Conversazioni at Caravita

The Caravita Community regularly hosts a series of talks on various topics of interest including the following:

11 March 2004 • The Most Reverend Michael Putney, Bishop of Townsville, Australia and The Revd. Dr. Geoffrey Wainright (Duke University, Durham, N.C., USA), Co-Chairs of the International Methodist-Catholic Dialogue on Important Developments in Methodist-Roman Catholic Relations.

23 March 2004 • Fromer Archbishop of Canterbury Lord George Carey and Lady Eileen Carey on Anglican-Roman Catholic Relations.

29 March 2004 • The Rt. Revd. David Stancliffe, Bishop of Salisbury and Chair of the Church of England Liturgical Commission on Ecumenical Liturgical Cooperation.

31 March 2004 • Professor Mary Tanner, OBE, Anglican Theologian, Stamford, Lincolnshire, U.K. on the World Council of Churches' Faith and Order Commission.

3 May 2004 • Professor Nathan Mitchell, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA on Recent Developments in Liturgical Theology.

1 June 2004 • Mrs. Julia Flack, Prison Official, Peterborough, U.K., on Prison Ministry.

11 May 2005 • The Rt. Revd. Stephen Platten, Bishop of Wakefield on the work of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission for Unity and Mission (IARRCUM).

29 November 2006 • Professor Daniel Madigan, S.J., President of the Institute for the Study of Religions and Cultures, Pontifical Gregorian University, on Christian-Muslim Relations.

24 January 2007 • Monsignor Donald Bolen of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity and Mr. Robert Mickens, Rome Correspondent, The Tablet on Issues in Ecumenical Relations.

28 February 2007 • Mr. Peter Kenmore, Diplomat, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Mr. Duncan MacClaren, Secretary General, Caritas Internationalis, on International Development Aid.

18 April 2007 • Professor Mark Francis, C.S.V., Pontifical Liturgical Institute on Contemporary Issues in Liturgical Translation.

27 November 2007 • Most Reverend Wens Padilla, C.I.C.M., Bishop of Ulaan Baatar on the Growth of the Church in Mongolia.

21 February 2008 • Professor Gregory Sharkey, S.J., Buddhist Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal on the Current State of Buddhist-Christian Relations in Nepal.

21 April 2009 • The Revd. Professor George Kilcourse, Bellarmine College, Louisville, Kentucky, USA and Founder of the U.S. Branch of the International Organisation "Interchurch Families" on Interrchurch Families:  Challenges and Opportunities.

6 May 2009 • Professor John O'Malley, S.J., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA on his recent book What Happened at Vatican II.

22 May 2009 • Dr. James Alison, Theologian, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on the Courage to be Catholic (This event was hosted by Caravita but sponsored by The Tablet).

4 June 2009 • Mr. Walt Grazier, Advisor, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. on Climate Change, Christian Responsibility, and the Future of the Planet.

22 October 2009 • His Excelleny The Hon. Tim Fischer, Australian Ambassador to the Holy See and Australian Envoy to Bhutan on his recent book Bold Bhutan Beckons:  From Jesuits to Jetsetters.

10 December 2009 • The Very Reverend Alan Jones, Dean Emeritus, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California, USA, on his book Common Prayer on Common Ground:  A Vision of Anglican Orthodoxy and on the recent Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus.