Curriculum Vitae
Wendy M. Wright, Ph.D.
Dept. of Theology
Creighton University
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE, 68178
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Degrees Earned
BA, 1972, California State University at Los Angeles (History Highest Honors).
MA, 1976, University of California at Santa Barbara (Religious Studies).
PhD, 1983, University of California at Santa Barbara
(Late Medieval/Early Modern Contemplative Studies. Program in Interdisciplinary
Studies).
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from De Sales University, PA, 2000.
Specialized Training Programs
Certification in Spiritual Direction and the Nineteenth Annotation Retreat,
Creighton University Graduate Program in Christian Spirituality, 1992.
Professional Employment
University of California at Santa Barbara, Department of Religious Studies
Teaching Assistant, 1976, 1978-79; Associate Faculty, 1980-81; Lecturer, 1983. Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, MA
Visiting Assistant Professor of Church History, 1985-87.
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Visiting Professor of Religion, 1988-89.
Creighton University, Department of Theology
Visiting Professor of Theology, 1989-90
Assistant Professor of Theology, 1990-1993
Associate Professor of Theology, 1994-1998
Professor of Theology 1998-present
Director, Center for the Study of Catholicism at Creighton, 1999-2003
John C. Kenefick Faculty Chair in the Humanities, Creighton, 2002- present.
Other Graduate and Professional School Teaching and Thesis Advising:
Maryknoll Novitiate, Cambridge, MA; Emanuel College, Boston, MA; United Methodist Academy for Spiritual Formation National Faculty; Creighton University Graduate Program in Christian Spirituality; Seattle University, Institute for Theological Studies (SUMORE), School for Theology and Ministry, Graduate Ministry Program; Shalom Ecumenical Center for Graduate Theological Education Augustana Lutheran College; South Dakota, Reflect Institute (Evangelical Lutheran Church), Kansas City Center: Chestnut Hill Holistic Spirituality Program, Philadelphia, PA; St. Bernard’s Institute, Rochester, N.Y., Graduate Theology Program; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA Summer Graduate Theology Institute; San Francisco Theological Seminary; International Academy for Marital Spirituality, Brussels, Belgium, Saint Michaels’ College, Vermont, Graduate Theology Program, Catholic Theological Union Summer Institute, Chicago.
Consultantships and Professional Services
Editorial Board, Studia Mystica, 1985-2001.
Consultant, Lay Spirituality Project, National Association of Lay Ministry, 1986-89.
Editorial Board, Review for Religious, 1989-1993.
Editorial Board, Companions, 1992-1995.
Editorial Board, SPIRTUS: Journal of the Society for the Study of
Christian Spirituality, 1995-present.
Editorial Board, Conversations, 1996-1999
Leadership and Design Team: “Program in Congregational Spirituality” sponsored by the
Lilly Foundation and Auburn and Princeton Seminaries, 1997-1999.
Advisory Board, Lilly sponsored Youth Spirituality Program, San Francisco Theological
Seminary, 1997-2000.
Advisory Board, National Academy for Spiritual Formation, Board of Discipleship, United Methodist Church, 2000-present. Subcommittee, Revision of
Worshipbook for Academy, 2006. Subcommittee: A River Deep and Wide International Conference, 2008-present.
Editorial Board, Journal of Religion and Society, 1998-present.
Overseas Editorial Correspondent: The Way: a Review of Christian Spirituality, 2002- present.
Editorial Review Panel, Presence: the Journal of Spiritual Directors International,
2005- present
Advisory Board, Creighton University Press, 2007-present.
Professional Organizations
Society for Values in Higher Education, 1983-present.
American Academy of Religion, 1983-present.
American Academy of Religion, Annual Meeting Program Co-chair (Christian
Spirituality Group), 2003-present.
Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality, 1992-present.
Vice-President-President Elect, 1996-97,
President, 1997-98.
Governing Board, 2003-present
Spiritual Directors International, 1992-present.
Society for the Study of Early Modern Women, 1999-present.
Society for the Study of Early Modern Catholicism, 2002-present.
Faculty Associate, Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society, Creighton
University, present
Fellowships, Grants and Honors
BA with Highest Honors, California State University, Los Angeles, 1972.
Regents Fellowships, University of California, 1975-76; 1978-79; 1979-80.
Woodrow Wilson Women’s Studies Research Grant, 1981.
Graduate Humanities Research Grant, University of California, 1981.
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow, 1981-82.
Nebraska Arts Council Special Program Grant for composition and performance
of “Songs of the Women” at Creighton University Christology Symposium, 1992
Creighton College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award for Excellence in
Teaching, February, 1996.
William Kelly S.J. Achievement Award for Outstanding Mission Contribution
(Catholic Imagination Project), Creighton University, 1998.
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Allentown College of Francis de
Sales, 2000.
Nebraska Humanities Council Mini Grant for Saints Alive! Symposium,
Creighton University, 2002.
Honorable Mention at Catholic Press Association 2002 Book Awards for
Sacred Heart: Gateway to God.
Faculty Summer Fellowship Grant, Creighton University, for editing
The Essential Writings of Caryll Houselander, Summer 2004.
Faculty Associate Research Grant from Kripke Center for Study of Religion and
Society, “Marian Devotion in Los Angeles as a Microcosm of the Multicultural
Church.” Summer, 2005.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Silent Fire: An Invitation to Western Mysticism. With Walter H. Capps.
New York: Harper and Row, 1978,
Bond of Perfection: Jeanne de Chantal and François de Sales. Mahwah, N.J.:
Paulist Press, 1985.
Enhanced edition: Stella Niagara New York: De Sales Resource Center, 2001.
Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal: Letters of Spiritual Direction.
(Classics of Western Spirituality Series). With Joseph F. Power and Peronne-Marie
Thibert. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1988.
Korean edition, Seoul: Don Bosco Media, 2001
Sacred Dwelling: A Spirituality of Family Life. NY: Crossroads, 1989.
Revised edition, Leavenworth, KS: Forest of Peace Books, 1994.
U.K. new revised edition, London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 2007/new
revised U.S. edition, Boston: Pauline Books, 2007.
The Vigil: Keeping Watch in the Season of Christ’s Coming. Nashville: Upper
Room, 1992.
United Kingdom Edition: London: Darton, Longman Todd, 2003.
Francis de Sales: Introduction to the Devout Life and Treatise on the Love
of God. (Spiritual Legacy Series). NY: Crossroad, 1993.
Revised Edition, Stella Niagara, NY: De Sales Resource Center, 2005.
The Rising: Living the Mysteries of Lent, Easter and Pentecost. Nashville:
Upper Room, 1994.
United Kingdom Edition, London: Darton Longman, Todd, 2005.
A Retreat With: Francis de Sales, Jane de Chantal and Aelred of Rievaulx:
Befriending Each Other in God. Cincinnati: St. Anthony Messenger Press,
1996.
The Time Between: The Cycles and Rhythms of Ordinary Time. Nashville: Upper
Room, 1999.
Sacred Heart: Gateway to God. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2001.
United Kingdom Edition, London: Darton, Longman, Todd, 2002.
Seasons of a Family’s Life: Cultivating a Contemplative Spirit at Home.
San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2003.
Heart Speaks to Heart: the Salesian Tradition. Christian Spiritual Traditions Series.
London: Darton, Longman, Todd, 2004.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2004.
Caryll Houselander: Essential Writings. Modern Spiritual Masters Series.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2005.
The Essential Spirituality Handbook. Essential Handbook Series. Liguori, MO: Liguori Publications, 2009.
Academic Theology:
Articles in Books, Refereed Journals, Monographs, Published Lectures
“The Contemplative Mode.” With Walter H. Capps. Studia Mystica I:1 (Spring 1978).
“The Feminine Dimension of Contemplation.” Studia Mystica III: 4 (Winter 1980).
Reprinted in The Feminist Mystic. Ed. Mary Giles. NY: Crossroads, 1982.
“François de Sales: Gentleness and Civility.” Roots of the Modern Christian Tradition.
The Spirituality of Western Christendom II. Ed. Roseann EIder, 124-144.
Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Pub., 1984.
“The Two Faces of Christ: Jeanne de Chantal” Medieval Religious Women.
Vol. II: Peaceweavers. Ed. Lillian Shank and John Nichols, 353-364.
