Mick Chantler, Instructor Register for Session Four: Black Americans and Reconstruction Thursday, December 15 (note change of day) 10:30-noon The idealism engendered by the Abolitionist movement during the Civil War era did not survive the period of Reconstruction. By the 1880s, most Americans wanted to forget “the late unpleasantries” and move on with the business

The next film discussion in our ongoing Gather@Grand film series is Monday, November 28, 2022, when we will discuss PBS's "Reconstruction: America After the Civil War." REGISTER Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents the definitive history of the transformative years following the American Civil War when the nation struggled to rebuild itself amidst profound loss, massive

REGISTER In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin's death in

Called to Be a Disciple—A Hiking Retreat If you are a single, Catholic woman between the ages of 18 to 45, consider spending half a day as we hike around scenic Lands End along the coast of San Francisco. The hike is approximately two hours in length and includes level walking paths and a few

Acclaimed Dominican speaker and author Ann Garrido offers a Day of Prayer event ahead of her retreat at Santa Sabina Center. Please register here. Ann M. Garrido is an associate professor of homiletics and past director of the Doctorate of Ministry program at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. Ann has served as

Join us for our next discussion on Zoom on May 15. REGISTER Whose Streets? is a film told by the activists and leaders who lived and breathed a movement for justice. Whose Streets? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising that occurred when unarmed teenager Michael Brown was killed by police and left lying

Please join us for a Jubilee Eucharistic Celebration streaming live from our Gathering Space at 10:00 am (online) **Live broadcast info here (starting at 9:45 am on Sat. July 22.)** Read about our Jubilarians here. Sr. Bernice Garcia (70) Sr. Joan King (70) Sr. Rosanne Van Housen (70) Sr. Judith Kay Campbell (60) Sr. Sally

Guided Discussion via Zoom/in-person (Option B) REGISTER Option B will be different than in past iterations. The group assembling will be guided by a new study of Martin Luther King: To Shape A New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr., edited by Tommie Shelby and Brandon M. Terry. Terry was