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March 9, 2026, Adrian, Michigan – Radiance, the ability to see beneath the surface of matter to its heart, is the hallmark of a true contemplative. During an in-person retreat, Growing in Radiance with Teilhard de Chardin, Sister Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, draws on some of the beautiful, mystical essays of the Jesuit paleontologist to explore the inner glow that Teilhard experienced in his encounters with Christ in matter.

The retreat begins at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Weber Retreat and Conference Center and concludes at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2026. 

Sister Kathleen, Professor Emerita of Physics and Director of the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College, is President of the American Teilhard Association. Her research focuses on the religious essays of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and the relationship of his synthesis to modern developments in science.

The cost is $125 for commuters (includes lunches), and $225 per person double occupancy and $325 single occupancy (includes all meals). Registration is required. Visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs,” call 517-266-4000, or email [email protected]. Limited scholarships are available.

Weber Center is located on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, Adrian, Michigan. On East Siena Heights Drive, turn into the driveway between Adrian Rea Literacy Center and the solar panel-covered carport. Follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call the Weber Center at 517-266-4000.

January 9, 2026, Adrian, Michigan – Daily, the media tell us of a world fracturing along the lines of violence, war, and division, and, under that chaos, a world of unprecedented global connectivity, emerging planetary awareness, and technology that could unite us. 

In her presentation, Hope in a Time of Crisis: Evolution and Religion, Sister Ilia Delio, OSF, speaks of these realities as two faces of the same evolutionary moment. Her hybrid presentation – held as an interactive Zoom event and an in-person event – is from 9:00 a.m. to noon EST on Saturday, February 21, 2026.

In her talk, Sister Ilia speaks of the vision of theologian Teilhard de Chardin that we are living through the birth pangs of a new consciousness and of how his vision illuminates the perils and promises of our present threshold. We are living in a time of scientifically-grounded hope, rooted in evolution’s deepest patterns.

Sister Ilia holds the Josephine C. Connelly Chair in Christian Theology at Villanova University outside of Philadelphia. She focuses her research and writing on Systematic-Constructive theology, particularly in the integration of science, religion, and culture.

The cost is $45, including lunch for in-person participants. Registration is required. Visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs,” call 517-266-4000, or email [email protected]. Limited scholarships are available.

Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, Adrian, Michigan. On East Siena Heights Drive, turn into the driveway between Adrian Rea Literacy Center and the solar panel-covered carport. Follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call the Weber Center at 517-266-4000.