Mackey Lectures History
Mackey Lectures: The Early Years (late 1990’s)
Dr.
Monika Helwig – October 25, 1998
Christian Discipleship for Our Times
Mackey Lectures in the New Millenium
(no lectures were held in 2000)

Dr. Sandra Yocum-Mize
February 4, 2001
“Blowing the Dynamite of the Church: The Radical Catholicism of Dorothy Day”

Sr. Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ
March 11, 2001
“Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet.”
(repeated on March 12, 2001 at St. Anthony’s Parish, Wailuku, Maui)

Kumu Hula John Keola Lake
October 28, 2001
“Intersections of Hawaiian Spirituality & Catholic Spirituality”

Edwina Gateley
February 24, 2001
“Social Justice & Mysticism–Our Challenge to Give Birth to God in the Contemporary World.”
(lecture repeated on February 25, 2002 at Malia Puka o’Kalani Parish in Hilo)

Sr. Leanne Jablonski, FMI, Ph.D
February 23, 2003
“Ecology, Christianity, & Indigenous Wisdom: Weaving a Sustainable Ethic”

Dr. Robert Grant
September 7, 2003
“The Psychological & Spiritual Dimensions of Post Traumatic Stress”

John Shea (with wife Anne)
April 4, 2004
“The Holy Week Scriptures: A Reflection Through Storytelling & Theology”

Dr. Katherine Meyer
February 6, 2005
“Shared Challenges for Catholics and Muslims in a Globalized World”

Fr. David Power, OMI
October 15, 2006
“Eucharist & the Church’s Public Mission”
(6.7 earthquake was felt prior to the talk)

Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, (surrounded by Saint Louis School students)
March 11, 2007
“Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues”

Fr. Joe Kempf (with Jayne Mondoy and Bro. Dennis)
September 27, 2009
“Seeing God Through Tears: No One Cries the Wrong Way”

Dr. Richard Johnson
March 11, 2012
“New Hope & New Vision: Living at the Nexus of Healthcare, Psychology, & Faith – A New Vision of the Healing Power of Grace”

Martha Hennessy
( April 6, 2014) – Granddaughter of Dorothy Day: “Dorothy Day – Courageous Saint for Our Day”

Fr. Marty Solma, S.M., Provincial of the Marianist Province of the U.S.
“The Consecrated Life – Joy and Passion” – April 26, 2015

Fr. Jan Michael Joncas November 7, 2015 Spirit of Malia – 50 Years After Vatican II
Marty Haugen – March 13, 2016 – The Year of Mercy
Sr. Paula Damiano, SP – November 6, 2016 – Mercy, Mercy Me! Is it the end of the Year of Mercy? What Now?
March 12, 2017 featured a Mackey Lecture as a panel discussion entitled: “Housing the Houseless.” The panelists included (l – r) Ben Gutierrez (discussion moderator and local TV weather anchor), Peter Savio (a develper and philanthropist), Dave Reeves (volunteer community organizer), Terry Walsh (CEO of Catholic Charities Hawaii), Bro. Dennis Schmitz (Mackey Committee Chair), with Bernie Reeves (volunteer community organizer) seated in front. All panelists have direct connections to the Marianist charism.
Open Your Hearts: Liturgy and Immigration
A lecture by Pedro Rubalcava
8:30 a.m. Mystical Rose Oratory – Nov. 4, 2017
Sr. Donna Markham, O.P. – September 30, 2018″Sharing the Journey with Our Most Vulnerable Sisters & Brothers”
Mackey Marianist Lecture/Dialogue – March 16, 2019 –
Interfaith Panel Dialogue on LGBTQ and
Medical Aid In Dying
Sr. Geraldine Ching, OSF,
Pastor Kahu Francis Kamahele
Dr. Thank Huynh, M.D.
Ms. Lila Pineda
Mr. Christopher Malano
Mr. Ben Gutierrez – Moderator
Dr. Richard Gaillardetz – Pope Francis and the Renewal of Catholicism – October 14, 2019
Dolora Zajick
mezzo soprano from the Metropolitan Opera House
The Spirituality of Music – March 8, 2020