Transforming Spirituality in a Time of Plague

Reading material for this event will come from Desire, Darkness, and Hope: Theology in a Time of Impasse.  Use the promo code HOPE25 to receive 25% off and free shipping from Liturgical Press.

November 12-13, 2021

Theological Reflections by the authors of Desire, Darkness, and Hope: Theology in a Time of Impasse

Engaging the Thought of Constance FitzGerald, OCD

Facilitated by Dr. M. Shawn Copeland

A Lectio Divina process will provide time for reflection, prayer, and group sharing.

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Please register below for each of the sessions you are able to attend.   **Each session has a separate registration form.**

Friday, November 12

Part 1 – 7:00 – 9:00 pm ET

Speaker: Laurie Cassidy, Contemplative Prayer and White Supremacy

Responses: Brian McDermott, SJ, and Maria Teresa Morgan

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Text for Lectio

Saturday, November 13

Part 2 – 10 am – Noon ET

Speaker: Bryan Massingale, Toward a Spirituality of Racial Justice

Responses: Roberto Goizueta and Alex Mikulich

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Part 3 – 1:15 – 3:15 pm ET

Speaker: Margie Pfeil, Impasse and Climate Crisis

Responses: Susie Babka and Andrew Prevot

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Text for Lectio – p. 226 (beginning with “The human learning required…”) through the top of p.228 (ending with “…one’s experience of God, suffering Sophia, Jesus crucified.”)

Part 4 – 3:30 – 4:15 pm ET

Interview/Conversation

Janet Ruffing, RSM, and Constance FitzGerald, OCD

Followed by Vespers

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