Springs of the Great Deep Burst Forth: Meeting the Thirsts of the World
Over the years, women religious have been drawn to live more deeply out of a contemplative stance. This stance leads us to explore the world with a vision that penetrates below the surface and draws wisdom and insight from those great depths. The assembly theme, “Springs of the Great Deep Burst Forth: Meeting the Thirsts of the World,” comes in part from the account of the creation of the world in Genesis 7:11. As the Israelites named the enormous reservoir of water that they believed was beneath the surface of the earth “The Great Deep,” so we use the same name for the reservoir of wisdom that we believe can be accessed through living a life of contemplation.
The 2015 assembly explored what is being accessed these days from the Great Deep by women religious, as well as what may be drawn from it to meet the many urgent thirsts experienced throughout the world.
View Animoto video of assembly highlights.
The following materials may be downloaded below.
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Opening Reflection by Janet Mock, CSJ
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Presidential Address by Sharon Holland, IHM (available in English and Spanish)
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Keynote Address: Surprised by Joy: Springs of the Great Deep Illuminating Religious Life -- Janet Mock, CSJ (available in English and Spanish)
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Keynote Address: The Spirit Moving Over the Great Deep: What the World is Thirsting For -- Stephen Bevans, SVD
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LCWR Outstanding Leadership Award Acceptance Address -- Janet Mock, CSJ
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Contemplation, Dialogue and Discernment (Power Point Presentation)
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Press Release on the 2015 LCWR Assembly (in English, French and Spanish)
