Parresia Project Journal
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 6:07PM St. John Vianney Center and St. Charles Borromeo Seminary are hosting a conference on intercultural competency in the Philadelphia suburbs this June. Please go to their website for more information.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 8:53AM Dr. Mahfood and Msgr. Henning are attending the NOCERCC convention in Savannah, Georgia. NOCERCC, The National Organization for Continuing Education of Roman Catholic Clergy, provides networking and other resources for those who engage in the ongoing formation of priests. Given the numbers of international clergy among the US dioceses, Parresia Project sees NOCERCC as a key resource for addressing the challenges of orientation, integration into US communities, and presbyteral unity.
You can learn more about NOCERCC here.
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 8:42AM This year, for the first time, the NCEA Seminary Department gathered rectors from across the US to confer on formation issues. At the gathering, Msgr. McCarthy presented an update on the work of the Parresia Project. You may read the full report here.
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 8:49AM Archbishop Dolan, Bishop DiMarzio, and Bishop Murphy have announced the appointment of Msgr. Richard Henning as the new Rector of the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception and Director of the Sacred Heart Institiute for the Ongoing Formation of the Clergy (effective July 1, 2012). Msgr. Henning currently serves as Vice Rector at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, and as director of the Parresia Project.
The new program for ongoing formation includes a major component dedicated to international priests. There will be opporuntities to integrate the work and findings of the Parresia Project into the new efforts.
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 8:45AM The Archdiocese of New York and the Dioceses of Rockville Centre and Brooklyn have announced a major new initiative to collaborate in priestly formation, theological education, and ongoing formation for clergy. The press release may be found here.
The plans for the tri-diocesan partnership includes a reorganization of the efforts of the three dioceses with regard to the orientation of international priests.
