The New York Encounter

Places of belonging in the poetry of Gerald Manley Hopkins with Ron Hansen, novelist, and Paul Mariani, poet, moderated by Tom Tobin, English high school teacher Speakers will present some major poems on dwelling place in the poetry of Fr. Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ (1844–1889). After a short biography of the English convert and Jesuit, they will move on to review and "teach" some of his most famou...

A Catholic view on the status of immigration to the U.S. with Ashley Feasley, legal expert in residence at the Immigration Law and Policy Initiative, The Catholic University of America, Msgr. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and Mario Russell, executive director, Center for Migration Studies, moderated by Jackie Aldrette, managing director, AVSI USA I...

The concept of dwelling place in the Muslim and Jewish tradition, with Wael Farouq, associate professor of Arabic Language and Culture, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, and Malka Simkovich, editor-in-chief of the Jewish Publication Society, moderated by Stephen Adubato, associate editor of Compact Speakers will address how Muslim and Jewish traditions define a dwelling place, high...

A presentation of a posthumous collection by Giovanni Calzone, an Italian philosophy teacher who passed prematurely, with Carie Boothe, a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, and Peter Fields, physicist, The University of Chicago, moderated by Holly Peterson, assistant superintendent for academics, Diocese of Columbus Joyful Days Are Ahead: Because I've Asked the Lord to Be Able to Serve Him, is...

A conversation on contemporary Catholic teaching on the moral dilemmas posed by armed conflicts, with Gregory Reichberg, research professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, moderated by Amy Sapenoff Hamm, teacher Pope Francis has referred to our era as facing a “Third World War in pieces,” which is displacing millions and raising several moral dilemmas. Given the changes in both the nature of...

A witness by Rose Busingye, founder of Meeting Point International, an NGO in Uganda, moderated by Mark Danner, an international security and risk management consultant In the 1990s, Rose Busingye began working in the slums of Kampala with women suffering from HIV/AIDS. Many of them were refugees from civil war, having been raped, beaten, and forced to kill in order not to be killed. Even though R...

An evening of classical music with pianist Kuok-Wai Lio, cellist Nathan Vickery, and violinist Xiao Wang "When someone finds a beautiful melody, they want nothing else; this is what characterizes heaven: you will be unable to want anything else. This is happiness: being unable to desire anything else because you are fulfilled." Fr. Luigi Giussani Event link: https://www.newyorkencounter.org/2026-a...

A panel discussion on the current relevance and future prospects of America’s founding ideals with Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand professor of law, emerita, Harvard University, and Meir Soloveichik, American Orthodox rabbi and writer, moderated by John McCarthy, professor of philosophy, The Catholic University of America The ideals of freedom, truth, and dignity, although imperfectly pursued, have...

A conversation on the crisis of globalization and its significance with Paolo Carozza, professor of law, concurrent professor of political science, University of Notre Dame, and Michael Sandel, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, Harvard University For decades, many believed that universal well-being could be achieved just through economic growth, open borders, and technological in...

A panel discussion on how Catholic social doctrine is addressing the challenges of artificial intelligence, with Louis Kim, former vice president of personal systems and AI at Hewlett-Packard, Chuck Rossi, distinguished engineer, Meta, and Paul Scherz, professor of theology, University of Notre Dame, moderated by Davide Bolchini, executive associate dean, Luddy School of Informatics, Indiana Unive...

‘Everything is waiting for you’ (David White) The Encounter opens with music, a talk by Colum McCann, writer, and a reflection by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Patriarch of Jerusalem In the uncertainty of the moment, one thing is becoming clear. In a world of isolated global consumers, a core aspect of being human is resurfacing: the deep need for places of belonging. But not every place provi...

A tribute to the 19 martyrs of Algeria with Fr. Thomas Georgeon, postulator of the cause of beatification, Anne-Marie Gustavson, sister of Bishop Pierre Claverie, and Paul Heck, professor of theology and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, moderated by Msgr. Steven Raica, Bishop of Birmingham The event pays tribute to the 19 Algerian martyrs killed in terrorist attacks during the so-called B...

