June 2010 Leadership Conference of Women Religious Newsletter

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LCWR Update June 2010 page 1

Inside this issue:

June 2010

Pax Christi USA to Honor LCWRat National Conference

At its national conerenceon peacemaking, PaxChristi USA will bestow

the Eileen Egan PeacemakerAward on LCWR.

The award, established in2007, is given periodically tohonor a group or individual who has given strong andextraordinary prophetic witness or peace in a time orsituation o devastating violence or injustice. EileenEgan was one o the co-ounders o Pax Christi USAand a long-time executive with Catholic Relie Services.The recipient o this award is to exhibit the same spiritassociated with Egan: steady courage to speak thetruth o nonviolence in a world addicted to war-mak-

ing, deep compassion or the victims o violence andpoverty, and unshakeable perseverence to change theworld or the better.

In a statement Pax Christi noted that it knows andrecognizes that women religious are the backbone othe Catholic peace and justice movement. These strong,prophetic, and compassionate women are always on therontlines where the weak and most vulnerable suerat the hands o violent and unjust power. They havebeen our teachers, our guides, our mentors, and ourconscience. They have called us to be a people commit-

ted to living lives ashioned by the heart o the gospelwhich Jesus proclaimed. For the dedication to peaceand justice which they have shown in our church and tothe world, Pax Christi USA recognizes and honors themwith this award.

LCWR president Marlene Weisenbeck, FSPA will re-ceive the award on behal o the conerence on July 18in Chicago.

Report on the LCWR and CMSMConsultations in Romepages 4, 5, and 6

Women & Spirit: Catholic SistersinAmerica Opens at the Maltz Museum ofJewish Heritagepage 7

Delegations meet with Dr. Miguel Daz, US ambassador tothe Holy See


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LCWR Update June 2010 page 2From the LCWR Presidency

by Mary Hughes, OP LCWR President-Elect

Expand, Broaden, and Re-Energize

So many people, events, meetings,

and occasions press us or timeand attention. Consequently, whenwe receive invitations to larger

and international events, we tend toagonize over the time it will take, thecost, and the stress o travel. Is it worthit in terms o our ongoing ormation asleaders o religious congregations?

Such an invitation arrived some monthsago and a number o us accepted the op-portunity o traveling to Rome to attendthe plenary o the International Union o Superiors Gen-eral. Eight hundred women gathered rom more than 70countries to be ed by a program ocused on mysticismand prophecy. The words o John o the Cross I knowthe ountain well that ows and runs, in black o nightunited our prayer, ritual, and presentations. Womenwere dressed in native garb, a variety o religioushabits, or other clothing bearing the symbol o theirreligious congregations. Our languages and cultureswere dierent. We were bound together closely because

each o us knew the ountain well that runs through thedarkness o geography, politics, economics, our rela-tionship with our beloved Church, and with each other.This ountain o grace bubbled up repeatedly duringthe conerence oering rereshment and solidarity. Wasit worth it? Absolutely!

Our ongoing ormation as religious leaders meritscareul tending. Events such as the one just reerenced,ought to do at least three things or us: expand our per-spective, broaden our vision, and re-energize us or thissacred mission o leadership. Gatherings that do less arenot worth our time and attention.

Events o recent months have precipitated consider-able inward ocus or us. We have become more acutelyaware o our own suering in the ace o dierences. Ata meeting such as the UISG we hear an Arican womantheologian speak or the more than 235 sisters who havedied because o their aith during tribal wars or radicalundamentalist attacks. Other sisters shared the impact

o the bombings in Iraq or o the eects

o natural disasters such as earthquakes,oods, and drought upon the lives otheir women and the people they serve.While our concerns are real, they adedin signifcance in the ace o the horrorsexperienced by our sisters in other partso the world. Perspective was stretched.

It was the work o the Spirit that thethemes o mysticism and prophecywere highlighted on another continent,even as they are being discussed in ourown organization. Our sisters abroad

dream o ways to meet needs that we can only imagine.There were wonderul examples o collaboration andthere was great honesty. These days were flled withcourageous conversations. In a world that strugglesmightily with dierences, the gathering space was flledwith women with striking dierences but who heldsuch dierences with respect, love, and understanding.The dierences deepened our prayer and conversation.During these days, we became the vision or the worldorder or which we ache.

