December 13, 2016

RNS staff

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(RNS) Now that the bitterly contested presidential election is behind us, how can we bring the country closer together?

On Dec. 7, Tom Gallagher, the newly appointed Religion News Service CEO and publisher, assembled an expert panel to discuss this question. Panelists included RNS columnist Mark Silk, Fordham University ethicist Charles Camosy, filmmaker Tom Scott and communications professor MaryAnn Murtha. RNS national reporter David Gibson moderated.

The discussion, co-sponsored by St. Catherine of Siena Church in Riverside, Conn., took place at the parish in front of some 200 people.

Cory Hodson, a Yale Divinity School graduate student, managed the Facebook Live streaming video and live-tweeted throughout. Kathy DiGiovanna, a professional photographer, snapped photos.

Photos from the event

: Over 200 people attended an expert panel discussion titled “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good,” co-sponsored by Religion News Service and St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn.

: RNS CEO and Publisher Tom Gallagher welcomes some 200 people to the “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good” expert panel discussion on Dec. 7, 2016, held at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn.

: Some of the 200 attendees enjoying the expert panel discussion titled “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good,” held on Dec. 7, 2016, at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn., and co-sponsored by Religion News Service.

: Left to right, RNS national reporter David Gibson, who moderated the “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good” panel discussion, with Deacon Renato Berzolla, of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn., who helped organize the evening event, and Mark Silk of Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., a panelist and RNS’ “Spiritual Politics” columnist.

: Monsignor Alan F. Detscher, left, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn., who co-hosted the evening event, chats with parishioner and RNS CEO and Publisher Tom Gallagher at the “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good” panel discussion, held at St. Catherine’s.

: Left to right, Monsignor Alan F. Detscher, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn., who co-hosted the evening event, with Mark Silk of Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., a panelist and RNS’ “Spiritual Politics” columnist, and RNS national reporter David Gibson, who moderated the Dec. 7, 2016, “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good” panel discussion.

: RNS national reporter David Gibson, who moderated the “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good” panel discussion, held on Dec. 7, 2016, at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn., offers a bit of commentary to an audience of some 200 people.

: RNS National Correspondent David Gibson introduces the members of the expert panel titled “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good,” including, left to right, Charles Camosy, Mark Silk, MaryAnn Murtha and Tom Scott. The event was co-sponsored by Religion News Service and St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn.

: Professor Charles Camosy offers a response during the “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good” expert panel discussion on Dec. 7, 2016, at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn., in front of an audience of some 200 people.

: On the far left Charles Camosy offers his perspective on how to move the country forward after a brutal presidential campaign at an expert panel co-sponsored by Religion News Service and St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn. Meanwhile, Mark Silk, MaryAnn Murtha, Tom Scott and David Gibson prepare to respond.

: Western Connecticut State University adjunct professor MaryAnn Murtha offers insight during the “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good” expert panel discussion on Dec. 7, 2016, at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn., in front of an audience of some 200 people. Tom Scott, business executive, Yale University Divinity School graduate student and co-founder of The Nantucket Project, based in Greenwich, Conn., listens in.

: Monsignor Alan F. Detscher, pastor of co-sponsor St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn., offers some closing remarks.

: Tom Scott, business executive, Yale University Divinity School graduate student and co-founder of The Nantucket Project, based in Greenwich, Conn., offers his insight during the expert panel discussion titled “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good,” held on Dec. 7, 2016, at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn., in front of an audience of some 200 people. The event was co-sponsored by Religion News Service and St. Catherine’s.

: Monsignor Alan F. Detscher, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn., offers closing remarks at the expert panel discussion titled “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good.” The parish co-sponsored the event with Religion News Service.

: Over 200 people attended an expert panel discussion titled “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good,” co-sponsored by Religion News Service and St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn.

: Left to right, Charles Camosy, Mark Silk, MaryAnn Murtha, Tom Scott, David Gibson, Monsignor Alan F. Detscher and RNS CEO and Publisher Tom Gallagher at the conclusion of the expert panel discussion titled “Election Aftermath: Faith & the Common Good.” The event was held at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Riverside, Conn., and co-sponsored by Religion News Service and St. Catherine’s.