In spite of the crisis in vocations in religious life, women religious are still an important part of the Church’s life and mission. Now more than ever, religious women experience a need for a deeper understanding of themselves, their vocation, and the world that they serve.
We are convinced, and experience has shown, that the insights of a well-grounded psychology and the proven tradition of the Catholic spiritual theology are powerful keys for unlocking the evangelizing potential of women religious. Our programs of ongoing formation for women religious are characterized by a dialogue between psychology and spiritual theology.
Our Summer conferences can reach up to 100 participants at a time: publishing our contents not only in Italian but also in English will multiply our impact exponentially. Indeed, many congregations of women religious have adopted English as their official language. By offering both live and written translations of our content, more women and their communities can benefit from the solid formation we provide.
Given the interest and success of the first volume published in 2017 where all the papers and documents presented have been collected, we want to involve Christian philanthropists in establishing a Series of Collected Studies. We already have a backlog of material awaiting publication, and an exciting calendar of new topics scheduled through a 3-year period.
Our titles awaiting publication include: Consecrated life, icon of God’s mercy; Inner peace: psychology and spiritual theology in dialogue; The reasons of the heart: the affections in religious formation; In the footsteps of the beloved disciple: youth, faith, and vocational discernment; Fraternity and friendship.
The generous support of benefactors will be used for the preparation of material, the Simultaneous translation of the live conferences from Italian to English, twice a year, the translation of the written material from Italian to English and the publication of the volumes in the series, twice a year, in Italian and English.
Duration: 3 years
Total cost: € 94,500