Seminary dinner to honor Dulles

Avery Robert Cardinal Dulles, S.J. †

Function: Priest of the Society of Jesus

Title: Cardinal Deacon of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata

Birthdate: Aug 24, 1918	Country: USA

Elevated: Feb 21, 2001	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Seminary dinner to honor Dulles
Oct 03, 2005
The seventh annual fundraising dinner at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers will honor Cardinal Avery Dulles, the first American theologian to be named to the College of Cardinals.

(THE JOURNAL NEWS, August 26, 2005) Dulles is a visiting professor at St. Joseph's, the seminary for the Archdiocese of New York. He is also the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University.

At 87, he is arguably the most famous Catholic theologian in U.S. history, known for his celebrated 1974 book, "Models of the Church," and numerous other books and essays. The son of the late Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, he was raised a Presbyterian and considered himself an agnostic before converting to Catholicism after college. He continues to lecture frequently.

Dulles was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001, at the same consistory where Cardinal Edward Egan, archbishop of New York, was given his red hat.

At the Sept. 15 dinner, St. Joseph's also will honor William F. Harrington of Pound Ridge, managing partner of the law firm of Bleakley Platt & Schmidt in White Plains and a member of the boards of trustees at the seminary and St. Patrick's Cathedral. He is a parishioner of St. Patrick's Church in Bedford.

Audrey and Barry Sullivan, parishioners at St. Joseph's Church in Bronxville, are chairing the dinner. Barry Sullivan is a member of the seminary's board. Egan is honorary chairman of the dinner.

Tickets for the dinner cost $500, or $5,000 for a table. Funds raised will cover tuition for seminarians from New York. The event, at the seminary in Yonkers, begins with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner.

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