• Date: September 22, 2010
• Time: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
• Location: TBD
  

The Deepening the American Dream Lecture series offers reflections on the spiritual meaning of being American in today’s world from some of our most respected thinkers. Begun in 1999 by the Fetzer Institute, the essays in this series explore the relationship between the inner life of spirit and the outer life of service.

Join us as we Rededicate the portions of the cemetery where our Native American brothers and sisters are buried. As part of this presentation, the Resolution of Apology to Native Peoples, recently passed by the US Congress, will be read and acknowledged.

Teaching Capitol Hill to Work with Negative Emotions

By Frank Rogers, Andrew Dreitcer, and Mark Yaconelli
Claremont School of Theology

Contemplative activists from Claremont School of Theology report on their effort to encourage civility in the political process.

Hoping to help heal bipartisan rancor, the Faith and Politics Institute invited Frank Rogers, Andrew Dreitcer, and Mark Yaconelli to speak to congressional leaders, staff members, and others who work on Capitol Hill, about a more constructive approach to working with the natural anger, rage, despair, and resentment that emerge in American politics.

Join us on May 18 at 9:00 am to clean, weed, and help restore some of the Native American graves in the Congressional Cemetery. Under the expert guidance of professionals, we will devote a few hours of attention to these often-neglected graves.  Following the time of service, there will be a short program of story-telling and refreshments.  All tools will be provided. Just wear appropriate clothing to be working outside.

Join The Faith & Politics Institute and honorary Co-Hosts: Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) and Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)  at the 13th Annual St. Joseph's Day Breakfast - this year honoring workers in the Hospitality Industry.

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Capitol Hill is locked in partisan gridlock. The democratic process, historically dependent on lively political discourse, has become stymied with harshness, anger, and intransigence. Fear, loathing, and outrage have become the common currency within the Beltway.

Civility: For the Next Decade

Sponsored by The Faith & Politics Institute and The Walter W. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion and Public Life

Rayburn B369 HOB

The American system of pluralism offers rich variety of thought as well as strong opinions. As we approach 2010, the topics which seem to divide us will continue to present significant challenges to our discourse.

Join us on Tuesday, October 20 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm for the first in a series:

Mindful Leadership

Join Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) along with Dr. Saki Santorelli and Janice Marturano from Center for Mindfulness, an innovative leader in mind-body medicine and mindfulness-based treatment and research investigations, pioneering the integration of meditation, leadership, and mindfulness into mainstream medicine and leadership studies.

Tim Ryan, Representative from Ohio's 17th District, discusses the important role that meditation plays in his life and work. (Photo credit: Byron Buck)

This fall, The Faith & Politics Institute hosted a series on Meditation and Inner Reflection. The program brought together Members of Congress, business professionals, prison workers, and pioneers in health and medicine for sessions on living with openness to the self, and leading through building deeper connections with others.