On Wednesday, December 3 at 7pm CST, the Awake community will gather for a virtual Advent prayer service.

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Part 2 will focus on small group discussion of the previous week’s topic and speaker insights, using the Zoom breakout rooms feature. (This event will not be recorded for later viewing.)

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Our November Courageous Conversation will focus on seminary formation, specifically the work of preparing priests in training to minister to people who have experienced harm in the Catholic Church.

Part 1 will take place on Zoom and will include a short introduction from Awake, engaging conversation with our panelists, and question and answer time. (This event will be recorded for later viewing.)

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Part 2 will focus on small group discussion of the previous week’s topic and speaker insights, using the Zoom breakout rooms feature. (This event will not be recorded for later viewing.)

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Our sixth season of Courageous Conversations will begin with survivors Michael Vanderburgh, Leona Huggins, and Maria Silvers in a conversation moderated by Awake's executive director, Sara Larson. This conversation will focus on healing after abuse and what these three survivors have found helpful and harmful in their healing journeys. 

Part 1 will take place on Zoom and will include a short introduction from Awake, engaging conversation with our panelists, and question and answer time. (This event will be recorded for later viewing.)

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On Tuesday, August 19 at 7pm CDT, the Awake community will gather on Zoom for our first prayer event of the programming year. This service will be exploring themes of joy in creation and nature.

• We are looking for your participation! Do you have a photo of something in creation that brings you joy? Some ideas include: pets, plants, sunsets, your garden, scenes from travel, just to name a few.

• You may submit up to 1 photo you have taken of something in creation that brings you joy.

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Our final Courageous Conversation for the 2024-2025 season will focus on abuse in the Deaf Catholic community.

Part 1: Thursday, April 24, 12pm - 1:30pm CDT

Part 2: Thursday, May 1, 7pm - 8:30PM CDT

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Our final Courageous Conversation for the 2024-2025 season will focus on abuse in the Deaf Catholic community.

Part 1: Thursday, April 24, 12pm - 1:30pm CDT

Part 2: Thursday, May 1, 7pm - 8:30PM CDT

Part 1 will take place on Zoom at 12pm (central time) and will include a short introduction from Awake, engaging conversation with our panelists, and question and answer time. (This event will be recorded for later viewing.)

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We invite you to join the Awake community for our annual Way of the Cross with Survivors. This powerful prayer experience combines reflections from abuse survivors with the traditional Lenten Stations of the Cross devotion.

Click here for more information and to register to participate.

Part 2 of this Courageous Conversation will take place on Zoom at 7pm (central time) the week after Part 1 and will be focused on building connections and community while diving deeper into the questions raised by the conversation the previous week. We will utilize Zoom breakout rooms for facilitated small group discussion and sharing, encouraging all participants to bring their own perspectives and experiences to the conversation. (This event will not be recorded--you'll need to attend live to hear these insights!)

Registration for Part 2 is now open.

Part 1: Thursday, March 20, 12pm - 1:30pm CDT
Part 2: Thursday, March 27, 7pm - 8:30PM CDT

Part 1 will take place on Zoom at 12pm (central time) and will include a short introduction from Awake, engaging conversation with our panelists, and question and answer time. (This event will be recorded for later viewing.)

More details and registration here.

We invite you to join the Awake community for a virtual prayer service centered around the spiritual practice of lament. Please register here.

Part 2 will take place on Zoom at 7pm (central time) the week after Part 1 and will be focused on building connections and community while diving deeper into the questions raised by the conversation the previous week. We will utilize Zoom breakout rooms for facilitated small group discussion and sharing, encouraging all participants to bring their own perspectives and experiences to the conversation. (This event will not be recorded--you'll need to attend live to hear these insights!)

(If you cannot attend Part 1 live, you can also register to receive a recording of the event via email.) The follow up email from Part 1 will share information and an RSVP link for the Part 2 discussion.

Sign up to join us for small group discussion on Thursday, January 30.

