:00 C. J. Doyle — “Considering Two Ideas of ‘Right’: Catholic and American”
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Panel Discussion (all speakers / moderated)

Updates: The conference schedule is at the bottom of this posting. You can now register online for our conference.

What: “The Romance of Wisdom” is our theme this year.

How: This year, Friday and Saturday will both be full days. There will be eight speakers giving presentations in addition to the master of ceremonies, our Prior, Brother Andre Marie.

Who: Sr. Marie Therese, M.I.C.M., Sr. Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M., Gary Potter, Dr. Robert Hickson, Dr. William Fahey, C. Joseph Doyle, Brian Kelly, and Christine Bryan.

Where: Saint Benedict Center, 95 Fay Martin Road, Richmond, New Hampshire, 03470

When: October 8 and 9, 2010. This year, Friday and Saturday, will be full conference days.

How Much: $100 for both days (Friday and Saturday). This includes meals. Single days without meals are $40.

There is a limited number of Saint Benedict Center community members who are willing to host conference attendees on a first-come, first-serve basis. There are hotels in the Keene vicinity, but reservations should be made early because of tourism during the foliage season. Some area hotels include: Best Western Hotel & Suites (603) 357-3038; Holiday Inn Express Keene (603) 352-7616; Days Inn (603) 352-9780, and Super 8 Keene (603) 352-9780.

Call (603) 239-6485 to register or for more information.

Her have I loved, and have sought her out from my youth, and have desired
to take her for my spouse, and I became a lover of her beauty. — Wisdom 8:2

Friday, October 8

7:00 Holy Rosary
7:30 Holy Mass
8:45 Breakfast
9:30 Registration Opens
10:00 Brother André Marie’s Opening Remarks
10:30 Dr. William Fahey
12:00 Angelus / Lunch
1:30 Christine Bryan
3:00 Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M.
4:30 Gary Potter
6:00 Dinner

Saturday, October 9

7:00 Holy Rosary
7:30 Holy Mass
8:45 Breakfast
10:00 Sister Marie Thérèse, M.I.C.M.
11:15 Dr. Robert Hickson
12:30 Angelus / Lunch
2:00 Brian Kelly
4:00 C. J. Doyle
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Panel Discussion (all speakers / moderated)

Friday

11:30 am Registration Opens
12:00 pm Angelus and Brother André Marie’s Opening Remarks
12:30 Sister Marie Thérèse, M.I.C.M.: “On the Origin of Cultural Integration”
2:15 Brian Kelly: “The Royal Priesthood of the Laity”
4:00 Gary Potter: “Getting Culture”
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Holy Rosary

Saturday

7:00 am Holy Rosary
7:30 Holy Mass
8:45 Breakfast
10:00 Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M.: “Towards Deeper Understanding of the Powers of Life as they Transcend the Material: Arguing Wisdom and Transmitting Culture”
11:15 Jack McManus: “The Place of Sound Money in an Integral Catholic Culture”
12:30 pm Angelus / Lunch
2:00 Robert Hickson: “What Is It, Then, To Be a Priest? – Some Examples from the Culture of Catholic Literature and Their Effects”
4:00 C. J. Doyle: “The Pope, the Liturgy, and the Anglicans”
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Panel Discussion (all speakers / moderated)

On Sunday, November 1 (All Saints Day), in the place of the regular brunch/lecture, we will have our All-Saint’s Day party, with children dressing up as saints to stump our “expert panel” (some of the brothers and sisters).

Below is the final and complete schedule for the conference. Read the rest of this entry »