The mission of the Marianist Lecture is:
To foster dialogue on Catholic Thought and Catholic Responsibility.
Catholic Bioethics: Catholic Social Tradition and Human Flourishing with M. Therese Lysaught, PhD.
Sunday, October 13, 2024 | 4 PM
Mystical Rose Oratory, Chaminade University
Livestream is available through the Mystical Rose Oratory Facebook page.
Registration Encouraged, Not Required
About the Speaker
M. Therese Lysaught, PhD, is Professor at the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Care Leadership at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. Her scholarly work brings into conversation the fields of theology, medicine, bioethics, and global health. Her books include: A Prophet to the Peoples: Paul Farmer’s Witness and Theological Ethics (Pickwick Press, 2023), co-edited with Jennie Weiss Block and Alexandre A. Martins; Biopolitics After Neuroscience: Morality and the Economy of Virtue (Bloomsbury Academic, 2022,), co-authored with Jeffrey P. Bishop and Andrew Michel (a 2021 recipient of an Expanded Reason Award); Catholic Bioethics and Social Justice: The Praxis of US Healthcare in a Globalized World (Liturgical Press, 2019, Catholic Press Association Award) co-edited with Michael McCarthy; On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives on Medical Ethics, 3rd edition (Eerdmans, 2012) co-edited with Joseph Kotva; Caritas in Communion: The Theological Foundations of Catholic Health Care (Catholic Health Association, 2014); and Gathered for the Journey: Moral Theology in Catholic Perspective (Eerdmans, 2007, Catholic Press Association Award) co-edited with David Matzko McCarthy. She has served as a Visiting Scholar with the Catholic Health Association and on the Editorial Board for the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics and Studies in Christian Ethics. She is a founding member and current Editor of the Journal of Moral Theology. In 2020, she was appointed to the Pontifical Academy for Life.
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.
This event is sponsored by:
Marianist Center of Hawaii
