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Join us for the party of the century as Commonweal marks 100 years of continuous publication

The evening will include a cocktail reception overlooking the Hudson River, followed by dinner and a program honoring Tania Tetlow, President of Fordham University, with the inaugural Commonweal Centennial Award. 

A tradition of gathering for conversation and community in support of Commonweal… 

For nearly two decades, Commonweal has hosted a bi-annual gala, gathering friends, writers, and readers from around the country to celebrate Commonweal and honor individuals whose noteworthy work is in service to the common good, informed and inspired by their Catholic faith. Over the years, we are proud to have honored luminaries like Mark Shields and Amy Goldman; John Sexton and Tim Shriver; Sr. Carol Keehan and John DeGoia; George Mitchell and Kerry Robinson. And over the years, we have called this award The Catholic in the Public Square Award, as the individuals we’ve honored have been leaders whose impact has shaped not just the church, but society as a whole.

United States Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (co-chair)
Rod Hochman (co-chair)
President & CEO, Providence St. Joseph Health
Anthony R. Tersigni (co-chair)
President and CEO, Ascension
Tim Welsh (co-chair)
Vice Chair, US Bank
James T. Morley, Jr. - Jane B. O'Connell - Leo J. O'Donovan, SJ - Barbara Mullin Rosiello

2020 Event Committee

Get your tickets or reserve your table today

This year, we are pleased to honor Tania Tetlow, the 33rd President of Fordham University and the first layperson and first woman to ever take the office at Fordham. President Tetlow will receive the inaugural Commonweal Centennial Award. 

At this pivotal moment of our centennial, when Commonweal looks back to celebrate all that we’ve achieved and looks forward to what our second century can bring, we are inspired by President Tetlow’s model: her lay leadership; her commitment to issues of justice for women, the LGBTQ+ community, and others; her attention to forming and informing the next generation of Catholics and all good people of goodwill; and her spirit of knowledge-seeking and creativity. We’re thrilled not only to honor President Tetlow, but also to mark the long friendship between  Fordham and Commonweal, as two Catholic institutions in New York City dedicated to questions that enrich the mind and sustain the spirit.

PROGRAM

6:30 Cocktail hour overlooking the Hudson River

7:30 Dinner & Program, including:

• An invocation from Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ
  
  
• Remarks from Commonweal editor Dominic Preziosi

• Presentation of Commonweal Centennial Award by Timothy Shriver
  
  
• Remarks from award winner President Tania Tetlow
  
  
• More details to come
  

FEATURED GUESTS

Dan Barry • Paul Baumann • Matthew Boudway
Danielle Chapman • Rand Richards Cooper
Claudia Avila Cosnahan • Vinson Cunningham
Neomi De Anda • E. J. Dionne Jr. • Anthony Domestico
Miles Doyle • Paul Elie • Massimo Faggioli
Rita Ferrone • Max Foley-Keene • Dorothy Fortenberry
David Gibson • Mary Gordon • Kendall Gunter
James Hannan • Lawrence Joseph • Lauren Kane
Ellen Koneck • Natalia Imperatori-Lee
Katherine Lucky • Eugene McCarraher
Alice McDermott • John McGreevy • Steven Millies
Paul Moses • Regina Munch • Michael P. Murphy
Carmen Nanko-Fernández • Pádraig Ó Tuama
Griffin Oleynick • Mollie Wilson O’Reilly
Hoffsman Ospino • Dominic Preziosi • Bernard Prusak
Santiago Ramos • Susan Bigelow Reynolds
Robert Rubsam • Valerie Sayers • Isabella Simon
Matthew Sitman • John Slattery
Margaret O’Brien Steinfels • Peter Steinfels
Alexander Stern • Clifford Thompson • Gabriella Wilke
Kenneth L. Woodward • And more!

Featured Guests

United States Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (co-chair)
Rod Hochman (co-chair)
President & CEO, Providence St. Joseph Health
Anthony R. Tersigni (co-chair)
President and CEO, Ascension
Tim Welsh (co-chair)
Vice Chair, US Bank
James T. Morley, Jr. - Jane B. O'Connell - Leo J. O'Donovan, SJ - Barbara Mullin Rosiello

2020 Event Committee

FEATURED GUESTS

Matthew Boudway • Vinson Cunningham • Neomi De Anda • E. J. Dionne • Anthony Domestico • Miles Doyle • Paul Elie • Massimo Faggioli • Rita Ferrone • Mary Gordon • Natalia Imperatori-Lee • Lauren Kane • Eugene McCarraher • Alice McDermott • John McGreevy • Paul Moses • Regina Munch • Carmen Nanko-Fernández • Griffin Oleynick • Mollie Wilson O’Reilly • Hoffsman Ospino • Dominic Preziosi • Bernard Prusak • Susan Bigelow Reynolds • Valerie Sayers • Isa Simon • Matthew Sitman • Margaret O’Brien Steinfels • Peter Steinfels • Alex Stern • And more!

