Past Events

Please join Acton, the Transatlantic Christian Council, the Colson Center and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation for the Inaugural Conference for the Transatlantic Christian Council in Brussels, Belgium on December 4, 2013. Rev. Robert A. Sirico, on behalf of Acton Institute, will be moderating a panel at this event.

Amity Shlaes delivers a brilliant and provocative reexamination of Calvin Coolidge and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership. Coolidge restored national trust in Washington and left office with a federal budget small than the one he inherited.

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Join us for the 13 th Annual Calihan Lecture where Dr. David P. Deavel will present a lecture entitled “Second Thoughts on Newman”: Newman, Constitutions, and Markets. Rev. Robert A. Sirico, on behalf of Acton Institute, will present Dr. Deavel with the 2013 Novak Award at this event. This evening is hosted by University of St. Thomas and sponsored by Catholic Studies and is open to the public. Advance registration is encouraged.

Keynote Speaker P.J. O'Rourke Best-Selling Author & Leading Political Satirist

The purpose of this conference is to explore the idea of “social justice” and compare and evaluate it against the understanding this concept now evokes in contemporary debates about justice and political order. The all-encompassing claims made on behalf of social justice in these debates often translate into calls for the reduction of personal liberty and a concomitant increase in state power to distribute material goods and the resources of private enterprise in common. Intended Audience: Clergy, Church and Parachurch Workers

Lawrence W. (“Larry”) Reed became president of FEE in 2008. Prior to that, he was a founder and president for twenty years of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan. He also taught Economics full-time and chaired the Department of Economics at Northwood University in Michigan from 1977 to 1984.

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How do we shepherd the flock in the search for economically healthy and socially just urban communities? What is the role of the local church in sustainable human development? Where do we find guidance for those facing unemployment and neighborhood displacement? Join us to explore how moral and economic clarity give direction in our mission to be true disciples, fostering effective charity, empowering our congregations and creating a context for urban flourishing.

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