VOTF

The Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., Chair of Catholic Studies of Fairfield University
and
Voice of the Faithful in the Diocese of Bridgeport
present

"Elect our Biships? Why Not?"

Rev. Richard McBrien
Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology University of Notre Dame

To sign up for this symposium please visit: www.votfbpt.org
Conference dues: $20. On the day of: $25

Saturday, April 29, 2006
Oak Room, Barone Campus Center, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT

10:00 a.m. Registration

10:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Prayer
Anthony Wiggins, Chair, Voice of the Faithful in the Diocese of Bridgeport

10:45 a.m. "The Election of Bishops: The Return to Tradition"
Richard McBrien, Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology
University of Notre Dame

Discussion
Moderator: Paul Lakeland, Aloysius P. Kelley. S.J., Chair of Catholic Studies, Fairfield University

12:00 noon. Lunch will be provided

1:30-2:30 p.m. Electing our Bishops: A Roundtable Discussion
Susan Troy, Voice of the Faithful, Boston
Thomas Casey, Fordham University
John Healey, Fordham University
Sr. Dorothy Ann Kelly, O.S.U., Ursuline Provincialate
Moderator: Joseph F. O'Callaghan, Voice of the Faithful in the Diocese of Bridgeport

2:30-2:45 p.m. Break

2:45-3:45 p.m. A Proposal for a Diocesan Committee for the Selection of Candidates for the Office of Bishop
Margaret Mooney, Joseph F. O'Callaghan, Daniel Sullivan, Anne Pollack
Presentation of Petition to Benedict XVI

4:00 p.m. A Mass for Renewal - Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola