The First Annual St. Marianne Cope Catholic Social Teaching Lecture – Life After Roe: Creating a Culture of Life and Dignity for All – is Thursday, October 13 at 7:30 pm in the Franciscan Center of Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd. in Sylvania.

Catholic Social Teaching has often been called “the Church’s best kept secret.” Join Ohio Right to Life’s Executive Director Peter Range as he applies that teaching to a post-Roe America approaching midterm elections and examines how we can respond to create a culture of life, where every human person is welcomed, nurtured and can flourish.

Peter Range, MA, is the Executive Director of Ohio Right to Life. After earning his masters in theology from the University of Notre Dame, he has worked in social justice ministries in Florida and Ohio, most recently as Director for the Office for Life and Justice for the Diocese of Toledo. He holds a certificate in Catholic Social Teaching, hosts “Say Yes to Life” on Annunciation Radio, and is passionate about his faith, ministry, and family.

St. Marianne Cope was an American immigrant Franciscan sister who dedicated most of her life to caring for the sick, especially the lepers of Molokai, Hawaii.

For more information, contact Dr. Ben Brown, Professor and Chair for Theology at Lourdes University, at bbrown@lourdes.edu or 419-824-3946.

The event is sponsored by Catholic Charities, the Diocese of Toledo, and the Lourdes University Theology department.