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Growing attention to worker burnout, especially among women and those who occupy “caring professions,” invites a critical look at the realities of women in ministry, past and present. In dialogue with literature on burnout, this lecture looks to a revolutionary leader in Catholic women’s ministerial formation and theological education, Sr. Madeleva Wolff, CSC (1887–1964), for insights about ministerial burnout and lessons for responding to it today.

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About our Workshop Speaker - Jessica Coblentz

Dr. Jessica Coblentz (SCU ‘08) is an associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies and Theology at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. She is the author of the book Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression (Liturgical Academic), and the coeditor of three volumes, including Women Responding to the Spirit: Selections from the Madeleva Lectures (Paulist).

This interactive workshop will explore the intersectionality of three distinct, yet related, topics: Spirituality, Mental Health, and Disability, through the lens of faith and restorative practices. Understand the beneficial relationship of reimagining our own humanness through the eyes of the image of the Wounded Christ, and begin to reframe what mental health is, what disability is, and how spirituality plays a vital role in human personhood. This is a great opportunity for those in spiritual accompaniment ministries, fellow restorative justice practitioners, special needs practitioners, and those seeking personal development.

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About our Speakers - Irene Santiesteban & Sue Do

Irene Santiesteban (GPPM ‘23) serves as a Programs Specialist at Restorative Justice California in San Diego, where she assists with Restorative Justice Reentry Prep Program and Community Circle programs focused on San Diego community members impacted by violence and inequity. She has facilitated restorative circles for numerous non-profit organizations. As a woman living with cerebral palsy, she explores life through a different lens, and encounters others in a spirit of kinship.

Thanh-Thao “Sue” Do is a Vietnamese-American third-year GPPM student with cerebral palsy. Passionate about inclusion and accessibility in the Church, she is a four-time published author and a TEDx speaker on perseverance, She earned her B.A. in English and Catholic Studies from SCU. She now works as an admin assistant in the Diocese of San José.

Letting go, acceptance, new beginnings: these are some of the joys and tasks of growing older. How do these play out in what Richard Rohr calls “the second half of life”? In this workshop we will explore some of the challenges, surprises, uncertainties, and delights that make up this rich and grace-filled time of life.

Whether you’re exploring what it means to age or caring for an aging person, join us as we explore these questions and themes through the lens of faith and spirituality.

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About our Speakers - Anne Grycz and Mary Romo

Anne Grycz, M.A. (Values Education) is the Director Emerita of the Institute for Leadership in Ministry in the Diocese of San Jose. She served on the faculty of the Pierre Favre program at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos where she is also involved in retreat work and spiritual direction.

Mary S. Romo, D.Min (Theology), M.A. (English) is emerita faculty at the University of San Francisco and director of the OCIA (formerly RCIA) at St. Ignatius Parish in San Francisco. A retreat facilitator and spiritual director, she is a frequent speaker on such topics a Scripture, Church History and Tradition, and Spirituality.