The Legacy of Monsignor John A. Ryan
JOHN A. RYAN INSTITUTEReligion and Public Life:
The Legacy of Monsignor John A. Ryan
Sept. 14-17, 1995
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, Minn.
Sponsored by the University of St. Thomas Center for Christian Social Thought and Management, the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity of the University of St. Thomas and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Program
Thursday, September 14: The Life and Times of John A. Ryan
2 p.m. Registration
Room 113, Murray-Herrick Campus Center (MHCC)
5 p.m. Reception
Rogge-Leyden Room
Second floor, MHCC
6 p.m. Dinner
Welcome: Robert Kennedy, University of St. Thomas (UST)
Blessing: Rev. Philip Rask, UST School of Divinity
Rogge-Leyden Room
7:30 p.m. Harlan Beckley, National Humanities Center, Washington, D.C.
"Some Reflections on John A. Ryan's Life"
Introduction: Robert Kennedy, University of St. Thomas
OShaughnessy Educational Center (OEC) auditorium
8 p.m. Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, Commonweal Magazine
"Religion and Public Life"
Introduction: Monsignor Terrence Murphy, University of St. Thomas
OEC auditorium
Friday, Sept. 15: John A. Ryan's Legacy for Business in America
Breakfast on your own
Coffee and juice will be available on the first floor, MHCC
9-10:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions I
I . Colloquium: Women and Wage Equity
Presenters: Regina Wentzel Wolfe, St. John's University, Collegeville, Minn. "John A. Ryan and Women's Wages: Still a Radical Stance?" Georgia Keightly, Trinity College, Washington, D.C.
"Catholic Social Teaching on Women's Work and Wages: A Feminist Critique"
Moderator: Sharon Howell, CSJ, University of St. Thomas
LuAnn Dummer Center for Women, first floor, OEC
2 . Presenters: Michael Schuck and Francis Hannafey, S.J., Loyola University, Chicago
"Entrepreneurs and Markets: Contemporary
Entrepreneurial Practice and Morality in Relation to the Thought of Msgr. John A. Ryan"
David Krueger, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
"Can Ryan's Economic Ethic Work for a Global Economy?"
Moderator: Bernard Brady, University of St. Thomas
Room 155, MHCC
3 . Presenters: Stephen Porth, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia "Managing and Scripture: Is There a Common Ground?" Debashis Chatterjee, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India "Workship and the Spirit of Action"
Moderator: Stan Johnson, University of St. Thomas
Rooms 114 and 115, MHCC
4. Presenters: David Lutz, University of St. Thomas "Labor Participation in Management and the Contemporary Debate on Corporate Governance"
M. J. Platts, University of Cambridge
"Limited Liability"
Moderator: Fred Zimmerman, University of St. Thomas
Room 154 MHCC
10:30-11:45 a.m. Plenary Session
Harlan Beckley
"Theology and Prudence in John Ryan's Economic Ethics"'
Introduction: Pauline Lambert, University of St. Thomas
Respondent: Robert Kennedy, University of St. Thomas
OEC auditorium
Noon Lunch
Rogge-Leyden Room
Second floor, MHCC
1:30-2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 11
I . Colloquium: Traditions of Spirituality and Work
Presenters: Richard Morton, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. "Integrating Franciscan Spirituality into Leadership in the Workplace"
Thomas Bausch, Marquette University
"Ignatian Spirituality of work"'
Gary Atkinson, University of St. Thomas
"Carmelite Spirituality ofwork"
Thaddeus Posey, 0. F. M. Cap., University of St. Thomas: "Black Catholic Spirituality of Work"
Moderator: Molly Ferraro, Church of St. Olafs, Minneapolis Room 155, MHCC
2. Presenters: Michael Stebbins, Woodstock Center, Washington, D.C. "A Developmental Understanding of the Common Good" Deborah Savage,Triad Group, Minneapolis
"Quality Management Practices and Fruits of the Spirit"
Moderator: John Kelly, Canisius College, Buffalo, N.Y.
Room 154 MHCC
3. Presenters: Margaret Lulic,Work-Life Guidance, Minneapolis "The Evolving Business of Business"
Florence Bourg, Boston College
"Theology and Home Economics"
Moderator: Marie Failinger, Hamline University, St. Paul Rooms II 4 and II 5, MHCC
3-4:15 p.m. Plenary session
Daniel Rush Finn, St. John's University, Collegeville, Minn. "Catholic Social Thought on Property: An Urgent Need for Extension and Renewal"
Introduction: Jeanne Buckeye, University of St. Thomas
Respondent: Richard Berquist, University of St. Thomas
OEC Auditorium
4:45 p.m. Reception in Fireside Room
Second floor MHCC
6 p.m. Dinner
Welcome: Ron Krietemeyer, Office of Social justice, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Blessing: Rev. Ron Bowers, UST School of Divinity
Thomas Ryan, nephew of Monsignor John M. Ryan 'Reflections on Uncle John"
Rogge-Leyden Room
7:30 p.m. William Byron, S.J., Georgetown University
"Two New Social Questions: The Uses of Molecular Medicine and the Reform of Health Care Finances"
Introduction: Rev. Dennis Dease, University of St. Thomas
Respondents: Robert Wahistedt, Reell Precision Manufacturing, and
Vincent Eilers M.D., Twin Cities Serra Clubs
OECAuditorium
Saturday, Sept. 16. The Legacy of John A. Ryan for Public Policy
Breakfast: On your own
Coffee and juice will be provided on first floor, MHCC
9-10:15 a.m.Concurrent Sessions lll
1. Colloquium: Ryan's Economic Ethic: Implications for Today
Presenters: Albino Barrera, 0. P., Providence College, R.I.
"The Economics of Full Employment at a LivingWage: A Graphical Analysis"
Benjamin Hunnicutt, University of Iowa
"Monsignor John A. Ryan and the Shorter Hours of Labor: A Forgotten Vision of Genuine Progress"
Moderator: Msgr. James Habiger, University of St. Thomas
Room 155, MHCC
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