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Since 1980, I have given more than 90 presentations and workshops in dioceses, parishes, and academic settings, as well as to special interest groups. I am available for lectures, experiential workshops, faculty inservices, ministry formation, mornings of reflection, preaching, story telling, poetry readings and "inner health days" for corporations. The following sites have hosted my seminars: 
MOTIVATIONAL SEMINARS Faculty Groups: motivational seminars for faculties of Chicago-area educational institutions. These included: Illinois Job Corps, Chicago Board of Education, DePaul University, Express-Ways Children’s Museum, Robert Morris College, USDA Office of Audit Educational Division, St Gregory High School, Metcalfe Magnet School, Morgan Park Academy, Lutheran School of Theology and Lane Technical College Prep High School…
Health Care Groups: motivational seminars for those in the healing professions or for their constituents. These included: Polinsky Rehabilitation Centre,, Duluth, MN; Illinois Nurses Association, Chicago, IL; National Association of Christian Therapists, Fort Mitchell, KY; American Association for the Study of Mental Imagery, Chicago, IL; Mercy Hospital, Chicago, IL; Little Company of Mary Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL; Wellness Centre,, Arlington Heights, IL; C.G. Jung Institute, Evanston, IL; Northshore Senior Centre, Skokie, IL…
Religious Groups: motivational seminars for religious communities. These included: Catholic Community of Aviano Airforce Base, ITALY; Parliament of the World’s Religions, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA and Barcelona, SPAIN; Daughters of Charity, Evansville, IN; Congregation of St. Agnes, Fond du Lac, WI; Benedictine Conference Centre, Cullman, AL; Contemplative Outreach, Birmingham, AL; Franciscan Retreat House, Tampa, FL; Pallotti Centre, Elkhorn, WI; The Benedictine Spirituality Center, Richardton, ND; Gethsemani Abbey, KY; St Charles Center, Romeoville, IL; Center for Development in Ministry, Mundelein, IL; St. Mary’s Church, Kenosha, WI; St. Scholastica Monastery, Duluth, MN; The St. Charles Center, Diocese of St. Charles, LA; Queen’s Retreat House, Saskatoon, CANADA; Holy Rosary Catholic Community, WI; Kordes Enrichment Center, Ferdinand, IN; Warrenville Cenacle, Warrenville, IL; St. Christopher Parish, Indianapolis, IN; Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, IL; Mundelein College, Chicago, IL; Diaconate, Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Morgan Park Baptist Church, Chicago, IL; Young Adult Ministry Office, Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Carmelite Spirituality Center, Chicago, IL; Diocese of Bismark, ND; Archdiocese of Milwaukee, WI; University of Malta, MALTA; Diocese of Superior,WI; Diocese of Joliet, IL; Diocese of Lafayette, LA; Our Lady of the Mountains, Sierra Vista, AZ…
Here is a sampling of some of my activities: Keynote Addresses: The Call to the Spiritual Journey
Association of Christian Therapists, International Conference, KY. September 30, 2004. Prodigal Father, Persistent Mother
Catholic Diocese of Lexington, KY, Catechetical Conference. August 28, 1999. Celebrating Women's Gifts in a Patriarchal World
Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, LA. February 1, 1998. Keynote address to a gathering of 1,200 women of the diocese. Following Jesus: From Terror to Transformation on the Spiritual Journey
Association of Christian Therapists, International Conference, Mundelein, IL. September 20, 1997. Women's Sacred Quest
DePaul University's Women's Spirituality Conference. May 1997. Prophetic Ministry: Its Hazards and Blessings
Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Social Care Ministry Conference, Schaumburg, IL. February 2, 1992. Major Presentations: Holy Foolishness: A Christology For the New Millennium
Parliament of the World's Religions, Cape Town, South Africa. December 4th, 1999. Image Guidance and Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Directors International, National Conference, Kansas City, MO. April 1993. Androcentric Language and the Liturgical Psalter: Translation Considerations and Inclusive Language
University of Malta, Europe. December 12, 1996. Mysticism and Encounters with the Beloved
Ekklesia, Oak Park, IL. March 31, 1993. From Center to Circumference: God's Place in the Circle of Self
Archdiocese of Chicago, Office for Young Adult Ministry. August 3-6, 1997. Workshops: Connecting Body-Mind-Spirit: a Workshop of Integration and Healing
Archdiocese of Chicago, Office of the Diaconate. October 16, 1999. Heart Centred Ways of Approaching Scripture Image Guidance: Training Sessions for Spiritual Directors and Therapists
St. Scholastica Priory, Duluth, MN. March 19-23, 1997. Jesus the Holy Fool: An Archetypal Study of the Gospel Jesus and its Implications for Spirituality and Ecclesiology
Innermission Spirituality Group, Naperville, IL. March 12, 1997. A Morning of Reflection on Prayer
Archdiocese of Chicago, Office of the Diaconate. May 12, 1996. |
