Past Events
Previous speakers of the Sister Cleophas Costello Lecture, by year:
- 2025: Laura Lippman
- 2024: Kara Goucher
- 2023: Bonnie Garmus
- 2022: Sharon Donnelly Love
- 2021: McKenzie Coan, '18
- 2019: Tarana Burke
- 2018: Gabby Douglas
- 2017: Elizabeth Smart
- 2015: Marin Alsop
- 2014: Piper Kerman
- 2011: Sheilah Kast
- 2007: Dr. Margaret Farley
- 2005: Kathleen Norris
- 2003: Dr. Diana Eck
- 2002: Barbara Ehrenreich
- 2001: Mary Chapin Carpenter
- 2000: Amy Tan
- 1997: Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ
- 1996: Molly Ivins
- 1995: Mae Jemison
- 1994: Mary Higgins Clark
- 1993: Cokie Roberts
- 1992: Beverly Sills
- 1991: Linda Ellerbee
- 1990: Maya Angelou
- 1989: Judith Viorst
- 1988: Helen Thomas
- 1986: Arlene Violet
- 1985: Marilyn Ferguson
- 1981: Sr. Elizabeth Carroll
- 1980: Theresa Kane, RSM, and Andrew Greeley
- 1979: Ellen Goodman
2026 Sister Cleophas Costello Lecture
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026
7-8 p.m.
McGuire Hall
Loyola University Maryland
4501 N Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21210
The event is free and open to the public, but advanced registration is required.
Tickets available soon.