Hosts that live at 10 00 a. M. Eastern here on into. Have a seat. There are seats on the wings of the room for people who need a place to sit. Youre welcome to stand up course. Its great to welcome everyone to this evening of conversation and discussion about our christian witness in the 21st century. And the occasion is of course, the new book on the benedict option. Before i introduce our eminent speaker i want to thank the cosponsors of this event. My name is rusty and one of the sponsors is first things magazine that i edit. The american conservative and i would like to thank those of us that tried to think about how to move forward in very Tumultuous Times of deep change not just in our political culture but also there is a sort of spiritual earthquake abroad in the west in our society and we are trained to think about what that means and how to live faithfully in the current context and so the file magazinfile magazine is ons chair and the american conservative i believe is on ev
Hosts that live at 10 00 a. M. Eastern here on into. Have a seat. There are seats on the wings of the room for people who need a place to sit. Youre welcome to stand up course. Its great to welcome everyone to this evening of conversation and discussion about our christian witness in the 21st century. And the occasion is of course, the new book on the benedict option. Before i introduce our eminent speaker i want to thank the cosponsors of this event. My name is rusty and one of the sponsors is first things magazine that i edit. The american conservative and i would like to thank those of us that tried to think about how to move forward in very Tumultuous Times of deep change not just in our political culture but also there is a sort of spiritual earthquake abroad in the west in our society and we are trained to think about what that means and how to live faithfully in the current context and so the file magazinfile magazine is ons chair and the american conservative i believe is on ev
And, in many cases, has given rise to a parallel structure which threatens the credibility of our institutions. I began this speech recalling the visits of my predecessors. I would hope that my words will be taken above all as a continuation of the final words of the address of pope paul vi, although spoken almost exactly 50 years ago, they remain ever timely. The hour has come when a pause, a moment of recollection, reflection, even of prayer, is absolutely needed so that we may think back over our common origin, our history, our common destiny. The appeal to the moral conscience of man has never been as necessary as it is today, for the danger comes neither from progress nor from science, if these are used well, they can help to solve a great number of the Serious Problems besetting mankind. Among other things, human genius, well applied, will surely help to meet the grave challenges of ecological deterioration and of exclusion. As paul vi said the real danger comes from man, who has
Kingdom. And expresses admiration for barroness Margaret Thatcher and her legacy as an inspirational and transformative leader in the United Kingdom and the world. Needless to say, i couldnt say it better. Today, we have Nile Gardiner moderating our conversation today, and nile brings, like the other speakers today, a unique perspective on the life of Margaret Thatcher. As you know, he is the director of the Margaret Thatcher center for freedom at heritage and has worked at the heart of the washington policy world for over a decade. And hes a leading expert on the u. S. uk special relationship and u. S. Policy towards europe. But before joining heritage, nile served as an aide to Margaret Thatcher and advised her on a number of International Policy issues. Working in her private office, nile assisted Lady Thatcher with her final book, state craft strategies for a changing world. And nile also received his doctorate and two masters degrees in history from Yale University and has a bache
Like this or on the bbc or whatever it happens to be, whatever, i need to say that. And not to become what pope francis and another of his brilliant phrases calls a practical atheist. You believe in god but you seek all the secular solutions. Right. In the end, its all about jesus. I said that earlier, i think. Very good. Thank you so much, archbishop. A couple of reminders. This has been and on the record event. Id like to thank the council of Foreign Relations in particular cosponsor the councils religion and Foreign Policy initiative. The archbishop has to take off very quickly now. So if you could give him the courtesy of remaining seated while he takes off. Thank you so much, sir. Thank you very much for your time. The house comes in today considering a number of bills including some on intelligence sharing between state and local officials. Tuesday, they begin work on a longterm transportation and highway funding bill. Current funding expires on notify 20th. Defense programs also