Ecospirituality:
The Heart
of the Matter
Saturday, June 27, 2026
9am – 2pm, lunch included
Cost: $25
Dominican Sisters – no charge
Registration closes on June 17 at noon!
Come deepen your understanding of ecospirituality and cultivate transformation within you, the ecosystem of your life, and the greater biosphere of life together.
To respond to the needs of our desperate world, we must look within our own hearts. We must embrace once again the truths we as humans and as people of faith and goodwill have long known:
We are all one.
Acknowledging this calls us to a transformation of heart, a transformation of consciousness that compels us to committed action on behalf of the Earth community.
In this gathering we will learn from Sharon Zayac, OP and each other through presentations, small groups and large group reflection and interaction in order to deepen the conversion of our hearts toward transformative action within our neighborhood–our eco-system–of people, land, plant, animal, and spirit.
Collaboratively hosted by the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids’ Eco-Spirituality and Neighboring Core Committees and the Dominican Center for Spirituality
ECO-SPIRITUALITY DEFINITION:
Eco-Spirituality invites deepening understanding of the Divine as the Source and interconnectedness of all Creation, igniting personal and communal transformation of being and living to love, protect, and restore the precious Earth and Cosmos of which we are a part.
ECO-SPIRITUALITY PURPOSE:
Through our Dominican charisms of study, prayer, community, and preaching, we encourage personal and communal transformation of mind, heart, body, and spirit. We commit to sustainable practices that foster unity with the Divine and all Creation.
Details
Location
Chapel of the Word at the Dominican Sisters Marywood
111 Lakeside Dr NE, Grand Rapids, MI
Lunch
We will have a lunch buffet in the Dominican Sisters’ dining room together (included in registration).
There will be vegan and gluten free options available.
Facilitator
Sr. Sharon Zayac, OP
Sharon Zayac, OP, is a Dominican Sister of Springfield, Illinois. She has advanced degrees in education, hospital administration and a master’s degree in Earth Literacy from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, where she was that program’s first graduate. Sr. Sharon co-founded Jubilee Farm in 1999 In Springfield. She has written numerous articles, published the book, Earth Spirituality in the Catholic and Dominican Tradition from Sor Juana Press, and is co-author with Rev. Richard Chiola of a book entitled Science and Christ: A Dialogue. She is her congregation’s Laudato Si’ Action Platform Promoter. Sharon is an international speaker and retreat leader, focusing on cosmology, our emerging consciousness, and their implications for life and faith.
Register
Registration closes on June 17th at noon.
Lunch is included with registration.
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