Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Award

for promoting

dialogue in the Church

Each year the Catholic Common Ground Initiative honors an individual or group that has made a unique contribution to the achievement of common ground in the church.  The recipient’s work has made an impact on a significant number of people and has set a precedent or example of building common ground in the church.  The recipient of the award also embodies the dialogical and consultative approach to leadership of the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin in working towards unity in the Church.  Past Recipients of the award include:

2012     Most Reverend Daniel E. Pilarczyk
2011     Rev. J. Bryan Hehir
2010     Sr. Catherine Patten, R.S.H.M.
2009     Sr. Carol Keehan, DC
2008     Most Rev. Gerald F. Kicanas
2007     Dr. Eugene Fisher
2006     Most Rev. Wilton D. Gregory
2005     Boston College, The Church in the 21st Century
2004     Dolores R. Leckey
2003     Most Rev. Harry J. Flynn and the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis
2001     Council of Catholic Women