Brother Robert J. Sullivan, C.F.X. Lecture Series
Presented by the Center for Mission and Research, the Brother Robert J. Sullivan, C.F.X. Lecture Series features individuals whose lives align with the mission and values that are at the center of the St. John’s community.
Mónica Guzmán
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | 7 to 8:30 pm
Mónica Guzmán is Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels, a nonprofit working to depolarize America; host of A Braver Way, a podcast that equips people with the tools they need to bridge the political divide in their everyday lives; founder and CEO of Reclaim Curiosity, an organization working to build a more curious world; and author of I Never Thought Of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times.
Mónica is the inaugural McGurn Fellow at the University of Florida, working with researchers at the UF College of Journalism and Communications and beyond to better understand ways to employ techniques described in her book to boost understanding. She was a 2019 fellow at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, where she studied social and political division, and a 2016 fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, where she studied how journalists can better meet the needs of a participatory public. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, the Glenn Beck Podcast, Reader's Digest, BookTV, and EconTalk, and she is an advisor for Starts With Us and the Generations Over Dinner project.
Registration for the reception is now closed, but walk-ins are always welcome! If you have any questions, please contact the Alumni Office at 978-624-1331.
About Brother Sullivan
"Brother Robert Sullivan, C.F.X. is one who is noted by many former students. As dean of students in the early 1960s and a member of the faculty in the 1970s and 1980s, Brother Sullivan was 'captivating and inspirational.' Undoubtedly, he possessed a style all his own and was particularly adept at reaching his students with a direct gesture, a steady glare and a reserved authority which was understood by all. A man with an accomplished academic record, Brother Sullivan had a special intuition and knowledge that transcended ethics, philosophy, psychology, and physics. His style was intimidating at times, but it allowed him to reach us, to encourage us and more importantly, to add to our own God-given ability, 'a sense of excellence'." –Rod MacLellan '76
Past Speakers
David Brooks, February 2024
Author, Opinion Columnist, and Commentator
Ethical Leadership & Seeking to Understand "How to Know a Person"
Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely '95, January 2023
Authors
"The Power of Storytelling"
Dr. Danielle Wood, April 2022
Scientist and Engineer
"Advancing Earth Justice by Way of Space"
Bill McKibben, October 2021
Environmentalist and Author
"Our Changing Climate"
Greg Boyle, SJ, March 2021
Founder of Homeboy Industries
"Boundless Compassion, Limitless Kinship"
Vijay Gupta, February 2021
Violinist and Social Justice Advocate
U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power, October 2019
Pulitzer Prize-winning author, war correspondent, and Harvard professor
Jim O'Connell, M.D., April 2019
Renowned physician and public health advocate
Chris Lowney, December 2018
Best-selling author, social entrepreneur and philanthropist
Dr. Kenneth R. Miller, 2018
Professor of Biology, Brown University
"To Seek God in All Things: Finding Grandeur in an Evolutionary View of Life"
Dr. John Peter Kenney, 2017
Professor of Religious Studies, Saint Michael's College Augustine
"St. Augustine and Fake Religion"
Mark O’Donnell, 2016
The Chestnut Hill Center and Mary Cipriano, St. Patrick Academy
"Mentoring in Formative Years to Build Lifelong Character"
Father Iain MacLellan, O.S.B., 2015
Director of the Alva de Mars Megan Chapel Art
Center, Saint Anselm College – "Beauty and the Arts"