Kalamazoo, Ml: Cistercian Pub., 1988.
“That Is What It Is Made For”: Image of the Heart in the Spirituality of Francis de Sales
and Jane de Chantal.” Spiritualities of the Heart. Ed. Annice Callahan, 143-158.
Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1990.
“Spiritual Friendship and Spiritual Direction in the Salesian World.” Editor of issue and
contributor. Studia Mystica XII: 1(Spring 1989):49-61.
“Jane de Chantal’s Guidance of Women: The Community of the Visitation and Womanly
Values.” Modern Christian Spirituality: Methodological and Historical Essays.
Ed. Bradley C. Hanson, 113-138. Atlanta, GA: American Academy of Religion, 1990.
“Birthing Jesus: A Salesian Understanding of the Christian Life.” Studia Mystica.
XII:1 (Spring 1990): 23-44.
“Hearts Have a Secret Language: The Spiritual Friendship of Francis de Sales and Jane
de Chantal.” Vincentian Heritage XI: 1 (1990): 45-58. Reprinted in Room for All:
Insights for the Millennium. Edited by John Sankarathil, OSFS. Bangalore, India:
Asian Trading Corporation, 2007: 129-144. .
“The Hidden Life of the Gentle Humble Jesus: The Visitation of Holy Mary as Ideal
Women’s Community.” Vox Benedictina 7: 3 (July 1990): 281-300.
“The Spiritual Classics as Spiritual Guides.” The Way. Supplement 73, (Spring 1992):
36-48.
“On Reading the Life of Aloysius Gonzaga: Reflections on Saints and Saint’s Lives.”
Aloysius. Ed. Clifford Stevens and William Hart McNichols, 42-67. Huntington,
Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 1993
“The Visitation of Holy Mary: The First Years” Religious Orders of the Catholic
Reformation; in Honor of John C. Olin on His Seventy Fifth Birthday. Ed. Richard L.
DeMolen, 21 7-252. New York: Fordham University Press,1994.
“La Douceur Maternelle dans la direction spirituelle de Jeanne de Chantal.’
L’Unidivers Salésien: Saint François de Sales hier et aujourd’hui. Textes réunis par
Hélène Bordes et Jacques Hennequin: 307-319. Paris: Université de Metz, 1994.
“Woman-Body, Man-Body: Knowing God.” The Way 36:2 (April 1995): 133-143.
Reprinted in Women’s Spirituality: Resources for Christian Development. Ed. Joann
Wolski Conn, 83-95. New York: Paulist Press, 1996.
“Leaven in the Loaf: Salesian Perspectives on Collaboration.” DeSales Reflections 1
(Jan. 1995): 2-10. Washington D.C.: DeSales School of Theology.
“The Salesian and Berullian Spiritual Traditions.” Alive for God Now: Proceedings of
the Conference Exploring Contemporary Influences from the French School of
Spirituality, 157-67. Buffalo, NY: St. John Eudes Center, 1995.
“Reading Clare of Assisi in a Dodge Minivan at Curbside on a Grade school
Soccer Carpool Route.” Clare Centenary Series, VIII, Clare of Assisi: a Medieval
and Modern Woman: 219-38. Ed. lngrid Peterson, O.S.F. St. Bonaventure, NY:
Franciscan Institute Press, 1996.
“Salesian Spiritualty and the Art of Spiritual Direction” Studies in Spirituality 6. (1996):
194-219.
“Teaching the Whole Person: Faith 101.” Conversations, 11 (Spring 1 997):37-38.
“Babette’s Feast: A Religious Film.” Journal of Religion and Film. 1:2 (Fall 1997).
www.unomaha.edu/~wwwjrf/
“Francis de Sales, Jane de Chantal and the Ministry of Love.” Professor R. Wayne Kraft
Endowed Memorial Patron’s Day Lecture, Allentown College of Francis de Sales,
Monograph: February, 1997. Reprinted in Room for All: Insights for the Millennium.
Edited by John Sankarathil, OSFS. Bangalore, India: Asian Trading Corporation,
2007: 81-93.
“Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Art of Embodied Presence.” Vincentian Heritage 18:2:
249-60.
“A Contemporary Spirituality of Family Life From An Ignatian-Salesian Perspective.”
The Holy Family As Prototype of the Civilization of Love: 104-09.
Philadelphia: St Joseph’s University Press, 1998.
“Woman, Wife, Mother, Catholic and Feminist: A Contemporary American View.”
The Way Supplement. (1998/93): 130-142.
“Searching for God’s Will Together.” The Exercise of the Primacy: Continuing the
Dialogue. Ed. Phyllis Zagano and Terrence W. Tilley, 89-106. New York: Crossroad
Publishing, 1998.
“The Ignatian -Salesian Imagination and Familied Life.” The Holy Family in Art and
Devotion. Ed. Joseph F. Chorpenning, OSFS, 104 - 09. Philadelphia: St. Joseph’s
University Press, 1998.
“Living Contemplatively.” The Merton Annual: Studies in Culture, Spirituality, and
Social Concerns 10(1977): 59—75.
“A Wide and Fleshy Love: Images, Imagination and the Study of Christian Spirituality.”
Christian Spirituality Bulletin: Journal of the Society for the Study of Christian
Spirituality 7:1 (Spring 1999):1-12.
“The Charism of Parenting.” Retrieving Charisms for the Twenty-first Century.
Ed. Doris Donnelly. Proceedings of the Charisms for the Twenty-first Century
Symposium, 85-102. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press,1999.
“The Song of Soloman: The Lover and the Beloved.”In The Spiritual Formation Bible.
Zondervan Publishing, 1999: 879-888.
“Jeanne de Chantal and the Martyrdom of Love: An Exploration of a Theme.”
Salesian Insights. Ed. William C. Marceau, CSB, 13-28. Bangalore, India: SF5.
Publications,1999.
“Hearts Human and Divine: Women’s Sacred Place.” Studia Mystica X)( (1999): 43-55.
“Inside My Body Is the Body of God: Margaret Mary Alacoque and the Tradition of
Embodied Mysticism.” The Mystical Gesture: Essays on Medieval and Early
Modern Spiritual Culture in Honor of Mary E. Giles. Ed. Robert Boenig, 185-192.
Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000.
“Elizabeth Bailey Seton and the Art of Embodied Presence.” Vincentian Heritage
XVIII:2: 249-260.
“Discerning the Choice of a Contemplative Formation Program.” The Lay
Contemplative: Testimonies, Perspectives, Resources. Ed. Mary Frolich and Ginny
Mans, 89-104. Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1999,
“Visitation, Order of.” Encyclopedia of Monasticism. Ed. William Johnson, 1 edition.
2:1335-1 337.
“A Sacred Sense of Place: Reflection on Being at Home on the Plains.” Practical
Theology: Perspectives from the Plains. Ed. Michael G. Lawler and Gail S. Risch, 16-
32. Omaha: Creighton University Press, 2000.
“A Wide and Fleshy Love: Images, Imagination and the Study of Christian
Spirituality.” Studies in Spirituality 10 (2000): 254-274.
“Margaret-Mary Alacoque” and “Madame Guyon.” Catholic Woman Writers: a Bio-
bibliographic Sourcebook. Ed. Mary R. Reichardt, 1-6 and 143-48.
WestportlLondon: Greenwood Press, 2001.
“Elizabeth Ann Seton: Acquiescence to the Divine Will.” Women Christian Mystics
Speak to Our Times. Ed. David B. Perrin, O.M.I., 173-193. Ashland, Ohio: Sheed and
Ward, 2001.
“Transformed Seeing: Visual Devotional Imagery and the Shape of the Imagination
(The Case of the Sacred Heart).” Studia Mystica XXII (2001): 97-109.
“A Salesian Pentecost: Thérèse of Lisieux, Léonie Aviat and Salesian Tradition.”
Studies in Spirituality 12 (2002): 156-177.
“The Practice of Spiritual Direction in Classic and Contemporary Modes.” Theoforum 33
(2002): 141-153.
“Caussade, Jean Pierre,” “Direction, spiritual,” “Francis de Sales,”
“Lawrence of the Resurrection,” “Sacred Heart,” “Seton, Elizabeth Ann,”
“Tears, spiritual,” “Vincent de Paul.” The Upper Room Dictionary of Spiritual
Formation. Edited by Keith Beasley Topliffe. Nashville: Upper Room, 2003.
