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May 6, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – Sisters Kathleen Deignan, CND, PhD, and Libby Osgood, CND, PhD, PEng, offer a contemplative reflection on the prayers, poems, and hymns of Jesuit priest and scientist Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ, and how the presenters wove these works into a Book of Hours for daily prayer. Teilhard de Chardin: Book of Hours is offered via livestream from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

Through this reflective evening, Sisters Kathleen and Libby invite participants to cultivate the “cosmic sense” of faith awakened through the works of Teilhard de Chardin. There is no need to have read their book to enjoy this evening presentation.

Sister Kathleen, Professor Emerita of Religious and Theological Studies at Iona University in New Rochelle, New York, is a composer of sacred song and director of the Deignan Institute for Earth and Spirit. Sister Libby, Associate Professor of Sustainable Design Engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island, once worked on two NASA satellites as an aerospace engineer.

The cost of the event is $45. Registration is required and may be made online at www.webercenter.org (click on “Programs”), by phone, 517-266-4000, and by email [email protected]. Limited scholarships are available.

Their book, Teilhard de Chardin: A Book of Hours, is available at the Weber Center Shop.

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March 22, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – What do the works of a medieval theologian and a modern priest and scientist have in common? In Thomas Aquinas and Teilhard de Chardin: Christian Humanism in an Age of Disbelief, Father Donald Goergen, OP, explores what both have to offer to our understanding of God, ourselves, and the world. The presentation is from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Weber Retreat and Conference Center and via live stream.

Father Donald, a Dominican theologian, teacher, and lecturer, has offered retreats worldwide and published numerous articles and books. This presentation is drawn from his latest book, Thomas Aquinas and Teilhard de Chardin: Christian Humanism in an Age of Unbelief.

The cost is $45. Registration is required for those attending in person and through livestream. Register through www.webercenter.org and click on “programs,” call 517-266-4000 or email [email protected]. Limited scholarships are available.

Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, Adrian, Michigan. Traveling east on Siena Heights Drive, pass the Adrian Rea Literacy Center and turn left just before the solar panel-covered parking lot. Follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call the Weber Center at 517-266-4000.