We are honoured this year to have Pat- rick Byrne, Professor of Philosophy and past chair of the Philosophy Depart- ment at Boston College, deliver our annual Lonergan Lecture. In his lec- ture, entitled “Can We Be Moral With- out God? Philosophy, Religion, and Moral Foundations,” Prof. Byrne will examine some of the implicit …
The Collected Works of Bernard Lon- ergan took another major step toward completion this Spring with the appear- ance of two further volumes presenting Lonergan’s writings and courses on theo- logical method during his sojourn in Rome (1953-1964).
For nearly two decades, Father Robert Croken, SJ, was an integral part of the LRI. Early Friday morning, March 1, at Rene Goupil House in Pickering, Ontario, he went to his eternal reward. He was in his 80th year of life, and his 60th year as a Jesuit.
The work of the LRI is, for the most part, a quiet service to scholarship. Even so, there are few tasks as thankless and unheralded as translaƟon. Its demands are easily overlooked, and its results readily criƟcized. For over 32 years, Fr Michael Shields has paƟently labored as the principal translator of Lonergan’s considerable …
After four years of dedicated service, Gordon Rixon, S.J., and Michael Vertin stepped down this summer as Director and Associate Director of the LRI. Both remain actively involved in the life of the LRI as Research Scholars and members of the Board. To the warm gratitude of the LRI Board, let me add my …