“A Wide and Fleshy Love: Images, Imagination and the Study of Christian Spirituality.”
Minding the Spirit: the Study of Christian Spirituality. Edited by Elizabeth A.
Dreyer and Mark S. Burrows, 314-333. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University
Press, 2004.
“The Christian Spiritual Life and the Family.” Marriage in the Catholic
Tradition: Scripture, Tradition and Experience. Edited by Todd Salzman, John
O’Keefe and Thomas Kelly, 185-192. NY: Crossroad Publishing, 2005.
“Sacred Heart,” “Salesian Spirituality,” and “Marriage, Family and Spirituality.”
The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. Edited by Philip
Sheldrake. Philadelphia: Westminster/John Knox, 2005.
Preface to Elizabeth Leseur: Selected Writings. Classics of Western Spirituality
Series. Edited by Janet Ruffing. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2005.
“Marriage as a School of Love.” United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops
Colloquium of Social Scientists and Theologians.
www.usccb.org/laity/marriage/npim.shtml
“Spirituality.” Extended essay, The Blackwell Companion
to Catholicism. Edited by
James J. Buckley, Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt and Trent Pomplun,
Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2007, 389-402.
“Jane de Chantal’s Testimony for the Canonization of
Francis de Sales.” Human
Encounter in the Salesian Tradition: Collected Essays Commemorating the 4th
Centenary of the Initial Encounter of St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de
Chantal.
Edited by Joseph Chorpenning, OSFS, 191-208. Rome: International Commission
for Salesian Studies, 2007.
“Classic Spiritual Traditions and Family Life.” Family Perspectives Journal of the National Association of Family Life Ministers 24 (2), 2007.
[On-line] http://www.nacflm.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=62
“Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) and the Conception of the Virgin Mary.” Marian Studies LV (2008), 135-158.
“The Sacramental Texture of Family Life: a Contemporary Roman Catholic Perspective.” Religion and the Family. Eds. Ronald Simkins and Gail Risch. Omaha: Creighton University Press, 2008: 87-101.
Academic Theology: Monographs and Articles in Specialized Publications:
“Jane de Chantal’s Guidance of Women. Parts I and II. Salesian Living Heritage. I: 1
(Spring 1986) and II: 1 (Spring 1987): 16-28.
“Reflections on the Salesian Spirit in this Year of Mary, Queen of Peace.” Salesian
Living Heritage. Ill: 1 (Spring 1988): 28-31.
“Simplicity in the Salesian Sources.” Salesian Living Heritage. (Spring/FaIl, 1989): 4-15.
“Jane de Chantal and the Martyrdom of Love.” Salesian Living Heritage. V: 1 (Spring
1990): 13-23.
“Living the Already but Not Yet: the Spiritual Life of the American Catholic Family”.
Warren Lecture Series in Catholic Studies, No.25. Tulsa, OK: University of Tulsa,
1993
“Living With a Saint: Rediscovering Jane de Chantal.” Christian Spirituality Bulletin,
2:.2 (Fall 1994): 6-8.
‘Keeping Ones Distance: Presence and Absence in the History of Christian Spirituality.
Christian Spirituality Bulletin. 4: 1 (summer 1996): 20-21
“Seeking God’s Will Together: Discernment in the Salesian World of Hearts.”
Monograph. Keynote Address, June, 2003, Convocation of the Wilmington-
Philadelphia Province of the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales.
“Margaret Mary Alacoque and the Relational Mystery of the
Visitation of Holy Mary.”
Online journal, Theological Review of the Episcopal Academy. Spring
2006.
http://www.eal1785.org/eax_spirit.aspx?ptid=350&contentId=569
“Refuge, Warrior and Peacemaker: Faces of Our Lady in Los Angeles.” Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Mission Archives Library, 2008.
Applied Theology – Articles in Pastoral Publications
“Wreathed in Flesh and Warm.” Weavings. I: 3 (January 1987: 18-27. Reprinted in A
Book of Christmas: Readings for Reflection During Advent and Christmas, Nashville:
Upper Room, 1988: 33-42.
“On the Feast of the Holy Innocents.” Covenant. (December 1986).
“Through A Child’s Eyes: Images for Justice.” Covenant. (August/September 1987).
“Reflections on Spiritual Friendship.” Weavings II: 4 (July 1987): 13-23. Reprinted in
International Christian Digest, Vol. 2, no. 8 (October 1988): 21-23.
“Finding God in Family Life.” Praying. (November-December 1987): 5-8. Reprinted in
Rituals for Sharing Faith: A Resource for Parish Ministers (Center for Youth
Ministry and Development: Don Bosco Multimedia, 1992).
“In the Circle of A Mother’s Arms.” Weavings, III: 1 (January-February 1988): 14-23.
“A Spirituality of Motherhood.” Praying. (May 1988): 5-7.
“For All the Saints.” Weavings, III: 5 (November/December 1988): 6-18. Reprinted in
The Weavings Reader Nashville: Upper Room, 1993.
“Anointed with the Spirit.” The Upper Room Disciplines 1990, Nashville: Upper Room,
1990: 13-19.
“Lord, When Did We See You? Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement.”
Weavings, IV: 2 (March/April 1990): 7-17.
“Hints, Signs and Showings: The Compassion of God.” Weavings, 3
(November/December 1990), 6-17. Reprinted in The Weavings Reader. Nashville:
Upper Room, 1993.
“The Coming of the Prince of Peace.” Living Prayer, 23: 6 (November/December 1990):
3- 8.
“Sing To the Lord a New Song.” Weavings Vl: 5, (September/October, 1991): 6-17.
“Empowerment in Spiritual Direction.” Harvest, 24: 3 (Fall 1991): 16-17.
“Celebrating Sacred Time in Family.” Marriage and Family 73:7 (July, 1991): 18-21.
“Contemplation in Time of War.” Weavings, VII: 4
(July/August 1992): 17-27. Reprinted
in Signs of the Times: Weavings Reprint Series, online publication
through Upper
Room Ministries. www.upperroom.org/bookstore/
“Bridges to the Ignatian Isles.” Part 1. Companions, no. 4 (Winter 1992). With Gregory I.
Carlson, S.J.: 14-16.
“Bridges to the Ignatian Isles.” Part 2. Companions, no. 5 (Spring 1993). With Gregory I.
Carlson, S.J.: 25-28.
“Two Faces of Joy.” Weavings, VIII: 6 (November/December 1993): 12-22.
“Desert Listening.” Weavings, IX: 3 (May/June 1994): 6-16. Reprinted in Communion,
Community, Commonweal: Readings for Spiritual Leadership. Edited by John S.
Mogabgab. Nashville: Upper Room, 1995: 122-130.
“Fools for Christ” Weavings IX: 6 (Nov/Dec 1994): 23-31.
“Memories of Now.” Weavings X: 3, (May/June 1995): 6-13.
“Passing Angels: the Arts of Spiritual Discernment.” Weavings X: 6, (Nov/Dec 1995): 6-
15.
“Making things New: Thoughts on Being Stripped, Naked and Clothed.” Weavings XI:
1 (Jan/Feb 1996): 6-13.
“Seasons of Glad Songs: Entries from a Notebook on Scripture and Prayer.” Weavings
XI: 4 (July/Aug 1996): 6-16.
“Gazing Upon Easter.” The Lutheran (April 1996): 14-15.
“Living Into the Image: Thoughts on Religious Imagination and the imagery of
Tradition.” Weavings XII: 1 (Jan/Feb, 1997): 6-17.
“Wisdom of the Mothers.” Weavings XII: 4 (July/Aug 1997): 6-18.
“The Christ of Iglesia San Omer: The Heart of the Wounded Healer.” Weavings XIII: 5
(September/October, 1998): 16-22.
“Parenting Offers Unexpected Gifts.” U.S. Catholic. (April 1998): 10 - 16. Reprinted in
We Believe in the Holy Spirit: a Study and Faith Sharing Guide, Saint Louis, MO:
Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Saint Louis, 2003.
“Resting, Reaping Times.” Weavings XIV:1 (January/February 1999): 6-14.
“The Long, Lithe Limbs of Hope.” Weavings XIV, 6 (November/December 1999): 6-14.
