Five Holy
Child sisters attended the Global Congress on “World’s Religions
After September 11”, held in Montreal,
Canada, in September, 2006, where they participated in the Congress and
offered a panel presentation on “Incarnation as
Worldview”. The panel, chaired by Karen Armstrong, British author and
former member of the Society, was described as follows in
the Program for the Congress:
“While many understand the word ‘incarnation’ to refer solely to
the Christian belief concerning Jesus Christ, we propose that
the deepest meaning of incarnation is key to understanding the
unique value of
each
human person, human relationships, communities and in religious
terms, the goal of human existence:
the kingdom of God.
Incarnation is the creative and nurturing activity of the
Transcendent One...”
Next the panelists
responded to the invitation to present the program in New York
City in March, and tonight, with several new participants, they
are very pleased to participate in “Heritage Day” activities at
Rosemont College.
The
Society of the Holy Child Jesus
&
the Mission Office of Rosemont College
cordially
invite you to a panel and conversation on
Incarnation
As
Worldview
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Light
Super at
5:30
PM
Panel Discussion at
6:30 -
8:00 PM
McShain
Auditorium
Rosemont College
1400
Montgomery Avenue
Rosemont, PA 19087
RSVP before 10/01/07 to Mildred Whall, SHCJ
call 610 644 3434 or e-mail
mwhall@shcj.org
The Panel
Marlene Brownett,
Chairperson — Holy Child educator
and Trustee, New York, NY.
Tobie Tondi
will look at the incarnation as a
worldview and as a philosophical foundation for both prayer and
activity. Tobie has a doctorate in theology from the Gregorian
University, Rome, and teaches religious studies at Rosemont
College,
Rosemont, PA.
Connie Bush
will discuss how the
incarnational spirituality of Cornelia Connelly inspires and
supports the mission of the Cornelia Connelly Center, to provide
outstanding educational opportunities for middle and
high school girls from
low-income and underserved families on the Lower East Side of
New York City. Connie holds a Bachelor of Music Education
degree from College Misericordia and is one of the founders as
well as the current Director of the Center.
Jean O’Meara
will show
how Holy Child sisters are collaborating with other women
religious to address violations
against the dignity and human
rights of individuals, specifically through the work of UNANIMA-International,
a UN non-governmental organization that has focused on
human trafficking. Jean has an MA in Religious Studies from
Manhattan College and is the Society’s representative to U-I.
Helen Costigane
will
present a vision of the incarnate God as present in the everyday
business world, addressing the
question, “Can religion be a
force for good in the business world, or is the gulf between God
and Mammon too wide even for people of goodwill to build
bridges?” Helen has a doctorate in moral theology from Heythrop
College, London, where she teaches.
Margaret Rogers
will describe how Holy Child sisters are sustained by an
incarnational spirituality in confronting
problems of hunger and
environmental fragility by running an organic farm in
southwestern Nigeria. Margaret spent 22 years in Nigeria
and ten years as African Coordinator, visiting 25 African
countries, for an ecumenical consortium that raised funds for grass root development. Currently Margaret is
a staff member of the American Province Mission Office.
For Directions and Accommodations, Click
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