Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary is excited to announce that Sister Nancy Usselman, FSP, Director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Los Angeles, CA, will be delivering the 11th annual John Cardinal Foley Lecture. The lecture, titled "Communicating Christ's Presence in a Digital World," will take place on Monday, January 29, 2024, at the seminary's Vianney Auditorium in Wynnewood, PA.

The lecture is open to the public and free of charge, and it will also be livestreamed on the seminary's website and Facebook page. Bishop-Elect Keith J. Chylinski, Rector of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, will be in attendance, along with Reverend Thomas F. Dailey, Chair of The John Cardinal Foley Chair of Homiletics and Social Communications, seminarians, faculty/staff, and community members.

Sister Nancy Usselman is a highly respected theologian, international speaker, and media literacy education specialist. She holds a Doctoral Candidate in Ministry degree from Catholic University of America and degrees in Communications Arts and Theology and the Arts from Fuller Theological Seminary. Sister Nancy is also the author of a theology of popular culture called "A Sacred Look: Becoming Cultural Mystics."

In addition to her academic achievements, Sister Nancy has vast experience in various aspects of media production and marketing. She has conducted media mindfulness workshops, presentations, and film retreats across the country, fostering a dialogue between faith and media among youth, young adults, catechists, seminarians, teachers, and media professionals.

As an executive board member of Catholics in Media Associates (CIMA) and The Christophers, as well as an advisory board member of Paulist Productions and Saint Mark's School in Venice, CA, Sister Nancy is actively involved in promoting the intersection of faith and media. She is also a member of the National Association of Media Literacy Educators (NAMLE), SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communicators), and Theology and Communications in Dialogue (THEOCOM).

The John Cardinal Foley Lecture is sponsored by the Cardinal Foley Chair for Homiletics & Social Communications at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. This annual lecture series aims to explore the role of media in communicating the message of Christ in today's digital world.

For more information about the lecture or the seminary, please contact Alaina N. Longo, Deputy Communications Officer, at 215-587-3747.