Teri, you and so may others with you are fulfilling Lillanna Kopps's vision and the vision of our early SFCC mothers. Thank you! Thank you all! So glad to hear of the ecumenical connections happening as well. SFCC, like the Church at large, is in the very early stages of exploring Conciliar Collegiality, which Lillanna believed key to both religious life and Christian community. We are trying to locate her book, The New Nuns: Collegial Christians- Audrey Kopp, SNJM 1968 Others in the medical and education professions have explored procedural collegiality with its consensus process and collaborative methods....with mostly negative results. Conciliar Collegiality, however, provides a much deeper experience and relies heavily on a communal discussion which calls forth contributions pro and con...particularly focusing on understanding the why not. It is not goal-oriented for results nor is it interested in efficient conduct of business. It is focused on persons and the necessity of all voices that the Spirit may reveal itself in our midst. Consilia Karli and I look forward to our next Sophia Circle Region meeting where we will all share together in exploring the vision and mission of SFCC to the world in terms of the discipline of Conciliar Collegiality and transfiguragion experience that it evokes. With love and prayer for you and all with whom you work and play and pray, Lea Anne Hunter.
