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Faith and the Environment: Questions and ChallengesA Catholic Conference on Environmental Issues
August 17 -19, 2009St. Malo Retreat & Conference Center
Allenspark, CO
Mission Statement:
The conference Faith and the Environment: Questions and Challenges, invites professionals and experts from different fields and faiths to discuss the questions and challenges of the
environmental crisis of our time and to reflect on how the Catholic Church and society should respond to this common responsibility.
Schedule
Monday, Aug 17th 4:00 P.M. Conference Registration
5:00 P.M. Exploring the wonder of nature:Interpretive (short) hike on the John Paul II trail into Rocky Mountain National Park
6:00 P.M. Dinner
7:15 P.M. Keynote PresentationThe Church and Reconciliation with Creation
Keynote Speaker: Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput,
O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Denver
8:00 P.M. Discussion
9:00 P.M. Social
Tuesday, Aug 18th 7:15 A.M. Mass
8:00 A.M. Breakfast
9:00 A.M. Panel #1: Diagnosis of the situation: the Church and the environment Panelists: Alejandro Bermudez, Bernard Amadei
10:15 A.M. BREAK
10:30 A.M. Panel #2: Theological and philosophical questions and challenges Panelists: Chris Blum, Ben Hale, Miguel Salazar
12:15 P.M. Lunch
3:15 P.M. Keynote PresentationHoliness and the Environment
Keynote Speaker: Eduardo Regal
4:30 P.M. BREAK
4:45 P.M. Panel #3: Culture, Law and Anthropology Panelists: Chris Shannon, Lakshman Guruswamy, Aldo Giachetti
6:30 P.M. Dinner
8:00 P.M. Social
Wednesday, Aug 19th 7:15 A.M. Mass
8:00 A.M. Breakfast
9:00 A.M Keynote PresentationEnvironment, ethics and religions.
Keynote Speaker: Pablo Martinez de Anguita
10:15 A.M. Break
10:30 A.M. Panel #5: New paths, new methods Panelists: Tom Collingwood, Dave Newport, Ricardo Simmonds
12:30 P.M. Closing Remarks by José Ambrozic, Creatio President
12:45 P.M. Lunch
Speakers
Bernard AmadeiDr. Amadei is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He
received his PhD in 1982 from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Amadei is the
Faculty Director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities
at CU Boulder and holds the Mortenson Endowed Chair in Global Engineering. He is also
the Founding President of Engineers Without Borders - USA and the co-founder of the
Engineers Without Borders-International network. Among other distinctions, Dr. Amadei
is the 2007 co-recipient of the Heinz Award for the Environment, the recipient of the
2008 ENR Award of Excellence, and an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
José AmbrozicJosé A. Ambrozic was born in Lima, Perú and is Consecrated layman, member of the
Sodalitium Christianae Vitae - SCV, since 1972. He has a License in Business Administration
and Masters Degree in Education. He has been Assistant General of SCV for Apostolate,
Temporal Affairs and Communications. Currently he is the Superior of the SCV community
in Denver, Director of Saint Malo Catholic Retreat, Conference and Spiritual Center,
Chairman of the Board of San Pablo Catholic University and President of Creatio.
Alejandro BermudezMr. Bermudez is the Director of both the Catholic News Agency and ACI Prensa. He earned an Undergraduate
Degree in Philosophy at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Lima in 1979, then went on to earn a Masters in
Communication Sciences at the University of Lima in 1982. His professional background
includes various journalism roles, Professor of Social Doctrine of the Church and Sociology
of Religion at the Champagnat Catholic University in Lima, Host of the daily radio program
“Criterios” on EWTN as well as weekly commentating for the “EWTN Noticias.” His journalistic
responsibilities have taken him all over Latin America, the United States, and Europe.
Publications include such works as “El Futuoro de la Comunicación Social en la Iglesia” (The
Future of Social Communication in the Church) and “Catholic Social Communications in
Latin America.” Mr. Bermudez has received several awards during his dynamic career, including: the “Media in
your Continent Award,” the “North-South Friendship Award”, and the “International Media Award.”
Christopher Blum Dr. Chris Blum is a Professor of Humanities at the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
in Merrimack, New Hampshire. He has a PhD in History and Philosophy of Science and
European History from Notre Dame and is a National Science Graduate Foundation Fellow.
