Washington D.C., Jan 7, 2010 / 23:47 pm
In anticipation of the beatification of Venerable Cardinal John Henry Newman, a major conference will be held at the Portsmouth Abbey School in Rhode Island to discuss the nineteenth-century convert and theologian.
The conference theme is “Newman and the Intellectual life.” It will take place from June 10-13, 2010.
Lecturers include Deacon Jack Sullivan, a Boston-area man whose spine miraculously healed after he sought Cardinal Newman’s intercession; Patrick J. Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society; and Fr. Paul Chavasse, the English Oratory priest who oversaw Newman’s cause for beatification.
Dr. Peter Kreeft of Boston College, Fr. George Rutler of New York, Newman biographer Fr. Ian Ker and Newman scholars Edward Short and Dr. Paul Griffiths will also attend, a Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) press release reports.