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The Arc for Justice Is a Long One

Mary Ellen Sheehan, IHM, STD, earned a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium and is a Professor Emerita of Theology at St. Michael’s College of the Toronto School of Theology. Currently, she offers lectures, workshops, and retreats that relate theology to a range of questions emerging in our current …

The Church of the Future

As one of the foremost theological thinkers of the 20th century, theologian and Jesuit Karl Rahner offers insight, wisdom, and challenge in many different areas of theological study. As part of her Masters study at Catholic Theological Union, Jane Aseltyne, IHM, joins us on the MBI blog to offer her reflections on select sections from …

Spirituality and Complex Trauma in African American Women

Live WEBINAR Spirituality and Complex Trauma in African American Women with Joan Blakey, PhD, LMSW [UPDATE: Click here to register for this webinar which is now on-demand.] Increasingly, traumatic events, particularly among Black women, are all too common. The recognition that ongoing racial trauma is prevalent and pervasive in the lives of women of color only …

Depression as a Wilderness Experience: Theological resources for depression in the wake of trauma

Live WEBINAR Depression as a Wilderness Experience: Theological resources for depression in the wake of trauma with Jessica Coblentz, PhD [UPDATE: Click here to register for this webinar which is now on-demand.] In the wake of traumatic events, many survivors experience psychological distress, including conditions like depression. These traumas and their psychological aftermath frequently engender disorientation …

Engaging the Healing Power Within

Live WEBINAR Engaging the Healing Power Within with Annette St-Amour, IHM, MA [UPDATE: Click here to register for this webinar which is now on-demand.] In this talk, Annette St-Amour, IHM, MA, will share her experience of working with local communities and healers in South Sudan in response to the trauma of displacement within their own …

Spiritual Distress: What it is and what we can do about it

Live WEBINAR Spiritual Distress: What it is and what we can do about it with Dr. Christina Puchalski, MD, OCDS, FACP, FAAHPM [UPDATE: Click here to register for this webinar which is now on-demand.] Join us for the first webinar in the “Spirituality and Trauma” series. Over the last twenty years, there has been increased …

Julian of Norwich’s Pandemic and Ours: “All Will Be Well”

This event is now available to be viewed on demand. Click here for information. Julian of Norwich (1373-1416/1423) lived in England during continuing outbreaks of the Black Death or Great Pestilence. The pandemic was most severe in 1347-1351 when about half of Western Europe died. When she was thirty, Julian experienced a series of visions …