Washington Event Spotlights Benedictine Speakers

The 2018 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., featured faces that are familiar at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. All three had been commencement speakers at Benedictine.

The keynote speaker was Archbishop Joseph Naumann, the archbishop of the Kansas City, Kan., Archdiocese that includes Benedictine College, and a frequent guest on campus.

• See his brief remarks upon receiving an honorary doctorate in 2012 here.
• Watch and read his remarks at the 2018 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast here.

The first featured speaker was Ambassador Sam Brownback, former governor of Kansas. He spoke at Benedictine College’s 2011 commencement. See highlights here.

A highlight of the event was an address by U.S. Speaker Paul Ryan, former Vice Presidential candidate. He was the college’s 2013 commencement speaker, and gave a major address on Catholic social doctrine.

• See his 2013 remarks at Benedictine College  here or read them here.
• Read his 2018 National Catholic Prayer Remarks here.

Together, all three speakers made an important argument about how Catholic social doctrine applies to the political divide, service and freedom for all in America. More here.