Fellin Lecture to Discuss Women’s Leadership in the Global Church
Kim Daniels, JD
The annual Mary L. Fellin Lecture is coming to Benedictine College with a special presentation on Sunday, April 26, at 7:00 p.m. in O’Malley-McAllister Auditorium on the Atchison, Kansas, campus. The Fellin Endowment Fund sponsors the lecture series, presented each year by the Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica Monastery to support the liberal arts orientation of Benedictine College. This year, Kim Daniels, J.D., Director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, will offer a presentation on “Pope Leo, Synodality and Women’s Leadership in a Global Church.” The lecture is free and open to the public.
In addition to her duties at Georgetown, Daniels is a member of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication and served in the 2021-24 Synod on Synodality as an expert participant and as the coordinator of one of the ten major Synod study groups, which focused on the Church’s mission in the digital environment. She has served as a consultor to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty and has advised other Catholic leaders and institutions on a broad range of issues where Church teachings intersect with public life, including immigration, human life and dignity, and care for creation. She is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Chicago Law School.
The Fellin Lecture series is from a female perspective and past lectures have included:
- “Benedictines: The World in a Single Ray of Light” by Sister Judith Sutera, OSB
- “Holy Conversation: Is that the Crux of Benedictine Education?” by Sister Susan Quaintance, OSB, subprioress of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
- “Common Ground, Uncommon Excellence” by Dr. Carolyn Woo, president & CEO of Catholic Relief Services
- “Soul Food: Kansas Nuns Teach Journalist to Sit Still, Be Quiet, and Find Home” by Judith Valente
- “Benedict, Francis and Thomas: Contributions to Environmental Ethics from a Catholic, Christian Perspective” by Jame Schaefer
- “Dialogue of Hope: The Future of Catholic Relations with Muslims” by Sandra Keating
- “Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible” by S. Mary Irene Nowell, OSB.
Founded in 1858, Benedictine College is a Catholic, Benedictine, residential, liberal arts college located on the bluffs above the Missouri River in Atchison, Kansas. The school is honored to be ranked in the top 10 of its category by U.S. News & World Report, the nation’s 10 most-recommended The Wall Street Journal, and one of the top Catholic colleges in the nation by the Newman Guide. It prides itself on outstanding academics, extraordinary faith life, strong athletic programs, and an exceptional sense of community and belonging. Benedictine College is dedicated to Transforming Culture in America through its mission to educate men and women within a community of faith and scholarship.
