Giving Thanks
It's November--the month of giving thanks.
For me this year, giving thanks for all that God has blessed me with is extremely poignant and I am so grateful for all of God's goodness to me.
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Vulnerability in Religious Life
In the past months, the theme that keeps finding me is vulnerability—but not necessarily as a bad thing. How can that possibly be? It first found me when I read an article by the English theologian Sarah Coakley, who spoke of prayer as vulnerability. She explains that she herself was transformed by her prayer. Her silent prayer allowed God’s word to work in her, to transform her understanding (as it so often does, if we only let it).
Our Season in Religious Life
These past weeks I have been reflecting on the gifts of this fall season. Here are a few images that came to mind that are associated with the "fall" season or the word itself, which I have considered in light of religious life:
Like Trees We Can Trust
Where is our trust, really? Lately, the political conversation in the United States has me wondering. Do we make our leaders into messiahs, believing blindly that they’ll save us from our troubles? Do we falsely think that the correct policies and governmental laws will save us from our problems? Why do so many people seem to think that more jobs will be the solution?
Giving Voice Monthly E-Newsletter - September 2012
It's the beginning of a new school year and we in campus ministry are busy doing outreach to new and returning students. We're putting up fliers, updating our website, tabling on campus, and shamelessly promoting our events on Facebook. Why? We do it not just for the sake of evangelization and because we'd like large numbers at our events, but because our students need us. Especially at our university, where it's so easy for students to feel invisible among 42,000 other students, community is essential. Our motto is "A Place to Belong," and I hope that we are able to provide a place t
Introducing Our New Fiscal Sponsor
Fiscal sponsorship refers to the practice of non-profits offering their legal and tax-exempt status to groups engaged in activities related to the organization's mission. We are happy to announce that Giving Voice has applied for fiscal sponsorship with New Horizons Foundation, a nonprofit tax-exempt public charity founded in 1989 to assist smaller charitable projects like ours "take their vision to the world."
Like Trees We Can Trust
Julia Walsh, FSPA offered this reflection for our October 2012 Giving Voice E-Newsletter. A version of this reflection was previously published here:
By Julia Walsh, FSPA
Would You Like to Work for the Religious Formation Conference?
RFC is looking for a part-time Project Coordinator for the Transforming Religious Life Initiative.
Jennifer Gordon's LCWR 2012 Panel Presentation
Sister Jennifer Gordon, SCL was invited to participate in a panel at the 2012 LCWR Assembly entited "Religious Life in the Future: What Might It Look Like." The panel was covered by the and
Giving Voice Monthly E-Newsletter - August 2012
I don't know about you, but I continue to be astounded by how quickly the seasons change. Here we are, already at the end of August! While I am not sure where the summer has gone, I am looking forward to the new adventures in store this Fall as I move to a new city to begin graduate studies in theology.