Steinfels to Speak at St. Edward’s University

On Friday, November 4, Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, co-director of the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture, will speak at St. Edward’s University as part of the Most Reverend Bishop John McCarthy Series on the Catholic Church in the 21st Century. Steinfels lectures frequently on topics related to faith, culture, religion and the Church. Her topic is “Reading the Signs of the Times”

From 1988 – 2002, Steinfels served as the editor of Commonweal, an independent biweekly journal of political, religious and literary opinion edited by Catholic lay people. She is currently co-directing a Commonweal project, “American Catholics in the Public Square,” funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

• Who: Margaret O’Brien Steinfels
• What: The Most Reverend Bishop John McCarthy Series on the Catholic Church in the 21st Century —“Reading the Signs of the Times”
• When: 2–3:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 4
• Where: Jones Auditorium, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, St. Edward’s University (3001 South Congress Avenue)
Free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Center for Ethics and Leadership at 464-8871 or cel@acad.stedwards.edu.

Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, St. Edward’s University has been named as one of America’s Best Colleges for 2006 by U.S. News & World Report and was selected by The Princeton Review for inclusion in the guide Colleges with a Conscience.
St. Edward’s is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university of more than 4,900 students located in Austin, Texas.

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