Rome, Italy, May 29, 2010 / 08:01 am
Friday marked the second day of a conference on Dietrich von Hildebrand's philosophy of love at Rome's Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. The day’s sessions were explained to CNA / EWTN News by event organizer and Hildebrand Legacy Project Director John H. Crosby.
Three presentations, a panel discussion and a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Raymond Burke were Friday's major events. In the two morning sessions, lectures were given by Crosby's father, John F. Crosby, and German theologian and philosopher Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkovitz.
Speaking with CNA / EWTN News Friday evening, the younger Crosby recalled his father's contribution as particularly valuable. "The opportunity to hear from that first generation of Hildebrand students is special," he said, "because they understand it from within."
The Legacy Project director also noted the "great importance" of Gerl-Falkovitz' inclusion in the conference, which brought her to the attention of English speakers and completed one of the objectives of the conference, connecting people from all over the world. Her "extraordinarily rich paper" was dedicated to Hildebrand's conception of "The Gift of Love."