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"Wonder is the beginning of knowledge, the reverent fear that beauty strikes within us." –John Senior
The corruption of the pillars of civilization, such as education and healthcare, has resulted in a disconnect from reality. How do we begin to renew a sense of wonder and appreciation of the real world around us? In this lecture, Bishop James Conley discusses the importance of seeing the world through the integrated lens of faith and sound Christian anthropology.
Instructor:
Since his priestly ordination in 1985, Bishop James D. Conley has served the Catholic Church in a wide variety of ways—as pastor, college campus chaplain, director of Respect Life ministries, theology instructor, Vatican official and bishop. In all of these tasks, he has seen his life as a priest as a call to service and complete surrender to "God’s providential hand." In 2012, Bishop Conley was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska. For his episcopal motto, Bishop Conley, a convert to the Catholic faith, chose the same motto as the great 19th-century English convert, John Henry Cardinal Newman, "cor ad cor loquitur," which means "heart speaks to heart."
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"Wonder is the beginning of knowledge, the reverent fear that beauty strikes within us." –John Senior
The corruption of the pillars of civilization, such as education and healthcare, has resulted in a disconnect from reality. How do we begin to renew a sense of wonder and appreciation of the real world around us? In this lecture, Bishop James Conley discusses the importance of seeing the world through the integrated lens of faith and sound Christian anthropology.
Instructor:
Since his priestly ordination in 1985, Bishop James D. Conley has served the Catholic Church in a wide variety of ways—as pastor, college campus chaplain, director of Respect Life ministries, theology instructor, Vatican official and bishop. In all of these tasks, he has seen his life as a priest as a call to service and complete surrender to "God’s providential hand." In 2012, Bishop Conley was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska. For his episcopal motto, Bishop Conley, a convert to the Catholic faith, chose the same motto as the great 19th-century English convert, John Henry Cardinal Newman, "cor ad cor loquitur," which means "heart speaks to heart."
Want to dive deeper? Visit our website for hundreds of hours of free audio and video content: instituteofcatholicculture.org