He has also been Chairman and Professor of the Histroy Department at Christendom
College, and his publications include two books and several essasys. His interests and
teaching experience range from Western Civilization History, Medieval Art and Culture, the
Enlightenment and French Revolution and many of Euclid’s books. Dr. Blum is also married
to Kathleen B. Doran since 1993 and has two children.
Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop Charles J. Chaput was born September 26, 1944, in Concordia, Kansas,
the son of Joseph and Marian DeMarais Chaput. He joined the Order of Friars Minor
Capuchin, St. Augustine Province, in 1965, and was ordained to the priesthood on August
29, 1970. In 1977, Archbishop Chaput became pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Thornton,
Colorado, and vicar provincial for the Capuchin Province of Mid-America. He was named
secretary and treasurer for the province in 1980, and he became chief executive and
provincial minister three years later. Archbishop Chaput was ordained Bishop of Rapid
City, South Dakota, on July 26, 1988. Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Denver on February 18,
1997. As member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe, Archbishop Chaput is the second Native American to
be ordained bishop in the United States, and the first Native American archbishop.
Tom CollingwoodTom Collingwood Ph.D. is a nationally recognized leader in the field of physical fitness,
sports medicine and outdoor education. As a former YMCA Director and Director of
Continuing Education for the world renown Kenneth Cooper Aerobics Research Center
he has instituted hundreds of physical fitness and outdoor education programs for
employee groups and youths worldwide. Dr. Collingwood has instituted numerous
environmental education service projects while serving as a Master Naturalist with the
Texas Parks and Wildlife, as a volunteer Interpretive Ranger at Rocky Mountain National
Park in Colorado, and as an Interpretive Hikemaster for the YMCA of the Rockies. Most recently, he has
developed and implemented a unique environmental project titled “Eco-Fit” that integrates environmental
stewardship habits and physical activity.
He has served in many leadership capacities for the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and
is the recipient of the Healthy American Fitness Leader award as one of the 10 outstanding physical fitness
leaders in the nation. He is the author of eight books and over 100 publications in the field.
Aldo GiacchettiAldo Giacchetti has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and is a Doctoral Candidate in
Philosophy at the “Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina”. He is a founding Member of
the “Universidad Católica San Pablo” in Arequipa, Peru. Now also the Director of the “Center
of Studies for the Person and the Culture” and Director of the Journal “Person and Culture”
of the “Universidad Católica San Pablo”. He is professor of Philosophical Anthropology at the
same University. He has published several articles on the philosophical thinking of Romano
Guardini. Currently he is investigating the thinking of Spanish philosopher Julian Marias on
the subject of the human person.
Lakshman GuruswamyDr. Lakshman Guruswamy is the Nicholas Doman Professor of International Environmental
Law at the University of Colorado Law School. Born in Sri Lanka, Guruswamy is one of the
world’s recognized experts in International Environmental Law and is widely published in
both legal and scientific journals. Guruswamy was among twenty distinguished speakers
specially chosen by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to speak at the symposium
celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ICJ. Guruswamy is also the Director of the Center for
Energy and Environmental Security (CEES). This is an ambitious interdisciplinary project that
seeks to find renewable energy solutions for the energy deficits confronting not only the United States, but,
more particularly, the developing countries of the world.
Benjamin HaleDr. Benjamin Hale is assistant professor in the Philosophy Department and the
Environmental Studies Program at CU Boulder. From 2006-2008 he was Director of the
Center for Values and Social Policy, which is situated in the Philosophy Department.
Currently, he maintains close affiliations not only with CVSP, but also with the Center
for Science and Technology Policy Research, located under CIRES, the Cooperative
Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences. His primary area of research focus is
environmental ethics, though he maintains active interests in a wide range of ethical
topics. He comes to Colorado from New York University, where he was Interim Director of the Environmental
Studies Program and Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Philosophy. Over the years, he has also
taught environmental policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, as well as
philosophy at Hofstra University and Stony Brook University.
Pablo Martínez de Anguita d´HuartDr. Martinez is currently a Professor of Sustainable Rural Development and Project
Management at the University Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain. He earned his Ph.D. in
Forestry Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He has also taught at the
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (2006-07) and served at the United
Nations University for Peace (San José, Costa Rica) and the United Nations Forum on
Forestry (UNFF) as a Spanish Expert at the UNFF Process since 2002. He is also the
author of several books and scholarly articles, and author of more than 40 forestry and
environmental projects as a consultant, of which the creation of the Parque de la Paz “Padre Fabretto” is
his most notable contribution, settling an agreement between presidents of Honduras and Nicaragua to
create a Multinational Park. Along with forestry, Dr. Martinez’ interests include the spiritual dimensions of the
environment, which were sparked during his studies of “ecotheology” in Harvard and through studying Don
Luigi Giussani led him back to living his Catholic faith.
