Meet on the First Thursday of each month except where noted by *. Meetings are at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Dr. James Kravec, MD,
Chief Clinical Officer, Mercy Health
“Catholic Health Care and Ethical and Religious Directives“
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Thursday, October 2, 2025
The Most Reverend David J. Bonnar
Bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown
“Reflections from Bishop Bonnar“
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Thursday, November 6, 2025
Sr. Valerie Luckey, OSB
Director of Emmaus Ministries, Erie, PA
“Conversion of Heart in a Suffering Society“
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Thursday, December 4, 2025
Joseph Carocci, PhD
Chair, Professor YSU, Dana School of Music
“Building a Beloved Community: Catholic Perspectives on Social Structures and Their Impact“
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Thursday, January 8, 2026*
Sr. Jeanne Thurin, HM
Sister of the Humility of Mary
“Jesus the Recipe for Life: Portrayed in Mime“
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
Margie Cretella
Sister of Father Steven Popovich
“Have You Seen My Brother? Discovering That God is Good When in a Tragedy“.
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Thursday, March 5, 2026
Reverend John Jerek
Pastor, Saint Christine Parish and Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Youngstown
“Wrestling With Our Cultural Myths”
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Thursday, April 9, 2026*
Kerry Alys Robinson
President, Catholic Charities, USA, Washington, DC
“People of Hope: Reflections on the Power of Service and Encounter“.
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Thursday, May 7, 2026 Evening Program
Massimo Faggiolli, PhD
Professor of Historical Theology, Villanova University
“Global Catholicism and The Pope”.
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Thursday, June 4, 2026
David Gibson, PhD
Director, Center on Religion and Culture Fordham University, NYC
“American Pope, American Church: What Leo XIV Means for
U.S. Catholicism”.
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Thursday, July 9, 2026*
Steven Kramer, DMin
Director of Homiletics
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, WI
“Evangelization: Encouraging an Encounter with Jesus Christ”.
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Thursday, August 6, 2026
George D. Beelen, PhD
Retired Professor and Chair Department of History at YSU
“Glimpses of the Holy Land”