About this Program

Asking ourselves what is at stake for a time such as this is not only necessary, but also a spiritual responsibility. When suffering and oppression continue to marginalize our friends, relatives, neighbors, and communities, we must ask ourselves the deeper questions which will animate our hearts with freedom and courage in order to be agents of change.

Join the ISC for conversation and reflection time with social justice leader and advocate for change, Sr. Susan Francois, CSJP. Sr. Susan will guide us into the call to become Contemplatives in (Political) Action as we empower one another to respond with love during this season of midterm elections.

This two-part reflection, one before and one after the election, is for anyone who is seeking a space to pray, reflect, discern, and act upon a call to deepen their political engagement for the Common Good. Those who register will receive access to the Zoom recording.

PROGRAM COST

• Standard Rate: $50

• Young Adults (20’s & 30’s): $40

Partial scholarships available. Please email maria@ignatiancenter.org for more information.

Are you a current JVC Northwest Volunteer? Please email maria@ignatiancenter.org for a discount code.

HELP SUPPORT A PARTICIPANT

If you would like to help subsidize the cost of participation for another person, we welcome your donation. Thank you for helping us make it possible for all persons to participate in this program!

About the Presenter

Sister Susan Francois, CSJP is the Assistant Congregation Leader and Congregation Treasurer for the Congregations of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace whose mission is in “pursuing justice, we seek God’s gift of peace.”  She has served in Congregation Leadership since 2015. Sr. Susan is an author, writing for Global Sisters Report and other publications on religious life and social justice, and serves as a Faith Leadership Envoy for UNICEF. She previously ministered as a social justice educator and advocate at the lntercommunity Peace and Justice Center in Seattle. Sr. Susan presently serves on the Boards of All Africa Sister to Sister Conference, Investor Advocates for Social Justice, Holy Name Medical Center, and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace Charitable Incorporated Organisation in the United Kingdom.

QUESTIONS?

Email Maria Ochoa Vazquez, ISC Program Manager.