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... Add oil* ...

"Understanding China's Catholic Past and Present Realities as a Foundation for Future USCCA Relationships"


3 August 2024, Saturday


2:45 - 4:15 pm Parallel Session 3b


Speaker 1: Dr. Anthony E. Clark, Whitworth University & USCCA Emeritus Director

Speaker 2: Dr. Xiaoxin Wu, Ricci Institute Boston College

Chair and Speaker 3: Fr. Rob Carbonneau, CP, Ricci Institute Boston College & Emeritus Director

Photo credit: Gerald Doyle, Interim Chief Administrative Officer


A meditation that we might hold following this talk and Dr. Clark's introduction of this phrase at the close of the session was this:

  • How might we "Add oil ..." and offer encouragement and accompaniment to those near and far ...


*a Hong Kong English expression is used to encourage and support a person. Derived from the Chinese phrase Gayau (or Jiayou; Chinese: 加油), the expression is translated from the Cantonese phrase.



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