FORT WAYNE, Ind.—The University of Saint Francis will welcome Timothy O’Malley, Ph.D., to speak on campus in the Chesterton Academy of St. Scholastica’s Cultura Vitae Lecture Series.
O’Malley’s lecture, “Contemplative Education and the Dignity of the Human Person,” will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7 in the Achatz Hall of Science and John and Toni Murray Research Center, located on the Saint Francis campus, 2701 Spring Street. Light refreshments will be available at 7 p.m. RSVP is requested but not required by visiting chestertonfw.org.
O’Malley serves as director of education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life and academic director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy. He researches and teaches at the University of Notre Dame and is the author of nine books on topics related to the liturgy, RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults), the Eucharist, sacramental theology, marriage and family, and liturgical formation.
The Cultura Vitae Lecture Series was established during Chesterton Academy’s inaugural academic year as an effort of the school to educate the greater community and to build what Pope John Paul II called “the culture of life.” To that end, the series is dedicated to bringing scholars and accomplished individuals to speak on a variety of issues that directly affect the protection of the human person, the family and the building up of the common good.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis, recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution, has 20 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships. Approximately 1,800 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.