Repeatedly, regardless o the country o origin or theclothing being worn and without the labels so otenound in our speech, we seemed to speak with a com-mon voice. There was a solidarity that was palpable.The days were long and many were struggling with theadjustment that accompanies long journeys and di-erent time zones. So many o those were greater thanthose experienced by North Americans. Yet, physicalatigue ailed to diminish the spiritual and psychicenergy that lited our spirits and re-energized each ous or mission. No one went home alone. Each sister letwith the prayerul support o those she let behind. Onecould not help but burst with pride to be in the compa-ny o so many other competent and gited women whoalso share in this sacred ministry o leadership.

So, the next time one o those special invitations crossesyour desk, think seriously about accepting it. By theway, have you registered or the August LCWR meetingyet?


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HopeMidst of

UISG Plenary Addresses AvailableOnline

Many members o LCWR were among the ap-proximately 800 major superiors who partici-pated in the plenary assembly o the Interna-

tional Union o Superiors General (UISG) that took

place rom May 7 to 11 at the Hotel Ergie in Rome.

The participants heard several addresses presented un-der the plenary theme, I know the ountain well whichows and runsthough it is night. These addressesare online at www.uisg.org/Article.aspx?id=d384d59d-d206-44e8-8b8-ceea9337596c

Hope in the

Midst of DarknessLCWR 2010 AssemblyAugust 10 - 13, 2010Dallas, Texas

Register for the 2010 LCWR AssemblyHope in the Midst of Darkness

Exploring the Ecclesial Role of Women Religious

Outstanding Keynoters:

M. Shawn Copeland

Richard Gaillardetz

Opportunities to communally

contemplate and process

the many events occurring in the church and

religious life and their implications forelected leaders

www.lcwr.org/members/LCWRassembly10.pdf

Not-to-Be Missed on the LCWR Website

LCWR continues to receive letters o support romaround the world as US women religious partici-pate in the apostolic visitation.

www.lcwr.org/what%27snew/av.htm

The LCWR Contemporary Religious Lie Committeeis compiling an annotated bibliography o articles andbooks on religious lie that leaders and their institutemembers may fnd useul. The bibliography is accom-

panied by reection questions.www.lcwr.org/what%27snew/biblography.htm

Darknessin the LCWR reflectionsbegin on Monday,

May 31Assembly Registration Deadlines

The registration ee or the 2010 LCWR assemblywill increase eective June 16. The ees per personare as ollows: beore June 16 - $380.00 USD, June16 - July 7 - $410.00 USD, ater July 7 - $435.00USD.
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From April 21 through

April 27, LCWR andCMSM leaders werein Rome. As per the

usual custom, some o thevisits we made to variousVatican ofces were donejointly and others were doneas individual conerences.This year in our pre-visitconversations we decided toadd some new ofces to ourschedule. While it kept us

busier than in the past, thedecision also gave us the op-portunity to meet with groups we had never met, andwe ound ourselves being warmly received and gainingsome new insights into how these ofces are organizedand the work they are doing.

Our travel time came right in the middle o the frstvolcanic eruption in Iceland and so two members othe group, Mary Hughes, OP and Abbott Giles Hayes,OSB could not make the trip. We missed their presencebut kept in regular contact with Mary during our daysthere. The members who did make it were MarleneWeisenbeck, FSPA; J Lora Dambroski, OSF; and me.

Preparation or this annual trip takes weeks o workand much collaboration between national ofce staand LCWR/CMSM leadership. Sta members com-municate with the various Vatican ofces in setting upappointments, dealing with scheduling conicts, mak-ing reservations, and more. Their skills and collabora-

From the LCWR Executive irector - Jane Burke, SND

tion make this trip go smoothly and allow the LCWR/CMSM leadership to continue to ocus on other detailsthat are necessary in preparation or this journey.

One o the frst things we do once the delegation ar-rives is to gather or a planning meeting. We review thedaily schedule, discuss our talking points, and workthrough scheduling conicts that require us to divideup in order to keep all appointments. This year theentire LCWR delegation was able to attend all the jointmeetings while the CMSM delegation had to split upor some.