“The Charism of Parenting.” Family Ministry: Empowering Through Faith 13:1 (Spring
1999): 6-21.
“Reflections: Sacred Dwelling.” Family Ministry: Empowering Through Faith 13:2
(Summer 1999): 9-11.
“Reflections: Sacred Dwellings.” Family Ministry: Empowering Through Faith 13:4
(Winter 1999): 8-9.
“Tears of a Greening Heart” Weavings XV: 2 (March/April 2000): 7-14.
“Reflections: Sacred Dwellings.” Family Ministry: Empowering Through Faith 14:2
(Summer 2000): 7-10.
“I Thirst.” Weavings XV: 4 (July/August 2000): 27-33.
“God-With-Us.” The Lutheran 13:12 (December 2000): 14-16.
“Meeting Hope in Haiti.” Catholic Digest (March 2000): 6-12. (Excerpted from “The
Long Lithe Limbs of Hope,” Weavings 1999).
“Exploring Spiritual Guidance: The Spirit of Christ.” Part 5, Companions in Christ: A
Small Group Experience in Spiritual Formation, 235-89. Nashville: Upper Room
Books, 2001.
“A Garden’s Invitation.” Weavings XVI:1 (Jan-Feb 2001), 14-21.
“Easter: Love’s Triumph Over Death.” The Liguorian, 89:4 (April 2001), 10-12.
Foreword to Patrons and Protectors: Occupations, by Michael O’Neill McGrath,
O.S.F.S. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 2001.
“The Most Poignant Longing (December 9-15)” The Upper Room Disciplines 2002
(Nashville: Upper Room Books, 2001): 356-62.
“Sacred Dwelling: Reflections.” Family Ministry: Empowering through Faith, 15:2
(Summer 2001), 8-10.
“The Vineyard of the Lord.” Weavings XVI: 5 (September/October 2001), 15-21.
“The Crib and the Cross.” Liguorian 89:10 (December 2001), 10-14.
“Sacred Dwellings Column.” Family Ministry 16:2 (Summer 2002), 8-11.
“Sacred Dwellings Column.” Family Ministry 15:4 (Winter 2002): 9-11.
“Potter and Clay: Thoughts on Forming and Being Formed.” Weavings XVII: 2
(March/April 2002): 6-1 1.
“Little Things: a Meditation in Three Parts.” Weavings XVIII: 1 (Jan-Feb 2003):
12- 21.
“Sacred Dwellings Column.” Family Ministry 17:2 (summer 2003): 9-10
“Sacred Dwellings Column.” Family Ministry 17:4 (winter 2003): 7-9.
“The Freedom of the Children of God: Notes on Spiritual Poverty.” Weavings
XVIII, 6 (November/December 2003): 15-25.
“Holy Week.” Small World: the CAFOD/DLT Lent Book 2004. London: Darton,
Longman, Todd, 2004: 80-89.
“Just As I Am’: a Spirituality for Disciples.” With Roc O’Connor, SJ. Pastoral Musician
28:2 (December/January 2004): 35-40.
“Mom, Stevie’s Looking Out of My Car Window!: the Spiritual Life in the Midst of It
All” and “For Everything Its Season: a Meditation Across Time.” Family Ministry, 18,
2, (Summer 2004): 42-47, 48-89.
“Be Gentle.” Weavings XIX , 4, (July/August 2004): 6-17.
“The Fragments of Love.” Weavings XIX, 6 (November/December 2004): 38-44.
“The Gift of Newness.” Upper Room Disciplines 2006. Nashville: Upper Room
Books, 2005: 70-76.
“Sacred Dwellings Column.” Journal of Family Ministry: Empowering Through
Faith 19:1 (spring 2005): 8-9.
“Sacred Dwellings Column.” Journal of Family Ministry: Empowering Through
Faith 19:3 (Fall 2005): 12-13.
“Lent: the Season for Transformation.” Creighton Magazine, (Spring 2005): 22-27.
“To Belong and Yet Not To Belong.” Weavings XX, 3 (May/June 2005): 26-33.
“Creativity Unleashed: a Meditation on the Creative and
Chaotic Movements of Ash
Wednesday and the Lenten Season.” The Messiah College Bridge (Winter
2006): 10-
15.
“Caryll Houselander: a Modern Spiritual Master.”
Ligourian 94:6 (July-August 2006):
20-23.
“End Times: a Meditation at the Close of the Year.”
Weavings XXI: 6
(November/December 2006): 28-36.
“The Song of Zachariah.” Alive Now 26:6 (November/December 2006): 12.
“Sacred Dwellings Column.” Journal of Family Ministry: Empowering Through
Faith 20:1 (Spring 2006): 9-10.
“Sacred Dwellings Column.” Journal of Family Ministry: Empowering Through
Faith 20:3 (Fall 2006): 10-12.
“Praying the Daily Liturgies
Together.” Upper Room Worshipbook (Revised)
Music and Liturgies for Spiritual Formation. Nashville: Upper Room
Books, 2006.
“Classic Spiritual Traditions and Family Life.” Family
Perspectives Journal of the
National Association of Family Life Ministers 24:2 (Spring 2007).
http://www.nacflm.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=62
“The Hidden Ground of Love.” Family and Community
Ministries: Empowering
Through Faith 21:1 (Summer 2007): 38-39.
“Pursuing Mary in Los Angeles.” Initiative Report: Catholic Common Ground
Initiative 11:3 (September 2007): 3-6.
“Seeking Stillness.” Weavings XXII: 1 (January/February 2007): 22- 31.
“To Be Alert: a Rumination.” Weavings XXII: 6 (November/December 2007): 6-14.
“Praying Together”. Rhythm and Fire: Experiencing the Holy in Community and Solitude. Eds. J. Haas and C. Langston-Kirk. Nashville: Upper Room Books, 2008:113-115.
“Seasons of Family Life.” Family and Community Ministries: Empowering Through Faith 22:1 (2008), 34-35.
Book Reviews
Review of Together in Solitude by Douglas Steere. Theology Today. XL: 3 (Oct.
1983): 362-364.
Review of John Dunne’s House of Wisdom. Theology Today (Fall 1986): 423-427.
Reviews of Christ Our Mother: Julian of Norwich by Grant Pelphrey and Passionate
Women: Two Medieval Women by Elizabeth Dreyer. Review for Religious, 49: 4
(July/August 1990): 631-32.
Review of Spiritual Grandparenting by Therese M. Boucher. National Catholic
Reporter, February 1, 1991.
Review of Harvey Egan, An Anthology of Christian Mysticism. Horizons, 21: 1 (Sp.
94): 210-11.
Review of Writings and Conversations on the Practice of the Presence of God by Br.
Lawrence of the Resurrection. Horizons, 23 (Sp.l994): 179-80.
Review of Br. Lawrence, Writings and Conversations on the Practice of the Presence of
God. Weavings, XI: 6 (Nov/Dec 1996): 44-45.
Review of James W. Fowler, Faithful Change: The Personal and Public Challenges of
Postmodern Life. Anglican Theological Review: LXXIX: 4: 634-35.
Review of Kathleen Norris, Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith. Horizons 26:2
(Fall 1999): 391-92.
Review of Thomas Merton’s Paradise Journey: Writings on Contemplation, by William
H. Shannon. The Merton Seasonal 25:3 (Fall 2000): 29-30.
Review of Simone Well and the Intellect of Grace by Henry Leroy Finch. Journal of
Religion and Society 2 (2000). http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2000/2000-r20.html
Review of The Making of the Magdalene by Katherine Ludwig Jansen. Journal of
Religion and Society 3 (2001). http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2000/2000-r20.html
Review of Spiritual Quest: a Guide to the Changing Landscape by Thomas Hart, and
Transforming Fire: Women Using Anger Creatively by Kathleen Hart. Horizons 28:2
(Fall 2001): 350-51.
Review of France and the Cult of the Sacred Heart by Raymond Jonas and The Book of
the Heart by Eric Jager. Spiritus 2:1 (Spring 2002): 127-129.
Review of Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: a
Conversation in Spiritual Theology by
Eugene Peterson. Theology Today 63:2 (July 2006): 235-236.
Review of Stalking the Holy: the Pursuit of Saint Making
by Michael Higgins. National
Catholic Reporter, October 6, 2006: 4a.
