The Collegium Institute is proud to sponsor the inaugural reception of the Catholic Research Economists Discussion Organization (CREDO) during the annual meeting of the American Social Science Association (ASSA) in Philadelphia on January 4, 2014.

CREDO fosters community, conversation, and dissemination of non-partisan economic research and expertise as it relates broadly to Catholic social thought, the Church, and society. Two of its founding members are Penn faculty who are core supporters of the Collegium Institute.

On Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 7:45 a.m., Bishop John McIntyre will celebrate Mass for friends of CREDO and the Collegium Institute at St. John the Evangelist Church (one block from the conference headquarters at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown). Mass will be followed by a breakfast reception in the Independence Ballroom III of the Marriott Hotel (1201 Market Street). We will be joined at breakfast by Bishop McIntyre and Jonathan Reyes, Executive Director of the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, who looks forward to discussion and insight from our group.

With the support of a generous grant from the Our Sunday Visitor Institute, the Collegium Institute is delighted to welcome guests free of charge. Space is limited, however, and will be reserved for those who respond first. Please RSVP to dcheely@collegiuminstitute.org dcheely@collegiuminstitute.org by this Friday, December 20, 2013 for the opportunity to join us.