Posted March 3, 2015

Cabrini College in Radnor is offering a series of lectures during Lent. The first lecture, “The Work of Catholic Charities USA: Putting into Action the Vision of Gaudium et Spes (Joy and Hope),” will be held Wednesday, March 11 at 7:15 p.m. in the Grace Hall Board Room. Cynthia Dobrzynski, senior vice president for mission and ministry at Catholic Charities USA, will be the presenter.

The second lecture, “Joys and Hopes, Griefs and Anxieties of Hispanic Catholics and the Transformation of the American Experience,” will be presented on Wednesday, March 18 at 7:15 p.m. in the Grace Hall Board Room. Hosffman Ospino, assistant professor of Hispanic Ministry and Religious Education in the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, will be the speaker.

The third lecture, “A Muslim Assessment of the Spiritual Vision of Gaudium et Spes (Joy and Hope),” is scheduled for Wednesday, March 25 at 7:15 p.m. in the Mansion Dining Room. Khalid Y. Blankinship, chair of the Department of Religion at Temple University, will be the presenter.

The final lecture, “Dancing in God’s Earthquake: A Response to Gaudium et Spes,” will be held Wednesday, March 31 at 7:15 p.m. in the Grace Hall Board Room. The presenter will be Rabbi Arthur Waskow, founder and director of the Shalom Center in Philadelphia.