Nancy Sylvester

Nancy Sylvester is founder and director of the Institute for Communal Contemplation and Dialogue. She served in leadership of her own religious community, the Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Monroe, Michigan, as well as in the presidency of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Prior to that she was National Coordinator of Network, the national Catholic social justice lobby. ICCD is beginning its third decade with new resources and programs. For information go to www.iccdinstitute.org.

Nov 25, 2019

Make Thanksgiving special, take time to reflect

Contemplate This - I invite you to use this reflection for yourself and perhaps with those with whom you celebrate.

Oct 28, 2019

Use the 'Welcoming Prayer' to let go and renew

Contemplate This: Like nature, I need to find a way to survive the winter, to "let go" so as to renew and imagine life reawakening come spring. Like nature, it isn't a cop-out, but a way of nurturing one's own life.

Sep 30, 2019

Consider the snail

Contemplate This - Describing a program I co-lead called Enter the Chaos: Engage the Differences to Make a Difference is a bit of a challenge. It brings people together to address the importance today of understanding the development of the various stages of consciousness through which people view the world. Recently I have found a more down to earth way to explain it.