Topics to be discussed at the institute include life issues, Catholic hospitals in the 21st Century, health care for all, new covenant experience in Catholic health care, preventive health care, end of life ethics and politics, health care clinics and parish social ministry.

Guest speakers will be the Most Rev. Joseph Sullivan, Diocese of Brooklyn, NY; Most Rev. Daniel DiNardo, Archdiocese Galveston-Houston; Sr. Carol Keehan, Catholic Health Association; Deacon Clarke Cochran, Texas Tech University; and Dr. Elimore Rigamer, Catholic Charities, New Orleans.

The institute costs $35 per person and covers meals, lectures and materials. Dorm reservations and some scholarships are available. For registration materials and additional information visit www.theyounginstitute.orgor contact Rhonda Sepulveda at 713-874-6672 or resepulveda@catholicharities.org

A three-hour credit course (JUST 4306: Catholic Political and Social Thought) and a one-hour credit course (JUST 4193: Special Topics - Health Care for All) will be offered at the University of St. Thomas in conjunction with the Institute. The three-hour course costs $1770 and the one-hour course costs $590. For more information and registration details, contact Dr. John F. Burke at 713-525-3814 or jfburke@stthom.edu .

The institute is co-sponsored by the UST Political Science Department, UST Social Justice Committee, Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Catholic Charities is a proud supporter and fiscal agent of the University of St. Thomas Institute.

Read more on the state of public health care in Houston/Harris County
http://www.stthom.edu/ia/publicaffairs/events/pdf/Houston Public Health Care Fact Sheet combined.pdf

Registration form and flier
http://www.archgh.org/UST-YoungSummerInstitute.pdf

Schedule
http://www.archgh.org/UST-YoungSummerInstitute-Program.pdf

Sponsorship form
http://www.archgh.org/UST-YoungSummerInstitute-PartnerForm.pdf