CONFERENCE QUESTION:

How can an understanding of the History of the Catholic Faith in the Americas foster moral reform and spiritual revival in order to create and sustain vibrant and responsible communities?

Of particular interest is the historical, cultural, and future place of Priest Field Pastoral Center in Middleway, WV and the role religion played in the development and strengthening of communities in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Papers need not, however, touch on Priest Field or West Virginia. (An explanation of this local focus is cited in the footnote*)

THEME:

Past Lessons, Future Wisdom, Seeking Revival

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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ORGANIZERS:

STANLEY D. WILLIAMS, Ph.D. – Filmmaker, Author: The Wizard Clip Haunting: A True Early American Ghost Story, a historical novel of the Catholic experience in Early American Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Owner of NinevehsCrossing.com, a Catholic media publisher and distributor. CONTACT: stanwilliamsphd@gmail.com – PHONE: 1-248-344-4423

DONALD PATTHOFF, D.D.S. – Co-Author Dental Ethics at Chairside -Professional Obligations and Practical Applications, a resource on dental ethics and professionalism. Editor-in-chief “Journal of Laser Dentistry.” Co-founder George Washington Institute of Living Ethics. CONTACT: donaldpatthoff@gmail.com – PHONE: 1-304-279-3157

PROVOCATION:

This conference flowed from the release of The Wizard Clip Haunting historical novel. The conference will be held at Priest Field Pastoral Center, the land that is central to the novel and where demonic forces attacked the primitive Catholic Church in 18th century Virginia.

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