{"id":21203,"date":"2025-03-12T08:45:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franciscansusa.org\/?post_type=event&p=21203"},"modified":"2025-03-12T09:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:16:00","slug":"from-the-springs-of-contemplation","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.franciscansusa.org\/it\/event\/from-the-springs-of-contemplation\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Springs of Contemplation -Iconography by Women Religious"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From the Springs of Contemplation – Iconography by Women Religious<\/h2>\n

Dichiarazione dell'artista<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sister Mary Grace, OCD<\/strong> has spent over four decades as a Discalced Carmelite nun in Terre Haute, Indiana. She discovered her calling in iconography through the artistic traditions of her monastery, drawn to the rich visual language that unites the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Her icons seek to be \u201cmercilessly beautiful,\u201d holding the attention of those who pray with them and gently drawing them into the heavenly realm.<\/p>\n

Sister Jeana Visel, OSB<\/strong>, a Benedictine sister of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, is an academic and artist whose passion for Church art and monastic studies informs her work. With extensive training in iconography, she explores the sacramental nature of icons and their role in deepening spiritual encounters. Her book, Icons in the Western Church: Toward a More Sacramental Encounter<\/em>, reflects her scholarship and dedication to this sacred tradition.<\/p>\n

Sister Dianna Kaimann, OSF<\/strong>, a Franciscan Sister of Oldenburg, discovered iconography through a retreat that awakened in her a new form of prayer and creativity. Painting icons has become a spiritual practice, a way to translate faith into imagery. Her works, used for feast days and displayed in her community, reflect the Franciscan spirit of humble devotion and artistic exploration.<\/p>\n

For these sisters, iconography is more than an art form\u2014it is an act of contemplation, a means of spiritual expression, and a bridge between traditions. Through their work, they share a sacred invitation: to gaze upon these holy images and step into the timeless mystery of divine presence.<\/p>\n

Join us in experiencing the prayerful beauty of icons\u2014art written not for the eye alone, but for the soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

La mostra si terr\u00e0 dal 6 marzo al 20 aprile.<\/p>\n

Date e orari della mostra:<\/p>\n

Thursday, March 6, 2025 6:30pm \u2013 8:00pm Opening Reception<\/strong>
\nFriday, March 7, 2025 11 am \u2013 2 pm
\nSunday, March 9, 2025 11 am \u2013 2 pm
\nThursday, March 13, 2025 4pm \u2013\u00a0 7pm
\nFriday, March 14, 2025 11 am \u2013 2 pm
\nSunday, March 16, 2025 11 am \u2013 2 pm
\nThursday, March 20, 2025 4pm \u2013\u00a0 7pm
\nFriday, March 21, 2025 11 am \u2013 2pm
\nSunday, March 23, 2025 11 am \u2013 2pm
\nWednesday, March 26, 2025 11 am \u2013 2pm
\nThursday, March 27, 2025 4pm \u2013\u00a0 7pm
\nFriday, March 28, 2025 11 am \u2013 2pm
\nSunday, March 30, 2025 11 am \u2013 2pm
\nWednesday, April 2, 2025 11 am \u2013 2pm
\nThursday, April 3, 2025 4pm \u2013\u00a0 7pm
\nFriday, April 4, 2025 11 am \u2013 2 pm
\nSunday, April 6, 2025 11am- 2pm
\nThursday, April 10, 2025 4pm \u2013\u00a0 7pm
\nFriday, April 11, 2025 11 am \u2013 2 pm
\nSunday, April 13, 2025 11am- 2pm
\nWednesday, April 16, 2025 11am \u2013 2pm
\nThursday, April 17, 2025 4pm \u2013\u00a0 7pm
\nFriday, April 18, 2025 11 am \u2013 2 pmT
\nSunday, April 20, 2025 11 am \u2013 2pm<\/p>\n

Luogo: Galleria Mary Anderson
\nCentro di spiritualit\u00e0 del Monte San Francesco
\n101 St. Anthony Dr.
\nMonte San Francesco, IN 47146<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Incontra l'artista<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Sister Mary Grace, OCD<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

My name is Sister Mary Grace, and I have been a member of this community since 198I. I am the oldest of twelve children, from a devout Catholic family of the fifties, and I have wanted to be a sister since I was a little girl. I graduated from high school in 1968 and went on to Marygrove College in my hometown of Detroit.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All the while I was pondering where to live out my religious calling. I knew the work of the sisters who had taught me and whom I had grown to love, but it seemed to me that I wanted to do more than reach one classroom of students a year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I left college after two years and joined a monastery in North Carolina in 1970.\u202fI was there for seven years, but the monastery eventually had to close. As they were closing, this Carmel of Terre Haute was publishing a booklet that I read, and I knew in my heart that Terre Haute Carmel was the perfect fit for me. It took a few years to recover my balance, but I finally found my true home in this community in 1981, and the fit was right.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I made my Solemn Profession in 1986. I have worked in many areas of the monastery. Eventually God allowed the artistic talents implanted deep in me to come to daily use, which is a great joy and a great challenge. Especially I have been privileged to enter into the contemplative work of writing icons. But the deepest challenge I experience is to continue to let God transform me and to be open to the new spiritual gifts with which I am constantly presented.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sister Jeana Visel, OSB<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

A northern Illinois native, Sr. Jeana Visel, OSB is a sister of Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana, where she entered in 2003, made first profession in 2006, and perpetual profession in 2010. She is Dean of School of Theology Programs and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Spirituality at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. Her research and teaching interests include Church art, especially iconography, and monastic studies. She also serves as a cantor, and assists with Saint Meinrad\u2019s chant offerings. Her first book,\u202f<\/span>Icons in the Western Church: Toward a More Sacramental Encounter<\/span><\/i>, was published by Liturgical Press in 2016. She has studied iconography with Ksenia Pokrovsky, Anna Gouriev, Marek Czarnecki, and George Kordis.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sister Dianne Kaimann, OSF<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

I am a Sister of St. Francis of Oldenburg IN. I grew up in a rural area of Missouri near St. Louis. The Franciscan Sisters of Oldenburg IN were my teachers. When it was noted that I wanted to be a Sister, the Sisters steered me to the Aspirancy in Oldenburg for High School. I entered the Community in 1960. After formation, my ministry was teaching in Ohio, Indiana and Missouri for many years. Then my ministry took many twists and turns: physical therapy aide, office manager in a high school, pastoral ministry, parish bookkeeper, secretary for Formation offices at the Motherhouse. My last ministry outside of the Community took me to Washington, DC working for the Franciscan Federation. While there I saw the Iconography Retreat advertised in Easton Pa. This intrigued me as I did and do many creative activities. After my first Icon Retreat I found this form of creativity and prayer important to me. I went back year after year for the summer retreat even when I moved back to Indiana. I also did some online Icon classes taught by another Iconographer. Currently I work in the Communications Office of the Sisters of St. Francis. At this time I pray and write the icons when I have time mainly on weekends.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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