Mystics & Prophets: Giving Voice - National Conference

Mystics & Prophets: Giving Voice - National Conference: Here are some notes from the national conference of younger women religious held in California in early July. We are building the bridge w...

Online Symposium on Consecrated Life

Fourth Session - October 14, 2012, 2pm ET

Karen Rose, OSB

Charism: Yesterday, Today and Forever

Charism: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Using oral histories of sisters entering a Benedictine monastery in the early 20th century and interview data from women entering in the last 30 years, the paper will compare and contrast the call to religious life in the pre- and post-Vatican II eras. Discussion will focus on the lessons to be learned as we move into the future.

Presenter:
Sr. Karen entered religious life in 2007. A British citizen, she has a BA/MA in philosophy and theology from Oxford University. She holds an MSc in social anthropology, PhD in palliative care and has researched extensively on social aspects of health care. Currently, her research interest is in applying the lens of social science to the study of history.

Responder:
Sr. Juliet Mousseau teaches theology at Aquinas Institute in St. Louis, MO.

For more information or to register go to www.ahereford.org/symposium

Mystics & Prophets

Announcing a new collaborative blog to share reflections on emerging religious life. The project grows out of conversations among younger women religious in the US and seeks to broaden the conversation. The recent series "Reimagining Nuns" has been quite popular. Read more....

Online Symposium on Consecrated Life

Third Session - July 8, 2012, 2pm ET Sisters on the Cosmological Frontier

Frontier Sisters: From the time they arrived in the New World in 1727 up to today, the profound frontier spirit of Catholic sisters have shaped the social and cultural landscape of the nation. While we know that the wild frontier of the New World has long been tamed, Catholic sisters in the 21st century have entered an equally challenging and unexplored frontier, that of the cosmological which is giving rise to a new context for the theology of religious life and its lived expression in the world. Join us as we explore religious life on the evolutionary edge!
Gail Worcelo is the co-founder of Green Mountain Monastery, along with the late Passionist priest and cultural historian Thomas Berry. Gail is a liturgical dancer, clinical psychologist and retreat leader who is passionate about her own growth in Christ consciousness and in linking with others who as Chardin said, "are striving to unite in depth to support evolution's advance."To Register....

Online Symposium on Religious Life

Join us in 2012 for an ongoing, online conversation on emergent Religious Life at the national and local levels. The conversation will be:

National and Local
Online and Face to Face
Interdisciplinary

National Online Forum

In partnership with Giving Voice, four online forums, each convened on a Sunday at 2pm Eastern and lasting about 90 minutes. Presenters, respondants, and participants can particpate from their computers, either individually, or in group settings. By doing an online forum, we are hoping for a participation of members in active ministry who couldn't travel for the event. But it will be flexible enough for small groups to gather in homes or in larger group settings. These groups can then continue the conversation locally and share their insights in an online forum. 
For the Call for Papers or to Register ....