Gender Identity Theory: A Loving Catholic Response (for Ministers)

Dr. Abigail Favale will be sharing information on "gender identity theory" and how persons involved in parish ministry can respond and accompany those they serve.

Please note this event is specifically intended for those who work in a parish-based ministry program.

Presenter: Abigail Favale, Ph.D., is a writer and professor in the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. A Catholic convert with an academic background in gender studies, Abigail writes and speaks regularly on topics related to women and gender from a Catholic perspective.

Abigail's memoir, Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion, traces her journey from evangelicalism to postmodern feminism to Catholicism. Her essays and short stories have appeared in print and online for publications such as First Things, Public Discourse, The Atlantic, Church Life, and Potomac Review. She was awarded the J.F. Powers Prize for short fiction in 2017. Her most recent book , The Genesis of Gender is a vital, timely resource for anyone seeking to better understand the gender paradigm—and how to live beyond it.

Favale lives with her husband and four children in South Bend, Indiana.