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The Works of Mercy and Gratitude



A ONE DAY RETREAT REFLECTING ON
THE LIFE AND SPIRITUALITY OF DOROTHY DAY


Lisa Wagner-Carollo



Still Point founder, Lisa Wagner-Carollo, will lead a spiritual exploration of the life and journey of Dorothy Day. In New York in 1933, Dorothy and a French-born itinerant philosopher Peter Maurin co-founded the Catholic Worker, a living movement that has been responsible for feeding and housing people who are homeless while maintaining a monthly, nationally-read newspaper. Dorothy is known as the Mother of the Peace Movement, and was jailed numerous times for her beliefs.

This one-day retreat will specifically focus on Dorothy's embodiment of the works of mercy and the gratitude with which she lived. Using Dorothy's inner life and outer experiences as a lens, participants will explore their own spiritual journeys.
Fee is negotiable!
Lisa Wagner-Carollo is the Founding Director of Still Point Theatre Collective. She founded the company in 1993, motivated by a strong desire to combine ministry and theatre. For over eighteen years, she has toured the country and overseas with Haunted by God: The Life of Dorothy Day. While researching the play, she met the St. Catherine of Genoa Catholic Worker community. After volunteering in the house for six months, she became a full-time Catholic Worker, and lived in the community for two years. Among other productions, Wagner has also performed in and produced (for Still Point), the internationally toured Points of Arrival: A Jean Donovan Journey, a play that explores the life and commitment of one of the four North American church women killed in El Salvador in 1980. She is currently touring the United States and overseas with Strong Women, Haunted by God and Deep Listening, Still Point Theatre Collective's production on death and dying. In 1998, Lisa began Still Point's theatre program for women in prison at Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC), and later spearheaded the expansion of the program to two other Illinois institutions. Lisa is also the founder of The Imagination Workshop at Esperanza Community Services. The company has produced original theatre works for almost twenty years. Wagner's education includes a B.S.E. degree from Emporia State University. In 2010, she completed her certification as a spiritual director at Siena Center in Racine, Wisconsin (Racine Dominicans) and has recently begun a spiritual direction practice in the Chicago area.


For information about scheduling a day of reflection for your community, please contact Lisa at Lisa.Wagner-Carollo@StillPointTheatreCollective.org or 773-868-1700 x1.

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