Catherine of Siena and Florence Nightingale” This two-evening event celebrates this Year of the Nurse and will focus on spiritual renewal and healing, as exemplified by Catherine of Sien
Trang 1“In Dialogue with St Catherine of Siena and
Florence Nightingale”
This two-evening event celebrates this Year of the Nurse and will focus on spiritual renewal and healing,
as exemplified by Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church and Patroness of Nurses, and Florence Nightingale, founder of the modern nursing profession Speakers are:
Monday, Feb 21:
“Catherine: Passionate Truth Seeker, Compassionate Healer”
Rev Donald S Nesti, CSSp, founder and Director of the Center for Faith and Culture
“Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer”
Dr Poldi Tschirch, RN, BC, Director for Nursing Development at UST
Tuesday, Feb 22
“Catherine of Siena’s Vision of the Life-Saving Bridge”
Dr Mary Catherine Sommers, Director of the Center for Thomistic Studies
“Spiritual Renewal for Caregivers”
Dr Karen Hahn RN, APN, Executive Director for the Center for Faith and Health Initiatives
This lecture is named in honor of the late Elsa Zambosco-Thomas, a Spanish professor at UST, who served as the director from 2006 to 2008 Zambosco-Thomas was a member of the UST faculty from 1968 to 2008.
Monday
Feb 21, 5 p.m Mass
Feb 21, 6 p.m Reception with hors d'œuvre
Feb 21 7 p.m Lecture
Tuesday
Feb 22, 6 p.m Hors d'œuvre
Feb 22, 7 p.m Lecture
Opening Mass: Chapel of St Basil,
3802 Yoakum
Liturgical Music for this event by St Basil’s
Chapel; Schola
Reception and Lecture:
Ahern Room, Crooker Center
3909 Graustark
Free and open to the public Parking available for
$2 in Moran Center, Graustark and West Alabama.
For more information, contact Dr Brooke Deely at
713-525-3148.
Presents
University of St Thomas
Women, Culture and
Society Program
Third Annual Zambosco-Thomas Colloquium