[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 28, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WELCOMING REVEREND ADAM McHUGH

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Dreier) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, let me first extend my congratulations to 
John Sullivan for his extraordinary service to this institution over 
the last quarter century. We're going to have a chance to talk about 
one of the greatest, most incisive minds in this place--and the bar is 
not too high for that. He has been extraordinary. I want to 
congratulate Mr. Wickham as well, Mr. Speaker.
  With that, I rise to say, on the 28th of June 1787, Benjamin 
Franklin, in the midst of the Constitutional Convention, said that they 
should call on the assistance of Heaven and have a prayer every day as 
the assembly began. That's a tradition that continues today, and it's 
one that has just been utilized by Reverend Adam McHugh, who is a very, 
very capable and thoughtful guy, who is from Upland, California. He is 
a prolific writer as well as serving as chaplain at the Vitas Hospice 
Center in Covina, California.
  I've got to say also, Mr. Speaker, that I believe that we are making 
history here in that both the Chaplain of the United States House of 
Representatives--our dear friend, Father Patrick Conroy--and Reverend 
McHugh and Reverend McHugh's wife, Lindsay, and I are all graduates of 
a very small institution just to the east of Los Angeles known as 
Claremont McKenna College.
  I believe that hearing from Reverend McHugh was wonderful, and I have 
a copy of his book that he has just given me here. I would like to 
enter into the Record, Mr. Speaker, a list of the publications that he 
has put forward and to say that he has one coming next year. We all 
look forward to that, and I hope I get an autographed copy of that one 
as well.

                              Publications


                                 Books

       Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an 
     Extroverted Culture (InterVarsity Press, 2009)
       The Listening Life (InterVarsity Press, 2013)


                                Articles

       ``Profile of Father Patrick Conroy, Chaplain of the U.S. 
     House,'' CMC Magazine, November '11.
       ``Hospitality for Those Who Would Rather Stay `In','' 
     Conversations Journal, December 2011.
       ``The Introverted Leader,'' Leadership Journal, August 
     2011.
       ``The Phases of Writing,'' The Ooze, June 2011
       ``A Mere Lump of Humanity?'' Internet Monk, June 2011
       ``Why Pastors Should Get Their Heads Examined.'' Patheos, 
     May 2011
       ``The Introvert Brand,'' Patheos, March '11
       ``Why Most Pastors Won't Tell the Truth.'' Church Leaders, 
     Mar '11
       ``The Writer as Madman and Mystic,'' Crosswalk, Dec '10
       ``Are Happy Churchgoers Good News? The Washington Post, Dec 
     '10
       A Counter-Cultural Quiet in Advent,'' Patheos Dec '10
       ``Meals that Change Your Life,'' Relevant Magazine Nov '10
       ``Introverts in Evangelical America,'' The Washington Post 
     Sept '10
       ``Conversations with the Saints,'' Patheos Aug '10
       ``The Ancient Art of Listening,'' Patheos June '10
       ``Can Introverts Thrive in the Church?'' Catalyst Space May 
     '10
       ``Introverts in the Church,'' Ministry Today, January '10
       ``Can Introverts Lead? Breaking Down Stereotypes,'' The 
     Christian Century Nov '09


                          Speaking Highlights

       Westmont College Chapel, Santa Barbara, CA, April 2012.
       Laity Lodge, Kearney, TX, July 2011.
       Glenkirk Church, Glendora, CA, March 2011.
       Irvine Presbyterian Church, Irvine, CA, September 2010.

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