The Catholic University of America is heading to Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress, July 17-21. From President Peter Kilpatrick to several top faculty-scholars, students, and members of staff, the team will be an active part of core programming, and they are looking forward to meeting the 45,000-plus people expected to attend.
Highlights of the Catholic University’s core team plans include sessions on Catholic education, family life, and dating; The Hillbilly Thomists in concert; artwork of the crucified Christ by Jimmy Lai; and several other elements listed below. The University hub will be its booth at the Indianapolis Convention Center, Booth #530, which will be buzzing with trivia contests, book signings, free giveaways, and daily prayer. Join us at the Congress at Booth 530.
University events during the week include:
Tote-ally Trivia led by Catholic University students, with swag giveaways (Noon to 2 p.m.)
“Is Orthodoxy Enough?: The Family and Catholic Education” (2 to 3:15 p.m.)
A panel of parents and Catholic educators will discuss how they play distinct but complementary roles in forming and educating the young.
Panelists: University President Peter Kilpatrick; Rev. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.; Dean Andrew Abela, Mary Pat Donoghue, executive director, Secretariat for Catholic Education, USCCB, and John and Claire Grabowski.
Author Book Signings (Booth 530)
Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth
Catherine Pakaluk, Ph.D. (Noon to 2 p.m.)
Way of Beauty: Rekindling Eucharistic Amazement with Visio Divina
Jem Sullivan, Ph.D. (1:15 to 2:30 p.m.)
A Catechism for Business by Andrew Abela, and books from John Grabowski, Ph.D., author of Unraveling Gender: The Battle Over Sexual Difference and other books (3:15 to 5 p.m.)
The Hillbilly Thomists in Concert: Live performance by the popular Dominican bluegrass band (Noon to 2 p.m.)
“Dating as a Catholic Today” (4 to 6 p.m., Hyatt - Cosmopolitan Ballroom C-D)
Hosts J.D. Flynn of The Pillar, Sara Perla from Catholic University, and a panel of single Catholics will tackle the questions: “Why is dating as a Catholic today so hard? If we all hate the way it’s going, why don’t we change it?” Attendees are encouraged to share dating tips, funny stories, lessons learned, and suggestions for the future.
Author Book Signing
Family as Basic Social Unit: Living Our Catholic Social Teaching
Kevin Schemenauer, Ph.D. (1:30 to 2:30 p.m.)
Artwork of the crucified Christ drawn by Jimmy Lai, Catholic convert and business entrepreneur, who has been imprisoned in Hong Kong since 2020 for his pro-democracy activism.
For more information about Catholic University’s events and programs at the National Eucharistic Congress, see the full schedule.