Breakfast Participants Focus on Karl Rahner Society and Its Purpose

How can the Karl Rahner Society best engage members and fulfill the society's scholarly purpose?  That was the focus of the breakfast meeting of the Karl Rahner Society, which took place within the annual convention  of the Catholic Theological Society of America, June 9, 2007 in Los Angeles. 

At this year's breakfast, society members were asked to consider changes to the KRS Constitution and By-Laws, and to recall some of the best presentations on Rahnerian theology made during the last fifteen years of CTSA conventions.

Father Melvin Michalski (Sacred Heart School of Theology) started the program with a prayerful reminiscence of Rahner.  Then Mark F. Fischer (St. John's Seminary and KRS webmaster) led a reflection by the members present on changes to the KRS Constitution and By-Laws with the help of KRS veteran, Robert Masson (Marquette University).

Participants affirmed in general the proposals for changing the KRS constitution and suggested a number of ways to enhance communication between the KRS Coordinating Committee and the members.  They also brainstormed proposals for scholarly papers to be presented at the 2008 convention of the CTSA, which will be held in Miami.  For minutes of the breakfast meeting, click here.

Fischer also reminded members of the afternoon's presentation by Andreas Batlogg, S.J., and Mary E. Hines to the convention's continuing group on "Rahnerian Resources for the Renewal of Episcopal Ministry."