Introducing students to the Catholic intellectual tradition, sharing its resources, and equipping the next generation
The Nova Forum for Catholic Thought is an initiative of the Roman Catholic community at USC in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the largest and most diverse in the United States.
COLLIS Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture at Cornell University is pleased to present two lectures by acclaimed scholars Stephen Bullivant (St. Mary's University, London) and Angela Franks (St. John's Seminary) on Saturday, Nov. 16 as part of the conference, “Inflection Point: A Convocation of Catholic Student Leaders.” The conference will welcome more than fifty students from universities in Upstate NY and from In Lumine Network institutes. The keynotes will focus on, “The US Church in an Era of Secularization: Past, Present, and Possible Futures,” (Bullivant) and “Liquid Identity: Our Current Situation and How We Can Respond" (Franks).
Gold Masses are celebrated for Catholics who are or have been involved with the sciences. The patron of this mass is St. Albert the Great, a 13th century Dominican friar, teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas, and patron saint of scientists.