
Permanent Diaconate Convocation AgendaSpeaker BiosHotel Information
November 5, 2016
Seton Hall University Jubilee Hall Auditorium
400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
Optional Welcome Dinner Friday, November 4
The Westminster Hotel
Cash bar opens at 6:30 p.m.; dinner begins at 7 p.m.
Keynote Speaker
Steven Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Presenters
- Deacon James Keating, Ph.D.
Presentation to deacons, deacon candidates and wives - Dianne Traflet, J.D., S.T.D.
Presentation to wives of deacons and deacon candidates
Our presenters' books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
- Deacon Keating: The Heart of the Diaconate (Paulist Press), Spousal Prayer (IPF Publications), A Deacon's Retreat (Paulist Press)
- Dr. Traflet: Saint Edith Stein: A Spiritual Portrait (Pauline Books and Media)
Cost
- Per person rate: $75
- Per couple rate: $140
- Pre-evening dinner cost: $40 per person
You will also receive a link to download " Praying the Liturgy of the Hours Together" written by Kathleen Toth about her late husband, Deacon William Toth, former associate professor of Christian Ethics. In this three-page article, Kathleen explains how she and her husband were able to strengthen their prayer life. It is an excerpt from Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology's first journal, "Family Reflections."
A Huge Success!
Our National Diaconate Convocation on November 5, 2016, was a great success! View photos below.
For more information about the event, please contact:
Deacon Andrew Saunders, M.A., Director
(973) 313-6335
Kimberly Mailley, Assistant Director
(973) 275-2435
Should you require special accommodations to attend this event, please contact Kimberly Mailley.
8:30 a.m. |
Registration and Breakfast |
9:15 a.m. |
Welcome - Opening Prayer |
9:30 a.m. |
Keynote |
10:45 a.m. |
Mass |
11:45 a.m. |
Presentations Dianne Traflet: presenting to wives |
12:30 p.m. |
Lunch/Free Time |
1:00 p.m. |
Book Signings |
2:00 p.m. |
Presentation Deacon James Keating |
3:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion (break-out for wives) |
4 p.m. |
Concluding Comments and Closing Prayer |
Speaker Bios
Steven Smith, Ph.D.
Deacon James Keating, Ph.D.
Dr. Keating is the author of several books, including The Heart of the Diaconate (Paulist Press, 2015); Spousal Prayer: A Way to Marital Happiness (IPF Publications, 2013); Resting on the Heart of Christ: The Mission and Spirituality of the Seminary Theologian (IPF Publications, 2009); A Deacon's Retreat (Paulist Press, 2010); Pure Heart, Clear Conscience: Catholic Moral Life (Liguori Press, 2003); Crossing the Desert: Moral Conversion and Lent (Liguori Press, 2001); and Listening for Truth: A Life of Prayers and Virtue (Liguori Press, 2002; reprinted 2013). He is the co-author of the books Moral Formation in the Parish (Alba House, 1998) with Anthony Ciorra; Conscience and Prayer: The Spirit of Catholic Moral Theology (Liturgical Press/Michael Glazier, 2001) and The Way of Mystery: Eucharist and Moral Living (Paulist Press, 2006), both with Dennis Billy, C.S.R.
Deacon Keating served as editor of the Josephinum Journal of Theology (1993-2006) and is currently editor of the Josephinum Diaconal Review. He is also editor of numerous books, including The Deacon Reader (2006) which won First Place in the Catholic Press Association Awards and, most recently, The Character of the Diaconate (2016).
He has regular audio presentations on the digital Retreat House, Discerning Hearts.com. He served as columnist on the Moral/Spiritual Life for Church Life: A Journal of the New Evangelization until 2015. He is currently a regular contributor to Catechetical Review. He serves St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver as a member of the Board of Trustees. He was ordained a deacon in 2001 and is currently a deacon of the Archdiocese of Omaha, where he serves as director of the Office of the Diaconate.
Married to Marianne, they have three sons, Kristoffer, Jonathan and Liam, and a daughter, Ina.
Dianne Traflet, J.D., S.T.D.
Hotel Information
Westminster Hotel
550 W. Mount Pleasant Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039-1608
www.westminsterhotel.net
Ph: 973-533-0600
Toll Free: 800-388-2741
Event Name: Seton Hall - Diaconate Convocation
Preferred Event rate: $119 per night ($20 extra person charge per room), plus tax
and gratuities
Rate extended to guests Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights (November 3, 4, 5)
- Shuttle service available to Seton Hall University
- Easy access to major highways
- 20 miles/30 minutes from Manhattan
- 20 minutes from Newark Liberty International Airport
- Minutes from major shopping malls in Short Hills and Livingston, NJ
- Features in-house steak restaurant, Strip House