**Admission to the Fall 2006John Paul II Fellowship Course on Person and Society is officially closed.**

On behalf of the Catholic Studies Program of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, EPPC Senior Fellow George Weigel, Michael Novak, and Richard John Neuhaus invite you to apply to become a member of The John Paul II Fellowship by participating in this course.

For many years, with the encouragement of the late Pope John Paul II,  George Weigel and EPPC's Catholic Studies Program, along with Catholic scholars Michael Novak and Richard John Neuhaus, have offered a summer course on Catholic faith and culture issues in Krakow, Poland. A network of  outstanding Catholic leaders has arisen from this formation, and is now prepared to bring the Church's message to a larger audience, in the context of John Paul's call for a new evangelization of contemporary society.

EPPC's Catholic Studies Program will offer a six-week course, to be introduced by George Weigel and given by six leaders of the new evangelization. The course covers the range of personal to societal issues according to John Paul II's concern for human interests and dignity, offering his vision of a true humanism based in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The most urgent business of the new evangelization is to communicate this vision of the human person and society of a new millennium as the foundation for the new springtime for humankind that John Paul foresaw. By learning this true humanism together -- through common prayer, intellectual exploration, and social-cultural activities -- participants become part of a community that is dedicated to bringing out the Church's message to contemporary society in an accessible and universal way.

The course will be given on six Thursday evenings, from October 12 through November 16, 2006, from 6-9 pm, at  the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC. Each evening of the course will begin with Mass or vespers, move to lecture and discussion, and end with a meal.

The speakers and topics for each evening are:

October 12: D.C. Schindler, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Villanova University, on Reason & First Principles.

October 19: Joseph Capizzi, Associate Professor of Theology, Catholic University of America, and Fellow, The Culture of Life Foundation, on Faith & Revelation.

October 26: Deirdre McQuade, Director of Information and Planning, Pro-Life Secretariat, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on Person & Community.

November 2: Eric Cohen, Co-Director, Program on Science, Technology, and Society, The Ethics and Public Policy Center, on Science & Technology.

November 9: Patrick Kelly, Senior Policy Advisor, The Knights of Columbus, on Work & Economy.

November 16: Anthony Picarello, Vice President and General Counsel, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, on Law & Government.