An Evening with Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ
This program is supported by a grant from the Lumen Christi Institute with funding from the John Templeton Foundation (Grant #63614) and is in partnership with Candler School of Theology's La Mesa Academy of Theological Studies.
A heartfelt THANK YOU to our Sponsors of the St. Catherine of Siena Programs!
Presenting Sponsors: Candler School of Theology, Catholic Charities Atlanta, Marie and Chris Marquardt
Sustaining Sponsors: John and Ann Bailey, Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center
Sponsors: Kristen and Duncan Gibbs, St. Vincent de Paul Georgia
Program Description: Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ will speak on immigration, human dignity and Catholic Social Teaching.
Webinar Registration: https://emory.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LTPdIcW2Rq69HWWWiuB1aw
St. Catherine of Siena Lecture:
Beginning in 2026, the Aquinas Center’s Major Catholic Speaker Lecture will be renamed the St. Catherine of Siena program. Named for the Dominican saint and Doctor of the Church, St.…
University Event Topic: Theology. Department / Organization: Aquinas Center. Building/Room: Cannon Chapel. Speaker/Presenter: Sister Norma Pimentel, MJ was born in Brownsville, Texas, where her Mexican immigrant parents had applied for residency. She started kindergarten in Matamoros, Mexico, and then moved to Brownsville, Texas. She describes herself as an American citizen by chance, having grown up on both sides of the border.
She entered religious life with the Missionaries of Jesus in 1978. Sr. Pimentel earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Pan American University, a master’s degree in theology from St. Mary’s Univer… Cost: Free.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Cannon Chapel
Emory University
1531 Dickey Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322.
The God of Us All--Praying with Black Spirituality
JARS (Jesuit Antiracism Sodality) 7-Night Individually Directed Retreat
You are invited to a 7-night Ignatian retreat to enter prayer with and through Black Spirituality.
This individually directed retreat offers participants an opportunity to spend time in song, prayer, and community to experience the transformative nature of the Spirit moving through two deep traditions: Black Spirituality and Ignatian Spirituality.
Directors for this retreat will be individuals who have been formed in both Black and Ignatian Spirituality. Our days together will begin and end in communal prayer, including daily Mass, to highlight the daily graces which frame this sacred time of reflection and prayer. Throughout the retreat, Black Sacred Song, optional films, and other supplemental prayer resources, illustrating the Black experience, will enrich the graces of each day and serve as guideposts to the grace.
As a silent retreat, you are expected to maintain a sacred silence throughout the experience, including at meals,…
University Event Topic: Theology. Department / Organization: Aquinas Center. Speaker/Presenter: Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center and the Jesuit Antiracism Sodality. Cost: $895. Registration / R.S.V.P. link: https://www.ignatiushouse.org/calendar/2026/06/14/the-god-of-us-all--praying-with-black-spirituality. Contact Name: Sarah Otto. Contact Email: sotto@ignatiushouse.org.
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 12:00 PM – Sunday, June 21, 2026, 1:00 PM.
Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center
6700 Riverside Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30328.