This panel will present the overseas experiences of life-long missionaries and discuss the transformations that missionary efforts have undergone and the challenges they now face. The presenters will comment on their experiences from Africa and the highlands of South America. A member of the Notre Dame Holy Cross community will address the role of lay people in mission.
A question and answer session will follow, and lunch will be served.
Presenters:
Fr. Ken Thesing, M.M.—Former Maryknoll superior general and life-long missioner in Africa
Fr. Stephen Judd, M.M.—Former Maryknoll general council member and life-long missioner in South America
Fr. Robert Pelton, C.S.C.—emeritus professor, University of Notre Dame
Sponsored by the Center for Social Concerns and the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism