The mission of the Marianist Lecture is:
To foster dialogue on Catholic thought and Catholic responsibility.
Learning from Grief: Epiphany in the Upper Room
with Fr. James Keenan, SJ
Sunday, February 9, 2025 | 4 PM
Mystical Rose Oratory, Chaminade University
Livestream is available on the Mystical Rose Oratory Facebook page
Registration Encouraged, Not Required
About the Speaker
Fr. James Keenan has been a Jesuit of the New York Province since 1970 and an ordained priest since 1982. He received his B.A. at Fordham University in the Bronx, NY, in 1976, after which he pursued his Masters in Divinity (M.Div.) at the Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, MA. After receiving his M.Div. and ordination in 1982, James Keenan went on to study at the Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, receiving his S.T.L in 1984 and his S.T.D. in 1988.
James Keenan has taught as an Assistant Professor of Moral Theology at Fordham University (’87-’91) and Weston Jesuit School of Theology (’91-’99). He taught as Professor of Moral Theology at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology from 1999 to 2005, after which he became a full-time member of the Boston College Theology Department as a Professor of Theological Ethics.
Fr. Keenan is currently the Canisius Chair, Director of the Jesuit Institute, and Vice Provost of Global Engagement at Boston College. He founded Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church, an international network of ethicists. Keenan also received the John Courtney Murray Lifetime Achievement Award from the Catholic Theological Society of America and from 2020-2021 and was president of the Society of Christian Ethics. He has published several books, including A History of Catholic Theological Ethics (2022) and The Moral Life (2023) and is the founding editor of the Georgetown University Press Moral Traditions Series.
“James F. Keenan, SJ, is among the most important Catholics in the world today writing on theological ethics. In A History of Catholic Theological Ethics, he displays his dazzling knowledge of the breadth of the Catholic tradition as it stretches from the New Testament to the present, and he combines that knowledge with compelling insights into its relevance for our times.”
John W. O’Malley, SJ
University Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University
“The Moral Life is a tour de force that probes the fundamental question of what prompts humans to act morally. Profound, original, challenging, and full of hope, Keenan’s magisterial voice is evident on every page as he makes the case that our deepest connections, forged in shared vulnerability, are foundational for the moral life.”
Linda Hogan
Professor of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin
About the Lecture Series
The Marianist Lecture is sponsored by the Marinist Center of Hawaii, Chaminade University and St. Louis School.
The lecture fosters inclusive dialogue on Catholic Thought and Catholic Responsibility, gathering at the Kalaepohaku campus in a spirit of community and with a sense of place.
The Mackey Award for Catholic Thought is given to each presenter in honor of Fr. Robert Mackey, SM, first President of Chaminade University. Fr. Mackey was an important voice in the civic and religious community of Honolulu. This lecture series seeks to continue his commitment to Catholic Thought and Catholic Responsibility in the world.
The Mackey Award for Catholic Thought honors scholarly, community and faith leaders whose body of work advances the spirit, charism and educational mission of the Society of Mary and the Marianist Family.
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