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December 15, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – All are invited to join the mindfulness community at Weber Retreat and Conference Center to deepen their understanding of and commitment to daily meditation practices. Days of Mindfulness –10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. monthly on Saturdays – are as follows:

•    February 7, 2026, Attentiveness. Our bodies always communicate with us. Listening to them takes us from the level of concept to the level of experience. Attentiveness guides us to stay with the sensation and observe how impermanent it is.

•    March 14, 2026, We are Needed! At a time when fear and anxiety are awakened in so many people, we can let that fear turn us towards one another. It’s time to be courageous and open-hearted, trusting ourselves to be fully present.

•    April 11, 2026, Sitting with Feelings and Emotions. Strong feelings and emotions can arise during quiet moments of sitting meditation. We can get caught up in the negative emotions, or we can say yes to whatever is arising and gently hold our suffering with kindness, compassion, and love.

Days of Mindfulness are facilitated by Sister Esther Kennedy, OP, a Dominican Sister of Adrian, a retreat leader, and a spiritual director. 

The cost of $35 per session includes lunch. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Registration is required: visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs,” call 517-266-4000, or email [email protected]. Limited scholarships are available.
 

December 8, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – Artificial intelligence poses many dangers and challenges in our world, but it also contributes to scientific breakthroughs that bring benefit. In The Challenges and Opportunities of Living with AI, speaker Berit Reisenauer Guidotti, MTS, explores the ways our shared social world might begin to recognize these aspects of artificial intelligence. 

The talk is offered from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at the Weber Retreat and Conference Center and via livestream.

A doctoral candidate in theological ethics at Boston College, Berit discusses the harmful environmental and economic impacts of artificial intelligence as well as its benefits. She also presents Christian and Catholic reflections on technology, creation, and our shared social world. 

Berit earned her Master of Theological Studies (MTS) degree, with a focus on moral theology, from the University of Notre Dame. She also worked as a management consultant in the technology and manufacturing industries.

The cost of the presentation is $25, and 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.