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Sr. Kathleen Cannon<br />

Associate Dean, College of Science; Concurrent Associate Professor,<br />

Theology<br />

Biography<br />

Dominican Sister Kathleen Cannon is associate dean of the College of Science, and concurrent<br />

associate professor of theology. She served Notre Dame as associate provost from 1990 to 1997,<br />

and planned Notre Dame’s first daycare center. A specialist in homiletics, she is a frequent<br />

contributor to pastoral and homiletic publications.<br />

Lectures<br />

Catholic Women as Theologians and Preachers<br />

Categories<br />

Church, Social Concerns,<br />

Spirituality<br />

This presentation will explore some of the roles that women have played in the Church, particularly as preachers and theologians.<br />

It will address some of the critical questions and issues in theology developed by women scholars.<br />

Facing Changes in the Church: Lay Service, Lay Power<br />

Current trends in the Church and projections for the future suggest that there will be fewer priests and more Catholics. This<br />

presentation will explore various models of the Church, the call to ministry, changes and continuities among U.S. Catholics,<br />

parishes without priests, and new roles for women and men in the Church.<br />

Spirituality<br />

Using Sandra Schneider’s understanding of spirituality as a life project and practice, this presentation will further explore the<br />

meaning of the word and suggest how spirituality differs from religion. It will review some theories and movements of Christian<br />

spirituality, and suggest some stable foundations of spirituality for our own time.<br />

The Hesburgh Lecture Series, <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Program</strong> 19

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