Father Donald J. Goergen, O.P. to Speak at Ohio Dominican

January 10, 2005

COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio Dominican University will feature Fr. Donald J. Goergen, O.P. in February as part of the University's Center for Dominican Studies' Dominican Lecture Series.

The well-known Dominican preacher, teacher, lecturer, author and theologian will present "Challenges for Colleges and Universities in the New Millennium: A Dominican Perspective" on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. in The Little Theatre in Erskine Hall.

Dr. Karen Holbrook, President, The Ohio State University; Thomas Noe, Chair of the Ohio Board of Regents; Mike Curtin, President and Associate Publisher, The Columbus Dispatch; and ODU President Jack P. Calareso will serve as panelists.

Fr. Goergen has taught Christology and spirituality in the United States, Africa and Asia, and is a former prior provincial of the Dominican friars of the Central Province in the United States. He is a member of the Friends of God Dominican Ashram Community in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a community with intense spiritual practices, with particular emphasis on the practice of silence, simplistic living, and the value of interreligous practice and openness to all religious traditions.

Fr. Goergen's lecture, "Challenges for Colleges and Universities in the New Millennium: A Dominican Perspective" will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2004, in The Little Theatre in Erskine Hall located on ODU's main campus at 1216 Sunbury Road. Free parking is available in the Visitor's Lot west of Sunbury Road. The lecture is free and open to the public; reservations are not required. Free parking is available in the Visitors Lot, west of Sunbury Road. For more information, please contact the Director of the Center for Dominican Studies, Sr. Catherine Colby at 614.251.4722 or e-mail colbyc@ohiodominican.edu.

This event is part of the Dominican Lecture Series and is sponsored by the Center for Dominican Studies. The Mission of the Center for Dominican Studies is to promote the Dominican charism of preaching; to provide opportunities for members of the University and the community to understand and experience the meaning and value of Dominican education; and, to serve as a public voice at the University and in the community regarding issues of importance to church, culture and society. The Center focuses on the Dominican motto: "to contemplate truth and share with others the fruits of this contemplation" and the four pillars of Dominican life: study, prayer, community and ministry.