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Sister Anita to accompany deported women in Central America

Springfield Dominican Sister Anita Cleary will be among pilgrims traveling to Central America this month in solidarity with women deported from the United States. The group will also mark the 45th anniversary of the martyrdom of four U.S. churchwomen in El Salvador in 1980.
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Walking the Path of Synodality in the Footsteps of Pope Francis

Tue, 01/13/2026 - 13:00
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) and the Religious Formation Conference (RFC) are collaborating to offer an online Synodal Leadership Formation Course. The 1/13 session is an open discussion regarding ways participants have implemented some or all of the curriculum and/or ways they are furthering synodality in their life and mission.
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Together Online Information Session

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 14:00
Together is an inter-congregational community of vowed religious who are studying at Catholic Theological Union. Students live together in community, share prayer and meals, and encourage one another in their studies. If you or one of your community members are thinking about furthering your theological education and would like to learn more about Together, join us for the upcoming information session.
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ForMission 2.0

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 11:00 to Tue, 02/24/2026 - 14:00
Two-day virtual workshop February 17 and February 24 from 11 am to 2 pm each day. Topic: "Navigating Individual and Communal Grief in Initial and Lifelong Formation," presented by Sister Mary Pat Garvin, RSM, PhD. Explore how individuals and congregations navigate grief—personal and communal—amid losses such as the death of members, closing of ministries, transitions in mission, and significant vocational decisions.
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Poetry of the Paschal Mystery: Death, Resurrection, and the Lenten Journey

Wed, 02/25/2026 - 10:30 to 12:00
In this Lenten reflection, Fr. Richard Fragomeni invites us to enter the Paschal Mystery through the lens of poetry—where language becomes a doorway into the deepest movements of the human heart. Together, we will explore how poetic imagination illuminates the realities of death, loss, hope, and rising to new life. Through selected poems, theological insight, and shared reflection, Fr. Richard will guide us in contemplating the mystery at the center of our faith: that in Christ, death is transformed and resurrection is already breaking into our world.
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The Religious Formation Conference (RFC) is a national Roman Catholic organization serving religious institutes of women and men with programs and services for those in the ministry of initial and lifelong formation, and general congregational membership.

Animated by God’s vivifying presence, the RFC will stand at the forefront of discerning the formative horizon of the emergent in religious life. In concert with members and collaborative partners, the Conference will lead in the areas of initial and ongoing formation and the professional preparation of formators.

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About RFC

About RFC

Mission, Vision, Values

Board of Directors

Staff / Contact

Membership

Congregational Members

Member Areas

Partners & Collaborators

Mary Emil Penet, IHM Award

Formators Network

Get news & notes

News Blog

Privacy Policy

Request More Information

Programs

Attend a Program

Request More Information

ForMission

ForMission 2.0

Life Commitment

Compromiso de Vida

Orientation to Formation

Ongoing Formation Circles

Webinars and Workshops

Walking the Path of Synodality in the Footsteps of Pope Francis

InterCongregational Collaborative Novitiate (ICCN)

Together

Programs and Initiatives Advisory Committee

Member Areas

Scholarship Funds

Cancellation Policies

Congress

Congress 2025

Congress 2023

Congress 2021

Congress 2019

Congress 2017

Congress 2015

Congress 2013

Congress 2011

Resources

Resources Portal

Online Formators Network

Webinar Recordings

Workshops & Presentations

InFormation Bulletins

Annual Reports

Scholarship Funds

News Blog

Online Store

Cancellation Policies

Request More Information

Members

Become a Member

Member Areas

Online Formators Network

Group Supervision

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