| Title |
Catholics at Work: Countering the Privitization of Religion |
| Description |
Countering The Privatization Of Religion: A Catholic Vision in Public Life Is Defined By The Human Person and The Common Good. Aristotle said, “He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest and acts the best.” In today’s world there is a great tendency among Catholics to take personal comfort in their Christian values that is, more often than not, expressed in a narrowly defined personal relationship with God and family. While we all must nurture our one-on-one relationship with God, the greatest value, we as Catholics, can bring to the world is through joining all Christians in the actions we take in our everyday lives that are grounded in and supportive of our Christian Vision. Catholics@Work is proud to announce Mr. Ned Dolejsi, Executive Director, California Catholic Conference, will be the featured speaker at the breakfast event on March 9, 2010. The California Catholic Conference is the official voice of California’s Catholic community in the public policy arena representing the Bishops in the legislative, executive and judicial branches of state government. Mr. Dolejsi has extensive volunteer experience and is or has been an active member of the board of many Catholic organizations, including the Board of Directors of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange Health System, the Catholic Health Association, the Leadership Roundtable Institute, Catholic Charities of California, and the National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors. He is currently President of that organization. Before beginning his career in education and public policy, Mr. Dolejsi entered the Peace Corps, serving as an agricultural volunteer in Iran and an agricultural recruiter for California, Arizona and Hawaii. Mr. Dolejsi said, “Catholics have to be encouraged to step outside their comfort-zone and evolve their relationship with God from a private one to a public one.” Ned will share with us his perspective on the invitation of Pope Benedict XVI in “Deus Caritas Est” which invites us to live our faith in our public lives. He will also frame this idea in tangible terms that relate to major topical issues facing us today, healthcare reform and Proposition 8. Attila Bardos, president of Catholics@Work, drew on the words of the American author, William Arthur Ward to describe his take-away from what Mr. Dolejsi espouses, “Do more than belong, participate. Do more than care, help. Do more than believe, practice…” Mr. Bardos continued, “Given the many difficult issues we are facing today as individuals, as Christians and as citizens of a state and nation Ned Dolejsi’s talk is of extreme importance for all of us. I encourage all to put this on your calendar now and be sure to invite a friend to what will be a most informative and thought provoking talk.” The Catholics@Work breakfast event will be held at Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville, CA 94526 on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. A full buffet breakfast is served starting at 7:00 am (Mass is offered at 6:30am at the same location.) Cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. To register for this event visit http://www.catholicsatwork.org. We ask you to please register on our website, even if you do not want to pay online, so we will be able to ensure we have the necessary seating available. |
| Location |
Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville |
| Contact Name |
http://www.catholicsatwork.org , Catholics at Work The Catholic Professional and Business Club of The Diocese of Oakland |
| Date |
Tuesday,
9
Mar
2010
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| Time |
6:30 AM - 8:30 PM |