The schedule included joint appointments with the ol-lowing pontifcal councils: Justice and Peace, PastoralCare o Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, Social Com-munications, Inter-Religious Dialogue, Culture, Laity,and Family. We also had a joint appointment with theCongregation or the Oriental Churches. Other jointappointments were with the US Ambassador to theHoly See, and the International Union o SuperiorsGeneral and the Union o Superiors General leadershipteams. As in the past, we enjoyed an evening receptionor leaders and curial members atop the monastery othe Conventual Friars located inside the walls o theVatican.

LCWRs appointments with the Congregation or theDoctrine o the Faith (CDF) and the Congregation orInstitutes o Consecrated Lie and Societies o ApostolicLie (CICLSAL) were separate rom those o CMSM,and LCWR hosted a meeting with major superiors whohave provinces in the United States.

Report on the LCWR-CMSM Consultations with the Vatican

LCWR and CMSM ofcersmeet with Cardinal Stani-slaw Rylko o the PontifcalCouncil or the Laity


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Appointments with Vatican Officials

In a previous communication LCWR members receiveda report about the meetings with CDF and CICLSAL sothis report will include only highlights rom a ew o theother appointments.

During our meeting with the Pontifcal Council orJustice and Peace we had a very lively exchange oideas discussing issues such as the polarity and divisionbeing experienced in both church and civil society, howto promote a culture o peace and develop right rela-tionships, intercultural concerns, and the deep desireor unity, noting that unity does not equal sameness.

At the Pontifcal Council or the Pastoral Care o Mi-grants and Itinerant Peoples we learned o the manyand various groups o itinerant peoples that this councilserves -- rom migrants to cruise ship workers to travel-ers and airline ight attendants and pilots. We spoke indetail about the issues o immigration reorm that we inthe United States are acing. At one point in the conver-sation a sta member reminded us that as this debategrows larger we may be aced with making somecritical choices. He was wondering i civil disobediencemay be one o the choices some o our congregationalmembers may make in our eorts to reorm immigra-tion policies.

One o our frst-time visits was to the Pontifcal Councilor Social Communications and we gained new insightsinto the dierence between the Vatican press ofce andthe social communications ofce. The sta explainedthat their ofces are not the ofcial press ofce or theVatican and they are not directly involved in mediacommunications that come rom the Vatican. Rather

The delegations met withArchibishop Cyril Vasil, SJ othe Congregation or theOriental Churches

Members o the delegations at the monastery o the Conven-tual Friars

Meeting withCardinal Jean-Louis Taurin o

the Pontifcal Council or

Inter-Religious Dialogue


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LCWR Update June 2010 page 6they are connected with activities such as the broad-casting o Christmas and Easter Masses at St. Peters.They also demonstrated some o the materials availableor use on their website (www.pccs.va) and spoke oresponsibilities such as: encouraging the use o technology

teaching other groups to use technology so that itwill become a tool used to reect and promote theGospel and the message o the Catholic Church

teaching that technology can be used to promotedialogue that leads to deeper understanding o oneanother, o aith traditions and their history, and tohuman development

helping others to recognize that new technology iscreating a new culture which requires direction andguidance or people o aith and values.

The sta members spoke o their desire to connect withother groups and we mentioned the National Commu-nicators Network o Women Religious. We promised toput them in touch with some members o that group,and we mutually agreed to meet again next year.

Our meeting with the major superiors was very wellattended, with more than 45 leaders participating. Weshared with them what we shared with LCWR mem-bers about our visits with CDF and CICLSAL. We wereencouraged by their great concern or both the mem-bers o the LCWR and or the organization itsel as we

continue to deal with the questions that come rom thedoctrinal assessment process. Be assured that with thismeeting and the meeting with the UISG and USG, wereceived promises o ongoing support and expressionso deep concern about both the apostolic visitation andthe doctrinal assessment. All expressed a willingness todo whatever we might ask as both studies unold.

