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Past activities focusing on support for victims and for priests of integrity, education and awareness are outlined below.  Please visit our Calendar page for future listing of guest speakers and topics for discussion.
Previous Speakers List
We have been honored to welcome the following guest speakers to our meetings. 
Please feel free to contact us with any suggestions for future speakers.
Links (underlined) to information on speakers and/or their supporting organization is provided whenever possible.

Thomas Groome

 
Professor, Boston College
   author of
What Makes Us Catholic"

Fr. John McGinty

 
Archdiocesen priest
   
discussion topic --  "The Laity Then and Now"

Fr. Martin Hyatt
     BSO, Director of Cursillo Movement
    
discussion topic -- overcoming crisis of faith

Representatives of the Coalition of
Catholics and Survivors


James Carroll
   Author, columnist for The Boston Globe
    author of
"Towards a New Catholic Church"

Fr. Robert Bullock
 
Pastor, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Sharon MA, co-founder of Boston Priests' Forum
 
discussion topic -- reflections on VOTF Goal #2

Phil Saviano
 
Survivor of sexual abuse by a priest and former New England Regional Director of SNAP
  
discussion topic -- sharing his journey

Fr. Tom Nestor
   Priest-in-Residence @ St. Eulalia Parish and Director of Spiritual Formation at St. John's
       Seminary, Brighton, MA
   
discussion topic -- priestly formation and seminary life

Penny Kirk
  Mother of a survivor - sharing her story.

Stephen Pope
 
Professor  of Theology, Boston College, speaking on " The Church in Boston - Where Should We Go From Here?"

Fr. John Baldovin, S.J.


Fr. John O'Malley
Distinguished Professor of Church History, Weston Jesuit School of Theology.
Topic: "Vatican II: Is It Still Relevant?"

Panel Discussion: Fr. Robert Bullock, Fr. Austin Fleming, Fr. Thomas Mahoney, Fr. John McGinty
Joined with laity in discussing issues common to both priests and laity in light of the present call to reform.
Steve Krueger: Executive Director of Voice of the Faithful
Steve gave an informative overview and plan for the future, and answered many questions.

Kathleen McChesney and Jim Post
presented updates on the diocesan audits
Previous Surveys' Results
Priests' Survey
St. Eulalia's Parish Response to VOTF Survey
Previous Events list
Fr. Thomas LeClerc
Marina Wangh one-woman show
Cookout for priests