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Sister Carole Rossi opens Spiritual Journeys series at Bates

LEWISTON, Maine -- Sister Carole Rossi of the Crystal Spring Center for Earth Education in Plainville, Mass., will discuss "Context for Wholeness and Holiness" at Bates College Thursday, Sept. 24, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall. The public is invited to attend the opening lecture of the Spiritual Journeys series at Bates without charge. Call 207-786-8272 for more information.

Sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain at Bates, the Spiritual Journeys lecture series features speakers from a variety of traditions who tell the stories of their spiritual awakening and development. Speakers are invited to explore how they experience a sense of the holy in their everyday lives, how their perspectives and disciplines have shaped that sacred experience, and how they understand religion as a resource or an obstacle to the life of the soul. Speakers may also address what the political and social consequences of their spirituality.

Next in the Spiritual Journeys series will be Marvin Ellison, Willard S. Bass Professor of Christian Ethics at Bangor Theological Seminary, on "The Spirituality of a Justice-Lover" Thursday, Oct. 8, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall.