The Office for Mission & Ministry animates Villanova’s commitment to living out its mission in every facet of University life. The Office promotes an inclusive vision of the Catholic intellectual tradition; coordinates a variety initiatives relating to the University’s Augustinian heritage and Catholic identity; encourages programs and research on contemporary problems using the lens of Catholic social teaching; ensures that the spiritual and sacramental needs of Catholic students are met and extends our Augustinian mission and the work of Villanova University in ways which will assure its contribution to the continued social and spiritual transformation of our world.

ANNOUNCEMENTS & RESOURCES

Perspectives of Restorative Justice
Occasional Papers - Volume 16 is now available.

Caritas in Veritate
Full Text and Collected Commentary

UPCOMING EVENTS - Fall 2009

Catholic Imagination and the Arts

Towards a Poetics of the Sacramental:
What Hopkins Has to Teach Us
Dr. Paul Mariani - Boston College
September 17, 2009 - Driscoll Auditorium - 7:00 PM

Catholic Social Teaching & Criminal Justice

Social Teaching and Restorative Justice
Most Rev. Ricardo Ramirez
Bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico
September 18, 2009 - Villanova Room - 3:00 PM

The Relevance of the Franciscan Tradition

Franciscan Contributions to Worker Justice
Rev. Brian Jordan, OFM
St. Francis of Assisi Church, Manhattan, NY
September 22, 2009 - Driscoll Auditorium - 4:30 PM

The Relevance of the Franciscan Tradition

Franciscan Traditions of Peacemaking
Rev. Kenneth Himes, OFM
Boston College
September 29, 2009 - Driscoll Auditorium - 4:30 PM

The Relevance of the Franciscan Tradition

Spirituality of Francis and Clare of Assisi
Br. Bill Short, OFM
Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, CA
October 7, 2009 - Driscoll Auditorium - 4:30 PM

Catholic Imagination and the Arts

The Christian Theology of Bruce Springsteen
Dr. Paul Contino - Pepperdine University
October 29, 2009 - Driscoll Auditorium - 7:00 PM

Studies in Augustinian Spirituality

The Relevance of Augustine for Young Adults Today
Rev. Theodore Tack, OSA
November 5, 2009 - Driscoll Auditorium - 7:30 PM

The Relevance of the Franciscan Tradition

Between Paris and Assisi:
Bonaventure, Franciscan Scholar and Saint
Dr. Kevin Hughes
Villanova University
November 11, 2009 - Driscoll Auditorium - 4:30 PM

Catholic Imagination and the Arts

Anonymous 4
Music for Advent and Christmas
December 1, 2009 - Villanova Church - 7:00 PM

UPCOMING EVENTS - Spring 2010

The Relevance of the Franciscan Tradition

Franciscan Theology of the Environment
Sr. Dawn Nothwehr, OSF
Catholic Theological Union
February 2, 2010 - Driscoll Auditorium - 4:30 PM

The Relevance of the Franciscan Tradition

Franciscan Contributions to Science & Religion
Sr. Ilia Delio, OSF
Washington Theological Union
March 17, 2010 - Driscoll Auditorium - 4:30 PM

Catholic Social Teaching and Worker Justice
Annual Conference
March 22-24, 2010 - Villanova Room

BEYOND OUR CAMPUS 

Local Events on Catholic College Campuses
Collegiate Mission Consortium of Philadelphia


Regional Events Concerning Faith & Reason
Collegiate Mission Consortium of Philadelphia

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This site is maintained for the Office for Mission Effectiveness by Dr. Christopher M. Janosik,
Director of Research and Assessment.

To comment or for more information contact: christopher.janosik@villanova.edu

This site was last updated on Friday, August 07, 2009