Review of Adrien Gambart’s Emblem Book (1664): the Life
of St. Francis de Sales in
Symbols and Emblemata Sacra: Emblem Books from the Maurits Sabbe
Library,
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven by Ralph Dekoninck. Spiritus 7:1
(Spring 2007):
104-107.
Review of The Discerning Heart: Exploring the Christian Path by Wilkie Au and Noreen Cannon Au. The Merton Annual, 20, (2007): 391-394.
Interviews
“Interview with Wendy Wright”, in Spiritual Book News, Notre Dame, IN,
September, 1994: 2.
“The Nurturing Love of God: A Spiritual Director Treasures Each Faith Journey” in
Jesuit Journeys, 2: 3 (Autumn 1994), 16-17.
“Sacred Dwelling: An Interview With Wendy Wright”, in Living Prayer, 27: 5
(September October, 1994), 20-22.
“An Instinct for the Numinous”, interview in Praying, no. 65 (Mar/April 1995), 36-37.
Interviewed in parts three and four, “Place,” of video series Discovering Everyday
Spirituality, (New York: Trinity Television, 1995).
Interviewed in video class series, “Belief and Believers,” part 5, “Mysticism.” (Indiana
University, 1999).
Interview: “A Conversation With Wendy Wright. Alive Now 29:1 (January/February
1999): 10- 15.
Interview about Seasons of a Family’s Life for AM/FM Audio Magazine for
Family Ministry. February, 2003.
“Profile: Wendy M. Wright.” In Face to Face (Herald Publishing), January-March
2004: 23-30.
Interview about new Pauline Press edition of Sacred Dwelling: a Spirituality of Family Life. “As You Think” hosted by Fr. Paul Keenan, Sirius Satellite radio May 17, 2007.
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY/RESEARCH
Academic Theology: Delivered Papers and Addresses
1976-88
Lectures, “Sanctity and Psychological Development,” Religion and Psychology Series,
Santa Barbara City College, Spring 1976
Paper, “Jeanne de Chantal,” American Academy of Religion Western Regional
Conference, March 1981
Paper, “François de Sales,” Western Michigan University Conference: The Spirituality of
Western Christendom, June 1981
Paper, “Jeanne de Chantal and the Direction of the Daughters of the Visitation,”
American Academy of Religion Annual Conference, Chicago, December 1984
Commencement Address, “Jane de Chantal and Francis de Sales”, St. Francis Seminary,
Milwaukee, WI, May 1987
Chair Session and read paper, “Spiritual Direction and Spiritual Friendship in the
Salesian World” in Session on Spiritual Friendship, Medieval Institute, Kalamazoo,
Ml, May 1988
1989
Paper, “Images of Motherhood and the Unitive Life,” Medieval Institute, Kalamazoo, MI,
May 1989.
Keynote speaker, “Salesian Spirituality,” Vincentian Heritage Conference, Perryville,
MO, June 1989.
Paper, “Rituals and Family Spirituality,” Society for Values in Higher Education Annual
Conference, Colorado Springs, August 1989.
Paper, “Jane de Chantal: Martyrdom of Love,” Villa Nova University Patristics,
Medieval and Renaissance Conference, Philadelphia, September 1989.
1990
Paper, “The Life of the Hidden Gentle Jesus: Community of the Visitation: Ideal
Women’s Community,” International Medieval Institute, Kalamazoo, MI, May 1990.
Paper, “The Visitation of Holy Mary in the Context of Contemporary Women’s
Communities”, Villa Nova University, Patristics, Medieval and Renaissance
Conference, September 1990.
1991
Keynote lecture, Founder’s Day, Georgetown Academy of the Visitation Washington
D.C., May 1, 1991, “Salesian Spirituality and the Art of Teaching.”
1992
Paper, “La douceur maternelle dans Ia direction spirituelle de Jeanne de Chantal”
presented at Colloque International de Saint François de Sales, Université de Metz,
France, Sept.1992.
Paper, “The Sacred Heart of Jesus: An Apophatic Image” presented at American
Academy of Religion, San Francisco, Nov. 1992.
Keynote speaker, “Images of Relationship in Salesian Spirituality” presented at Salesian
Spirituality Conference, Rochester, N.Y. Oct. 1992.
1994
Keynote Lecture, “ Leaven for the Loaf: Salesian Perspectives on Collaboration,”
Inauguration of DeSales Center for Lay Spirituality, De Sales School of Theology,
March, 1994.
Collaborator, Colloquim for Salesian Scholars on the Sermons of François de Sales with
Prof. Helene Bordes, Univ. of Metz, Stella Niagara, N.Y., Oct., 1994.
“Salesian Spirituality and Contemporary Spiritual Direction,” Newman College Graduate
Program in Spiritual Direction, Philadelphia, Oct. 1994.
1995
“Eros and the Body in Spiritual Practice: In Dialogue with Paul LaChance, Victoria Rue
and Paul Schwartz” presentation at “Eros, Ecstasy and Creation: the Renaissance of
Christian Spirituality”, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA,
Mar.24-26, 1995.
“The Berullian and Salesian Traditions”, paper presented at “Conference on the French
School of Spirituality”, Atlanta, August 18-22, 1995.
“Challenges for the Jesuit University from the 34th Congregation’s Statement on the
Situation of Women”, address given at Xavier University, Cincinatti, Ohio, Oct. 6,
1995.
“Jeanne de Chantal and the Martyrdom of Love”, paper presented at International
Colloquium on Women Mystics, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY, Oct. 27-29,1995.
1996
Paper read, “A Salesian-Ignatian Spirituality of Family Life”, Holy Family As Prototype
of the Civilization of Love, International Symposium, St. Joseph’s University,
Philadelphia, PA, April 12-14, 1996.
Commencement Address, St. Francis Diocesan Seminary, Milwaukee, WI, May 11,
1996.
Major Address, “The Charism of Parenting”, Charisms for the 21st Century International
Symposium in honor of Cardinal Suenens, John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH,
June 1-3, 1996.
Presentation and Panelist, “Spirituality in the Contemporary World”, Loyola Marymount
University, Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1996.
1997
Endowed Lecture-Founders Day Address, “Francis de Sales, Jane de Chantal and the
Ministry of Love”, Allentown College of Francis de Sales, Allentown, PA, February
5, 1997.
Consultation, “Feminism and the Church”, National Conference of Catholic Bishops,
Washington, DC, March 21, 1997.
Major presenter, “Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Art of Embodied Presence”, Seton
Heritage Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 11-13, 1997.
Major presenter, “Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Art of Embodied Presence”, Seton
Heritage Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, August 2-4, 1997.
Keynote address, “The Sacred Heart and Violence Today”, Conference of Sacred Heart
Communities in Collaboration, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, June 26-29, 1997.
1998
Endowed Lecture: Annual Otto A. Shults Lectures on Spirituality, “The Charism of
Parenting” and “Ministering to Families”, St. Bernard’s Institute, Rochester, NY,
June 3, 1998.
Keynote Addresses, “The Charism of Parenting” and “Ministering to Families”, Annual
Faith, Families and Congregations Conference, Louisville Seminary, November 13-
14, 1998.
Presidential Address, Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality Annual Meeting,
Orlando, Nov.1998, “A Wide and Fleshy Love: Images and the Imagination and the
Sacred Heart.”
1999
Faculty/Leadership and Planning Team, “Project in Congregational Spirituality” (Lilly
funded project co-sponsored by Princeton and Auburn Seminaries and Presbyterian
Church USA), Stony Point, NY, Jan.14-16.
Endowed Lecture: Sihier Memorial Lecturer, March 7, “Sacred Dwelling: Women,
Family and Spirituality,” Luther College, Decorah, IA.
Major Presenter, “Salesian Spirituality: A Gentle Presence in a Violent World,”
Georgetown Visitation Academy Bicentennial Celebration, Washington, DC, June 26:
Workshop, “Salesian Spirituality,” Creighton University Christian Spirituality Program
Alumni Weekend, Omaha, NE, July 3, 1999.
Keynote Speaker, “The Eucharist and Social Justice: The Sacred Heart,” Benedictine
Theology Institute, Yankton, SD, Oct.9.
