The USCCB Committee for Religious Liberty is bringing together scholars, advocates, and church leaders to reflect on the current culture of self-invention in our nation—a culture that views the self as the center of meaning, and that regards personal identity as a matter entirely of our own creation.  Participants will explore how that culture presents unique challenges to religious freedom and what the Catholic Church in the United States can do to meet those challenges.  

Join us September 9, 2024, at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, DC for this unique discussion.

Schedule

9:00 am
Mass

10:00 am
Welcome, Bishop Rhoades 

10:15–Noon
Panel: What is a culture of self-invention?

Noon–1:00 pm
Lunch

1:00–2:45 pm
Panel: How do Catholic leaders respond to the challenges posed by a culture of self-invention?

3:00–3:30 pm
Break

3:30–5:00 pm
Happy hour

Speakers

Bishop Kevin Rhoades 
Chairman, Committee for Religious Liberty 

Mary Rice Hasson                              Anthony Picarello 

D. C. Schindler                                   Melissa Moschella 

Abigail Favale                                     Helen Alvaré 

Marc DeGirolami                                Paul Scherz

Our Sponsors

The Institute for Human Ecology (IHE) at The Catholic University of America is the nation’s leading academic institute committed to increasing scientific understanding of the economic, cultural, and social conditions vital for human flourishing.  Learn more at ihe.catholic.edu.

The Center for Law and the Human Person provides a forum for the systematic study of the connection between the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and the law. It is the central resource at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law for reflecting on and promoting the ideals of the dignity of each human person, respect for the inviolability of all human life, justice rooted in the common good, the recognition and protection of human rights as gifts of the Creator, care for the poor, the neglected, and the vulnerable, and the obligation of love for one another, as understood and elaborated across the great depth and breadth of the Tradition. The Center supports relevant scholarship, curricular development, and student formation, as well as engaging broader academic, professional, and public policy communities.  Learn more at humanperson.law.edu.

Questions?

Contact us at freedom@usccb.org.