Sr. Catherine Pinkerton, Washington lobbyist, addresses alumni

After joining John Carroll in St. John's Cathedral for Mass on November 19, 2000 and then for breakfast in the grand ballroom of the Marriott at Society Center, Sister Catherine Pinkerton of the Congregation of Saint Joseph and NETWORK, a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby in Washington, DC, addressed the question, "Are we a Jubilee People?"  Click on the image of the speakers for each segment. Sr. Catherine Pinkerton, CSJ

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(Introduction)  Recalling the late JCU president, Michael Lavelle SJ, whom she taught, and introducing the three segments of her talk.

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(Part 1) Focusing on "ourselves," how has the evolution of the Society of Jesus affected the direction of higher education and "how does that evolution move us, people graced with that education and spirituality, toward becoming a jubilee people?"

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(Part 2) Turning to the nation, "What signs do we see that people of faith have become a jubilee people working to change the consciousness of this nation and indeed of the world community in this jubilee year?"

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(Part 3) Concluding with the current national quandary, "How does the whole concept of jubilee challenge us as an electorate over the next four years."
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