March 21, 2026 | Charlotte, NC | Converging Roads

ROLAND MILLARE, STD
Vice President of Curriculum and Director of Clergy Initiatives, St. John Paul II Foundation

Dr. Roland Millare, a native Houstonian, serves as the Vice President of Curriculum and the Director of Clergy Initiatives for the St. John Paul II Foundation (Houston, TX). Dr. Millare served as a member of the Theology Department at St. John XXIII College Preparatory (Katy, TX) for over 15 years. He received a BA in Theology from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. He has a MA in Theological Studies (with a concentration in Moral Theology) from the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College (Alexandria, VA) and a Licentiate (STL) and Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD) in Dogmatic Theology (with a specialization in Sacramental Theology) from the University of St. Mary of the Lake (Mundelein, IL). Dr. Millare also serves as an adjunct professor of theology for permanent deacon candidates, seminarians, undergraduate and graduate students at the University of St. Thomas, St. Mary’s Seminary, the Diocese of Fort Worth and the University of Dallas. He has published various theological articles for Logos, Antiphon, New Blackfriars, Nova et Vetera, and the Heythrop Journal. He has published the book, A Living Sacrifice: Liturgy and Eschatology in Joseph Ratzinger (Emmaus Academic, 2022). Dr. Millare has also contributed an article to a forthcoming lexicon on the theology of Joseph Ratzinger (Ignatius Press). Dr. Millare is a member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, Academy of Catholic Theology, and the Society for Catholic Liturgy. Dr. Millare enjoys the gift of life and love with his beautiful wife Veronica and their three children.

FRANCES BROGHAMMER, MD
Psychiatrist; Clinical Director for the State of Minnesota

Frances Broghammer, MD, FABPN, is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist and a Clinical Director of Inpatient Mental Health for the State of Minnesota. She completed her residency training at the University of California, Irvine, including a two-year tenure as Chief Resident. Her academic and clinical interests lie in medical ethics, education, and human flourishing. She is a former Leonine Fellow, an American Psychiatric Association Leadership Fellow and is a board member for Pepperdine University’s American Project. Dr. Broghammer played Division I Women’s Lacrosse at the University of Notre Dame, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Science Pre-Professional Studies and Portuguese Language & Brazilian Studies. She attended the University of California, Irvine for medical school and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society. She resides in Minnesota with her husband and their three children.

JOSEPH DUTKOWSKY, MD, KM
Orthopedic Surgeon, Bassett Medical Center

Dr. Joseph Dutkowsky is an orthopedic surgeon who has dedicated his career of more than forty years to caring and advocating for persons with disabilities and their families. He received his medical degree from Brown University, general surgery training at Dartmouth, performed his orthopedic surgery residency at the Campbell Clinic, and one year of fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at Harvard. He is a past president of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and was a pioneer in the care of adults with childhood onset disabilities. Currently, he lives and practices in the Bassett Healthcare Network in rural Cooperstown, New York. He participated in the five year start up of the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia University Medical Center and continues teaching and performing research at Columbia University in New York City. Dr. D., as he is best known, worked with the New York City Ballet and former Major League Baseball players to establish movement workshops for children and adults with disabilities. He is a Knight of Malta.

REV. MSGR. PATRICK J. WINSLOW
V.G., Vicar General & Chancellor

The Very Rev. Patrick J. Winslow, V.G., has served as vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of Charlotte since 2019. As vicar general, Monsignor Winslow reports directly to the bishop on matters related to clergy and vocations, and acts in place of the bishop in his absence. As chancellor, he also oversees the diocese’s day-to-day administrative and business operations. A noted preacher and canon lawyer, he came to the Charlotte diocese in 2002 and has served with distinction in several important roles, including as Promoter of Justice and as an ex-officio member of the Lay Review Board. As Promoter of Justice for the diocese, his responsibility was to provide for the public good and serve as prosecutor in Church court proceedings. Monsignor Winslow is a member of the Presbyteral Council and the College of Consultors, two groups of priests who serve as advisors to the bishop. He also serves as clergy formation advisor to St. Joseph College Seminary in Charlotte and sits on the diocesan Vocations Board. A native of upstate New York, he studied chemistry in college before discerning a call to the priesthood in 1993. He was ordained a priest in 1999 and served in parishes and as a maximum-security prison chaplain in the Diocese of Albany, New York, before moving south and becoming incardinated into the Charlotte diocese in 2002. In North Carolina, he served as pastor at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish in Charlotte, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish in Jefferson and St. Frances of Rome Catholic Mission in Sparta, and St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish in Tryon before becoming pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish in Charlotte in 2012, where he served as pastor until his appointment as vicar general and chancellor in 2019. In 2015, he was named a “Missionary of Mercy” by Pope Francis for the Jubilee Year of Mercy, one of only two priests from the Charlotte diocese and among only about 50 priests from the United States to serve in this unique role. These priests from around the world were specially selected by the pope to highlight the mercy of God throughout the holy year, by preaching and offering the sacrament of reconciliation. He earned a Licentiate of Canon Law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 2012. A gifted preacher and Scripture scholar, Monsignor Winslow has contributed to numerous Bible studies through Catholic Scripture Study International, which publishes more than 30 Bible and faith-related study programs. Monsignor Winslow is the fifth chancellor for the Charlotte diocese.

