2020: A Milestone in the Journey of Life?

The Encounter opens with introductory remarks by Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and music played by Molly Morkoski, pianist, introduced by Chris Vath, composer

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The Relevance of the Stars

Presentation of a new book by Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete, priest, theologian, and former rocket scientist, with Stephen Sanchez, president of the Albacete Forum, and Lisa Lickona and Gregory Wolfe, editors of The Relevance of the Stars, a newly published collection of Albacete’s writings. Moderated by John Touhey, who will introduce this year's Encounter exhibit "The Albacete Show."

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Not by Profit Alone

Online conversation on rethinking work, business, and economy in a post-Covid world, with Raghuram Rajan, the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Ratna Sahay, deputy director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund, and Stefano Zamagni, professor of Economics, University of Bologna and president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, moderated by Anujeet Sareen, portfolio manager, Brandywine Global

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The Core of Our Humanity

An online dialogue on the Encounter theme with Paolo Carozza, professor of Law and Director of Kellogg Institute for International Studies, the University of Notre Dame, and Charles Taylor, philosopher and professor emeritus, McGill University

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The Faith of Fr. Giussani

Presentation of the exhibit on the Servant of God Msgr. Luigi Giussani, founder of Communion and Liberation, with Holly Peterson, high school principal and exhibit curator, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, and Barry Stohlman, entrepreneur and business manager

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Defenseless?

A conversation on the power of big tech corporations, free information, and social media censorship with Matt Stoller, director of research at the American Economic Liberties Project and a visiting lecturer in the Department of History at Columbia University, and Matthew Taibbi, author, journalist, and podcaster, moderated by Brandon Vaidyanathan, chair of the Department of Sociology, Catholic University of America

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When You Hit Reality

A roast of 2020 with comedians Vince Fabra, Jeremy McLellan, and Tom Shillue, and special guests Jeannie Gaffigan and Greg Iwinski, Emmy-nominated comedy writers, with music intermission by Andrea Domenici

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When Reality Hits

A reflection on the Encounter's theme by Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York

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Why on Earth?

An online discussion on the “epidemic” of suicide and mental health issues in the time of Covid with Aaron Kheriaty, professor of psychiatry, Irvine School of Medicine, University of California, Jeremy McLellan, comedian, and Mary Townsend, assistant professor of philosophy, St. John’s University, moderated by Margarita Mooney, associate professor of congregational studies, Princeton Theological Seminary

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A Desperate Cry for Justice

Seeking a truly human path to racial justice with Anika Prather, professor, Howard University, Eugene Rivers, Pentecostal minister, and Jacqueline Rivers, director of the Seymour Institute for Black Church and Policy Studies, moderated by Jonathan Liedl, journalist

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Lessons Learned

Online witnesses on education during the pandemic with Damian Bacich, professor of Ibero-American Literatures, San José State University, Peter Fields, Ph.D. candidate in physics, University of Chicago, Rev. Edwin Leahy, O.S.B., high school headmaster, and Michelle Ratti, teacher, moderated by Patrick Tomassi, high school teacher

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“Hope always surprises me”
(Charles Peguy)

Stories of new beginnings with Mikel Azurmendi, sociologist, Carolina Brito, school principal, Fr. Dustin Feddon, founder of Joseph House, Matthew Laracy, founder of the Magnificat Home, Juan Tapia-Mendoza, founder of Pediatrics 2000 and member of SOMOS Community Care, and Gabriel Tunage-Cooper, resident at Joseph House, followed by concluding remarks by Fr. Julián Carrón, president of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation

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