Highlights for the event were two keynote presenters and numerous workshops. Brother Mickey O’Neill McGrath, OSFS, an Oblate of St. Frances DeSales, presented “Lighten up and Pray.” Brother McGrath is an award-winning artist and author of 11 books.  His presentation discussed the connections between art and religious faith.  The featured speaker for the afternoon session was Clare Gavin who presented “Stories and Songs: A Sacred Concert,” which wove her personal spirituality into song and music.  Gavin is a singer-songwriter with a recent CD release titled “Called to the Quiet.”

The following is a list of workshops that were offered:

• “Open the Door” by Louis P. DeAngelo, Ed.D.
• “Something Kept Them from Recognizing Him” by Sister Marie Michele Donnelly, RSM
• “Ordinary Mystics: Finding God in the Dishes, the Laundry, and the Breaking of the Bread” by Michelle M. Franci-Donnay
• “Workers in the Vineyard” by Sister Mary McGarrity, IHM
• “From the Table of the World” by Stephen D. Miles, Ph.D.
• “Ignatian Spirituality: Ignatian Concepts of Spiritual Consolation and Desolation” by William Plunkert

For more information about future Spirituality Under the Dome events, please contact Sister Mary Henrich, IHM, at 610 647-4400, ext. 3434.

Coutinho is an internationally recognized Ignatian scholar, author, and speaker who brings an Eastern flavor to Western spirituality. A native of India and a Jesuit from the Bombay province, he frequently leads retreats, gives spiritual direction, and trains people to practice the spiritual exercises. Coutinho currently creates and runs programs in Ignatian identity and mission for Saint Louis University’s Mission and Ministry office. He is the editor of Ignis—the South Asian Ignatian spirituality journal—and also shares his gifts as the director of Ignatian Spirituality Programs for South Asia. He is the author of How Big is Your God?, Just as You Are and An Ignatian Pathway: Experiencing the Mystical Dimension of the Spiritual Exercises.

Gina Smith studied acting and trained under the direction of playwright and former director of the Great Lakes Shakespeare Theater Festival, Mary Fournier Bill.  Her role credits include Desdemona in Othello, Felicity in An Infinite Deal of Nothing and Joan in Joan of Lorraine.  Gina has also acted in commercial work for television. She is currently performing several of her original dramas, among them Queen Esther, The Woman at the Well, Elizabeth, Beloved Cousin, St. Anne, The Christmas Angel and Mary Magdalene.  In the play Mary Magdalene, viewers will hear about Mary Magdalene’s conversion, her insight into Jesus’ ministry, and his passion, death and resurrection.

For further information, please visit www.immaculata.edu/spirituality or contact Sister Mary Henrich, IHM, at 610-647-4400, ext. 3434.