Gospel Women of Advent Retreat
- “Annunciation,” Charles Watt, SJ (Australian)
- “Magi,” Janet McKenzie
- “Last Supper” Bohdan Piasecki, Avoca Publishers, Ireland
- “Mary of Emmaus,” Dina Cormick, Sculpture Studio, Durban, S. Africa
- “Pentecost,” Nora Kelly, Avoca (above)
- Quote from Pope Francis, Micky McGrath, OSFS, https://www.clearfaithpublishing.com/br-mickey-mcgrath, https://trinitystores.com/collections/br-mickey-mcgrath-osfs, https://www.bromickeymcgrath.com/
About our Retreat Leader:
Kathy Coffey is the author of many books such as Hidden Women of the Gospels, More Hidden Women of the Gospels, A Generous Lap: A Spirituality of Grandparenting (Orbis) and When the Saints Came Marching In (Liturgical Press).
She taught for fifteen years at the University of Colorado, Denver, and Regis Jesuit University. She has won sixteen awards from the Catholic Press Association, the Foley Poetry Award from America magazine, and several others. She has spoken at national conventions such as the LA and East Coast Congresses, NCCL, NCEA and many diocesan gatherings.
Her own spirituality has been shaped by 50 years of parenting and 12 years of grandparenting. A widow, the mother of four and grandmother of six, she lives in the Bay area, CA.
For more information, see her website: kathyjcoffey.com.