George Weigel addressed over 200 people at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Monday night, February 22nd.  The topic of the lecture was, “Charities:  The Foundations of Catholic Social Doctrine”.  After the lecture, audience members were able to participate in a question and answer session which ranged in scope from the Catholic Church’s view on border patrols, to divorce.

Once the Q&A was over,  Jason Christensen, President and CEO of Catholic Charities of Colorado Springs, talked about how catholic social doctrine is the foundation for everything we do at Catholic Charities.  “We had an unparalleled opportunity to bring in a nationally known scholar to help people appreciate and understand that what we do as an agency is born out of the teachings of the Church,” said Christensen.

The next evening, Mr Weigle spoke to a standing room only crowd at Colorado College.  This was just the first in a series of lectures sponsored by the Hanifen Center at Marian House and the Sheffer Fund for Catholic Studies at Colorado College.  Look for announcements for the speaker for the Second Annual Hanifen Center at Marian House Diocesan Forum in the Fall.

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