This Easter season, we turn from naming the forces that obstruct God’s incarnational drive to recognizing how God faithfully overcomes them. In this evening of reflection, Father Anne draws from Part Three of TThe Shepherd Within to explore what she calls the “resurrection principle”—God’s enduring, creative work of bringing life, goodness, and transformation into the world, even in the face of institutional resistance.
Together, we will reflect on how God moves through our lives and communities: finding new pathways where old ones are blocked, working quietly and persistently to uplift what is good, and at times disrupting unjust structures to bring them into alignment with divine love. Participants will be invited to consider how they, too, are called to live into this resurrection reality—becoming agents of hope, renewal, and faithful resistance.
Please note that, while it receives FutureChurch’s recommendation, the book is not required to attend this program. To learn more or purchase The Shepherd Within, click here.
*This evening of reflection will alternate between presentation by Father Anne and moments for quiet personal reflection/journaling during the first hour (8-9pm ET). Attendees are invited to stay online for an optional time of faith sharing and discussion (9 – 9:30pm ET).
Father Anne was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 2021 through a reform movement called the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests. Because the Roman Catholic Church prevents the full participation of women in Church life, Father Anne was forced to choose between obedience to God and obedience to Church law. Choosing God, she was excommunicated, ending her career in the Church she loves. She now devotes her life to gender justice in one of the most powerful institutions in the world. Father Anne has a Master of Divinity from Jesuit School of Theology and a Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from San Diego State University. Her deepest desire is to serve as a parish priest in the Roman Catholic Church. She works for the day this dream comes true.