The Rome trip o 2010 is now completed but some o theollow-up is still a workin progress. Returninghome is always a joy, and

sharing this inorma-tion with you can nevercompletely describe theexperience or share thedepth o the learnings.But making the connec-tions and meeting ace-to-ace is an invaluable parto the tasks we take onyearly.

Order Occasional Papers by June 1

An order orm or the Summer 2010 issue oLCWRs Occasional Papers is available on theLCWR website at: www.lcwr.org/lcwrpublica-

tions/OPordersSummer10.pdOrders are due byJune 1.This issue ocuses on religious lie leadership as bothprophetic and imaginative and includes an interviewwith Walter Brueggemann, author o The PropheticImagination.Although all members, associates, and subscribers willreceive their own copy o this issue, many leaders orderadditional copies or their members. I you have anyquestions about an order, please contact Carol [email protected] at 301-588-4955.

Meeting with Dr. Falmina Giovanelli, Msgr. AnthonyFrontiero, Msgr. James Reinert, SJ o thePontifcal Council or Justice and Peace
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Upcoming Showings

Maltz Museum o Jewish HeritageBeachwood, Ohio (outside o Cleveland)May 9 - August 28, 2010

Statue o Liberty National Monument/Ellis IslandImmigration MuseumNew YorkSeptember 24, 2010 - January 22, 2011

Mississippi River MuseumDubuque, IowaFebruary - April 2011

Center or HistorySouth Bend, IndianaSeptember 2 - December 31, 2011

Venues or 2012 are being fnalized

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage

Welcomes Women & Spirit

The Maltz Museum o Jewish Heritage hosted areception on May 8 to mark the opening o Women& Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America. Attended

by representatives o many o the congregations owomen religious in northeast Ohio, as well as otherlocal ofcials, the reception marked the beginning o athree-and-a-hal month series o programs and eventsthroughout Cleveland that will highlight the contribu-tions o Catholic sisters to US history and culture.

The exhibit includes locally-created materials that tellthe story o women religious in northeast Ohio. TheMaltz Museum is oering more than a dozen publicprograms, perormances, and lectures related to theWomen & Spirit exhibit, while numerous other organi-zations throughout the city are presenting their ownmaterial with complementary subject matter. In addi-tion Steven Hacker produced a flm, Women with Spirit,exclusively or the Maltz Museum, which highlights therole o spirituality in the lives and work o Clevelandarea women leaders o various aiths. Women religiousare also now serving as Maltz Museum docents.

Many elementary and secondary school trips to theexhibit have been planned, in part due to the generousgit o Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon in the amounto $25,000 to be used or the transportation and mu-seum admission ees or any student in the diocese whowishes to see the exhibit.

The members o the local committee who are respon-sible or the promotion o the exhibit as well as the

creation o its local component include Lynn Berner;Maureen Grady, OSU; Patricia Harding; Cheryl Keeh-ner, CSA; and Carol Ziegler, SND.

Cecilia Liberatore, SND,chair, o the Conerenceo Religious Leadership

in the diocese oCleveland oered

remarks at the opening

LCWR past president

J Lora Dambroski, OSFled a prayer and blessingsat the opening reception


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Update is an ofcial publication o the LeadershipConerence o Women Religious published monthly anddistributed to members nationally.

Editor: Annmarie Sanders, IHM8808 Cameron Street Silver Spring, MD 20910Phone: 301-588-4955 Fax: 301-587-4575E-mail: [email protected]. Website:www.lcwr.org

Update

LCWR Finance Committee Meets

On April 28 and 29, the LCWR fnance committeemet in the Baltimore area. Elizabeth Ney, CSJ, thetreasurer o LCWR, was not able to attend the

meeting due to illness. Committee members present or

the meeting were Pam Chiesa, PBVM; Beatrice Hernan-dez, OSF; Helen Ingles, IHM; Sheila Megley, RSM; andDoretta Meier, OSF. Pat Cormack, SCSC, LCWR associ-ate director or business and fnance also attended.

The committee received a report on LCWR investmentsrom Eileen OConnell and Julie Frank o ChristianBrothers Investment Services. The committee also re-ceived and studied a copy o the annual review or bothLCWR and or the Cameron Street Building presentedby Joe McCathran o Linton Shaer Warfeld and GarrettPA.

