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SUMMARY:Busy Person's Retreat - Rooting in the Holy
DESCRIPTION:Are you feeling worn\, yet restless? Do you long to lead your everyday life from a deeper\, less anxious place? Does Jesus’s invitation to “come away for awhile” seem impossible? \nThe Catholic Information Center in collaboration with Dominican Center Marywood have designed an experience of retreating to weave into your regular life so that you can come away for awhile and root in the Holy. \nThis unique retreat experience offers you collective space and personalized guidance to meet God within the fullness of your busy life. We will learn about and experience spiritual practices\, bring awareness to our energy resources\, time management and spiritual habits (health?)\, and explore what might root you in the deep peace of God’s holiness so that you can be strengthened\, focused\, and fruitful in your daily life. \nYou can expect to commit to three 2-hour gatherings where we learn and practice on Sunday afternoons\, 2 1-hour individual sessions with a Spiritual Director at times that work with your schedule during the first two weeks of November\, and between 10 minutes and half an hour each day to try some of the spiritual practices and prayer. In all spaces\, we will practice reflective listening so that we can hear the whispers of God within our lives. \nFor those who attended in 2024\, this is a new offering\, so join us! \n“Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord\,\nwhose confidence is in him.\nThey will be like a tree planted by the water\nthat sends out its roots by the stream.\nIt does not fear when heat comes;\nits leaves are always green.\nIt has no worries in a year of drought\nand never fails to bear fruit.” ~Jeremiah 17:7-8 \nRegister Here
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SUMMARY:Women of Vision: Exploring the Lives and Legacies of Women in the Catholic Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Attend onsite or online\nSuggested donation: $20 per event\n“Without the generous contribution of many women\, the history of Christianity would have developed very differently.”\n— Pope Benedict XVI\, General Audience\, Feb. 14\, 2007  \nThis fall\, we invite you to join us for Women of Vision\, a monthly series that celebrates the lives\, gifts\, and spiritual contributions of women throughout Catholic history. They shaped the Church and the world around them\, building a legacy of resilience\, vision\, and innovation. They mirror for us our missionary discipleship at the service of the world today.   \nEach month\, one of our featured presenters will reflect on the lives of three women in the Catholic tradition\, highlighting the historical context and the gifts that they expressed through their leadership – gifts that are still needed today.   \nTwo weeks following each presentation\, participants are invited to gather in a Wisdom Circle for a small group experience of prayer and reflection on the presentation. Multiple scheduling options are available.  \nFeatured Presenters  \nSeptember 3\, 2025 – Sister Barbara E. Reid\, O.P.\, Ph.D.\, a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids\, is the President of Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and the Carroll Stuhlmueller Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies. She is also General Editor for the Wisdom Commentary Series\, a new 58-volume feminist commentary on the Bible published by Liturgical Press. Sister Barbara received a Master of Arts from Aquinas College and her Ph.D. from Catholic University of America.  Dr. Reid will guide us through the lives of some of the earliest disciples of Jesus named in the New Testament.  \nOctober 1\, 2025 – Bronwen McShea\, Ph.D. is a historian\, writer\, and speaker\, and she is the author of three books\, including Women of the Church: What Every Catholic Should Know (2024). She writes a column for The Pillar and has contributed reviews and essays to The Wall Street Journal\, First Things\, America Magazine\, and many other periodicals. She has furthermore held research and teaching positions at Loyola University Chicago\, Columbia University\, the University of Nebraska Omaha\, Princeton University\, and several other institutions. She holds a Ph.D. in History from Yale University and an M.T.S. in the History of Christianity from Harvard University\, where she also completed her undergraduate studies. She is based in New York City\, not far from her hometown of Cornwall in the Hudson Valley. Dr. McShea will offer her reflection on the lives of women from the middle ages.   \nNovember 6\, 2025 – Dr. Shannen Dee Williams is Associate Professor of History at the University of Dayton. She is an award-winning scholar of the African American experience and Black Catholicism with research and teaching specializations in women’s\, religious\, and Black freedom movement history. Dr. Williams holds a B.A. in history with magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors from Agnes Scott College\, a M.A. in Afro-American studies from the University of Wisconsin at Madison\, and Ph.D. in history from Rutgers University. A lifelong Catholic\, Dr. Williams authored the award-winning column\, The Griot’s Cross\, for the Catholic New Service from 2020 to 2022. Dr. Williams will share her insights on the women religious of the 18th and 19th centuries.   \nDecember 4\, 2025 – Patricia Cooney-Hathaway Ph.D. is a professor of spirituality and systematic theology and the chairperson of the licentiate in sacred theology degree committee at Sacred Heart Major Seminary\, where she has worked since 1987. She is the author of the award-winning book Weaving Faith and Experience. She also serves as the associate editor of Human Development Magazine. Dr. Cooney-Hathaway will offer her reflections on women of the modern era.   \n\n____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nWisdom Circles: A Space for Reflection and Growth \nTwo weeks after each presentation\, participants are invited to gather in Wisdom Circles. These small group sessions are designed to deepen your experience and offer the space to:  \n\nPray together \n\n\nShare insights and personal reflections \n\n\nExplore how the stories of these women illuminate your own God-given gifts \n\nMultiple scheduling options will be offered each month based on participant interest and availability. Whether you’re seeking spiritual nourishment\, community\, or discernment\, the Wisdom Circles are a place to grow in faith and understanding.   \nFacilitators:   \nCami Beecroft-Mann\, trauma informed spiritual director and certified grief care specialist.   \nBarbara Conklin\, marriage preparation coordinator for St. Peter’s parish in Douglas.  \nMary Martin\, program coordinator for the CIC Leadership Formation Institute.  \n___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nWith Gratitude \n \nThis series is made possible through the generous support of a grant from the Paulist Mission Advancement Office. We are deeply grateful for their commitment to fostering spiritual formation and affirming the leadership of women in the Church today.  \n  \n  \nRegister
URL:https://grcic.org/event/women-of-vision-series_2025-11/
LOCATION:Catholic Information Center and online with Zoom\, 360 Division Ave S\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, 49503\, United States
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