Workshop for Theology Faculty, “Sacred Dwelling: A Spirituality of Family Life,” John
Carroll University, Cleveland, OH, Oct.18.
2000
Keynote Speaker, Annual Spring lectureships Central Baptist Theological Seminary,
Kansas City: “Spiritual Nurture for Ministers and Ministry,” “Family Spirituality,”
and “Many Mansions: Christian Spirituality in Ecumenical Perspective,” February 23,
2000.
Keynote speaker, Loyola College, Baltimore MD, “Women in Jesuit Education,” January
22, 2000.
Keynote lecture, Festival of Spirituality at Chestnut Hill College, “Ordinary
Contemplation,” Philadelphia, June 4, 2000.
Keynote speaker, Seton Heritage Days, “Elizabeth Seton: Model for Today,”
Mount St. Vincent University, Riverdale, N.Y.; College of St. Elizabeth, Convent
Station, N.J.; St. John’s University, Long Island, October 13-14, 2000.
Salesian Scholars seminar, Stella Niagara, N.Y., October 2000.
Paper: “We will have but the Word of Francis de Sales: Salesian Spirituality and
Elizabeth Ann Seton.”
2001
La Spiritualité a l”Université Symposium. Université Saint-Paul, Ottawa, Canada. Paper
read: “The Practice of Spiritual Direction in Classic and Contemporary Modes.”
August 24-26, 2001.
The Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Annual Convention, Omaha Nebraska. Presentation:
“Creighton University’s Catholic Imagination Project.” September 28, 2001
Salesian Scholars Conference. Stella Niagara, NY. Paper read: “The Nineteenth Century
Salesian Pentecost: Therese of Lisieux and Leonie Aviat.” October 18-21, 2001
2002
Religion and Family Conference, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. Paper read: “The
Sacramental Texture of Family Life: a Contemporary Roman Catholic Perspective.”
April 5-6, 2002
Mentor, “Transitions: Jesuits in Higher Education” San Francisco, CA. May 30-June 3,
2002.
Endowed Lecture: Annual G. Marian Kinget Memorial Lecture on Catholic Thought and Spirituality, Lansing, Ml “Is the Devout Life Possible in the 21 Century?” October 13, 2002.
Salesian Scholars Conference, Stella Niagara, NY. Paper read: “Jane de Chantal, Mère de
Chaugy and the Continuing Salesian Tradition.” Chaired seminar. October 24-27,
2002
2003
Keynote Speaker, Regis University, Denver, Celebrating Vatican II Series,
“Women’s Voices Since the Council,” March 26, 2003.
Chaffin Memorial Lecture: Keynote Speaker, “Seasons of a Family’s Life,”
and “Sacred Dwelling,” Hand in Hand Family Ministry
Conference,
Baylor University, April 6-8, 2003
Faculty, for interdisciplinary course, “The Place of Marriage in Society,”
International Academy for Marital Spirituality, Brussels, Belgium, August 25-
September 5, 2003.
2004
Keynote Speaker, Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales 2004 Provincial Chapter. “Discernment in the Salesian Tradition,” Cape May, NJ, January 12, 2004.
Endowed Lecture: Sapientia et Doctrina Lecture: “Faith and
the Poetic Imagination,”
Fordham University, NY. March 30, 2004
Salesian Scholar’s Lecture, Salesian Center for Faith and
Culture,
DeSales University, Center Valley, PA., March 18, 2004.
International Mariological Society Annual Conference, Paper
read:
“Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) and the Conception of the Virgin Mary,”
Houston, TX, May 19, 2004.
Workshop for MDiv students, University of Notre Dame Pastoral Ministry Program, South Bend, IN, August 27, 2004, “Family Spirituality.”
Public Lecture, Augustana Lutheran College, “Sacred in the Ordinary,” September 27, 2004.
Salesian Scholars Conference, Stella Niagara, NY. Paper
read:
“True and Public Knowledge: Jeanne de Chantal’s Testimony
for the Canonization of François de Sales. Chaired seminar. October 21-24, 2004.
Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, Toronto. Paper read:
“True and Public Knowledge: Jeanne de Chantal’s Testimony
for the Canonization of François de Sales.” October, 28-31, 2004.
2005
Endowed Lecture: 25th Annual Cardinal Newman Lecture, Horizons Theological Institute, The Oratory, South Carolina. “Faith and the Poetic Imagination.” February 26, 2005.
Keynote Speaker, October 24-25, 2005, Omaha NE, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Colloquium of Social Scientists and Theologians, “Marriage as a School of Love.”
Ecumenical Spirituality Conference, Chicago, IL. Invited guest, “Contemplative Orientation.” November 4-6, 2005.
Princeton Theological Seminary Sabbath Renewal Program, Princeton, NJ. Keynote presenter and Retreat design, “Sabbath, Sabbatical, and Jubilee.” November 11-13, 2005.
2006
Keynote Speaker, Annual Humanities Conference, “Faith and the Poetic Imagination.” Messiah College, Harrisburg, PA, February 22-23, 2006.
Keynote Speaker, Convocation 2006 Center for Theological and Spiritual Development, College of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, “Called to Resurrection.” March 31-April 1, 2006.
International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.
Paper read:
”A Thoroughly Modern Mary: Francis de Sales, Jane de Chantal and the Early
Modern Catholic Image of the Virgin at the Visitation: an Exploration and
Inquiry.” May 5-7, 2006.
Salesian Scholars Seminar, Stella Niagara New York. Paper read: “Francis de Sales and the Virgin Mary.” Co-chair of seminar. October 18-22, 2006.
Annual Meeting American Academy of Religion, Washington DC. Co-chair Christian Spirituality Group. November 17-21, 2006.
2007
Faculty: Grace Institute Spiritual Formation Program, Sinsinawa, WI, Feb. 9-11, 2007.
Endowed Lecture, Annual Heinmiller Lectures, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO, March 16-17, 2007.
Session Presider, Rocky Mountains-Great Plains Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Omaha NE, March 23-24, 2007.
Invited Participant, New Voices Seminar, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, April 19-20, 2007.
Endowed Lecture, Norman Neuerburg Memorial Lecture, Friends of the Mission Archives, “Mary in L.A.: Refuge, Warrior and Peacemaker,” Santa Barbara, CA, October 14, 2007.
Major Presenter, “Mary in L.A.: Refuge, Warrior and Peacemaker,” Ecumenical Institute of Spirituality, Chicago, IL, October 18-21, 2007.
Applied Theology: National and Regional Lectures and Presentations
1984-89
Keynote speaker, “Jane de Chantal and Francis de Sales: Spiritual Friendship,”
Salesian Heritage Conference, Stella Niagara, N.Y., August 1984
Keynote speaker, “Jane de Chantal and Salesian Spirituality,”
Salesian Heritage Conference, Allentown, PA, August 1985
Participant/consultant, Consultation on Family Spirituality, United Methodist Board of Discipleship,
Nashville, TN, April, 1986
Keynote speaker, “Spiritual Friendship Then and Now,”
Salesian Heritage Conference, Allentown, PA, August, 1986
Keynote speaker, “Jane de Chantal’s Prayer,” Salesian Spirituality Conference,
Arlington, VA, August 1987
Address, “Jane de Chantal’s Direction of Women: Its Possibilities as Educational Method,’
Faculty Inservice Program, Visitation School, St. Paul, MN, September 1987
Major presenter, “Peacemaking in the Family,” For All the People Pastoral Approach
to Peace and Justice Spirituality,” Creighton University, June 1988
Keynote speaker, “Jane de Chantal on Simplicity,” Salesian Spirituality Conference,
St. Louis, August 1989.
1990
Keynote Speaker, “Family Spirituality,” “Jesus Day”, Archdiocese of Chicago,
Mundelein, IL, October, 1990
Faculty, Methodist Academy for Spiritual Formation, “Peacemaking”,
Des Moines, Iowa, April, 1990.
Faculty-staff workshop, “Family Spirituality,” Loyola Marymount University,
Los Angeles, CA, Mar.10. 1990.
1991
Keynote Speaker, Ohio Ecumenical Pastor’s Convocation (Columbus, Ohio),
January 28-30, 1991, “Spirituality for a Public Conscience.”
