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Spiritual Reflection for the New Year: Following the Star - The Case for Hope
RECORDED ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Presenter: Kathy Coffey-Guenther, Arts '85, Grad '88, Grad '98, Senior Mission and Ignatian Leadership Specialist, University Advancement, Marquette University
Happy New Year! We invite you to join us and explore the ongoing invitations for Christmas this season as Dr. Kathy Coffey Guenther discusses the stories, teachings, and learnings of Saints, friends and teachers from Scripture and the Nativity story and how they relate. You will have the opportunity to reflect on the Star you may be called to follow and the possibilities that Jesus’ birth invite you to live in this new year. There are many things to be concerned with these days, but have we truly allowed ourselves to contemplate the invitations and gifts of the birth of this human and divine Jesus in our midst? Join us for this seasonal contemplation of the call to each of us these days. We will consider the power of belief, how we engage “the real” in our lives, and how God may invite us to go “beyond the real.” Lastly, we will reflect on how we continue putting one foot in front of the other, or in other words, how we may follow the “Little Way” via the Spiritual Exercises.
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Dr. Kathy Coffey-Guenther currently serves as the Senior Mission and Ignatian Leadership Specialist in University Advancement at Marquette University. Additionally, Kathy serves/has served as adjunct faculty for undergraduates and clinical adjunct faculty for graduate students at Marquette University. Kathy received a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Marquette University and a certificate in spiritual direction from the Aquinas Institute of Theology. For many years, Kathy has worked with a particular emphasis in Ignatian spirituality as a means for healthy spiritual and emotional living. Kathy has also served as a spiritual director, speaker and consultant to religious congregations, clergy and religious, and parishes focusing on the work of community building, conflict resolution and spiritual growth. Kathy serves as current consultant for diaconate formation in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and served as the past Co-Chair of the Community Advisory Board for Clergy Abuse in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.