Master Catechist, Directors and Coordinators of Faith Formation

Day of Formation

Eucharistic Missionaries: Called to Facilitate Encounters

with Fr. Joseph Chinnici, OFM

Saturday, November 2, 2024

9 AM- 2 PM

Mission San Luis Rey

4050 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92057

Cost: $20.00

Fr. Joseph Chinnici, OFM– an Oxford-educated historian, Fr. Joe is a widely respected scholar, teacher, and speaker in the history of American Catholicism and the development of Franciscan theology and spirituality. Past president of the American Catholic Historical Association (2007-2008), he authored the seminal work Living Stones: The History and Structure of Catholic Spiritual Life in the United States (1989, 1996). When Values Collide: The Catholic Church, Sexual Abuse, and the Challenges of Leadership (2010) won first prize in pastoral theology from several national organizations. His latest book is entitled American Catholicism Transformed from the Cold War to the Council (Oxford, 2021). He has been general editor of the Franciscan Heritage Series, which makes available to contemporary audiences the spiritual, theological, and social inheritance of St. Francis of Assisi. Apart from his teaching duties, Fr. Joe has served in various administrative posts throughout his career: nine years as Provincial Minister for the Franciscan Friars of the Saint Barbara Province (1988-1997), two stints as Academic Dean at the Franciscan School of Theology, Chairman of the Commission for the Retrieval of the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition (CFIT, 2000-2013), and President of the Franciscan School of Theology (2011-2016).

This event is for Master Catechists, Directors and Coordinators of Faith Formation!