Part 1 will take place on Zoom and will include a short introduction from Awake, engaging conversation with our panelists, and question and answer time. (This event will be recorded for later viewing.)

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We invite you to join the Awake community for a virtual prayer service centered around art created by survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic leaders.

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Part 2 will take place on Zoom at 7pm (central time) the week after Part 1 and will be focused on building connections and community while diving deeper into the questions raised by the conversation the previous week. We will utilize Zoom breakout rooms for facilitated small group discussion and sharing, encouraging all participants to bring their own perspectives and experiences to the conversation. (This event will not be recorded--you'll need to attend live to hear these insights!)

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Please note these dates have been updated from what was previously announced due to speaker availability and the holiday calendar.

Part 1: Thursday, November 21, 12pm - 1:30pm CST

Part 2: Thursday, December 5, 7pm - 8:30PM CST

Part 1 will take place on Zoom at 12pm (central time) and will include a short introduction from Awake, engaging conversation with our panelists, and question and answer time. (This event will be recorded for later viewing.)

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Please note these dates have been updated from what was previously announced due to speaker availability and the holiday calendar.

We invite you to join the Awake community for a virtual prayer service centered around Awake’s patron saints.

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The second part of our May Courageous Conversation will take place on Zoom and be focused on building connections and community while diving deeper into the questions raised by the conversation the previous week.

We will utilize Zoom breakout rooms for facilitated small group discussion and sharing, encouraging all participants to bring their own perspectives and experiences to the conversation. (This event will not be recorded--you'll need to attend live to hear these insights!)

Click here to learn more and sign up to attend Part 2.

In our May Courageous Conversation, journalist and co-founder of The Pillar, JD Flynn, and co-director of BishopAccountability.org, Anne Barrett Doyle will be in conversation on the impact of Vos Estis Lux Mundi in the five years since its promulgation. Vos Estis created new church law mandating the report and investigation of sexual abuse of children and adults by either clergy or men and women in religious orders. It also sought to establish structures of accountability for bishops who mishandle reports of abuse.

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We invite you to join the Awake community for a hopeful prayer service during the Easter Season.

After praying the Way of the Cross during Lent, we will now pray the beautiful "Way of Light," also known as the Stations of the Resurrection. This devotion follows a similar format to the Stations of the Cross, but begins with the Resurrection of Jesus and concludes with the Sending of the Holy Spirit.

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We will focus our small group discussion on issues of power and abuse in the Church. If you wish to participate, we ask that you watch this recording of a talk with Dr. Langberg and her clinical partner Dr. Phil Monroe, hosted by GRACE, a Christian organization dedicated to responding to abuse. Then please use this link to sign up to join our part 2 discussion. 

We will utilize Zoom breakout rooms for facilitated small group discussion and sharing, encouraging all participants to bring their own perspectives and experiences to the conversation. (This event will not be recorded--you'll need to attend live to hear these insights!)

Click here to download an event graphic to share in your bulletin or newsletter.

Unfortunately due to a death in her family, Dr. Langberg is unable to join us on March 14, so we are canceling this live event on Zoom. 

We are hoping to reschedule with Dr. Langberg for our next season of Courageous Conversations and will share more information when it is available.

We realize many of you are drawn to Courageous Conversations for the opportunity for small group sharing and building connections, so we are still planning to gather for our part 2 with small group discussion and sharing on March 21 at 7pm CDT on Zoom. 

We will focus our small group discussion on issues of power and abuse in the Church. So, if you wish to participate, we ask that you watch this recording of a talk with Dr. Langberg and her clinical partner Dr. Phil Monroe, hosted by GRACE, a Christian organization dedicated to responding to abuse. Then please use this link to sign up to join our part 2 discussion. 

On Monday, February 19 at 7:00pm CST, we'll gather for our annual Walking the Way of the Cross with Survivors on Zoom.

This powerful prayer experience combines reflections from abuse survivors with the traditional Lenten Stations of the Cross devotion. Learn more and sign up here to attend live or receive the recording.

Click here to download an event graphic to share in your email newsletter or bulletin.