Women Together
Join the women of St. Paul’s Cathedral for guest speakers and discussions on what it means to be a Christian woman in a diverse world. Together we seek to deepen our faith as we interact with the world and explore the challenges women everywhere face in their daily lives. We invite theologians, professors, authors, and artists to present on a wide range of topics. All women are welcome! Please click here if you would like to be notified by email of upcoming events.
The 2024 – 2025 Season:
- October 3 – Beverly Edge / Expressing the Feminine Through Sacred Geometry
- November 7 – Patricia Lindquist, Ph.D. / Cognitive Decline: Truth and Myth About Memory Function
- December 5 – Lindsey Seegers/ Advent Attentiveness: Wakefulness as a Lifestyle
- February 6 – Rev. Nancy Turner / Journey Within: Exploring Spiritual Direction
- March 6 – Rev. Mary Lynn Coulson / Rebel Women in the Hebrew Bible
- April 3 – Jeannie Constantinou, Ph.D. / The Crucifixion of the King of Glory
- May 1 – Edie Littlefield Sundby / The Mission Walker
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Upcoming event:
Rev. Nancy G. Turner
Journey Within: Exploring Spiritual Direction
February 6, 2025
Spiritual direction is intentional time spent on the sacred ground of your soul with another person who is trained to listen deeply, being present both to you and to God with you. It has been practiced for millennia in all the Abrahamic traditions, including Christianity and helps people attune themselves to God. In spiritual direction, you might also discover new ways of being with God in silence or imaginative prayer or creative play that grows your spiritual life.
Please join Rev. Nancy Turner as we engage in a group spiritual direction practice, learn some about the history and application of spiritual direction, and conclude with a creative individual practice that can be applied in attendees own soul journeys.
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Video Recordings of Past Events
May 5, 2022 – Seeing God Anew with Rev. Canon Allisyn Thomas
Rev. Canon Allisyn Thomas discusses how the rules and characteristics we have of God may hinder our having a growing, living faith. We examine how we might expand those images to embrace our living God in a fresh way.
April 7, 2022 – Seeking the Sacred and the Self Through Torah Study with Rabbi Lenore Bohm
Rabbi Bohm talks about her new book Torah Tutor: A Contemporary Torah Study Guide, in which she explores the first five books of the Bible (“the Torah”), raising up words, phrases and questions for personal reflection and conversation.
March 3, 2022 – Reality, Forgiveness and Hope in the Era of Climate Change with Erika Morgan
From a fascination with the Maine woods to a career pushing for sustainable solutions, Ms. Morgan has shaped a perspective on the unique challenges of this moment. She will describe the sobering reality of the current climate crisis, provide concrete examples of what we can do, and share reasons to look ahead with hope.
February 3, 2022 – Journeying Together Across Cultures, With Humility, Respect and Joy presented by Rev Laurel Mathewson, Ruth Japtok & Katherine Bohm
These three women from St. Luke’s share their perspectives on how we can engage faith, food, and cultural art with mutual respect and joy. They discuss how to share across lines of culture with authenticity, Christian love and care.
December 2, 2021 – Ignatian Spirituality and Mental Wellness with Dr. Maureen Day
Dr. Maureen Day’s talk explores the tools of Ignatian prayer, highlighting the value they bring to our spiritual imagination and mental well-being. It includes a 10 minute practice of the Examen prayer.
November 4, 2021 – Reading Women Writers, Reading Scripture with Dr. Bettina Tate Pedersen
Dr. Bettina Tate Pedersen’s talk addresses the ways that her reading and teaching of women writers and feminist literary theory have influenced the way she reads scripture herself and the way she listens to others interpret biblical passages.
October 7, 2021 – Laying Down the Sword in Everyday Dilemmas with Phyllis Olins
Phyllis Olins will walk through a radical, scripture-based approach to making conflict disappear. She will present the basic principles of her book, How NOT to be a Jerk (or a Victim): Transcend Your Ego in Everday Crises, through examples and practice.
May 6, 2021 – “Becoming Anti- Racist: Reflections from a White Christian on the Sin of Racism” with Dr. Emily Reimer-Barry
Dr. Emily Reimer-Barry discusses the sin of racism from the perspective of a white Christian who needs to both “learn” and “unlearn” in the journey of becoming antiracist. She will discuss how Christianity remains complicit in racism in its construction of theology and God and some of its pastoral practices.
March 4, 2021 –“Gendered Journeys”: Women’s Experience of Migration” with Oliva Espin, PhD
Speaker Oliva M. Espin, PhD asks:
October 4, 2018 – Bishop Katharine Jefferts-Schiori: “Women and Leadership: MeToo > WeTogether”
Systemic sexism and harassment continue to emerge from the shadows of shame and social control. Bishop Katharine examines ways in which women lead change, and spiritual practices that support that leadership.
