Rediscovering the Family in a
Technological Age:
Bioethical Considerations
An opportunity for those who seek a deeper
understanding of marriage and its design in
the natural moral law.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
1111 Gough Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Sponsored and Presented by:
The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Co-Sponsored by:
•The Archdiocese of San Francisco
Office of Public Policy & Social Concerns,
•The California Catholic Women’s Forum
•The National Association of Catholic Nurses,
San Francisco Chapter.
Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator
‘made them male and female’ and said, ‘For this reason
a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to
his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are
no longer two, but one flesh.
Matthew 19:4-6; cf. Genesis 2:23-24
Faculty
John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L., NCBC President Dr. Haas has lectured extensively in the United States and abroad. His extensive background and expertise have caused him to be called to testify before state and federal judicial and legislative committees on bioethical topics. He has also provided testimony to the President’s National Bioethics Advisory Commission. For a number of years Dr. Haas produced and hosted a national television program known as The St. Charles Forum which was carried on the Catholic network EWTN. He is a consultant to the U.S. Bishops Prolife Activities Committee and In 2006 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him an Ordinary Member of The Pontifical Academy for Life. In 2010 the Holy Father appointed him to the Academy’s Governing Council.
Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. NCBC Director of Education. Father Tad earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Yale University and then did postdoctoral research at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical Center as preparation for his desire to pursue the priesthood. His seminary training was received in Rome where he did advanced studies in theology and bioethics. Father Tad is recongnized as an expert within the Church and the secular media on the issue of human stem cell research. He has testified before Congress and is frequently interviewed by national news agencies regarding the Church and bioethical concerns. Father Tad is also the author of “Making Sense Our Of Bioethics,” a monthly column which appears in many diocesan newspapers.
Victoria Evans, Be.L., Respect Life Coordinator, San Francisco Archiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns. Ms. Evans is responsible for directing community activities, educational programs, and legislative advocacy in diverse pro-life areas. She is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelors degree in accounting and a Masters degree in taxation. She recently earned her Licentiate degree in bioethics from the Pontifical Athanaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome where she graduated summa cum laude. Her thesis was titled “Commercial Markets Created by Abortion: Profiting from the Fetal Distribution Chain” an excerpt of which was published in the August 2010 issue of Ethics & Medics.
For information related to continuing education credit visit www.
ncbcenter.org, or www.ccwf.org
Technological Age:
Bioethical Considerations
An opportunity for those who seek a deeper
understanding of marriage and its design in
the natural moral law.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
1111 Gough Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Sponsored and Presented by:
The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Co-Sponsored by:
•The Archdiocese of San Francisco
Office of Public Policy & Social Concerns,
•The California Catholic Women’s Forum
•The National Association of Catholic Nurses,
San Francisco Chapter.
Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator
‘made them male and female’ and said, ‘For this reason
a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to
his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are
no longer two, but one flesh.
Matthew 19:4-6; cf. Genesis 2:23-24
Faculty
John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L., NCBC President Dr. Haas has lectured extensively in the United States and abroad. His extensive background and expertise have caused him to be called to testify before state and federal judicial and legislative committees on bioethical topics. He has also provided testimony to the President’s National Bioethics Advisory Commission. For a number of years Dr. Haas produced and hosted a national television program known as The St. Charles Forum which was carried on the Catholic network EWTN. He is a consultant to the U.S. Bishops Prolife Activities Committee and In 2006 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him an Ordinary Member of The Pontifical Academy for Life. In 2010 the Holy Father appointed him to the Academy’s Governing Council.
Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. NCBC Director of Education. Father Tad earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Yale University and then did postdoctoral research at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical Center as preparation for his desire to pursue the priesthood. His seminary training was received in Rome where he did advanced studies in theology and bioethics. Father Tad is recongnized as an expert within the Church and the secular media on the issue of human stem cell research. He has testified before Congress and is frequently interviewed by national news agencies regarding the Church and bioethical concerns. Father Tad is also the author of “Making Sense Our Of Bioethics,” a monthly column which appears in many diocesan newspapers.
