Award winning author Christopher de Vinck will give an inspiring presentation entitled “Things that Matter Most: Home, Friendship, and Love." This event is sponsored by the Atwood Lectures Series in the Humanities. 
Dr. Christopher de Vinck is a teacher and author of eleven books and numerous articles and essays. As a nationally recognized writer and speaker, his attention to everyday life navigates the lived experience of faith, disability, parenthood, and the craft of writing. De Vinck has won two Christopher Awards, which celebrates authors whose work looks at the ‘highest values of the human spirit’. His essays have been selected three times for ‘Best Column’ by the National Catholic Press Association.