Justice Education

Social Ministry Conference 2011

Thank you to all who came to the conference.  It was a wonderful day of prayer, learning, fellowship, and growth in collaboration!  We are planning the 2012 conference now.

Read about the conference in the Catholic Standard

Keynote Address

“The Ten Commandments of the Environment.  Digging in the Rich Soil of Catholic Teaching"
(Download the Powerpoint)
Fr. Charlie Cortinovis
Parochial Vicar, St. Raphael, Rockville, MD.

Fr. Charlie Cortinovis is a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington.  Fr. Charlie has a bachelor's degree in Biological Science and a master’s degree in Environmental Science and Management, both from Duquesne University, and a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University School of Law.  He was an editor of The Environmental Lawyer law journal.  He held internships in the environmental field with government agencies, private industry, and non-profit organizations.  Fr. Charlie was an associate in the environmental practice group of a law firm in Washington, DC before entering the seminary in 2004.  He was ordained to the priesthood in 2009 and continues to be interested in environmental issues, particularly in the insights of Pope Benedict XVI on the environment.

In his keynote address, Fr. Charlie examined the writings and speeches of Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II and other sources of the Church’s teaching on the environment in order to explain the need for our response to today’s urgent global environmental issues.