Recommendations regarding new fnance committeemembers as well as the LCWR dues or 2011 through2013 are being orwarded to the LCWR executive com-mittee and the LCWR board. The committee preparedand submitted materials or the LCWR 2009 annualreport. The committee also thanked Pam Chiesa or herservice on the fnance committee as she completes herterm.

Interfaith Nuclear Disarmament GroupCalls for Action on START

Encouraged by President Obamas signing o theNew START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty),the Interaith Nuclear Disarmament Group met

on April 27 to plan or action on the treaty, which musthave a two-thirds vote o the Senate or ratifcation. Thelast START agreement expired in December 2009, withpresidents o both Russia and the United States agree-ing to monitor until ratifcation o a new treaty.

Senators whose votes are key were identifed or lobbyeorts. Participating groups declared commitments.Steve Colecchi, representing the USCCB, shared a list oresources which were rolled out to Catholic social min-istry leaders. A representative o evangelicals sharedinormation about a National Week o Coordinated Citi-zen Advocacy, May 17-21, 2010 which all members othe group supported. Both CMSM and LCWR commit-ted to share inormation with their members, encourage

Mayor and City Council of ChicagoHonor LCWR

T

he mayor and city council o Chicago issued aresolution honoring the Leadership Conerence o

Women Religious on its action on behal o health-care reorm. Alderman Mary Ann Smith presented theresolution on April 14. The resolution reads in part:

Whereas, that on March 17, 2010 the LeadershipConerence o Women Religious sent all members oCongress a letter in support o healthcare reorm; and

Whereas, that the signers o that letter, because o theircommitment to lie and their dedication to the sick andpoor, called or universal and aordable healthcare;and

Whereas, that this signifcant demonstration o Catholicwomens support or healthcare reorm, as part o theirdedication to the sick and poor, was key in persuadingsome lawmakers to vote yes on the healthcare bill; and

Be it resolved, that we, the Mayor and the Members othe City Council o Chicago assembled this ourteenthday o April 2010, do hereby honor the Sisters o theLeadership Conerence o Women Religious or theirhumble service to the sick and poor o our countrythrough their leadership at this critical time in our na-tions history; now, thereore,

Be it urther resolved, that copies o this resolution besent to all members o Congress and to the LeadershipConerence o Women Religious.

Mayor Richard M. Daley and city clerk Miguel del Vallesigned the resolution.
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LCWR Update June 2010 page 9Upcoming LCWR Dates

LCWR AssemblyDallas, Texas

August 10 13, 2010

Travel date: August 14

LCWR Leading rom Within RetreatSan Pedro Spiritual Retreat Center

Winter Park, FLJanuary 16 21, 2011

LCWR New Leader WorkshopConerence Center - University o St. Mary o the Lake

Mundelein, IllinoisMarch 24 27, 2011

LCWR Assembly

Garden Grove, CaliorniaAugust 9 13, 2011

LCWR AssemblySt. Louis, Missouri

August 7 11, 2012

NETWORK Board Acknowledges Highs

and Lows

The April 23-24 NETWORK board meeting agendawas not only very ull, but also included both cel-ebrations and difcult issues. The meeting opened

with highlights rom sta on NETWORKs key role inpassage o healthcare reorm legislation and subsequentmultiple contributions rom grateul donors, both cur-rent and new. Board members also discussed the letterrom LCWR presidents addressing problems with theprocess and communication o the letter signed by theLCWR president and a number o members. A letter ex-pressing sincere regret or mistakes made was proposedby board members and subsequently drated and sentto LCWR presidents.

Board members energetically moved ahead with thestrategic planning process. At the same time, led by thestrategic planning acilitator, they conronted fnancialand other problems acing NETWORK and proposedspecifc steps to address them.

Additionally, the board approved by-law changes,

made appointments to the coordinating council, andcelebrated with gratitude board members whose termshave expired and sta members or their work.

participation in the May advocacy week, and expressedwillingness to participate in lobby visits to key senatorson the Hill.

