The Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia has
hosted the annual Stand Up For Life Dinner since 1982. This incredible event
brings together more than 1,500 people to celebrate the Culture of Life. This
event also has a strong youth presence of more than 500 students from area
schools.
Among our past keynote speakers are recognized politicians, authors,
and cultural leaders. At the dinner, the Pro-Life Union honors citizens who
have courageously defended human life by working to transform our culture.
Sr.
Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P. will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 Stand Up For
Life Dinner on Sunday, November 24th – Reception 4:30 p.m. – Dinner 5:30 p.m.
Sister Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P., is a member of the
Saint Cecilia Congregation of Dominican Sisters of Nashville, Tennessee. She
holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St.
Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy, and is an Assistant Professor of Theology at
Aquinas College in Nashville. Sister has been active in her community’s
teaching apostolate for over fifteen years and assists with the theological
formation of the newest members of her religious congregation. In addition to
contributing articles to several Catholic journals and magazines, including
L’Osservatore Romano, Sister has also appeared on EWTN, served as Spiritual
Promoter for the Third Order Dominicans, and presented on topics related to
theology, religious life, and marriage and family, speaking at various
conferences, as well as to parenting groups, university students, religious
women, priests, and seminarians.
Among her audiences have been students of the
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the North American College, Loyola
Chicago, Vanderbilt University, Franciscan University of Steubenville, St.
Mary’s College, and the University of Notre Dame.
Dinner will be held at the Philadelphia Sheraton in center city.
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