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April 09, 2026
10:30 am - 4:45 pm
  • Heritage Hall

Catholicism and the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration Conference

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Hourly Schedule

10:30am - 12:00pm
Panel I: The Declaration and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Panelists: V. Bradley Lewis, V. Phillip Munoz, D.C. Schindler | Moderator: TBD
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunch Keynote/Fireside Chat
Robert P. George, Fr. Henry Stephan, OP
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Panel II: The Declaration and Constitutional Interpretation
Panelists: Kevin C. Walsh, Judge Whitney Hermandorfer, Charlie Capps | Moderator: J. Joel Alicea
3:15pm - 4:45pm
Panel III: Catholic Social Thought and the American Experiment
Panelists: Russell Hittinger, Ken Grasso, Ryan T. Anderson | Moderator: Michael Promisel
Speakers
Charles Capps

Charlie Capps

  • Associate Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

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D.C. Schindler

  • Professor of Metaphysics and Philosophical Anthropology, The John Paul II Institute

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Fr. Henry Stephan, OP

  • Sorin Fellow, de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture

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Judge Whitney

Judge Whitney Hermandorfer

  • Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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Ken Grasso

  • Professor of Political Science, Texas State University

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Kevin C. Walsh

  • Knights of Columbus Professor of Law and the Catholic Tradition, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

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Robert P. George

  • Director, James Madison Program, Princeton University

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Russell Hittinger

  • Research Professor, School of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America

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Ryan T. Anderson

  • President, Ethics and Public Policy Center

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V. Bradley Lewis

  • Dean and Associate Professor of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America

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V. Phillip Muñoz

  • Tocqueville Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame

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Moderators
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J. Joel Alicea

  • St. Robert Bellarmine Professor of Law and Director, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, and Director of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

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Michael Promisel

  • Assistant Professor of Politics, The Catholic University of America

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Location
  • Heritage Hall | Fr. O'Connell Hall
  • 599 Michigan Ave NE
  • Washington, DC 20064

Catholicism and the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration Conference