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Catholic-Orthodox Community Gathering: A Lay Person’s Perspective on Church Unity and Friendship

Program Title: A Lay Person’s Perspective on Church Unity and the Power of Friendship Program Description: Michael Haldas will reflect on his experiences as a lay person participating with prominent clergy and laity in formal Catholic-Orthodox dialogue, how it contrasts with his experience at the parish and grass roots level, and what we can do as Catholics and Orthodox to work towards Christ’s desire “that they all may be one” (John 17:21). Sponsored by The Aquinas Center's Catholic-Orthodox Initiative. Doors open at 6:30pm for Happy Hour.  Dinner and the program will begin promptly at 7:00pm.  Registration is required. Catholic-Orthodox Initiative: In 2017, the Aquinas Center began a Catholic-Orthodox Initiative, thanks to an endowment by Solon and Marianna Patterson.  This Initiative consists of a series of programs and events promoting greater understanding and cooperation between the Orthodox and Catholic churches.  Programs and events focus on a greater understanding of the commonality of the… University Event Topic: Religion & Ethics. Department / Organization: Aquinas Center. Speaker/Presenter: Michael Haldas is an author, a religious educator, and a speaker. He wrote the book Sacramental Living: Understanding Christianity as a Way of Life, which he presented special leather-bound editions of as gifts to both Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in private audiences at the Vatican and the Patriarchate. He is also the author of Echoes of Truth: Christianity in the Lord of the Rings, and a contributor to the anthology Amid Weeping There is Joy: Orthodox Perspectives on Tolkien's… Cost: Free. Thursday, September 18, 2025, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation 2500 Clairmont Road Atlanta, GA 30329.

Catholic-Orthodox Lecture: Faith in History: Nicaea at 1700

Program Title: Faith in History: Nicaea at 1,700 Program Description:  Sponsored by The Aquinas Center's Catholic-Orthodox Initiative. The Catholic-Orthodox Lecture is a part of the Aquinas Center's Catholic-Orthodox Initiative, which began in 2017, thanks to an endowment by Solon and Marianna Patterson.  This Initiative consists of a series of programs and events promoting greater understanding and cooperation between the Orthodox and Catholic churches.  Programs are focused on communion between Catholics and Orthodox, and the commonality of our faiths.  Recommended Parking for those attending in person is Peavine Visitor's Lot, 27 Eagle Row, Atlanta, GA 30322. University Event Topic: Religion & Ethics. Department / Organization: Aquinas Center. Speaker/Presenter: Ty Monroe, PhD is a husband, a father, and an Associate Professor of Theology at Assumption University. He is the author of Putting on Christ: Augustine's Early Theology of Salvation and the Sacraments (CUA Press, 2022). His current research is dually focused on the thought of St. Gregory of Nyssa and contemporary issues in ecclesiology and sacramental theology. Cost: Free. Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. Candler School of Theology 1531 Dickey Drive, Room TBA Atlanta, GA 30322.

Guadalupe: An American Pentecost

This event is offered in partnership with Candler School of Theology's  Women, Theology and Ministry, and the Aquinas Center of Theology.  Since my earliest memories, I have been fascinated by the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Apart from the gospels, no story has had a more significant impact on my life.  Furthermore, the intensity of devotion to Guadalupe, around the world stirs our imagination.  While Marian apparitions the world over are not typically identified with the event of Pentecost, nonetheless, Our Lady of Guadalupe is worthy of the title “An American Pentecost” because this sacred symbol mediates for many devotees an experience of the Holy Spirit that is characterized by four themes that distinguish the event of Pentecost as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles.  Recognizing Guadalupe as an American Pentecost matters because it serves to further encourage believing Christians and Catholics to live into our faith more authentically.   This lecture will explore what it means to identify… University Event Topic: Religion & Ethics. Department / Organization: Aquinas Center. Building/Room: Candler School of Theology. Speaker/Presenter: Nancy Pineda-Madrid, PhD. Nancy Pineda-Madrid is the T. Marie Chilton Chair of Catholic Theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. She is among the first U.S. Latinas to hold a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology (Graduate Theologian Union; Berkeley, California).  She is the first theologian to publish a book on the evil of feminicide arguing that this tragedy demands a fresh consideration of what salvation means.  Her book, Suffering and Salvation in Ciudad Juárez, (Fortress Press, 2011)… Event Open To: All (Public). Cost: Free. Thursday, October 9, 2025, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM. Candler School of Theology 1531 Dickey Drive Atlanta, GA 30322.

Guadalupe: Un Pentecostés Americano

Desde mis primeros recuerdos, me ha fascinado la historia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Aparte de los Evangelios, ninguna historia ha tenido un impacto más significativo en mi vida. Además, la intensidad de la devoción a Guadalupe en todo el mundo despierta nuestra imaginación. Si bien las apariciones marianas en todo el mundo no suelen identificarse con el evento de Pentecostés, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe merece el título de "Un Pentecostés Americano" porque este símbolo sagrado media para muchos devotos una experiencia del Espíritu Santo que se caracteriza por cuatro temas que distinguen el evento de Pentecostés, tal como se registra en los Hechos de los Apóstoles. Reconocer a Guadalupe como un Pentecostés Americano es importante porque sirve para animar a los cristianos y católicos creyentes a vivir nuestra fe con mayor autenticidad. Esta conferencia explorará lo que significa identificar a Guadalupe como un Pentecostés Americano. University Event Topic: Religion & Ethics. Department / Organization: Aquinas Center. Speaker/Presenter: Nancy Pineda-Madrid, PhD. is a professor and the T. Marie Chilton Chair of Catholic Theology at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, California. Cost: Free. Registration / R.S.V.P. link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YWYuCWp8NTnYKA1ArGfFeU3e_JfmUZnzs55Ymo8TRLI/edit. Friday, October 10, 2025, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM. St. Patrick's Catholic Church 2140 Beaver Ruin Road Norcross, GA 30071.