2006 WAVOTF Meetings
Jan. 9: Dr. Martin Kafka: McLean hospital Psychiatrist who served on Vatican board investigating sexual abuse by priests.
Feb. 6: Ellen Connell: Diocesan Pastoral Council.
Feb. 13: Professor Roberto Goizueta, BostonCollege: “The Church in Latin-America and Latino-American Catholics – What is the Connection?”
Feb. 27: Faith Sharing.
Mar. 6: Fr. John Sassani: Lectio Divina.
Mar. 13: Viewing and discussion of DVD of Our Lady’s, Newton, model of collaboration.
Mar. 20: Fr. Bryan Hehir (Parish Event).
Mar. 27: Rich Orareo talks about the Shroud of Turin.
Apr. 10: Economic Way of the Cross.
May 8: Fr. Tom Nestor, St. Eulalia’s pastor, speaks on “Understanding Priestly Celibacy”.
May 15: Conversation between laity, priests and religious with video “Leadership: An Art of Possibility”. Celebration of WAVOTF’s 5th Anniversary.
May 22: Faith Sharing.
June 5: Working Groups.
June 12: Professor James O’Toole, BostonCollege, speaking about “The Faithful”, his forthcoming book about Catholics in America.
Jun. 26: Showing of documentary “Twist of Faith”.
July 10: Steve Sheehan talks about the Healing Alliance trip to Managua. Nicaragua – how helping others helps one’s own healing process.
July 24: Panel of lay members of St. Albert the Great, Weymouth, St. James, Arlington, Our Lady’s, Newton, talking about parish reconfiguration.
July 31: Faith Sharing.
Aug 7: Working Groups.
Aug. 10: Small group meets with auxiliary Bishop Irwin.
Aug. 13: Cookout for area Priests.
Aug. 14: Mary Pat Fox, VOTF President.
Aug 21: Small group Faith Sharing.
Aug. 28: Skip Shea, poet and survivor of abuse reads from his collection “Surviving Abuse and Other Dead Ends”.
Sept. 11: Prayer Service on the 5-year Anniversary of 9/11, with remembrances from Peter deMarco, journalist.
Sept. 25: David Gibson, on his new book “The Rule of Benedict”.
Oct. 2: Retrospective on the life of Msgr. Joseph Lyons, first pastor of St. Eulalia’s.
Oct. 23: John Broderick, Ph. D: “Collaboration: Vatican II Then and Now”.
Nov. 6: Fr. David Hollenbach, BostonCollege: “A Catholic Contribution to the Common Good in U.S. Public Life”.
Nov. 15: Svea Fraser: Sailing as a metaphor for VOTF.
Nov. 27: Kathy Dwyer, abuse survivor discusses the Truth and Recognition project.
Christmas card sale for the benefit of survivors after Masses at St. Eulalia’s..
Dec. 11: Sorting of Giving Tree gifts – outreach to St. Eulalia’s parish.
Dec. 18: Christmas Celebration of Lessons, Carols, and Reflection.