Keynote lecture, Founder’s Day, Georgetown Academy of the Visitation, Washington D.C.,
May 1, 1991, “Salesian Spirituality and the Art of Teaching”
Keynote Presenter, Wyoming Diocese, Lay Ministry Days,
Cheyenne, WY, June 1-2, 1991, “Family Spirituality”
Faculty, National Methodist Academy for Spiritual Formation,
“History of Spirituality”, Sumatanga, Alabama, August, 1991.
Workshop, International Catholic Engaged Encounter Convention (Omaha, NE),
Oct. 19, 1991, “Family Spirituality”
Retreat program, Methodist Diaconals of Iowa (Strawberry Point, Iowa), April 4-7, 1991,
“Journey Inward/Journey Outward” (with Rev. Bruce Ough)
1992
Major presenter, “Family Spirituality” and “Spirituality Today” at Gifted With Salvation,
1992 Congress, Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Jan, 1992
Faculty, National Methodist Academy for Spiritual Formation,
History of Spirituality”, Burlingame, CA, January, 1992.
Consultant/lecture, “Contemporary Spirituality” for Methodist clergy,
Milwaukee, WI, April, 1992
Workshop, “Human Experience of God” workshop, Institute for Spiritual Guidance,
St. Joseph’s Educational Center, Des Moines, IA, Nov., 1992
Keynote speaker, “Family Spirituality”, “Family 2000” Methodist Conference,
Lincoln, NE, Nov., 1992
Lecture, “Humility in the Salesian Tradition”, in-service day for faculty of Visitation Academy,
St. Louis, MO Oct, 1992
1993
Major presenter, “Fellowship of Learning”, Nebraska Conference, United Methodist Church,
Grand Island, NE, Jan.4-7, 1993
Faculty, National Methodist Academy for Spiritual Formation, “History of Spirituality”,
February, 1993.
Workshop, “Family Spirituality”, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA, Feb, 1993
Lecture, “Living the Already But Not Yet: The American Catholic Family,
Warren Catholic Studies lecture series, University of Tulsa, March, 1993
Faculty, “Family Spirituality”, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA, June 1993.
1994
Presenter: “Human Side of Holiness”, Institute for Spiritual Direction, DesMoines, Iowa, Jan.22, 1994
Presenter: “Family Spirituality”, Springfield-Cape Girardo. MO. Diocesan Convention, Aug, 1994.
Presenter and Team Member: Salesian Spirituality Inservice, DeSales Center for Lay Spirituality,
Washington, DC, Oct 20-23,1994.
1995
Faculty: National Methodist Academy for Spiritual Formation, “Roman
Catholic Spirituality”, Madison, WI, June, 1995.
“Re-imaging Our Response to the Future”, major presenter, National Association
of Catholic Family Life Ministers Annual Conference, Madison,WI, Sept.29,1995.
1996
Faculty: National Methodist Academy for Spiritual Formation, “Spiritual Friendship”,
Sumatanga, Alabama, Jan. 16-20, 1996.
Faculty: National Methodist Academy for Spiritual Formation, History of Spirituality,
Burlingame, CA, Jan. 22-27, 1996.
Program: “Preaching Lent and Easter”, Shalom Center for Theological Education,
Sioux Falls, SD, Mar. 22-24, 1996.
Faculty: Methodist Academy for Spiritual Formation, “Roman Catholic Spirituality”,
St. Benedict’s Center, Madison, WI, June 23-27., 1996
Program: “Forgiveness: Retreat days for Catechetical Ministers,
Archdiocese of Houston Galveston, TX, Aug. 6-7, 1996.
Program: ‘Salesian Tradition”: Retreat Day, Conception Seminary College,
Conception, MO, Nov. 1,1996.
1997
“Sacred in the Ordinary”: Retreat for Diocesan Ministers, Archdiocese of Orlando,
Orlando, FL, January 10-12, 1997,
Project in Congregational Spirituality (sponsored by Princeton seminary,
Auburn seminary and the Faith and Life Office of the Presbyterian Church USA),
May 8-10, 1997 and September 25-17, 1 997,Stonypoint, NY.
“Family Spirituality” and “Ministering to Families”, Los Angeles Religious Education Congress,
Anaheim, CA, February 14-16, 1997.
Faculty, “Spiritual Friendship and Spiritual Guidance”, Nebraska Five Day
Academy for Spiritual Formation, Hastings Nebraska, February 23-28, 1997.
“The Religious Imagination”, Mount Calvary Retreat Center, Santa Barbara, CA,
March 2-4, 1997.
Faculty, “Spiritual Friendship and Spiritual Guidance”, National Academy for Spiritual Formation,
North Carolina, June 8-13,1997.
Faculty, “Roman Catholic Spirituality”, National Academy for Spiritual Formation,
South Bend, Indiana, September- October, 1997.
1998
Project in Congregational Spirituality (sponsored by Princeton seminary,
Auburn seminary and the Faith and Life Office of the Presbyterian Church USA,
Jan. and May, 1 998,Stonypoint, NY.
Keynote Addresses, “Let the Land Lie Fallow”, Archdiocesan Conference,
Nashville, TN, July 18, 1998.
Faculty, course on “Salesian Spirituality” for “Horizons of the Spirit”, The Oratory,
South Carolina, July, 13-17, 1998.
Salesian Spirituality”, Divine Compassion Center, White Plains, NY, September 27, 1998.
1999
Project in Congregational Spirituality (sponsored by Princeton seminary,
Auburn seminary and the Faith and Life Office of the Presbyterian Church, Stonypoint, NY.
Feb.28-Mar.5: Faculty for 5 day course on “Image and Imagination,”
Academy for Spiritual Formation, Pacific Northwest Conference, Seattle, WA.
Ap.21: Workshop, “Home,” Vincentian Center for Spirituality and Work, Denver, CO.
Aug.6-8: Major Presenter, “Salesian Spirituality at the Turn of the Century,”
Annual Salesian Spirituality Conference, Washington, DC.
Aug.23-27: Faculty for 5-day course on “Spiritual Friendship,” Academy for Spiritual Formation,
National Two Year Program, Sinsinawa, WI.
Nov.11: Pastor’s Retreat, “Advent,” Missouri Conference, United Methodist
Church, St. Charles, MO.
Nov.12-13: Parish Spiritual Retreat, First United Methodist Church, St.
Charles, MO.
2000
Keynote Lectures, Annual Lenten Spirituality Series, Mepkin Abby, South Carolina,
March 11-13, 2000.
Workshop Leader, “Befriending Each Other in God,” Great Lakes Pastoral Ministry Gathering,
Chicago IL, March, 18 and 19, 2000.
Faculty/retreat leader, Hinton Rural Life Center, Smoky Mountains, “Pastors As Spiritual Guides,”
March 27-29, 2000,
Retreat leader, Annual Lenten Retreat of the First Presbyterian Church,
Atlanta GA, March 31-April 2, 2000.
Workshop leader, Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Anaheim CA,
“Ministering to Families,” “The Charism of Parenting,” April 7 and 9, 2000.
Keynote speaker, Pastoral Gathering: Leading for the Sake of the Gospel,
Diocese of New Ulm, Collegeville MN, “The Charism of Parenting,” August 1, 2000.
Workshop Leader, “Family Spirituality,” August 2, 2000.
Keynote speaker, Archdiocesan Day of Reflection, Atheneum of Ohio,
Cincinnati OH, “Spiritual Friendship,” September 20, 2000.
Keynote speaker “Sonrise 2000, “Diocesecan Convention of Wilmington Delaware,
“Mary: Woman for the New Millennium,” September 22, 2000.
Retreat leader, Ursuline Community Day of Prayer, Cincinnati OH,
“Resting, Reaping Times: Celebrating Sabbath, Sabbatical and Jubilee,” September 30, 2000,
Retreat leader, “What Are You Waiting For? Advent Retreat,
Augustana Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nov.7, 14, 21, 28, 2000.
Retreat leader, “What Are You Waiting For?”:
Advent Retreat St. Perpetua Catholic Church, Lafayette, CA, Dec. 2-6, 2000.
2001
Speaker June 6-8, 2001, Maryland Jesuit Province Days, Baltimore, MD,
“Spiritual Formation of a Working Soccer Mom.”
Retreat leader, July 29- August 2, 2001. North Carolina Evangelical Lutheran Church
Spirituality Conference, “Spiritual Friendship.”