A panel discussion on the perceived religious revival in the West, featuring Justin Brierley, writer; Lauren Jackson, journalist for The New York Times; and Chip Rotolo, research associate at the Pew Research Center, moderated by Brandon Vaidyanathan, professor of sociology at The Catholic University of America Both in the U.S. and other Western countries, there are indications of a renewed intere...

A presentation of At the Origin of the Christian Claim, a seminal work by Fr. Luigi Giussani, on the occasion of its new translation, with John Haldane, chair of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, emeritus professor, St. Andrew University, U.K., Cyril O’Regan, Huisking professor of theology, University of Notre Dame, Ruth Okediji, Jeremiah Smith Jr. professor of law, Harvard University, and Davide...

A conversation between Fr. Mauro Lepori, Abbot General of the Cistercian Order, and high school students from Atchison, KS, involved in the exhibit “Cry Out to Him Who Is Now,” moderated by Aaron Riches, professor of theology, Benedictine College Time and the Temple is a collection of meditations on Christian vocation given by Fr. Luigi Giussani in the final decade of his life. The text, which has...

Witnesses by Msgr. Pavlo Honcharuk, Bishop of Kharkiv, and Fr. Wojciech Stasiewicz, director of Caritas-Spes of the Kharkiv-Zaporizhia Diocese, on the faith that sustains the Church in Ukraine, moderated by Msgr. Earl Fernandes, Bishop of Columbus Msgr. Honcharuk and Fr. Stasiewicz have been living amid the war for four years. They chose to remain close to the people who suffer, trying to provide...

A presentation of The Religious Sense , a seminal work by Fr. Luigi Giussani on the occasion of its new translation, with greetings by Cardinal Timothy Dolan , Archbishop of New York and a conversation with Fr. Michael Carvill , US coordinator of Communion and Liberation, and John Cavadini , director of McGrath Institute for Church Life at University of Notre Dame, moderated by John Zucchi , profe...

A conversation on this year's Encounter theme with Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S., and Msgr. Erik Varden, O.C.S.O., Bishop of Trondheim, Norway The 2023 Encounter, explores how—amidst growing uncertainty about how to face life, and especially the mystery of evil—many of us yearn to be seen and affirmed by someone in flesh and blood who defeats our loneliness. We long to...

A presentation on Comunità Cenacolo with Albino Aragno , director of the Cenacolo Communities in America, and Ian Ross , elementary school teacher, moderated by Matteo Tinti , regional sales manager at MEI.

The Catholic Church position on peace and the current situation in Ukraine, with Archbishop Gabriele Caccia , Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN, and the Most Reverend Borys Gudziak , Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, moderated by Holly Peterson , educator.

The Encounter opens with poetry, music, and a conversation in memory of Pope Benedict XVI with Steven Brown , Dean of Graduate Studies at The Catholic University of America, Cardinal Seán O'Malley , Archbishop of Boston, Most Rev. Steven J. Raica , Bishop of Birmingham, and Fr. Alex Zenthoefer , rector of St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville, Indiana, and music played by Christopher Vath , pianist...

At the 2022 New York Encounter, we invited podcasters to record their shows in a special studio at the venue. We will be sharing some of the episodes they recorded on the Encounter podcast. On this episode, Ken Hallenius from the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture interviews Dan Lipinski, who spoke at the 2022 Encounter in the event " Politics: a Zero-Sum Game? " Ethics and Culture Cast Shown...

At the 2022 New York Encounter, we invited podcasters to record their shows in a special studio at the venue. We will be sharing some of the episodes they recorded on the Encounter podcast. On this episode, Ken Hallenius from the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture interviews Abigail Favale, who spoke at the 2022 Encounter in the event " Body and Identity " Ethics and Culture Cast Shownotes: A...

The End of the Pax Americana? The changing role of the U.S. in global affairs and its impact on world peace and stability, with Andrew Bacevich , Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History, Boston University, and Michael Desch , Founding Director of the Notre Dame International Security Center, moderated by Paolo Carozza , Professor of Law and Director of the Kellogg Institute for I...

A conversation on prosperity, opportunity, and inequality, with Jean-Paul Fitoussi , Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, and Branko Milanovic , senior fellow at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, Samuele Rosa , senior economist, International Monetary Fund, moderated by Anujeet Sareen , portfolio manager, Brandywine Global America, we believe,...