Happy is the One Who Finds Wisdom (Prov. 3:13)
First Friday Series 2023-24
Women of Wisdom
10 AM - 12 Noon
Set aside time for this monthly event of spiritual nourishment. A monthly conference with guest speakers is the highlight of this program. Enjoy the opportunity to walk the monastery grounds after the program.
The First Friday program returns this year with a series of presentations exploring and reflecting on women, historical and contemporary, who can be identified as a Wisdom Woman or a Woman of Wisdom. Wisdom is different from knowledge. Wisdom provides a new way of knowing. This year's program presents a variety of women from across the centuries who provided new ways of knowing. Such women offer their ideas, passion, and knowledge for the betterment of their community and the world at large. The women chosen differ in background, era, and personality.
2023:
October 6 - Overview: What Makes a Woman of Wisdom? - Kathy Frick, presenter
November 3 - Maya Angelou, Sister Kay Fitzgerald, presenter
December 1 - St. Hild of Whitby, Carrie Cirbee, OblSB, presenter
2024:
No program in January
February 2 - Saint Clare of Assisi, Sister Andrea Westkamp and Jennifer Huynh, presenters
March 1 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sister Julia Abdala, presenter
April 5 - Julian of Norwich, Sister Charlotte Lee, presenter
May 3 - Elizabeth Ann Seton, Stephanie Day, presenter
Note: All dates shown in the Calendar tab are correct.
Suggested Donation: $25. For more information or to register, contact the Benedictine Pastoral Center, at www.benedictinepastoralcenter.org, bpcosb@gmail.com, or call 703-393-2485.
2023:
October 6 - Overview: What Makes a Woman of Wisdom? - Kathy Frick, presenter
November 3 - Maya Angelou, Sister Kay Fitzgerald, presenter
December 1 - St. Hild of Whitby, Carrie Cirbee, OblSB, presenter
2024:
No program in January
February 2 - Saint Clare of Assisi, Sister Andrea Westkamp and Jennifer Huynh, presenters
March 1 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sister Julia Abdala, presenter
April 5 - Julian of Norwich, Sister Charlotte Lee, presenter
May 3 - Elizabeth Ann Seton, Stephanie Day, presenter
Note: All dates shown in the Calendar tab are correct.
Suggested Donation: $25. For more information or to register, contact the Benedictine Pastoral Center, at www.benedictinepastoralcenter.org, bpcosb@gmail.com, or call 703-393-2485.