Roman Holiday

I'm flying this evening to Rome with SWBO this evening; will be there about a week. My primary "business" purpose will be to speak at a fascinating conference that Amy helped organize on the topic of "Relazionalita nel diritto; quale spazio per la fraternita?" (accents missing). or "Relationships in law: is there a space for fraternity?" The sponsore are the organizations Commune e Diritto and Movimento dei Focolari. I'll be spoking mainly on my usual theme of the tension between corporate law norms and CST concepts of community and fraternity. If you're going to be around Castel Gandalfo this Friday and Saturday, you might want to stop by (well, maybe Father Araujo may be in the neighborhood!). For more info send an email to dirittoATfocolare.org. I've got some other Villanova business in Rome, but will try to spend some time revisiting the haunts of my student days and seeing the sights. I'm also looking forward to visiting our Augustinian's HQ, St Monica's, which is right behind the colonnades at St Peters. Speaking of conferences in Rome, St. Tom's excellent John Ryan Institute for CST (et al.) is sponsoring an excellent confab on Oct 5-7, 2006 at the Angelicum on the topic of "The Good Company: CST and Corporate Social Responsibility in Dialogue." The Call for Papers just came out; for more info see www.stthomas.edu/thegoodcompany . The principal organizers are Mike Naughton and Helen Alford OP, two of the major voices in this field. At this time tomorrow I'll be eating the famous Tuscan white beans at Nino's on the Via Borgogna. I'll resist the temptation to post a description of every meal, lest I be charged with the sin of gluttony or inciting others to the sin of envy.

-- Mark