The Church's Mission in a Polarized World (Priests)

Fr. Aaron's presentation to the Priest of the Diocese will be similar but more in depth to the presentations he offers at the Deacons and Lay Ecclesial Ministers on Monday, October 13th. Please encourage your deacon or LEM to participate in Monday's workshop as a way of creating a common language and understanding of some of the important issues of our Church's mission.

Bishop Malesic will address the priests on their faithful service in the presbyterate as a key part of "a Flourishing Apostolic Church" as well as highlighting some key issues and events happening within the Diocese.

Fr. Robert Arron Wessman, a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, is the 1st Vice President (Vicar General) and Director of Formation for the Glenmary Home Missioners. He has a PhD from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium) in Systematic Theology (2019). He serves as an at-large board member for the Conference of Major Superiors of Men Religious (CMSM) and is a guest lecturer at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. The religious order he belongs to, Glenmary, is a missionary society of apostolic life of the Catholic Church that conducts missions in rural, poor, and non-Catholic areas of the United States, primarily in the southeast and Appalachia. In 2023 Fr. Wessman published the book, "The Church's Mission in a Polarized World". This book explores the roots of polarization including sociological and psychological aspects, and strategies for overcoming it through self-reflection, engaging with diverse viewpoints, and promoting understanding and curiosity as a means to bridge divides.

Cost $50 per person, lunch included