St. Augustine CERC at Elms College

04/12/2023

Next Thursday, April 20, the St. Augustine CERC at Elms College will host the 4th Annual Rev. Hugh Crean Distinguished Lecture at 4pm. The guest lecturer is Dr. Karin Oberg, Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University. The title of her remarks is “Christian Creation and the Big Bang Cosmology”. The event is hybrid so please register via link below.

Join us in-person and virtually for the 4th Annual Rev. Hugh Crean Distinguished Lecture in Catholic Thought presented by the Elms College St. Augustine Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture. The lecture will take place on Thursday, April 20 at 4 p.m. in the College’s Alumnae Library Theater. T...

10/28/2022

The St. Augustine CERC will host the 2nd Distinguished Lecture in Ethics on Nov. 3 at 6:30 pm via Zoom. The guest lecturer is Professor Charles Camosy, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Humanities at Creighton University School of Medicine. He has written 6 books and will speak on "Losing Our Dignity: How Secularized Medicine is Undermining Fundamental Human Equality." Register via link below.

Guest Lecturer: Charles Camosy, Ph.D., Professor, Creighton University School of Medicine, Msgr. Curran Moral Theology Fellow, St. Joseph Seminary (NY) Biography: Dr. Camosy is a Professor of Medical Humanities at the Creighton University School of Medicine and joined the seminary as a Distinguished...

09/07/2022

Don’t miss your chance to hear Hosffman Ospino, Ph.D., associate professor Theology and Religious Education at Boston College, when he’s the guest speaker at the Sr. Mary Dooley Lecture on Sept. 12. The event is in-person and he will address “Hispanic Spirituality in the U.S.” To register: https://www.elms.edu/events/sister-mary-dooley-lecture/

03/25/2022

The 3rd Annual Rev. Hugh Crean Distinguished Lecture is only 4 days away! You don’t want to miss Attorney Mary Ann Glendon, the Learned Hand Professor of Law, emerita, at Harvard University, and former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. Register today using the link below!

Join us in-person and virtually for the 3rd Annual Rev. Hugh Crean Distinguished Lecture in Catholic Thought presented by the Elms College St. Augustine Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, March 29 at 4 p.m. in the College’s Alumnae Library Theater. Th...

03/15/2022

At the 3rd Annual Rev. Hugh Crean Distinguished Lecture, Attorney Mary Ann Glendon, the Learned Hand Professor of Law, emerita, at Harvard University, and a former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, will reflect on her experience working with the three most recent Popes: St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis. For information and to register go to: https://www.elms.edu/events/st-augustine-cerc/.

Join us in-person and virtually for the 3rd Annual Rev. Hugh Crean Distinguished Lecture in Catholic Thought presented by the Elms College St. Augustine Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, March 29 at 4 p.m. in the College’s Alumnae Library Theater. Th...

03/07/2022

Join us in-person or virtually on March 29 for the 3rd Annual Rev. Hugh Crean Distinguished Lecture presented by the St. Augustine CERC at Elms College. Attorney Mary Ann Glendon, the Learned Hand Professor of Law, emerita, at Harvard University, and a former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See is the guest lecturer. The lecture is free and open to the public. For information and to register go to: https://www.elms.edu/events/st-augustine-cerc/.

Join us in-person and virtually for the 3rd Annual Rev. Hugh Crean Distinguished Lecture in Catholic Thought presented by the Elms College St. Augustine Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, March 29 at 4 p.m. in the College’s Alumnae Library Theater. Th...

02/07/2022

Dr. Peter DePergola, Executive Director of the St. Augustine CERC at Elms College, participated in a panel discussion on business ethics with BusinessWest.

Ethics in Business The two words ‘ethics’ and ‘business’ come together in the same sentence often, although what they mean when they are juxtaposed like that depends on whom you ask. A common refrain is that it means ‘doing the right thing.’ But even that becomes somewhat complicated ami...

11/19/2021

Thank you to Dr. Thea James for her enlightening remarks at the CERC’s Distinguished Lecture on Culture. For anyone who missed it, here is the link to event.

Thea James, MD, is the keynote speaker for the inaugural Distinguished Lecture in Culture presented by the St. Augustine Center for Ethics, Religion, and Cul...

11/09/2021

Don’t miss your chance tomorrow at 4pm to hear Thea James, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine, when she addresses the racial, ethnic, and cultural inequalities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. To register:

Join us virtually for the Inaugural Distinguished Lecture in Culture presented by the Elms College St. Augustine Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture. The event will feature the keynote speech by Thea James, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center/Boston University...

11/03/2021

Join us virtually on November 10 at 4pm for the Inaugural Distinguished Lecture in Culture presented by Elms College’s St. Augustine Ctr. for Ethics, Religion, and Culture. Thea James, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine, will address various cultural inequalities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic – such as resource allocation and delivery of healthcare. To register, see the link below.

Join us virtually for the Inaugural Distinguished Lecture in Culture presented by the Elms College St. Augustine Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture. The event will feature the keynote speech by Thea James, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center/Boston University...

04/22/2021

In case you missed the Rev. Hugh Crean Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, here is a link to Dr. David O'Brien's address on "Amercian Catholicism in the Year of St. Joseph."

David O'Brien, Ph.D., delivers the 2021 Rev. Hugh Crean Distinguished Lecture, "American Catholicism in the Year of St. Joseph." Dr. O'Brien is Professor Eme...

04/16/2021

There’s still time to register for the 2nd Rev. Hugh Crean lecture on April 20. You don’t want to miss it! The keynote speaker is David O’Brien, Ph.D., Prof. Emeritus and Loyola Prof. of Roman Catholic Studies at College of the Holy Cross.
To register, go to

“Reflections on the Year of St. Joseph” Join us virtually for the second Rev. Hugh Crean Distinguished Lecture. This year’s speaker is David O’Brien, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus and Loyola Professor of Roman Catholic Studies at College of the Holy Cross. The event is free and open to the publi...