Category Archives: Adult Faith Formation

All women of the collaborative are invited to share in an Evening for Women event as we continue to explore Blessed is She, a year in contemplation of the Beatitudes. Laurie Jacob will join us, sharing her reflections on the impact grief ministry has had in her spiritual life. Laurie holds a Master of Theology degree from Boston College and is a certified Spiritual Director. Laurie was also integral in bringing The Emmaus Ministry for Grieving Parents (a one-day spiritual retreat) to our collaborative. Laurie offers a powerful message of hope found in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Please bring a dish to share and gather at St. John in Powers Hall at 6:30pm. Chapel reflection begins at 6:45pm, after which we will break bread together.

The Future of Women Deacons
Views from the Papal Commission and American Pews
All are invited to join us on Tuesday evening at 6:00pm in Powers Hall to watch the livestream of this panel discussion at Fordham University. At this symposium on women deacons past, present, and future, two members of the Papal Study Commission on the Diaconate of Women will speak publicly for the first time since Pope Francis created the commission in 2016. They will be joined by an American woman religious who has done research on how women deacons would be received in U.S. parishes. The speakers will be:

• Commission member Dr. Phyllis Zagano, senior research associate-in-residence at Hofstra University and author of several books on women deacons
• Commission member Fr. Bernard Pottier, S.J., faculty member at the Institute D’Etudes Théologiques in Brussels
• Sr. Donna Cangio, O.P., Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Newark and Principal and Founder of Church Leadership Consultation

Fr. Thomas Rosica, C.S.B., President of Salt & Light Media, will moderate.

All women of the collaborative are invited to attend the last meeting of the year on Tuesday, May 8th. In recognition of the church’s May devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, we are delighted that Fr. Jim Laughlin will offer Mass in the St. John chapel at 6:45pm. Mass will be followed by a pot luck supper, so please bring your favorite Spring recipe, and a friend! We will gather in Powers Hall at St. John’s at 6:30pm. Hope you will join us!

Please note that this is a week later than usual due to Confirmation.

Thursday, April 26, 2018 from 6:30-8pm
Boston College McGuinn Hall 121

Upon the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the Chair of Peter in 2013, the Catholic Church received its first Jesuit pope and its first ever pope from the Southern Hemisphere. This year Pope Francis celebrates the fifth anniversary of his election. A distinguished panel, including Fr. Bryan Hehir, will discuss the trajectory of those five years and how Francis has engaged with, connected to, and changed the American Church, as well as what the future holds for his papacy and the American Catholic faithful.

Free and open to the public. The Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, co-sponsored with the Organization of Latin American Affairs. For more information, please www.bc.edu/boisi