Posted March 17, 2021

The archdiocesan Office for Black Catholics presents “Women’s Day of Reflection: A Spiritual Encounter via Zoom” Saturday, March 20 from 9 to 11 a.m.

To register for the online retreat contact Sister Lynn Marie Ralph, S.B.S., at sr.lralph@archphila.org. A link will be sent to each participant following registration.

Leading the retreat is Valerie Lewis-Mosley, a registered nurse, scholar and lay Dominican who engages faith and culture through the lens of Black Catholic spirituality. She uses her Dominican spirituality and Jesuit roots to facilitate her work as a social justice advocate to combat racism and disparities in health care access with society and the church.

Lewis-Mosley is an adjunct professor of theology at Caldwell University and on the faculty at the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University, Louisiana.

She has been involved in parish ministry as a director of religious education and in faith formation for children and youth for more than 30 years. She is currently serving on the USCCB project “Journeying Together,” a discussion with youth and young adults in the church.

Lewis-Mosley has written two research projects on the role of Black Catholic lay women and has published essays in Catholic publications.

Learn more about the event on the website of the Office for Black Catholics.