UPCOMING TALKS



Dr. Goldstein speaks before an audience of five hundred at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Memphis, TN, April 3, 2024, to mark the sixty-fourth anniversary of Father Ed's death in that city.


Unless otherwise noted, admission to each of the following talks is free. Copies of The Sacred Heart: A Love for All Times as well as Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor will be available for purchase, and Dr. Goldstein will be happy to sign them as well as any books of hers that attendees bring.


Friday, May 2, 2025: St. Antoninus Church, 337 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ. Topic: "The Sacred Heart: A Love for All Times."  Dr. Goldstein's talk begins immediately following the noon First Friday Mass in the lower church.

Saturday, June 7, 2025: Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge Street, Newark, NJ. Dr. Goldstein will speak on "The Sacred Heart and Social Justice" at the Cathedral Basilica's monthly "Pilgrims of Hope" Adoration night. The event, including one hour of Adoration, will run from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Monday, June 23, 2025: Sacred Heart Parish, 169 Cummins Hwy, Roslindale, MA. Topic: "The Sacred Heart: A Love for All Times." Dr. Goldstein will speak at 7:00 p.m. in the lower church.

Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, 2025—PARISH MISSION! St. Francis de Sales Church, Beckley, WV. Dr. Goldstein will give several talks on the Sacred Heart. See the mission schedule on the parish website for details.

Saturday, June 28, 2025: Dr. Goldstein speaks on "Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.’s Spiritual Sponsor" in De Sales Hall at St. Francis de Sales Church, Beckley, WV. Doors open 6:00 p.m. (following the 5:00 p.m. Mass). Refreshments will be served, and Dr. Goldstein will be available to sign books before the talk begins at 7:00 p.m.


To invite Dawn Eden Goldstein to speak, email dawneden [at] gmail.com.

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PAST TALKS: CARRYING THE MESSAGE OF FATHER ED 

Since Father Ed was published in December 2022, Dr. Dawn Eden Goldstein has shared the story of Father Edward Dowling, SJ, in the following places:

December 2022:

Washington, DC (St. Joseph's on Capitol Hill)
Akron, OH (St. Sebastian's Catholic Church)
Cleveland, OH (St. Malachy's Catholic Church)
Charleston, SC (Renaissance Weekend at Charleston Place)

January 2023:

Owings Mills, MD (St. Thomas' Episcopal Church)
Las Vegas, NV (Praxis meeting and Legatus dinner)
Cincinnati, OH (Bellarmine Chapel at Xavier University)
St. Louis, MO (Catholic Studies Center at St. Louis University; St. Anselm Parish at Saint Louis Abbey)

February 2023:

Atchison, KS (Valley Hope Center; Benedictine College)
Hays, KS (Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church)
Kilmarnock, VA (Lancaster Community Library)
Boston, MA (Boston College)

March 2023:

Canton, OH (St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church)
Akron, OH (First Annual Akron Book Fest)
Chicago, IL (Loyola University Chicago)
Baltimore, MD (Basilica of the Assumption)

April 2023:

St. Louis, MO (St. Louis University Mission Book Club luncheon for faculty and staff)

June 2023:

Chester, NJ (St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Church)

July 2023:

Lexington, KY (Cathedral of Christ the King)

September 2023:

Houston, TX (Holy Name Passionist Retreat Center)

October 2023:

Boston, MA (Sacred Heart Parish in Roslindale)
Attleboro, MA (La Salette Retreat Center)
Colchester, VT (St. Michael's College)
Rockaway, NJ (St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church)

November 2023:

Norfolk, VA (St. Stephen, Martyr, Roman Catholic Church)

December 2023:

Rome, Italy (The Lay Centre)

January 2024:

New Orleans, LA (Archdiocesan Spirituality Center)

April 2024:

Memphis, TN (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception)
Wyckoff, NJ (Church of St. Elizabeth)
Flint, MI (St. Michael's Conference Center)

May 2024:

New Orleans, LA (Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church)

July 2024:

Batesville, IN (St. Louis Catholic Church)
Indianapolis, IN (Hyatt Regency Indianapolis; St. Jude Catholic Church)

September 2024:

Scranton, PA (University of Scranton)

April 2025:

Philadelphia, PA (American Catholic Historical Society)