Ohio Dominican University Presents A Symposium: The Role of Mary in the Church

September 7 , 2006

Due to conflicting schedules, the Symposium has been cancelled for this date and will be rescheduled for Fall 2007.

COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio Dominican University’s Center for Dominican Studies will present “A Symposium: The Role of Mary in the Church,” featuring keynote speaker The Most Reverend Frederick F. Campbell, on Saturday, October 7, 2006 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Matesich Theater on ODU’s main campus, 1216 Sunbury Road.

The symposium will engage theologians and historians who will address a variety of topics to include Mary in the Scriptures, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mary in the Visual Arts and Reading Magisterial Documents about Mary.

Panel members include:

The Most Reverend James A. Griffin
Retired Bishop, Diocese of Columbus

Fr. Bertrand A. Buby
Director of the International Research Institute, University of Dayton

Sr. Thoma Swanson, O.P.
Artist, scholar and former Peruvian missionary

Sr. M. Jean Frisk
University of Dayton

The registration fee is $20 per person, payable to the Center for Dominican Studies. For more information or to register, contact Sr. Catherine Colby, O.P., at 614-251-4722 or by e-mail, colbyc@ohiodominican.edu.

The Matesich Theatre is located in Erskine Hall on Ohio Dominican’s main campus.  Free parking is available in the Visitor’s Lot west of Sunbury Road.

The Center for Dominican Studies was established through a generous gift by the Congregation of Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs. The Center promotes Dominican ideals and education and serves as a public voice of the University and community regarding issues of importance to church, culture and society.