Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012: At Home in the World Join us for an illustrated talk about design and architecture, the best of which enables human relationships, fosters community and helps recover our sense of the exalted. St. Peter’s Church 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th, NYC 10022. 10 a.m. Event is free and open to the public.
Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012: Writing the Journey. Join us at beautiful Wainwright House for a day of writing inspired by the autumn season. A variety of guided exercises will encourage participants to open up new conversations with the sacred nature of transitional times. This course will be especially helpful for people who are coping with change, particularly those who are in the midst of divorce. No particular writing skills required, only a willingness to contemplate, pen in hand. 9:30 – 4 p.m. Wainwright House, 260 Stuyvesant Avenue, Rye, NY 10580. Co-sponsored by the Rye YMCA. $120 program fee. For more info, call 914.967.6080. To register, click here.
May 13 and May 20, 2012: “Mary in the Movies.” Screening and discussion in two parts. St. Peter’s Church 9:30-10:30 a.m. 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, NYC 10022. Event is free and open to the public.
March 21, 2012: Our Lady, a one-hour documentary examining the Virgin Mary’s life and impact and the devotion of her followers. Features Marian experts Judith Dupré, Leslie Hazleton and Charlene Spretnak. World premiere. Vision TV, Canada.
Dec. 1, 2011: Talk. Saybrook College, Yale University, New Haven. Private event.
Nov. 10, 2011: “Mary in the Movies.” Screening and discussion. Neumann University, Aston, PA. 1:30 p.m. Tickets: $7. For more information: 610.558.5626
Oct. 22, 2011: “Mary in the Movies.” Screening and book signing. Church of St. Vincent de Paul, Albany, NY. 7 p.m. For more information: 518.489.5408.
Full of Grace wins two 2011 Catholic Press Association Awards: First Place, Spirituality and First Place, Design and Production!
May 10, 2011: Speaker, Trinity Episcopal Church, New Haven. Trinity Undercroft, 7:30 p.m. For more info: (203) 430-4066. Event is free and open to the public.
April 17, 2011: Presentation, St. Thomas More, the Catholic Center at Yale, New Haven, 6 p.m. For more info: email hidden; JavaScript is required. Event is free and open to the public.
April 6, 2011: “Author @ the Library” Talk, New York Public Library, 40th Street and Fifth Avenue, 6:30 p.m. For more info: 212.340.0837. Event is free and open to the public.
Feb. 17, 2011: “Mary in the Movies.” St. Thomas More, the Catholic Center at Yale, New Haven. For more info: email hidden; JavaScript is required. Event is free and open to the public.
Dec. 16, 2010: Presentation and signing. Old Saint Joseph’s Church, 321 Willings Alley, Philadelphia, PA 19106. For more info: 215.923.1733. Event is free and open to the public.
Dec. 14, 2010: Book signing. Holy Name of Mary, 110 Grand Street, Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520. For more info: 914.271.4797. Event is free and open to the public.
Dec. 12, 2010: Speaker, Forum series at Trinity Church Boston. 206 Clarendon St., Boston, MA 02116 . 10:15 a.m. For more info: (617) 536.0944. Event is free and open to the public.
Dec. 4 & 5, 2010: Book signing. St. Mary’s Star of the Sea, 864 Point Judith Road, Narragansett, RI, 02882. Dec 4: 5 p.m., Dec 5: 11:30 a.m. For more info: (401) 783-4449. Event is free and open to the public.
Nov. 4, 2010: Guest, “Seize the Day with Gus Lloyd” Sirius XM Satellite Radio. 8:30 a.m. Tune in!
Nov. 2, 2010: Book signing and talk, Yale Divinity School Bookstore, 409 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06511. 2:30 p.m. Event is free and open to the public.
Tuesday, November 2nd – Full of Grace official book launch day!
Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2010: Presenter: “The Collision of Hollywood and Heaven at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles.” Place and Space in Catholic America session. American Academy of Religion, Annual Meeting Atlanta, GA. For more information: 404.727.3049
June 16-18, 2010: Presenter: ”Up” At ideaCity, also known as ‘Canada’s Premiere Meeting of the Minds,’ an eclectic gathering of artists, adventurers, authors, cosmologists, designers, entertainers, filmmakers, inventors, magicians, musicians, and scientists. Moses Znaimer, producer. Toronto. For tickets and info, visit ideaCity
April 23, 2009: “At Home in the World and with God.” Illustrated talk about the ways in which architecture and design can enable human relationships, foster community, and, ultimately, invite contact with the transcendent. Pleasantville Community Synagogue, 219 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570. 7:30 p.m. Event is free and open to the public.
