On November 22, Pope Francis gave a card, “The Beatitudes of the Bishop” to all members of the CEI (the Italian conference of bishops) meeting in Rome. The text offers encouragement and pastoral guidance not only to the Italian bishops but to the more than 5,000 Catholic bishops in the world today.
Category: Leadership
Change: What to do?
This paper was presented to the participants of the 2021 General Conference to reflect on the process of deep change through generative listening in the congregation. It continues the process of Spirituality of the Heart began at the 2021 General Conference. This paper was written by Chris Chaplin msc.
Spirituality of the Heart: A Process Approach
Why People Won’t Change
2022 International Leadership Development Program
Looking for signs in a time of confusing stories
In these greatly challenging days, I have the sense that we are building a new kind of collective wisdom, one that for the moment remains mysterious. New communities are springing up around invitations to think together about issues or be in practice, or listen to new ways of looking at the world. Although we are in the time of “social distancing”, the space between us is somehow growing smaller.
Leading from Within a SPIRITUALITY of the HEART
In his article, Leading from Within, Parker Palmer reflects on five ways spiritual leaders tend to cast ‘shadow’ rather than ‘light’ in their ministry of leadership. In this presentation, Gerardine Doherty, fdnsc offers her interpretations on some of the ways these realities are casting ‘shadows’ in today’s church.
Safeguarding Webinar
Centre for Safeguarding at St. Paul University Ottawa, Canada. This is a one day English language seminar on adult victims of sexual abuse. October 15, 2021. Cost is $50 CAD. You may need to book quickly as seats are limited In this interactive workshop, we will review relevant aspects of a significant shift that seems to be occurring in the context of clergy sexual abuse. Based on clinical observations from The Southdown Institute, a mental health treatment centre for clergy and vowed religious, we will explore the issue of the sexual abuse of vulnerable adults.