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7 DENVER CATHOLIC | MARCH 11-24, 2017 The University of Mary offers an innovative Master of Science in Bioethics, in partnership with the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia Founded in Catholic values, this degree allows you to interact with the challenges in modern science and today's society. The bioethics program is interdisciplinary and ideal for professionals in law, medicine, policy or business. Application deadline is July 10. Inquire today at enroll@umary.edu or 701-355-8030. MASTER'S in BIOETHICS Start this fall by enrolling in the NCBC Certificate Program and move on to your coursework next June. You'll be finished in only 20 months. Life culture of building a di'erent things we would discuss, and sometimes [we would] just goof o'. ON LEARNING INTEGRITY: Raising kids in the 60s, 70s and 80s, these were some of the most confused and con- fusing times in the Church's history, and in more than one place where we lived, my parents would bring us on a considerable drive to find a church that was doctrinally sound and liturgically reverent. And that sent a message, that certainly sent a message to us that this is something worth making a sacrifice for. And this is who we are. ON THE ROAD TO THE PRIESTHOOD: The first time it hit me was on the way home from my confirmation, … and I remember just very clearly thinking, I am going to be a priest. It wasn't, I want to be a priest, and it wasn't, God wants me to be a priest, it was simply a matter of, this is what is going to happen. ON THE FINAL DECISION: One summer I interned on Capitol Hill at the Heritage Foundation. … I realized over the course of that summer that we could propose a lot of legislation, … but if we wanted to change people, to a'ect people for the better, well, only the priest can go that deep. Only the priest can go into the soul and make the change that needs to be made. ON BECOMING A DIOCESAN PRIEST: I didn't ever think of anything but diocesan and parish life, because first, that is what I knew. … I knew good, strong, courageous, holy priests, and I said, I want to join that. I want to be a part of that. ON PROPHETIC WITNESS: What I would like to do in the talk is speak about what it means to be a prophetic witness in light of the prophets, and what do we learn from them, and what do they have to teach us. The Archbishop's Lecture Series is held in the refec- tory of St. John Vianney Seminary. Wine and hors d'oeuvres are©available at 7 p.m. The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. www. archden.org/lecture. i

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