REV. ROBERT GAHL, PhD
Associate Professor of Church Management Director of Church Management Programs – Catholic University of America

Fr. Robert Gahl, PhD is Associate Professor of Practice in the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America and Director of the Church Management Program, including the Master in Ecclesiastical Administration and Management (MEAM). He is also Associate Professor of Ethics in the School of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce) in Rome where he was Director of the Program of Church Management (2017-2022). A native of Milwaukee Wisconsin, he completed his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis and worked in Silicon Valley with robotic software for electron beam lithography systems (1985-1987). After completing his Licentiate in philosophy at the University of Navarre (Pamplona, Spain, 1989) and his Doctorate in Rome at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (1991), he did postdoctoral research at the University of Notre Dame (1993) and was ordained to the diaconate by Blessed Alvaro del Portillo and to the priesthood by St. John Paul II (1992). Fr. Gahl has published on the narrative structure of the moral life, cognitive behavioral therapy, corporate social behavior, and the social doctrine of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. In 2018-2019, as Visiting Faculty Research Affiliate at Harvard’s Human Flourishing Program, he taught courses at Harvard and MIT. He has directed courses on institutional mission at leading health care and medical research centers and on virtuous leadership for Italy’s Center for Advanced Defense Studies (IASD). His current research focuses on intergenerational human flourishing. He recently published “The Challenge of Self-Mastery in the Future of Work” for the Business and Professional Ethics Journal (2022) and has offered analysis regarding issues of ethics and Church affairs for numerous media outlets including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, CNN, CBS, BBC, the Associated Press, Relevant Radio and Vatican Radio. In addition to Italy and the USA, he has lectured in the Vatican, UK, Spain, Kenya, Ireland, Malta, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Ethiopia, and Poland.

AMANDA ACHTMAN
Ethics Director at Canadian Physicians for Life, Founder of Dying to Meet You

Amanda Achtman holds a Master's in John Paul II Philosophical Studies from the Catholic University of Lublin in Poland and a Licentiate in Judaic Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. In addition to roles in journalism, public policy, and advocacy, Amanda worked on Parliament Hill in an effort to prevent the legislative expansion of euthanasia to persons living with disabilities or mental illness. Currently, she is the Ethics Director at Canadian Physicians for Life, teaches a bioethics course for St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry, and is a contributing writer at Public Discourse. Amanda is also the founder of Dying to Meet You, a project of cultural renewal to prevent euthanasia and encourage hope across Canada and around the world.

Jessica L. Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN
Clinical Professor, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Jessica Peck is a Clinical Professor, pediatric nurse practitioner, and internationally recognized policy advocate whose work integrates academic rigor with a faith‑driven commitment to influencing human trafficking response. A distinguished educator, she has authored continuing education programs, authored extensively in peer-reviewed journals, served on national boards, and consulted with universities to strengthen trauma‑informed curricula. Dr. Peck’s leadership has been honored with numerous awards, including the Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Nurse Practitioner Award, the NLN Lillian Wald Humanitarian Award, and multiple state and national recognitions for advocacy, scholarship, and community impact including recognition as Distinguished Alumnus for both the University of Alabama and the University of Texas Medical Branch. S Through her practice, speaking, and policy engagement, she equips clinicians and faith communities to recognize and respond to trafficking, provide survivor‑centered care, and promote prevention rooted in human dignity. Guided by Christian principles of justice, compassion, and restoration, Dr. Peck advances a model of healthcare and advocacy that empowers professionals to respond with both excellence and hope.

7:30 AM	Check-In Begins
8:00 AM	White Mass
9:15 AM	Opening Remarks
9:25 - 10:25 AM	Human Dignity and Medicine as a Healing Profession
10:25 - 10:35 AM	Break
10:35 - 11:35 AM	Compassionate Care for Persons with Disabilities
11:35 - 11:45 AM	Break
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM	Hope and the Redemptive Meaning of Suffering
12:45 - 2:20 PM	Hippocratic Oath Luncheon
1:15 - 2:15 PM	Dignity of the Caregiver
2:20 - 2:40 PM	Break
2:40 - 3:40 PM	When Life Seems Over: Understanding the Temptation of Assisted Suicide
3:40 - 3:50 PM	Break
3:50 - 4:50 PM	Human Trafficking and the Response of Catholic Health Care
4:50 - 5:00 PM	Closing Remarks
5:00 - 5:45 PM	Wine & Cheese Reception

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Human Dignity and Medicine as a Healing Profession

Compassionate Care for Persons with Disabilities

Hope and the Redemptive Meaning of Suffering

Dignity of the Caregiver

When Life Seems Over: Understanding the Temptation of Assisted ​Suicide

Human Trafficking and the Response of Catholic Health Care

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ROLAND MILLARE, STD Vice President of Curriculum and Director of Clergy Initiatives, St. John Paul II Foundation

FRANCES BROGHAMMER, MDPsychiatrist; Clinical Director for the State of Minnesota

JOSEPH DUTKOWSKY, MD, KMOrthopedic Surgeon, Bassett Medical Center

REV. MSGR. PATRICK J. WINSLOW V.G., Vicar General & Chancellor

REV. ROBERT GAHL, PhD Associate Professor of Church Management Director of Church Management Programs – Catholic University of America

AMANDA ACHTMAN Ethics Director at Canadian Physicians for Life, Founder of Dying to Meet You

Jessica L. Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN Clinical Professor, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

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