Pastoral Leadership Study Days (PLSDs) are a collaborative effort of the Loras College Archbishop Kucera Center for Catholic Intellectual and Spiritual Life and the Archdiocese of Dubuque in order to provide professional development for parish leaders through focusing on topics related to the vision and mission of the Archdiocese. Each year, there is a Fall PLSD (typically in October) and a Spring PLSD (typically in April).
Registration will open in Fall of 2024
Fall 2024 PLSD:
Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Topic: “The Church's Mission in a Polarized World”
Location: Bien Venu Convention Center, Cedar Falls (7400 Hudson Rd., Cedar Falls)
Cost: $49 per person ($45 per person for groups of four or more)
Description:
Christians and other people of good will are longing for a response that can lead the way out of the divisiveness and vitriol of our times." Father Wessman will provide some assistance so we may "discern a way out of the toxicity in which we live, and stimulate courage and hope so that all people can see the age in which we live more clearly and respond with the grace necessary to follow more fully the call God has spoken - a missionary call to deepen Christ’s incarnational movement in our world."
Keynote Speaker: Fr. R. Aaron Wessman is vicar general and director of formation for the Glenmary Home Missioners (glenmary.org). He has a PhD from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium in systematic theology, and is a guest lecturer at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology.
For event questions: contact Kevin Feyen at [email protected] or 563-556-2580, x253.