La violencia destruye vidas.  Uno de los peligros que la violencia presenta para las supervivientes es su capacidad que tiene para destruir su conciencia de las mujeres como imago Dei -imagen de Dios- al inhibir su imaginación y truncar su apertura a la dimensión místico-política de ser seres humanos.  Esta presentación aborda la escalada de violencia contra las mujeres de color, específicamente el feminicidio, como una realidad trágica e insostenible en nuestro tiempo.  Esta presentación argumenta que aunque la violencia inflige heridas graves, la resistencia a la violencia en forma de reinterpretaciones públicas de símbolos y narrativas cristianas puede fomentar el desarrollo de una dimensión místico-política de la vida.

Nancy Pineda-Madrid, Ph.D., es expresidenta de la Sociedad Teológica Católica de América (CTSA) y titular de la Cátedra T. Marie Chilton de Teología Católica en la Universidad Loyola Marymount, donde imparte clases desde 2019. Es una reconocida autora internacional de varios libros, artículos y publicaciones de capítulos en inglés, español, alemán, portugués y francés. Su trabajo académico fue reconocido en 2024 cuando recibió el premio Hearts on Fire Writer's Award del Loyola Institute for Spirituality, y en 2025 con el premio Elizondo de la Academia de Teólogos Católicos Hispanos de los Estados Unidos (ACHTUS).  Nancy nació en Albuquerque, Nuevo México, y creció en El Paso, Texas, donde su familia aún vive.

La Dra. Nancy Pineda Madrid facilitará en español este seminario en linea. Jueves 15 de octubre, 2026. 3:00 a 4:30 pm MST

Registration fee per session is $20. Scholarship assistance available. ‍ ‍

This event features Barbara Frazer from Maryknoll. She will offer an overview of the threats facing the Amazon, actions that Indigenous and other Amazonian communities are taking to defend this fragile and spectacular part of creation, and how their struggle is part of a global web of actions in which Maryknollers around the world are also involved.  Providing 20% of the planet’s freshwater, the Amazon is home to a wide array of both biological and cultural diversity. Yet most of its human residents lack access to safe drinking water, and the basin’s hydrological cycle, which plays a crucial role in regulating the global climate, is threatened by human activities that cause deforestation and ecosystem degradation, exacerbated by climate change. Amid the uncertainty, the greatest hope can be found at the grassroots, where Indigenous people, especially women, stand up courageously to defend their territories, and communities, often involving church people, organize to protect the ecosystems on which all Amazonian life depends.  

Barbara Fraser: A veteran freelance journalist with 30+ years in Latin America, based in Peru. She specializes in environmental, public health, and Indigenous issues, with work published in major scientific and environmental outlets. She holds degrees in journalism and environmental studies.

Barbara Fraser will discuss this topic in an online webinar. Thursday, November 5th, 2026. 3:00 to 4:30 pm MST.

Registration fee per session is $20. Scholarship assistance available. ‍ ‍

When it comes to environmental conservation, maintaining a healthy ecosystem balance is key. Deciding what balance means is more tricky especially in desert ecosystems which are often neglected or lumped in with “problem” areas. Let’s dive into the different ways people think about how we ought to approach caring for our world, how we can work with instead of against natural processes, and answering the question “what does a healthy desert look like?”

Ranger Lydia is an El Paso native who fell in love with nature on camping trips as a young girl. To learn more about these places she loved, she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Hope College and latter began working for Texas Parks and Wildlife as an Interpretive Park Ranger. As a Park Ranger, she gets to share the amazing, hidden, beauty of the Chihuahuan Desert with locals and visitors alike and to watch people discover, or re-discover, the joy of the outdoors.

Ranger Lydia will lead this online webinar. Thursday, Nov 12, 3:00 to 4:30 pm MST

Registration fee per session is $20. Scholarship assistance available. ‍ ‍