Past Gatherings

Every two years, Giving Voice hosts a National Gathering to give opportunities for Catholic Sisters under age 50 to build relationships and provide a space to dream together.

• 2024: Being Seeds of Encounter & Communion (Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL)
• 2022: Stir into Flame the Gift of Global Sisterhood (Oblate Renewal Center, San Antonio, TX)
• 2019: Boldness and Beauty of Communion: Living Religious Life NOW (Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO)
• 2017: Poised to Lead: Healing Divisions & Building Bridges (Iona College, New Rochelle, NY)
• 2015: Crossing Boundaries in Religious Life (Savior of the World Pastoral Center, Kansas City, KS) 
• 2013: Mission & Ministry in the 21st Century (Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, CA)
• 2011: Engage the Emergence (Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL)
• 2009: “Living Community in the 21st Century” (Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI)
• 2007: “Listening to Voices Across Continents, Speaking Hope to Our World” (Boston, MA)
• 2005: “Proclaim & Rejoice: Connecting the Voices of Younger Women Religious” (John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH)
• 2002: “Gathering the Voices: A Fertile Field” (Loyola University, Chicago, IL)
• 1997: “Fertile Fields” – the beginning of something new!

These are graced moments and many friendships are born from these gatherings!