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Outreach to Catholic Lawyers and Judges
Since its founding in 2008, St. Paul Inside the Walls has had an active outreach to attorneys who would like to learn more about or deepen their practice of the profession of faith, and integrate it into their daily life and practice.
Our Outreach to Catholic Lawyers has sponsored multiple engaging events:- “Religious Freedom in the Constitution and in Federal Law" presented by United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito
- "When Mature Christianity Meets the Letter of the Law" presented by Mary Rice Hasson, Esq.
- "Moral Truth Matters" presented by Professor Robert George, James Madison Program
- "Mock" trials conducted by actual attorneys and judges, entitled Holley vs. Knot: The Trial of God and The Trial of St. Peter
- Modified "Oxford-style" debates, including"Harry Truman in the Court of Conscience"
The Outreach to Catholic Lawyers has initiated Advocati Christi , Catholic lawyers and judges who have entered into an elite fellowship of those who are committed to both the legal profession and the profession of their faith. The membership includes seasoned Founding Fellows, Senior Fellows who act as mentors and guides, and Fellows Elect who are in the process of becoming members.. The Fellowship’s home is at St. Paul Inside the Walls, the Catholic Center for Evangelization in the Diocese of Paterson, located in Madison, New Jersey.
For more information on Advocati Christi, view
our brochure here.
Membership information can be found here.
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Upcoming Events
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Sunday, October 7, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Lawyers and judges from the Diocese of Paterson join the St. Paul's Young Adult Mass celebrated by Bishop Arthur Serratelli. Tickets for the reception that follows can be purchased using the link provided. -
Wednesday, November 14, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Ellen Dorn, president of the Catholic Bar Association, will speak about the CBA and end of life issues. -
Thursday, April 4, 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
The day and a half seminar explores the American Founders’ understanding of the first principles of our law, and the moral grounds of their own rights. Participants hear lectures and engage in discussions concerning the fundamentals of Natural Law reasoning, and how it can be brought to bear on the pressing issues of law and public policy facing the nation today. The iconic cases of American legal history are viewed through the Natural Law lens which may present an entirely new view of the law to practitioners. A panel of judges will initiate a question and answer period after each lecture. The Seminar, amounting to 5 hours of instruction, is thus equivalent to 7.5 CLE credit hours, including 4 ethics hours, pending New York and New Jersey state approval. Register by Wednesday, March 2
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