JFI Core Members Focus on GOP Co-Sponsors for Immigration Legislation

Following the ramework or comprehensive immigration reorm legislation issued by Senator Charles Schumer(D-NY), and the decision o Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) to step back rom being a co-sponsor, members o thelegislative/policy sub-committee o the Justice or Immigrants Campaign agreed, during the May 12 meeting,

to ocus on lobby visits to several Republican senators, encouraging them to work with Senator Schumer on a bi-partisan bill.

During a discussion about the recent Arizona law, the joint statement by the presidents o LCWR and CMSM wasshared. Also, a CRS member stated that much attention has been paid to the law in Mexico and Central and SouthAmerica where underlying racism in the United States is a matter o concern. The law will be addressed in theupcoming consultation o bishops o the Americas.

Recognizing that introduction o legislation this year is unlikely, core members also discussed the importance oeducation and communication in working with Catholic communities and organizations. There were reports onfeld activities in Ohio, New York City, the Philadelphia-Camden area, and upcoming activity in Boise, Idaho. Arecommendation to put clips rom Cardinal Mahoneys website on the JFI web was endorsed.


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On April 29, the LCWR presidents issued a state-ment expressing opposition to the Arizona anti-immigrant law and support or the public positiono Bishop John Wester, chair o the USCCB MRSCommittee. LCWR issued the statement as a pressrelease and orwarded it to Bishop Wester, whoacknowledged it with gratitude.

In response to a recommendation rom the LCWRGlobal Concerns Committee and CMSM Justiceand Peace Committee, a letter opposing the Ari-zona anti-immigrant law and calling or passage ocomprehensive immigration reorm legislation thisyear was signed by the CMSM and LCWR presi-dents and sent on May 11 to President Obama andDemocrat and Republican leaders in the House andSenate. Following an announcement to LCWR andCMSM members, a press release was issued andthe statement, in both English and Spanish, wasposted on the LCWR website. (The April 29 and

May 11 statements can be ound at www.lcwr.org/lcwrpressreleases/publicstatements.htm)

Letters signed on behal o LCWR by the associatedirector or social mission Letter to Congress urging FY 2011 unding or

Water or the Poor Act Letter to Congress requesting support or tax

credits to assist low-income working amilies

NCNWR Announces 16th AnnualConference

The National Communicators Network or WomenReligious (NCNWR) will host its 16th annualconerence September 21-24 in Denver, Colorado.

Presentations and breakout sessions will ocus on thetheme Moving Mountains.

Carol Zinn, SSJ, a member o the leadership team othe Sisters o St. Joseph rom Chestnut Hill, Philadel-

phia, will be the opening presenter at the conerenceon Wednesday. An internationally known speaker andauthor, she will challenge attendees to reect on thepower o one communicators moving mountains,or the lie o the world. The next day, Heather Man-sfeld will address mobile technology at the morningsession, and then will oer two o the workshop op-tions that aternoon, Maintaining Your Social Mediaand E-Newsletters. Other session and workshopoptions will include Virtual Meeting, Vibrant Realityby Tanya Mullen; a panel on reconfguration that willeature three congregations; and Leadership and Com-

municators Working Together by ormer LCWR execu-tive director Carole Shinnick, SSND. Barbara Mullen,CSJ, will speak on the spirituality o communications onthe closing day. NCNWR members will also showcaseexemplary communications projects, as judged by theirpeers, during the Best Practices sessions.

Congregational leaders are encouraged to attend. Theconerence schedule and registration orm are availableonline at www.ncnwr.org, under Conerence.

LCWRSIGN ONs &

Letters

SHARE Announces Delegation to

El Salvador

The SHARE Foundation is sponsoring a delegationto El Salvador that will commemorate the liveso the our US churchwomen assassinated in that

country 30 years ago. Women religious are particularlyencouraged to participate in this delegation that willocus on womens justice issues both in El Salvador

and around the world. The delegation will take placerom November 29 - December 6. More inormation willollow in the LCWR newsletter. More inormation canbe obtained by contacting the SHARE ofce at 202-319-5540. Cost is $850, plus airare (scholarships and groupdiscounts are available).
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June 2010 Leadership Conference of Women Religious Newsletter