Roundtable events

The Roundtable hosts several events throughout the year to train, resource, inform and inspire social action ministers. Click on the events below for more information.

Social Action Summer Institute (SASI)

This multi-day program offers first-time participants grounding in Catholic social teaching, biblical theology, and the spirituality of social justice. Returning attendees take part in an advanced program focused on particular areas of social action ministry. SASI is planned jointly with partners USCCB-Justice, Peace, and Human Development, Catholic Relief Services, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Catholic Charities USA and JustFaith.

Annual Symposium

Each February, as a joint meeting with the larger Social Ministry Gathering in Washington DC, the Roundtable conducts a Symposium through which its members, with the help of resource persons, share their understanding and approach to social justice issues and diocesan social action ministry. The two-day event includes the Harry A. Fagan Roundtable Award Banquet, The Servant of Justice Award Luncheon and the Annual Membership Meeting.

Conference Call Book Discussions

The Roundtable organizes quarterly conference call discussions with the authors of books dealing with social justice issues. Book titles for discussion come from the membership. In spring 2010, Roundtable members discussed Uncommon Faithfulness: The Black Catholic Experience. For more information about Book Discussions or to suggest a title for an upcoming discussion, contact the Roundtable.