Commonweal speaker Dennis O’Brien to discuss ‘Is a Catholic College Possible’

WINONA, Minn. — As a part of the Commonweal Lecture series, Dennis O'Brien, Ph.D., will be speaking on “Is a Catholic College Possible?” Thursday, April 10, at Saint Mary's University. The lecture is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Salvi Lecture Hall, located in Saint Mary's Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

O'Brien is president emeritus of University of Rochester and an editor for the biweekly Commonweal Magazine, a review of politics, religion, and culture, run by lay Catholics. A philosopher by training, he is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including The Idea of a Catholic University and most recently, Finding the Voice of the Church.

Through the Commonweal Speakers series, universities across the United States are chosen to host free public lectures from the nationally respected editors at Commonweal. The Commonweal Speakers Program is made possible thanks to a generous gift from James H. Duffy.

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