Retreat leader, October 5-6, 2001, St. James Catholic Church, Tupelo, MS.
“Developing Catholic Family Spirituality.”
Retreat leader, October 10-14,2001 Pathways-Weavings Retreat Scarritt-Bennett Center,
Nashville, TN: “Grace in the Shadows: Grace in the Light”
2002
Retreat leader, February, 8-10, 2002 Jesuit Spirituality Center, Wernersville, PA.
“Befriending Each Other in God.”
Retreat leader, February 10, 2002, Pottstown, PA. “Family Spirituality.”
Major Presenter, March 1-3, 2002, SACEM, Annual Meeting of Directors of Continuing Education
in Seminaries, Daytona Beach, FL, “Beauty and Justice.”
Retreat leader, March 6-10, 2002, Spirit Streams, Santa Barbara, CA. “Spiritual Life.”
Retreat leader, March 16, 2002, Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford,
CT. “Lenten Preparation.”
Speaker, April 14, 2002, Centennial Celebration, St. Frances de Chantal Church,
Long Island, NY. “The Charisms of Jane de Chantal.”
Retreat leader, April 27, 2002 Celebrate Women Retreat, Villa Maria,
St. Paul MN. “Women of Wisdom.”
Faculty, May 14-18, 2002 National Academy for Spiritual Formation, Sinsinawa, WI. “Spiritual Friendship.”
Keynote speaker, June 7-8, 2002, “Together in Christ: a Dakotas Ecumenical Assembly.”
Sioux Falls, SD. “Family Spirituality.”
Keynote presenter, July 10, 2002, National Association of Pastoral Musicians regional Assembly,
“Musical Discipleship as Vulnerability and Availability,” with Fr. Roc O’Connor, SJ.
Retreat leader, September 30, 2002 South Indiana Conference United Methodist Church,
Clergy Continuing Education, Indianapolis, IN, “The Season of Advent and Christmas.”
Faculty, National Academy for Spiritual Formation, San Antonio, TX, “Roman Catholic Spirituality.”Oct. 2002
Retreat leader, November 14-17, 2002, Oasis Ministries’ “Soul of Tomorrow’s Church,” Kirkridge, PA.
2003
Retreat leader, “Spiritual Friendship,” Covenant Colleagues Retreat, N. Georgia Conference,
United Methodist Church, January 5-8, 2003, Atlanta Georgia.
Leader of Clergy Continuing Education Events: “Lenten Preparation,” January 9, 2003
and “Ordinary Time,” March 11, 2003. South Indiana Conference United Methodist Church, Springville, Indiana.
Retreat Leader, “Families, Friends and the Spiritual Life,”
Annual Archdiocesan Religious Formation Ministers Get-Away,
St. Benedict Center, Schuyler, NE, January 30-31, 2003.
Keynote Speaker, Spiritual Director in Residence, “Family Spirituality,”
Iowa United Methodist Church School for Ministry, Des Moines, Iowa, April 21-23, 2003.
Keynote Speaker, “Seasons of a Family’s Life,” Faith, Families and Congregations Conference,
Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, Louisville, KY, May 14-15, 2003.
Featured Luncheon Speaker, Annual Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit, Chicago, II, May 29, 2003.
Keynote Speaker, “The Spiritual Life in Classic and Contemporary Modes,”
“Sacred in the Ordinary,” and “Finding God in Family,” Archdiocesan Pastoral Ministry Conference,
Detroit, MI, August 4-7, 2003.
Keynote Speaker, “Family Spirituality,” The Youth and Family Institute Summer Leadership Conference,
Concordia University, Saint Paul, MN, August, 8, 2003.
Retreat Leader, Christian Life Communities Annual Retreat, “God In Everyday Life,”
October 3-6, 2003, American Martyrs Retreat Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Keynote Speaker, “Family Spirituality,” Annual Peace Colloquy, Community of Christ!
Rockhurst University, November 7-9, 2003, Independence, MO.
Faculty, Colleague Covenant Forum (Lilly Endowment Funded Ecumenical Series for Rural Pastors),
“The Pastor as Spiritual Leader,” Waycross Retreat Center, Morgantown Indiana, November 3-6, 2003.
2004
Faculty, February 3-7, 2004, National Academy for Spiritual
Formation,
Gallant Alabama. “Spiritual Friendship.”
Retreat leader, February 29, 2004, Stillpoint Center for
Spirituality,
Memphis, TN., “Preparing for Lent.”
Retreat leader, March 1-4, 2004, Covenant Colleagues Forum,
Memphis TN,. “Pastor as Spiritual Guide.”
Retreat leader, March 14, 2004, Day of Reflection,
Franciscan Center,
Philadelphia, PA., “Sacred in the Ordinary.”
Retreat leader, March 26-28, 2004, Immaculate Heart
Community,
Santa Barbara, CA, “Lenten Discernment.”
Speaker, June 21, 2004, Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales Toledo-Detroit Province Assembly 2004. “Sacred Sleep.”
Faculty, July 12-17, 2004, National Academy for Spiritual
Formation,
Baltimore, MD. “Roman Catholic Spirituality.”
Speaker, August 6-8, 2004, Annual Salesian Spirituality
Conference,
Saint Louis, MO, “Close Encounters of the Salesian Kind.”
Retreat, September 12, 2004, Knights of Columbus, Shegbogen
MI,
“Sacred Heart: Gateway to God.”
Retreat, September 17-19, 2004, Sinsinawa Mound Retreat
Center, WI,
“Spiritual Friendship.”
Retreat, September 26, 2004, Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church,
Watertown, SD, “Family Spirituality.”
Leader, Day of Recollection, October 4, 2004, Conception
Seminary,
Conception MO, “A Cloud of Witnesses.”
Keynote Speaker, October 26-27, 2004, Evangelical Lutheran
Church of America
Annual Pastors Convocation, Branson, MO.
2005
Keynote Speaker, January 22-23, 2005, Annual Salesian Days, Wilmington-Delaware Province, Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, Fort Meyers, Florida, “Heart Speaks to Heart: Salesian Spirituality.”
Retreat leader, January 28-30, 2005, Blessed Trinity Shrine, Alabama, “Women’s retreat: The Little Virtues.”
Keynote speaker, February 24, 2005, St Andrew’s Catholic Community, Columbus Ohio, “Family Spirituality.”
Keynote Speaker, June 24-26, 2005, Sacred Heart Communities in Collaboration, Boston, MA, “Sacred Heart.”
Retreat leader, September 15-18, 2005, Novitiate of Visitation Monasteries, Cape May, NJ, “Friendship in the Salesian Tradition.”
Keynote Speaker, October 7-8, 2005, Annual Salesian Days, Visitation Preparatory School/Visitation Neighbors, St Paul, MN, “Family Spirituality.”
2006
Major Presenter, Archdiocesan Days of Prayer, FAITH Program of Office of Lay Ministry Formation, Omaha NE. January 14 and 21, 2006.
Days of reflection, Kenwood Convent of the Religious of the Sacred Heart, Albany New York. January 27-29, 2006.
Retreat Leader, Retreat for Pastoral Ministers, Diocese of Grand Island, NE, May 5-7, 2006.
Keynote Speaker and Workshop leader, “Cultivating Compassionate Presence,” Contemplative Living Conference, Interweave Center for Wholistic Living, New Jersey, June 10, 2006.
Keynote, “Discernment in the Heart,” Apostles of the Sacred Heart Province Gathering, Mount Sacred Heart, Hamden CT, July 3-8, 2006.
Advent Reflection Workshop, Adult Education Program, All Saints Episcopal Church, Omaha NE, November 26, 2006.
2007
Keynote Speaker, “Salesian Spirituality: A World of Interconnected Hearts,” Great Schools of Spirituality Conference, The Retreat Center at Saint John’s, Plymouth MI, June 14-15, 2007.
Workshop leader, “A Thoroughly Modern Mary: Francis de Sales and the Virgin,” Twenty-fifth Annual Salesian Spirituality Conference, Minneapolis, MN, August 2-5, 2007.
Keynote Speaker, “Stoking the Fire: Caring for Yourself and Your Passion of Spirit, 8th Annual Nebraska Health Ministry Conference, Omaha NE, September 14-15, 2007.
Advent Program, Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Mission KS, December 2, 2007.