5000 Abbey Way
Saint Martin's University, Lacey, WA 98503
USA
The Benedictine Institute will welcome recognized peace advocate, author and educator Ken Butigan, Ph.D., HS’72, as the spring 2014 distinguished speaker for the next Benedictine Institute Lecture on Saturday, February 8, at Saint Martin’s University, 5000 Abbey Way SE. This new lecture series provides a forum for the discussion of faith-related issues.
Butigan’s presentation,“Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Deepening the Faithful Journey of Gospel Nonviolence in Our Lives and Our World,” will begin at 2 p.m. in the University’s Cebula Hall. The event is free and open to the public; those planning to attend are asked to R.S.V.P. online.
Butigan, who once directed the Spiritual Life Institute at Saint Martin’s, is the executive director of Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service, a non-profit organization founded in 1989 by the Franciscan Friars of California.