DINNER COMMITTEE
in formation

Co-Chairs
Kim Bepler, co-chair
Armando Nuñez, co-chair
John Sexton, co-chair

Committee Members
Thomas Baker
Amy Goldman
Rosanne Haggerty
Sr. Carol Keehan
Chris Lowney
Liz Manigan
Jim Morley
Dan Murray
Dennis O’Brien
Jane O’Connell
Leo J. O’Donovan, SJ
Kerry Robinson
Barbara Rosiello
Paul Saunders

Look forward to seeing some of your favorite writers, editors, and friends of Commonweal on October 28!

Can't make it to the dinner but still want to support our centennial celebration?

Cocktail attire is requested

DRESS CODE

PROCEEDS

All proceeds support Commonweal’s continued investment in writers, readers, editors, and technology. Your contribution to Commonweal is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

QUESTIONS?

Please contact Eva Ting, event coordinator, for any logistical questions: eva.y.ting@gmail.com  or call 212-662-4200 ext. 8018 to reach Ellen Koneck, executive director of Commonweal.

ACCOMMODATIONS
& LOGISTICS

Parking at Chelsea Piers

On-site parking is available at hourly rates, with complimentary twenty-minute parking for pick-ups or drop-offs. More details on parking at Chelsea Piers can be found HERE.

Taxis and Ride Shares

Taxis and ride-sharing companies are welcome transportation options. All vehicles have twenty minutes of free access to Chelsea Piers in order to drop off and pick up passengers. 

Getting to Chelsea Piers by Public Transit

Take the 1, 6, C, E, F, M, R, or W subway lines to 23rd Street to connect with the westbound M23 bus that stops directly in front of Chelsea Piers. It’s a fifteen-minute walk from the 23rd Street subway station. The M14D and M12 bus lines are also a five-minute walk to the Piers. 

Recommended Hotels

With many Commonweal guests staying at these two hotels, there will be shuttle service provided to and from Chelsea Piers before and after dinner.

Hilton Garden Inn Chelsea
121 West 28th St.
(212) 564-2181

Sheraton Times Square
811 7th Ave.
(212) 581-1000

Shuttle Info

Complimentary shuttle bus service will be provided between the Hilton Garden Inn, Sheraton Times Square, and Pier Sixty at designated times. Pickup times are as follows: 

Pickup at 5:15 pm at Sheraton Times Square, 811 7th Ave., drop off at Pier Sixty 

Pickup at 5:15 pm at Hilton Garden Inn, 
121 West 28th St., drop off at Pier Sixty 

Pickup at 9:45 pm at Pier Sixty, drop off at Sheraton Times Square, 811 7th Ave. 

Pickup at 9:45 pm at Pier Sixty, drop off at Hilton Garden Inn, 121 West 28th St.

Boutique Hotels
in the Area

Hotel Hugo
525 Greenwich St.
(212) 608-4848
https://www.hotelhugony.com

The Jane Hotel
113 Jane St.
(212) 924-6700
https://thejanenyc.com

Chelsea Pines Inn
317 W. 14th St.
(212) 929-1023
https://www.chelseapinesinn.com

Get your tickets or reserve your table today

Dan Barry
Paul Baumann
Matthew Boudway
Danielle Chapman
Rand Richards Cooper
Claudia Avila Cosnahan
Vinson Cunningham
Neomi De Anda
E. J. Dionne Jr.
Anthony Domestico
Miles Doyle
Paul Elie
Massimo Faggioli
Rita Ferrone
Max Foley-Keene
Dorothy Fortenberry
David Gibson
Mary Gordon
Kendall Gunter 
James Hannan
Lawrence Joseph
Lauren Kane
Ellen Koneck
Natalia Imperatori-Lee
Katherine Lucky
Eugene McCarraher
Alice McDermott
John McGreevy
Steven Millies
Paul Moses
Regina Munch
Carmen Nanko-Fernández
Pádraig Ó Tuama
Griffin Oleynick
Mollie Wilson O’Reilly
Hoffsman Ospino
Dominic Preziosi 
Bernard Prusak
Santiago Ramos
Susan Bigelow Reynolds 
Robert Rubsam
Valerie Sayers
Isabella Simon
Matthew Sitman
John Slattery
Margaret O’Brien Steinfels
Peter Steinfels
Alexander Stern
Clifford Thompson
Gabriella Wilke
Kenneth L. Woodward
And more!

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