Victoria Evans, Be.L., Respect Life Coordinator, San Francisco Archiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns. Ms. Evans is responsible for directing community activities, educational programs, and legislative advocacy in diverse pro-life areas. She is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelors degree in accounting and a Masters degree in taxation. She recently earned her Licentiate degree in bioethics from the Pontifical Athanaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome where she graduated summa cum laude. Her thesis was titled “Commercial Markets Created by Abortion: Profiting from the Fetal Distribution Chain” an excerpt of which was published in the August 2010 issue of Ethics & Medics.
Conference Schedule
8:00 Registration
8:40 Welcome, Introductions & Invocation
8:55 The Goods of Marriage
John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L.
9:50 Moral Issues in Fertility: Contraception,
Sterilization & Natural Family Planning
John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L.
10:50 Break
11:10 Babies are Begotten Not Made: The Moral Status
of Artificial Reproductive Technologies
Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
12:05 Lunch Break
1:30 Bioethical Issues Surrounding the Question of
Same Sex “Marriage”
Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
2:25 Break
2:45 The Importance of Robust Conscience Protections
in Healthcare
John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L.
3:40 Panel Discussion
John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L.
Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
Victoria Evans, S.T.L. Respect Life Coordinator, Archdiocese of San Francisco
4:35 Course Evaluation to be completed by those earning CE credit
Continuing education credit is available for doctors, nurses, and
chaplains through their respective accrediting organizations.
8:00 Registration
8:40 Welcome, Introductions & Invocation
8:55 The Goods of Marriage
John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L.
9:50 Moral Issues in Fertility: Contraception,
Sterilization & Natural Family Planning
John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L.
10:50 Break
11:10 Babies are Begotten Not Made: The Moral Status
of Artificial Reproductive Technologies
Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
12:05 Lunch Break
1:30 Bioethical Issues Surrounding the Question of
Same Sex “Marriage”
Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
2:25 Break
2:45 The Importance of Robust Conscience Protections
in Healthcare
John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L.
3:40 Panel Discussion
John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L.
Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
Victoria Evans, S.T.L. Respect Life Coordinator, Archdiocese of San Francisco
4:35 Course Evaluation to be completed by those earning CE credit
Continuing education credit is available for doctors, nurses, and
chaplains through their respective accrediting organizations.
For information related to continuing education credit visit www.
ncbcenter.org, or www.ccwf.org
Registration
$40 General Public
$60 Nursing Continuing Education
$90 Doctors Continuing Education
Registration deadline: Sept. 29, 2010
Cost includes all conference materials, continental
breakfast, and buffet lunch.
Registration:
• Online at www.ncbcenter.org/netcommunity/
SF2010
• Call 215-877-2660
• Detach and mail the registration form with your
check to
The National Catholic Bioethics Center
ATTN: Julie Kelley
6399 Drexel Rd Philadelphia, PA 19151
For Further information, please contact:
Julie Kelley, Administrative Assistant
to the Director of Education
The National Catholic Bioethics Center
6399 Drexel Road Philadelphia PA 19151
jkelley@ncbcenter.org
(215) 877-2660 x213, Fax : (215) 877-2688
$40 General Public
$60 Nursing Continuing Education
$90 Doctors Continuing Education
Registration deadline: Sept. 29, 2010
Cost includes all conference materials, continental
breakfast, and buffet lunch.
Registration:
• Online at www.ncbcenter.org/netcommunity/
SF2010
• Call 215-877-2660
• Detach and mail the registration form with your
check to
The National Catholic Bioethics Center
ATTN: Julie Kelley
6399 Drexel Rd Philadelphia, PA 19151
For Further information, please contact:
Julie Kelley, Administrative Assistant
to the Director of Education
The National Catholic Bioethics Center
6399 Drexel Road Philadelphia PA 19151
jkelley@ncbcenter.org
(215) 877-2660 x213, Fax : (215) 877-2688