November 1, 2008: “Architecture and Urban Planning: The Ethical and Environmental Functions of Architecture.” Walking tour of Chicago’s architectural landmarks led by Judith Dupré in collaboration with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and the Society for the Arts in Religious and Theological Studies, American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. 9 am-noon.Event is sold out.
October 31, 2008: “Building as Being: The Ethical Aspects of Architecture.” Illustrated lecture. Society for the Arts in Religious and Theological Studies, American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting.Hilton Chicago, Room Continental B, Chicago, IL. 7:00-9:30 pm. For more information: 404.727.3049
October 23, 2008: “Remembrance at Five: The Media’s Impact on Recent American Commemoration.” Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota. Nolte Center, Minneapolis campus. Event is free and open to the public. For more information: 612.626.5054.
April 25, 2008: “Divinity Student’s Books Pay Homage to Architectural Marvels” by Susan Gonzalez: Yale Bulletin & Calendar.
April 10, 2008: “Collaboration as a Means of Grace.” An illustrated talk about design collaboration as it has been expressed in landmark Christian churches. Trinity Episcopal Church, 651 Pequot Avenue, Southport, CT 06890. The event is free and the public is welcomed. For more information: 203.255-0454.
April 6, 2008: “The Evolving American Monument.” Lecture and book signing at the Jay Heritage Center, a National Historic Landmark, 210 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY. Sunday, April 6, 3 p.m. Tickets: $5. Open to the public. For more information: 914.698.9275.
March 31″ “The Evolving American Monument.” Lecture. National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW, Washington, DC. Monday, 6:30 – 8 pm. Tickets: $12 Members and Students; $20 Public. For more information: 202.272.2448.
March 27: “The Evolving American Monument.” Talk and book signing. Saybrook College, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Private event.
February 1: “Patriotism: Monumental America.” Talk. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters. 8:45-10:15 a.m., Cafe Mozart, Mamaroneck, NY. Tickets $7, payable at the door. Open to members and the public.
November 30, 2007: Talk and book signing. Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Pittsburgh. Free and open to the public. For more information: 412.381.3600.
November 29: Meet The Authors Night And Book Fair, The University Club of Washington, DC. 1135 Sixteenth Street, NW. Thursday, November 29, 5:30-8:00 pm. Free and open to the public. For more information: 202.824.1378.
November 10: National Constitution Center, Veterans Day Event. Independence Mall, 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia. For more information: 215.409.6600.
November 7: Wellesley Authors on Stage, Talk and Book Signing. Wellesley College Club, Wellesley College Campus, Wellesley, MA. Wednesday, November 7, 10:30-12:30 am. Judith Dupré, Katha Pollitt, and Frank Delaney will discuss writing their new books. For more information: 781.251.9495.
March 2007: Lecturer. “Mega-Tall: The New Asian Skyscraper,” “The American Memorial Presence in Normandy,” and “The Art of the Book,” presented onboard the Queen Mary 2 on her maiden world voyage.
September 16, 2006: Presenter. “The Historic John Stevens Shop and the Making of the American Mythos,” in collaboration with stone carver Nicholas W. Benson and preservationist James C. Garman. This hands-on workshop on the art of stone inscription is part of “Ritual Spaces and Places: Memory and Commemoration in 19th-Century America,” the 10th Annual Salve Regina University Conference on Cultural and Historic Preservation. Saturday, September 16, 2006, 1-5 pm, Newport, RI.
September 17, 2006: Illustrated Lecture. “The John Stevens Shop and Landmark American Monuments,” with Nicholas W. Benson. Sunday, September 17, 2006, 2 pm, the Redwood Library and Athenæum, Newport, Rhode Island. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 401.847.0292 or visit www.redwoodlibrary.org/
November 16, 2005: Panelist. “A Monumental Shift: Elements of Commemorative Design since the Vietnam Veterans Memorial,” a workshop and panel discussion with Judith Dupré, stone carver Nick Benson, John Stevens Shop; Nick Capasso, Curator, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park; and moderated by Jennifer Sanborn, IIDA Assoc. AIA. The workshop is part of “Designing For Memory, A Memorial Symposium” at Build Boston, and will be held at the World Trade Center, Boston, MA, on Wednesday, November 16, 2005. For additional information, contact Jennifer Sanborn email hidden; JavaScript is required.
August 2-4, 2005: Paper. “The Temporary Memorials of 9/11,” a talk given in conjunction with “Commemoration, Monuments and Public Memory,” an inter-disciplinary conference that will explore the impact of commemorations and monuments on the cultural, political and social landscape. Australia National University, Canberra, August 2-4, 2005.
June, 2005: “Sacred Spaces: More than Steel and Stone.” Guest. CBS television program about designing sacred spaces and how such designs can inspire a deeper connection with the Divine. CBS, first broadcast June 19, 2005.
