Professor Mary Graw Leary from Catholic Law presented her paper at the "Flannery O'Connor's Second Century: Looking Forward, Looking Back" Conference, which took place from September 12 to 15, 2024, at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville.

Entitled "Screaming into the System: The Synergistic Relationship Between Flannery O'Connor, Crime, and Lawyers," Graw Leary's paper delves into how O'Connor was influenced by real-life crimes and criminal events, incorporating these themes and legal elements into her fiction. Additionally, the paper suggests that O'Connor's perspective on her writing vocation offers valuable insights for lawyers striving to seek justice in an increasingly complex world.

A description of the conference is available here.