Mount Saint Mary's Seminary and University Announce a Marian Symposium, October 9th to 11th, 2008

Mount Saint Mary's University and Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland is holding a Marian Symposium on October 9th through 11th as part of the commemoration of their 200th Anniversary.

The Symposium includes an international list of speakers with Mass to be celebrated by H.E. Archbishop Edwin O'Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore. The website contains PDF files of the full program.

The scheduled list of speakers includes:

Reverend Monsignor Michael Magee, S.T.D., S.S.L.
The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life and Ministry of the Priest

Monsignor Michael Magee, a Priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, holds a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He is Professor of Scripture and Systematic Theology at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, Pennsylvania.

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Sister Mary Timothea Elliott, R.S.M., S.S.D.
Mary - Pure Response to the Word of God

Sister Mary Timothea, a Religious Sister of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, holds a Doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. She is presently Professor of Sacred Scripture at Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver, Colorado.

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Sister Sara Butler, M.S.B.T., S.T.L., Ph.D.
Mary - Model of the Baptismal Priesthood

Sister Sara Butler, a Missionary Servant of the Most Blessed Trinity, teaches Systematic Theology at Saint Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, Yonkers, New York. She holds a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundellein, Illinois and a Doctorate in Theology from Fordham University in The Bronx, New York.

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Reverend John Cihak, S.T.D.
The Blessed Virgin Mary and Priestly Formation

Father John Cihak, a Priest of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Father Cihak, a Pastor in the Archdiocese of Portland, teaches Systematic Theology at Mount Angel Seminary, Saint Benedict, Oregon.

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Sister Mary Esther Nickle, R.S.M., Ph.D., S.L.D.
The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Liturgy and Popular Devotion of the People of God

Sister Mary Esther, a Religious Sister of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, teaches Liturgical Theology at Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver, Colorado. She holds a Doctorate in Liturgy from the Pontificio Ateneo San Anselmo in Rome.

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Sister Mary Johanna Paruch, F.S.G.M., Ph.D.
Mary's Fiat: Our Response of Faith

Sister Mary Johanna, a Franciscan Sister of the Martyr Saint George, holds a Doctorate in Catechetics from Maryvale Institute, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Sister Mary Johanna teaches Theology and Catechetics at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio.

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Reverend Michael Roach
The Mother of God and Mount Saint Mary's Seminary and University

Father Michael Roach, Pastor of Saint Bartholomew's Parish in Manchester, Maryland, holds an advanced degree in Church History from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Father has taught Church History at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary for over twenty years and is an expert on the history of the Seminary and the University.

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Reverend Thomas Lane, S.S.L., S.T.D.
The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation

Father Lane, a Priest of the Diocese of Cloyne, Ireland, holds a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome as well as a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He is an Assistant Professor of Sacred Scripture at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary.

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Reverend Frederick Miller, S.T.D.
The Dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption

Father Miller, a Priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He is an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary.

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Reverend Monsignor Stuart Swetland, S.T.D.
Mary and the Social Doctrine of the Church

Monsignor Swetland, a Priest of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Family and Marriage in Washington, D.C. Besides his positions as Mount Saint Mary's Vice President for Catholic Identity and Mission, and Director of the Seminary's Pre-Theology Program, Monsignor Swetland teaches Homiletics and Moral Theology in the Seminary.

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Rev. Mark Pilon, S.T.D.
The Perpetual Virginity and Divine Motherhood of Mary

Father Pilon, a Priest of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. He is Professor of Systematic Theology at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary and Chairman of the Department of Systematic Theology.

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Paige Hochschild, Ph.D.
Pope Benedict XVI on Mary as Model of Faith

Doctor Paige Hochschild holds a Ph.D. from the University of Durham in the United Kingdom. She is an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary.

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Robert Miller, Ph.D.
Handmaid of the Lord: Servant of Yahweh?

Doctor Robert Miller holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. A former professor of Sacred Scripture at Mt. St. Mary's Seminary, Doctor Miller is presently teaching at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

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Stephen Hipp, S.T.D.
The Blessed Virgin, Archetype of the Church

Doctor Stephen Hipp holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Faculty of Theology of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. A former professor at Mt. St. Mary's Seminary, Doctor Hipp is presently teaching Systematic Theology at St. Paul's Seminary in Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Sister Veronica Kerwin, C.S.C.
Consecration to the Mother of God according to Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort

Sister Veronica Kerwin, a Sister of the Holy Cross, holds an advanced degree in Sacred Theology from Fordham University in The Bronx, New York. Besides pastoral work in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., Sister Veronica gives many seminars and lectures on St. Louis-Marie de Montfort's spiritual classic, True Devotion to Mary.

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Owen Phelan, Ph.D.
The Church, The Eucharist, and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Doctor Owen Phelan holds a Doctorate in History from Notre Dame University. He is an Assistant Professor of Church History at Mount St. Mary's Seminary.

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Please see the website for further details as well as a full schedule.