12th Annual Napa Institute Conference
The 12th Annual Napa Institute Conference, on the theme of "The Way, the Truth and the Life," was presentd on July 27-30, 2022 in Napa, California.
Napa_19 - Life After Roe
7/26/2023
John Bursch, Sr. Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy at the Alliance Defending Freedom; David Dewhirst, Solicitor General of the State of Montana; Kathy Sparks, President and CEO of the Mosaic Pregnancy and Health Center, discuss “Life After Roe: State-Based Efforts to Affirm the Dignity of Women and their Children.”
Napa_32 - Napa Institute Award for Apostolic Zeal
7/26/2022
The Napa Institute Award for Apostolic Zeal was given to Francis X. Maier, Senior Fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center.
Napa_31 - Defense of the Faith Award
The Award for Defense of the Faith was given to Msgr. James Shea, President of the University of Mary.
Napa_30 - Sunday Mass-Coakly
Sunday Mass of the 12th Annual Napa Institute Conference was celebrated by the Most Rev. Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop of Oklahoma City.
Napa_29 - Holy Mass-Barber
Holy Mass of the 12th Annual Napa Institute Conference was celebrated by the Most Rev. Michael C. Barber, S.J., Bishop of Oakland.
Napa_28 - Opening Mass 3
The Opening Mass (3) of the 12th Annual Napa Institute Conference was celebrated by the Most Rev. Michael C. Barber, S.J., Bishop of Oakland.
Napa_27 - Opening Mass 2
The Opening Mass (2) of the 12th Annual Napa Institute Conference was celebrated by the Most Rev. Andrew H. Cozzens, Bishop of Crookston.
Napa_26 - Opening Mass 1
The Opening Mass (1) of the 12th Annual Napa Institute Conference was celebrated by the Most Rev. Joseph N. Perry, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago.
Napa_25 - Mass of the Americas
The Mass of the Americas was celebrated by Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco.
Napa_24 - Practical Applications Post-Dobbs
Dawn Hughes, CEO of The Obria Group & Obria Medical Clinics; David Daleiden, Founder and President of The Center for Medical Progress; Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life of America/Students for Life Action; and Lila Rose, Founder and President of Live Action, discuss “Practical Applications Post-Dobbs: How We Move Forward.”
Napa_23 - Strange New World
Carl Trueman, theologian and author; Aaron Kheriaty. M.D., psychiatric physician and bioethicist; and moderator Francis X. Maier, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, discuss the “Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution.”
Napa_22 - Big Brother in an Armani Suit
Aaron Kheriaty, M.D., Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, speaks on the rise of the biomedical security state in “Big Brother in an Armani Suit.”
Napa_21 - The Greatest Evil and Destroyer of Democracy
Keenan Fitzpatrick, Co-Founder of The Avodah Collective, speaks with Deborah O'Hara Ruskowski, Delegate, Special Advisor on Human Trafficking for the Order of Malta Mission to the United Nations, on the “The Greatest Evil and Destroyer of Dignity!”
Napa_20 - Biblical Literacy
Steve Green, President of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Chairman of the Board of the Museum of the Bible, speaks with Jeff Cavins, Co-Host of the number one podcast “Bible in a Year,” on “Biblical Literacy: The Roadmap to God’s Plan for Us .”
Napa_18 - Fine Arts and the Future of Christian Culture
James Matthew Wilson, of the University of Saint Thomas, and Dana Gioia, poet and writer, speak on “Fine Arts and the Future of Christian Culture.”
Napa_17 - The Aspirations of Bishop-led Evangelization
George Witwer, Co-Founder and President of the St. Paul Evangelization Society; Most Rev. Liam Cary of the Diocese of Baker; Most Rev. Donald J. Hying of the Diocese of Madison; and moderator Deacon Vincent L. Bernardin, Co-Founder and Vice President of the St. Paul Evangelization Society have a panel discussion on “The Aspirations of Bishop-led Evangelization.”
Napa_16 - KEYNOTE Bill Barr
Bill Barr, Former United States Attorney General and 2022 St. Thomas More Chair at the Catholic Information Center, along with Ryan Anderson, President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, speaks on “Strangers in a Strange Land: How do Catholics Live as “Resident Aliens” and Faithful Citizens at the Same Time.”
Napa_15 - Bishops Panel
Most Rev. Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA; Most Rev. Liam Cary of the Diocese of Baker; Most Rev. James D. Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln; and moderator George Witwer, Co-Founder and President of the St. Paul Evangelization Society, speak on a bishops’ panel discussion on the “Challenges for the Church in the Next 25 Years.”
Napa_14 - Fran Maier
Francis X. Maier, Senior Fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center, speaks on “All Things Made New: Living the Lay Vocation.”
Napa_13 - Fr Robert Sirico
Rev. Robert A. Sirico, President Emeritus and Co-Founder of the Acton Institute, speaks on “The Parables and Economic Life.”
Napa_12 - Dan Lipinski
Dan Lipinski, former Member of Congress, speaks on “Rendering Unto Caesar Without Losing Our Soul.”
Napa_11 - Msgr James Shea
Msgr. James Shea, President of the University of Mary, speaks on “Vatican II at 60: Joy, Hope, and the Way Ahead.”
Napa_09 - Redeeming Carthage Panel
Ryan Anderson, President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center; Mary FioRito, Cardinal Francis George Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center; Kellie Fiedorek of the Alliance Defending Freedom; and moderator Erika Bachiochi, Fellow, Ethics
Napa_08 - Arthur Brooks
Arthur Brooks of Harvard University speaks on “Happiness and How to Find It.”
Napa_07 - Fr Spitzer
Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Co-Founder and President of the Napa Institute, speaks on “Science at the Doorstep to God and Christ.”
Napa_06 - Carl Trueman
Carl Trueman of Grove City College, speaks on “Tales from the Liars’ Club.”
Napa_05 - Fr Roger Landry
Fr. Roger Landry, Attaché, Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, speaks on “The Power of the Powerless” in today’s society.
Napa_04 - Jessica Murdoch
Dr. Jessica Murdoch of Villanova University speaks on “One Way Only: The Pilgrim’s Progress.”
Napa_03 - Tim Gray
Dr. Tim Gray, President of the Augustine Institute, speaks on the identity of Christ in the modern world in “Who Do You Say I Am?”
Napa_02 - Sister Maris Stella
Sr. Maris Stella, S.V., of the Sisters of Life, speaks on “God’s Masterpiece: The Human Person.”
Napa_01 - Jeff Cavins
Jeff Cavins, evangelist, author and scholar, speaks on “Why We Need God.”