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Speaker: Fr. Jordan WillardTopic: "On Earth as It Is in Heaven: The Church's Teaching on Integral Ecology"
Within his treatise on Divine Love, St. Francis de Sales, in Thomistic likeness, ascribes that “beauty” is beheld in the universe as an intrinsic bond of all diverse things in harmonious unity. (Bk I, Ch I). Thereby mirroring God’s inner Trinitarian life, the beauty of all creation resonates in constant relationship within itself, vulnerably and co-dependently. Since the recent publication of Pope Francis’s encyclical letter, Laudato Si, in May, 2015, our catechesis has grown progressively dependent upon this wisdom, that all things are connected and “work together for the good.” (Rom 8:28). It reminds us that the wellbeing of Mankind and that of all God’s handiwork are of mutual and inseparable concern; that to safeguard one depends inescapably on care for the other. As Pope Benedict XVI put it: The way humanity treats the environment influences the way it treats itself, and vice versa. . . . The book of nature is one and indivisible: it takes in not only the environment but also life, sexuality, marriage, the family, social relations: in a word, integral human development. Our duties towards the environment are linked to our duties towards the human person, considered in himself and in relation to others. (Caritas in Veritate, ¶¶ 15, 51). Join Fr. Willard in discussing this perspective of the Church’s social doctrine as well as the personal and cultural challenges beset against it. If we, the missionaries of Christ’s flock, are to contribute some affect and defend the integrity of the Gospel in our time, the theology of Integral Ecology is key.
BIO: Fr. Jordan Willard comes grew up in Hillsboro, Virginia, to a family of 12 brothers and sisters. He attended at graduated from the Heights School in Potomac, Maryland, in spring of 2009, and thereafter attending military school and studied chemical engineering at Virginia Tech. He transferred in the fall of 2010 to the Pontifical College Josephinum where he received both his BA in Philosophy in 2013, and a Masters of Divinity in 2017. After ordination in June, 2017, Fr. Willard went on to serve at the parish of St. Theresa in Ashburn until the fall 2019. He then served one year as parochial vicar for the parish of St. Raymond in Springfield. As of mid October, 2020, he has been serving as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Hope in Potomac Falls.
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Covid-19 Restrictions:
1. Seats are limited to 25 people, first come first served.
2. No bar seating will be available.
3. Each table is at least 6 feet apart
4. Groups, so long as its members are together, can sit together. The next group/s will then be 6 feet apart. Please limit large groups to maximize the number of seats available.
5. Anyone with any Covid-19 symptoms should NOT come into the restaurant. Please be respectful of the health and concerns of those around you.
6. Face masks are required upon entering the building, talking to the staff, going to the bathroom, and interacting with other non-household people where a 6ft distance cannot be observed. Otherwise, while seated and dining/drinking, face masks are exempt.
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Sterling TOT is held on the second Tuesday of each month at Lost Rhino located at 21730 Red Rum Dr. #142, Ashburn, VA 20147.
All adults (ages 21-39) single and married of all faith backgrounds are invited.
Food and drinks are served starting at 6:30pm, then the talk begins at 7:30pm.
Questions? Contact us at [email protected]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lost Rhino Brewing Co., 21730 Red Rum Dr #142, Ashburn, United States