HESBURGH LECTURE SERIES 2013 Program - Alumni Association ...

Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C., Ph.D., M.Div., ’86
Associate Professor, Theology; Director, Center for Latino Spirituality
and Culture, Institute for Latino Studies
Biography
Daniel G. Groody is a Catholic priest, a Holy Cross religious, a scholar, and an award-winning
teacher, author, and film producer. He is an associate professor of theology and the director
of the Center for Latino Spirituality and Culture at the University of Notre Dame. Drawing
on years of work in Latin America, particularly along the U.S-Mexico border, he has authored
various books and articles that have been translated into six languages, including Border of
Death, Valley of Life: An Immigrant Journey of Heart and Spirit, and Globalization, Spirituality,
and Justice: Navigating the Path to Peace (2007). He also is editor of The Option for the Poor in
Christian Theology (2007), and co-editor of A Promised Land, a Perilous Journey: Theological
Perspectives on Migration (2007). He has worked with the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Conference
of Catholic Bishops, the World Council of Churches, and the Vatican on issues of theology,
globalization, and immigration.
Groody holds a Bachelor of Arts from Notre Dame in the Great Books Program, a Master of Divinity and a Licentiate in Sacred
Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology, and a doctorate in theology from the Graduate Theological Union. In 2007-2008
he was a visiting research fellow at Oxford University at the Oxford Refugee Centre. He also is the executive producer of various
films and documentaries, including One Border, One Body: Immigration and the Eucharist, and Dying to Live: A Migrant’s Journey,
both of which have received international acclaim and aired on various television stations, including PBS. He teaches courses
on U.S. Latino spirituality, globalization, Christian spirituality, and social justice, and lectures widely in the U.S. as well as Latin
America, Europe, and Asia.
Lectures
Dying to Live: Theological Perspectives on Undocumented Migration
Categories
Church, Ethics, Social
Concerns
Immigration is a complex issue that is changing the face of cultures worldwide. In the U.S., it is often controversial, with many
social, economic, political, and even religious implications. What often gets lost in the debate are the profound human issues
at stake. This lecture is a reflection of the human struggle of undocumented immigrants from Mexico, their struggle for more
dignified lives, and the search to find God in the midst of some of the most godless moments of the human journey.
A God of Life, a Civilization of Love: Globalization, Justice, and Catholic Social Teaching
Globalization is rapidly changing and transforming the world in which we live and how we understand our social, economic,
political, cultural, and even spiritual lives. It is a time of new opportunities and unprecedented potential, but it brings with it
new perils and greater social, political, and economic turmoil than ever before. Amid the times of change, what resources does
Catholic social teaching offer for charting the course forward and navigating the path to peace?
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