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Alienated Catholics
Communities in Conversation: Alienated Catholics
Featuring
Catherine Murphy, Ph.D. (Santa Clara University)
Vincent Pizzuto, Ph.D. (USF)
Fr. Cameron Ayers, SJ (St. Agnes Church)
Moderated by
Fr. Stephen Privett, SJ (USF)
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The University of San Francisco (USF) LGBTQ Caucus and the Lane Center for
Catholic Studies and Social Thought present a community forum examining the
experiences of Catholics who, though deeply committed to their faith tradition,
feel and ongoing sense of alienation from the church leadership and the larger
community. Women, gay men and lesbians, and those who have been divorced will
come together to discuss how we might establish the groundwork for dialogue
with the larger Catholic community, so as to bridge the growing divide.
Sponsored by the USF LGBTQ Caucus and Lane Center for Catholic Studies and
Social Thought with St. Agnes Parish.
Biographies
Fr. Cameron Ayers, S.J., the pastor of St. Agnes Parish, has
worked in high school administration and teaching in Los Angeles, Phoenix and
San Francisco. He served in Campus Ministry at USF from 1994-97.
Dr. Catherine (Kitty) Murphy completed her doctorate in New
Testament and Early Christianity at the University of Notre Dame. She teaches
New Testament, early Christianity, gender and postcolonial theory at Santa Clara
University.
Dr. Vincent Pizzuto has a doctorate in New Testament from
the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. He teaches scripture, christology,
mysticism, and trinitarian studies at USF.
Fr. Stephen Privett, S.J., is the President of the University
of San Francisco. He has a doctorate in catechetics from The Catholic University
of America.
The USF LGBTQ Caucus is composed of lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgendered, queer, and allied straight USF faculty, staff, graduate students,
and alumni/ae. The mission of the organization is to promote LGBTQ scholarship,
community, and social justice. The Caucus' activities are grounded in the Jesuit
and world religions traditions of respect for the dignity of every person and
the use of reasoned discourse toward the pursuit of truth. For more information
contact Shirley McGuire, Ph.D., President, USF LGBTQ Caucus at mcguire@usfca.edu
or (415) 422-5265.
St. Agnes Parish is a Roman Catholic parish community in the
Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco. Known for prayerful liturgies, well-prepared
homilies, gracious hospitality, and vitality, St. Agnes Parish draws men and
women, young and old, straight and gay from the neighborhood and around the
City and beyond. All are welcome. For more information contact (415) 487-8560.
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