The 2022 Veritas Center Conference at Franciscan University brings together leading scholars, elected officials, journalists, and students who recognize that America’s liberal consensus has enriched and empowered a narrow elite – but failed the nation and its people.
Join Franciscan University for a talk by Sohrab Ahmari on themes from his book The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos.
Hear from three experts on what is really happening behind the scenes under COVID-19 with patients in health care facilities and nursing homes, and their ability to receive care, visitation, and spiritual assistance.
The rights of parents in the United States have eroded alarmingly in recent decades as schools, the courts, and the state have appropriated larger and more far-reaching roles in the lives and care of our children.
Benjamin Wiker, Ph.D.presents the lives of some of the most influential and interesting figures from throughout history. Examine their lives, their impact and the difference it makes to accept God or reject Him.
The HHS mandate for contraceptive, sterilization, and abortifacient coverage in health insurance plans, health-care institutions requiring medical personnel to participate in morally objectionable procedures, legal liability for businesses refusing on religious grounds to provide services for same-sex “weddings,” students forbidden to engage in religious expression in public schools, zoning laws used to stop Bible studies in private homes—these and many more issues have surfaced in recent years concerning religious freedom in the United States.
Our culture is in trouble. The daily news, critiques by Christian thought-leaders, and common sense tell us so. But rarely do they tell us how to address the mess in sensible and practical ways. At this conference, prominent scholars and public figures will teach us to do just that.
The 20th century was arguably the most violent century in human history. Two World Wars, the rise of Communism, the Cold War, and widespread socio-political upheaval across the globe challenged the Catholic Church and its mission.
American higher education is in turmoil like never before. Student debt is at an all-time high, casting doubt on the value of a college education. The liberal arts are imperiled. Serious campus debate and free speech are threatened by politicization. An “anything goes” morality is the norm on many campuses.
Four years after the Supreme Court made gay marriage the law of the land in Obergefell v. Hodges, transgenderism and gender identity have become the new flashpoints in America’s longstanding culture war. From laws threatening to punish individuals for not using individuals’ “preferred pronouns” to young children being encouraged to “transition” to the opposite gender before puberty, the transgender claims are fundamentally remaking every aspect of contemporary American politics, medicine, and culture.