James Wiseman, O.S.B., is Associate Professor of Theology at The Catholic University of America, Visiting Professor at Yale University, and a Smithsonian Lecturer on Christian Mysticism. He has also served as chair of the Department of Theology and abbot of St. Anselm's Abbey, and has traveled internationally to participate in ecumenical and interreligous conferences on spirituality. Reservations must be made by January 31. It is located at 2519 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, and is accessible from Foggy Bottom Metro stop. Just walk down Pennsylvania Ave.
Street parking is also available.
This month we are very pleased to have Drew Christiansen, S.J., as our speaker. Christiansen is currently Senior Fellow and Director of the International Visiting Fellow Program at Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University, as well as Counselor on International Affairs to the US Catholic Conference. Also of interest to alumni and friends of Notre Dame are Fr. Christiansen served as a member of the Holy See Observer Delegation to the World Trade Organization ministerial meeting this past November in Seattle, and will discuss the politics behind the failed meeting of the WTO and the prospects for the Catholic Church's efforts on behalf of supporting developing countries' participation in an equitable world trading system. New Hampshire Ave.