Dave Newport Dave Newport is Director of the Environmental Center at the University of Colorado
at Boulder —the nation’s first, largest, and most accomplished center of its kind. Dave
is also a faculty associate in the Environmental Studies department where he teaches
Carbon Neutrality Planning and also Chairs the university’s Carbon Neutrality Working
Group.Dave is Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Association for the Advancement
of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), and co-creator of AASHE’s forthcoming
campus Sustainability Tracking And Ratings System (STARS). Previously, Dave was
elected Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners in Gainesville, Florida where he led that county to
award-winning sustainability achievements in land use, energy and climate, and social equity. Dave began
his career in 1976 performing environmental research for the paper industry and the EPA. He went on to
teach college-level environmental analytical methods, and then founded and managed an award-winning
environmental publishing company for 13 years. Dave’s background is in Energy Resource Management and
Policy, Management and Communications, and Environmental Science Technology (Maryland, Syracuse, Santa
Fe College, respectively). Three years ago, Dave and his family happily transitioned from the Florida heat and
hurricanes to the Colorado high country and high snow—but he will always be a Gator!
Eduardo RegalMr. Regal is the Coordinator General of the Christian Life Movement, an ecclesial
movement in the Catholic Church with more than 45,000 members, and the Vicar
General of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae. He is also a spiritual director and a
member of the advisory board of the Episcopal Commission on Lay Apostolate of the
Peruvian Conference of Bishops. Mr. Regal studied Electrical Engineering at Ricardo
Palma University and Business Administration at the Peruvian Institute of Business
Administration. He currently is the Director of BEC, the Christian Electronic Library which
has the greatest number of Catholic texts in Spanish in the world, and of VE Multimedios, which provides
internet services for the Church’s New Evangelization. He is also a member of the advisory board of San Pablo
University in Arequipa, Peru and of Universidad Juan Pablo II in Costa Rica.
Miguel SalazarMr. Salazar is a theologian, studying at the Gregorian University in Rome, where he is
pursuing a PhD. He is a Consecrated layman, member of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae.
He was the Superior of the formation center for 10 years, and since 2001 is the Regional
Superior in Colombia. He has taught theology in Marcelino Champagnat University in Lima,
and was an official in the Pontifical Council for the Family and the Editorial Secretary of
“Vida y Espiritualidad” Review. He is the author of “Human Person and Reconciliation” and
of articles in several articles in different reviews in Latin America. He has given talks in Peru,
Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, the United States and Italy. He is currently investigating the subject of Faith
and Reason in the writings of Edith Stein.
Christopher ShannonChristopher Shannon is an Associate Professor of History at Christendom College in
Front Royal, Virginia, where he teaches courses in Western Civilization, U. S. History
and Historiography. He is an intellectual historian whose scholarly work has focused
on the rise of social science as the language of public reason in twentieth-century
America. His first two books, Conspicuous Criticism (1996) and A World Made Safe
for Differences (2001), examine the rise of the anthropological notion of culture as a
secular substitute for a pre-modern, Catholic notion of tradition. In these works, he
draws on the philosophy of Alasdair MacIntyre to argue that cultural consciousness, initially invoked as
A healing antidote to the acids of modernity, ultimately served only to further undermine community by
extending instrumental social relations into the most intimate aspects of private life. His current research
project, “The Politics of Guadalupe,” explores the relation between faith and culture in contemporary
Mexican-American politics.
Ricardo SimmondsMr. Simmonds is currently pursuing his MS in Environmental Studies with a focus in
philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Born in Brazil, Ricardo founded
the non-profit Creatio in Peru where he lived for 4 years while undergoing his religious
formation. He has wide experience with volunteer work and missions in the shanty
towns and remote highlands of Latin America, and working with the poor in general. He
has led several mission trips into the Peruvian high Andes offering spiritual, humanitarian
and environmental assistance to the poorest of the poor. Living for 3 years in Colorado,
he is currently the Director of Creatio. He is also a member of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae and a spiritual
director, supporting the work of St. Malo Retreat Center.