The Power of Restorative Justice to Name & Help Heal Harm (In-Person) CLOSED
$15.00
The Power of Restorative Justice to Name & Help Heal Harm (In-Person) CLOSED
This event has been updated to virtual (Zoom) attendance only. Please find the Zoom listing of this event on the calendar to register.
Attn: This is a hybrid event, meaning it will be held in-person (limited attendance) and via Zoom. Please be sure you are registering under the correct viewing option.
September 29, 6:30pm-8:00pm (Central Time)
$15 preregistered/prepaid. Preregistration is required.
Registration Deadline: September 27
Location: Assisi Heights (1001 14th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901)
Special Notes: Program participants attending in-person will be required to wear masks and complete a check-in screening upon entry into the building. At this time, only vaccinated participants are invited to attend. Program registration will be limited and preregistration is required. Assisi Heights is open for limited sponsored events only, so you will still see the closure signs at the entrance to Assisi Heights.
Father Dan Griffith will begin by describing restorative justice and its varied applications. Next, Griffith will explore the biblical and theological foundations of restorative justice, restorative practices, and will explain how restorative justice interfaces effectively with the aim of Catholic social teaching to promote justice and human flourishing.
Griffith will describe how restorative justice has been used in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to help heal the harm of clergy abuse. Additionally, Fr. Griffith will address how clericalism continues to contribute to an ecclesial culture in the Catholic Church that fosters insularity and attendant harm. Finally, Griffith will present restorative justice and restorative practices as uniquely and ably positioned to respond to the present harms from racial injustice, polarization, and the global pandemic.
Fr. Daniel Griffith, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, was ordained in 2002. A native of Wisconsin, Griffith has lived in the Twin Cities since 1989. He currently serves as pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes in Minneapolis, on the faculty of the University of St. Thomas School of Law and was recently appointed archdiocesan liaison for restorative justice and healing. Fr. Griffith’s passion for social justice and the healing ministry of Jesus Christ comes together in his work in the area of restorative justice. Griffith has spoken and written nationally and locally on the topic of restorative justice and its power to heal harm.