At this timely dialogue in Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, in a context of prayer, reflection, and conversation, four leading Catholic thinkers and scholars examined the foundations, challenges, and opportunities for a principled relationship between faith and democracy in our current moment.
John McCarthy and Gloria Purvis have joined Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life as our inaugural senior fellows for the fall 2025 semester.
As leading voices at the intersection of faith and public life, McCarthy and Purvis share the Initiative’s commitment to the principles of Catholic social thought and to building bridges across political, religious, and ideological lines. McCarthy and Purvis will contribute to our busy line-up of fall programming that includes Public Dialogues on immigration, faith and democracy, and the dignity of work and AI, along with student engagement and their own writing and speaking projects.
Kim Daniels and John Carr of Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life offer their expertise to journalists seeking interviews on a variety of subjects related to Pope Francis’s legacy, the history of the papacy, and the election of Pope Leo XIV.
