Dehon Lecture 2019

Dr. Austen Ivereigh was the featured speaker at the Dehon Lecture at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology on November 13. A journalist and the author of "The Great Reformer, a biography of Pope Francis," Ivereigh was the opening presenter at last year’s SHSST symposium “Discovering Pope Francis.” His latest book, "Wounded Shepherd: Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church," went on sale just last week. The book was a starting point for his Dehon Lecture topic: “Wounded Shepherd: the Sacred Heart and the Reform of Pope Francis.” Afternoon respondents included Fr. Stefan Tertünte, SCJ (director of the Centro Studi Dehoniani in Rome, speaking on the commonalities of Pope Francis and Fr. Leo John Dehon), Dr. Kurt Martens (Catholic University of America, speaking about Pope Francis from the perspective of Canon Law) and Dr. Peter Casarella (University of Notre Dame, focusing on inculturation).