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March 9, 2019, Adrian, Michigan – Chaos may best describe how we are experiencing the political, social, and ecclesial world around us. In her workshop, “Chaos – Contemplation – Moving Toward Breakthrough,” Sister Nancy Sylvester, IHM, describes how we can live in this chaotic time in such a way that we move toward breakthrough rather than breakdown. The workshop is from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Weber Retreat and Conference Center.

During her talk, Sister Nancy offers insights as to why our time is significant in evolutionary history and how attention to one’s interior journey through contemplative practices is necessary if we are to move forward.

Sister Nancy, founder of the Institute for Communal Contemplation and Dialogue, ministered for 15 years on the staff of NETWORK, a Catholic social justice lobby in Washington, D.C. She served as President of her religious community, the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Monroe, Michigan, from 1994 to 2000, and in 2001 completed her three-year term as President of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR).

The $50 cost includes lunch. Registration is required and is available at www.webercenter.org; click on “programs.” Registrations may also be made by contacting Weber Center at 517-266-4000 or [email protected].

Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Motherhouse, 1257 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian. Enter the Eastern-most driveway of the complex and follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call 517-266-4000.

August 19, 2018, Adrian, Michigan – We yearn for wholeness and unity, but the way forward is not exclusive, symmetrical, or orderly. “Chaotic Path to Wholeness: The Logic of Love,” a workshop presented by Sister Ilia Delio, OSF, addresses this issue. The workshop is from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Weber Center.

Sister Ilia, a noted speaker and theologian, specializes in the area of science and religion, with special interest in evolution, physics, and neuroscience. She uses insights from these areas to explore the logic of love in a world of chaos and uncertainty. A Franciscan Sister of Washington, D.C., Sister Ilia holds the Joseph C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology at Villanova University, where she is a tenured Professor of Theology. 

The workshop costs $55, including lunch. Registration is required, and space is limited. To register, visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs.” Registrations may also be made by contacting Weber Center at 517-266-4000 or [email protected].

Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Motherhouse, 1257 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian. Enter the Eastern-most driveway of the complex and follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call the Weber Center at 517-266-4000.