The 2012 Portsmouth Institute: ” Modern Science, Ancient Faith
The Portsmouth Institute will be held June 22-24 on what has been called “the friendship of science and religion”. Speakers will include Abbot James Wiseman, O.S.B. of Catholic University, Dr. Kenneth Miller of Brown University, Dr. William Dembski ’78 of the Discovery Institute, Rev. Nicanor Austriaco of Providence College, and many others. There will be a dramatic production based on the life of Dom Stanley Jaki, O.S.B., and musical presentations of works by copland, Sibelius, Honegger and Samuel Barber. Go to www.portsmouthinstitute.org for the complete lineup and schedule and details on attending. It should be wonderful!
The 2011 Portsmouth Institute on “The Catholic Shakespeare?”
2011 Portsmouth Institute Announced: The 2011 Portsmouth Institute on “The Catholic Shakespeare?” has been set for June 10-12, 2011. Over the three-day event, scholars, actors, musicians, dancers and poets will explore the Christian and Catholic influences that helped mold the Bard’s universal genius. Speakers and performers of many kinds will present a wide variety of perspectives on the conference theme and, as always, there will be ample opportunity for reflection, fellowship, sightseeing, sports, recreation and prayer. Complete details will be announced shortly, but those wishing to register early or seeking further information can contact Cindy Waterman at (401) 643-1244 or at cwaterman@portsmouthabbey.org.
Newly-Created Monastic Renewal Program Office
Abbot Caedmon Holmes, O.S.B., and Board of Regents Chairman John “Mac” Regan ’68 are pleased to announce that David E. Moran, Class of 1971 and Mac’s predecessor on the Board, has been appointed director of a newly established Monastic Renewal Program Office, effective July 1, 2010. David will be full-time and a resident at Portsmouth.
The Monastic Renewal Program Office will spearhead activities that will deepen the hospitality program of the Monastery with the aim of sharing the Monastery’s gifts with the wider world, and will undertake an effort to effectively present the Monastery of St. Gregory the Great to individuals considering a vocation to the religious life.
This is a joint undertaking of the School and Monastery, and is a response to a Board retreat held in April to consider ways to further the Monastery as an institutional guide to the Portsmouth Abbey community and to deepen the Benedictine culture of the School.
David can be reached at dmoran@portsmouthabbey.org and also by phone at 401.643.1385.