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My Burden is Light

My Burden is Light

Sisters and Brothers in Christ, As we enter into mid-July here in Rome, the temperatures soar and many of us living and working here look forward eagerly to breaks from our labors and routines, to time in nature and with family and friends. No doubt, we understand and...

Leaders Liberate Others from Fear

Leaders Liberate Others from Fear

Sisters and Brothers in Christ, In John 20, the Risen Christ tells the disciples “peace be with you.” We know the story, how they had locked themselves away in fear of the authorities, afraid of sharing a similar fate as their teacher, and perhaps even more so, afraid...

Jesus: Our Model for Leadership in the Church

Jesus: Our Model for Leadership in the Church

How does Jesus inspire our understanding of discerning leadership? In this video, part of the Boston College Online Course on Synodality, Fr. David brings a Christological focus to the way that leadership in the Church is supported and challenged by the example that...

Series on Lent – Invitation to Inner Conversion

Series on Lent – Invitation to Inner Conversion

Lent is a liturgical season that calls us for inner conversion and transformation. We need to let go of habits, practices, and actions in order to make space for God to bring forth more life, light, and greater fruit within ourselves and with and for others. In the...

Series on Trust

Series on Trust

To create a Culture of Trust in our teams and organizations makes a huge difference in the well-being of the people involved, their collaboration, and their productivity. This capacity is particularly important in a time when change and adaptations are the new normal,...

Action Learning – Formation

Action Learning – Formation

Last week, the Discerning Leadership Core Team and three other members of its Board and faculty (Sr. Pat Murray ibvm, Fr. John Dardis SJ, and Fr. Mark Ravizza SJ), had the opportunity of being trained in a methodology called "Action Learning" by one of their founders,...

Synodality, Leadership, and Vulnerability – UISG Assembly

Synodality, Leadership, and Vulnerability – UISG Assembly

“A new style of leadership is crucial" Sr. Nathalie Becquart at the UISG Plenary Assembly 2022 During the week of May 2nd, the Union of International Superior Generals (UISG) of women religious, celebrated the plenary Assembly 2022 with more than 500 participants, and...

Leading in the “Squilibrio”

Leading in the “Squilibrio”

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Greetings and peace as we enter into the 22nd year in the Third Millennium! I am reminded of Pope Francis’ remark from his 2015 address to an ecclesial assembly in Florence when he said, “we are not only living in an era of change,...

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