Boston Leadership Forum

Session X: Sept 2009-May 2010

• "Teaching our Children True Love" by Helen Syski Director and founding member of Pure in Heart America (PIHA)
• "Can’t We Just Be Friends? Friendship with Our Wives as the Foundation of a Happy Home" by Mitch Muncy Independent Book Publishers Association, Princeton, NJ
• "The Ultimate Test of Character: Gratitude" by Dr. Karen Bohlin Head of the Montrose School, Medfield, MA
• "Raising Children Who Know Where They're Going" by Tom Spence President of Spence Media, Dallas, TX

Session IX: August 2008-May 2009

• "Blueprint for an Economic Revolution" by Professor Robert Gahl Associate Professor of Ethics at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome
• "Fatherhood - "To Serve and Protect"" by James B. Stenson Author and Education Consultant
• "Janie Fredell and the "True Love Revolution."" by Janie Fredell Harvard Undergraduate Senior
• "The Dark Night of Atheists & Unbelievers" by Michael Novak Theologian, author, and former U.S. ambassador, Washington DC
• "God Has Blessed Me With Faith" by William L. Burke III Headmaster of St. Sebastian's School, Needham, MA

Session VIII: September 2007-May 2008

• "Pope Benedict's Message to a Rejuvenated U.S. Catholic Church: Hope in Action" by Dwight Duncan professor of law, Southern New England School of Law
• "Confronting Love, Work & Manhood" by Tarek Saab Entrepreneur, as seen on the Apprentice, Dallas, TX
• "Globalization: A Foot Soldier's View" by Michael Roche Grupo Santander, London
• "Work and The Dignity of Man" by Thomas C. Kohler, J.D., Professor, Boston College Law School, Boston, MA
• "ShakeSpeare - Was He or Was Not He ... A Catholic" by Fr. David Beauregard, OMV Shakespearean scholar

Session VII: July 2006-May 2007

• Take Two From the Pulpit of Hollywood Surprisingly Catholic Messages Found in Popular Movies Dr. Michael Foley Assistant Professor of Patristics, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
• "Christianity and Big Business An Executives Guide to Staying Out of Jail Bill Bowman, President and CEO, US Inspect LLC, Chantilly, VA
• All Shook Up: Music, Beauty, and Character Carson Holloway Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska

Session VI: September 2005-May 2006

• “Putting Out Into The Deep” Keith Fimian, Chairman and Founder, USInspect, the Nations Largest Home Inspection Company, Washington D.C.
• “Confessions of a Bookie” Mitch Muncie, Editor in Chief, Spence Publishing, Dallas, Texas
• “Do We Underestimate the Potential of Today’s Youth?” David Holzweiss, Executive Director of The South Bronx Educational Foundation, Inc., New York, NY
• “Wrong Place at the Right Time” Mark Cheffers,Founder and CEO of IVES Group, Inc., Worcester, MA
• "Stem Cell Research: Promise & Opportunity" Fr. Robert Gahl is an Associate Professor of Ethics at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy

Session V: September 2004-March 2005

• “The Father’s Role in Educating Children” James Stenson, Author & Lecturer
• “Living Our Faith in the Political Arena” Raymond Flynn Former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican, Former Mayor, City of Boston
• “Seeking God in the “Trenches” of Everyday Work” John Coverdale, Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law , Newark, NJ
• “Why Marriage Matters” Dwight Duncan, Assistant Professor of Law, Southern New England School of Law

Session IV: September 2003-March 2004

• “The Modern Businessman’s Mission” Peter Lynch, Vice Chairman, Fidelity Investments
• “Uniting Christians to Change the World” Robert Bradley, Principal, Bradley, Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc.
• “On Campus Culture” Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College
• “A Culture of Life & Investment Management” Edward Noonan, President, Contravisory Research & Management

Session III: September 2002-March 2003

• “The Culture of Life Begins At Home” Michael Pakaluk, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Clark University
• “The Ethics of Lawyering” Dwight Duncan, Associate Professor of Law, Southern New England School of Law
• “Nihilism in Pop Culture” Thomas Hibbs, Chair of the Philosophy Department, Boston College
• “Are Hospital Ethics Committees Dangerous To Your Health?” David Solomon, Director, University of Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture,South Bend, Indiana

Session II: September 2001-March 2002

• “Assisting the Poor & Afflicted” Paul Swope, Executive Director, The Caring Foundation
• “The Medical Technology Explosion: How to Handle Ethical Dilemmas” John Haas, the National Catholic Bioethics Center
• “The Gift of Fatherhood” James Stenson, Author & Lecturer
• “Education at Home” Kevin Ryan, Retired Professor, Boston University School of Education

Session I: September 2000-March 2001

• “Sanctifying Our Professional Work” Fr. C. John McCloskey III, a priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei
• “Spiritual Life for a Leader” William H. Bowman, President, Logal Software
• “Community Responsibility: What Can We Do and What Should We Do?” Joe Cavanaugh, Attorney, Providence, RI
• “Leadership At Work & At Home” Michael Pakaluk, Professor of Philosophy, Clark University

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• Mitch Muncy, Independent Book Publishers Association, Princeton, NJ
  "Can’t We Just Be Friends? Friendship with Our Wives as the Foundation of a Happy Home"
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• Dr. Karen Bohlin, Head of the Montrose School, Medfield, MA
  "The Ultimate Test of Character: Gratitude"
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• Tom Spence, President of Spence Media, Dallas, TX
  "Raising Children Who Know Where They're Going"
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• Professor Robert Gahl, Associate Professor of Ethics at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome
  "Blueprint for an Economic Revolution"
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