Conference Schedule
Please Note: The conference schedule is subject to change as we finalize speakers and presenters.
Thursday, 25 May 2023 (Location: La Civiltà Cattolica, Villa Malta)
14:00-15:00: Conference Welcome & Introduction
- The Catholic Literary Imagination and Its Transnational Journey in the 20th Century
- Mark Bosco, S.J., Ph.D.
- Catholic Aesthetics: The Technology of the Incarnation
- Michael Murphy, Ph.D.
15:00-15:15: Break
15:15-16:45: Poetry Panel I
- Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, Ph.D.
- Tadeusz Dąbrowski
- John F. Deane
- Pietro Federico
- Daniele Gigli
- Philip Metres, Ph.D.
- Moderator: Linden Bicket O’Neill, Ph.D.
16:45-17:00: Break
17:00-18:00: Opening Plenary Address
- His Eminence, José Cardinal Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça T.O.S.D., ComSE, ComIH
Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
18:00-19:30: Prosecco Reception
Friday, 26 May 2023 (Location: La Civiltà Cattolica, Villa Malta)
09:00-09:45: The Critical Reception of the Catholic Imagination
- Catholic Women and Poetry
- Emma Mason, Ph.D.
09:45-11:00: Poetry Panel II
- Ewa Chrusciel, Ph.D.
- Hilary Davies
- Moira Egan
- Roisin Kelly
- Sally Read
- Moderator: Kimberly Connor, Ph.D.
11:00-11:15: Break
11:15-12:15: Panel Discussion: India, South Asia, & the Catholic Imagination
12:15-12:30: Break
12:30-13:15: Keynote Address
- The Catholic Literary Imagination of Pope Francis
- Antonio Spadaro, S.J.
13:15-15:00: Break for Pranzo
15:00-15:30: Africa & the Catholic Imagination
- Sr. Dominica Dipio, Ph.D.
- Antoinette Kankindi, Ph.D.
15:30-17:00: Panel Discussion: Catholic Africa & Diaspora Writers
17:00-17:15: Break
17:15-18:30: Panel Presentation: Dante & the Catholic Imagination Today
- Vittorio Montemaggi, Ph.D.
- Timothy Schmalz
- Randy Boyagoda, Ph.D.
- Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, Ph.D.
- Moderator: Paul Contino, Ph.D.
18:30-19:00: Reflection on the Day’s Panels and Presentations
19:30: Conference Dinner
Saturday, 27 May 2023 (Location: La Civiltà Cattolica, Villa Malta)
[Please Note: The morning of 27 May is reserved for the conference participants’ papal audience. The conference proper will resume after lunch.]
13:00-14:15: Panel Presentation: The Global Reach of Flannery O’Connor
- Fernanda Rossini
- Elizabeth Coffman, Ph.D.
- Ted Hardin, Ph.D.
- Mark Bosco, S.J., Ph.D.
- Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, Ph.D.
- Moderator: Michael Murphy, Ph.D.