“What About Women Deacons?” Discussion Kicks-off Lecture Series
Albertus Magnus College Holds Annual St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture Series
Albertus Magnus College is pleased to present the ninth annual St. Thomas Aquinas
Lecture Series, named after the scholar and member of the Dominican order, who challenged
individuals to seek truth and knowledge.
Since its founding in 1925 by the Dominican Sisters of Peace, the College has cherished
its Dominican tradition and Catholic heritage through the pursuit of truth in all
its dimensions. The College continues to use this lecture series tradition as a lens
to which it “responds to the academic needs and ethical challenges of its students
and society.” (Statement of Mission, 2003).
In that spirit, the following speakers will appear in the Atrium, Tagliatela Academic
Center at 871 Winchester Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 5:15PM
“What About Women Deacons?” Do Women Have a Future in the Catholic Church?
What is the Role of Women in the Church?
Presented by Phyllis Zagano
Dr. Zagano is Senior Research Associate-in-Residence in the Department of Religion
at Hofstra University. She is an acknowledged expert on the question of restoring
women to the ordained diaconate in the Catholic Church and is a member of the Papal
Commission for the Study of the Diaconate of Women.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 5:15PM
Communication with the Whole Cosmos? Re-Thinking Liturgy in a Time of Ecological Devastation
Presented by Teresa Berger
Dr. Berger is Professor of Liturgical Studies at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music
and Yale Divinity School. Originally from Germany, she is an author, editor, and active
Roman Catholic who regularly writes for the liturgy blog, Pray Tell.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 5:15PM
Kinship with Immigrants: A Christian Ethic for Troubling Times
Presented by Kristin E. Heyer
Dr. Heyer is a Professor of Theological Ethics and Director of Graduate Studies in
the Theology Department of Boston College. She also serves as co-chair of Catholic
Theological Ethics in the World Church.
This event is made possible through the generosity of the Marie Louise Bianchi ’31
Fund.
About Albertus Magnus College
Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health.
Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.