Institute For Contemplation And Dialogue

PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED ONE THREE-DAY ZOOM PROGRAM AND ONE FOUR-DAY IN-PERSON PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE POLARITIES BEING EXPERIENCED IN OUR COUNTRY AND TO IMAGINE WAYS OF RESPONDING ROOTED IN A CONTEMPLATIVE HEART. DEVELOPED AND PARTICIPATED IN SIX ZOOM CALLS FOR THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM TO CONTINUE TO REFLECT ON HOW WHAT THEY HAD LEARNED AFFECTS THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE. DESIGNED AND PROCESSED A VARIETY OF COLLOQUIA WHICH INCLUDED ONE THREE-DAY, TWO TWO-DAY, AND ONE FIVE-DAY, COLLOQUIA IN PERSON. DESIGNED AND FACILITATED A TWO DAY DEEP LISTENING PROCESS FOUR TIMES FOR FOUR DIFFERENT CONGREGATIONS OF WOMEN RELIGIOUS. PREPARED AND OFFERED A SHORT RITUAL FOR ADVENT ON ZOOM FOR A MAJOR ORGANIZATION. CONTINUED A WEEKLY CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER TIME FOCUSED ON VIOLENT CONFLICTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND ESPECIALLY IN UKRAINE AND THE GAZA STRIP. WROTE A MONTHLY REFLECTION FOR A MAJOR PUBLICATION. WROTE A MONTHLY REFLECTION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. BEGAN WORK ON A BOOK. HUNDREDS OF PERSONS PARTICIPATED IN THESE ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDED WOMEN AND MEN, SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISTS, SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS, LEADERS OF WOMEN'S RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND EDUCATORS. THESE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED THE PARTICIPANTS TO DELVE DEEPLY INTO THE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING US AS PEOPLE OF FAITH IN OUR PLANETARY COMMUNITY THROUGH DIALOGUE AND CONTEMPLATION.