Join us to discuss the memoir of the Sauk leader in his own words. Originally published in 1833, this important book was the first memoir written by a Native American actively resisting US Indian removal policy. 

Kevin Abourezk (Lakota) and Margaret Jacobs (white settler) are the co-directors of Reconciliation Rising (www.reconciliationrising.org), a multimedia project that showcases the lives and work of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the U.S. who are engaged in honestly confronting painful and traumatic histories, promoting meaningful and respectful dialogue between Natives and non-Natives, and creating pathways to reconciliation.

Liz Carlisle will present on a powerful land movement happening in this country: she has followed the story of four Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and Asian American regenerative farmers who are reviving their ancestors’ methods of growing food—techniques long suppressed by the industrial food system. These farmers are restoring native prairies, nurturing beneficial fungi, and enriching soil health.

Mary experiences an invitation from an Angel and she visits her cousin Elizabeth who is with child. Joseph meets an angel in his dreams and vows to support Mary in any way he can. This holy couple have much to teach us as we journey through the weeks of Advent.

This ecumenical memorial service will be held to honor family and friends who have died. We are planning to honor our deceased loved ones by displaying a personalized ornament on a tree in our Queen of the Rosary Chapel. During this service you will be invited to receive the ornament as your loved one's name is called.

The great monk, mystic, and writer Thomas Merton lived one of the most fascinating lives of the 20th century. But of all the years he lived, his last - 1968 - may have been his most wide-ranging and fascinating. During our time together we'll explore the amazing life of Thomas Merton, with special attention to his final year.

In this New York Times bestseller, Richard Rohr has drawn on scripture, history, and spiritual practice to articulate a profound and transformative view of Jesus Christ. Thought-provoking, practical, and full of deep hope and vision, The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe is a landmark book from one of our most important spiritual writers, and an invitation to contemplate how God liberates and loves all that is.

The Christmas tree is one of the most recognizable and beloved religious symbols in North America. It also has surprising Indigenous connections.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UPCOMING WEATHER

The great monk, mystic, and writer Thomas Merton lived one of the most fascinating lives of the 20th century. But of all the years he lived, his last - 1968 - may have been his most wide-ranging and fascinating.

This webinar will delve into complex topics of land acknowledgments, cultural appropriation, respect and relationship-building, reparations, practical strategies for white settlers to work for justice, and more.

In the Upper Mississippi Valley, Native Americans and immigrants worked together, married, and fought during the early 19th century.  Native women were central to the important fur trading, lead mining, and maple sugaring activities of the region.

Through six books over twelve months, this book discussion series is an invitation to deeply engage with wisdom, pain, challenge, tragedy, beauty, history, land, and much more through the words of Native women. The first book is Patty Krawec's, "Becoming Kin."

Farming has been a way of life at the Mound since 1847, when Father Samuel Mazzuchelli founded the order of Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa. This talk will walk you through the past legacy of farming at Sinsinawa and explore where the future of farming is taking us.

At the heart of a Celtic cosmology is a deep knowing of our interconnection with nature as sacred relationship. That the human and other-than-human are intertwined, morphing and shapeshifting. That death is not the end, but is simply part of life in different form.

Sarah Barnes will guide you step-by-step in how to paint on canvas. All supplies will be provided. Bring along your family and friends for an enjoyable and creative morning!

Birds, bugs, and beauty galore! Find all this and more at the Mound this winter season. Come join us to hike and learn all about forest ecology in our little slice of the Driftless.

At this crucial racial moment it is important that all of us grapple with the connections between history, racism, land, food, Black-led agrarian projects, and possibilities for reparations.