Marge Kloos, SC, D.Min
College of Mount St. Joseph
OTHER SITES OF INTEREST
Division of Arts & Humanities
Dean of Arts & Sciences
AGPIM
(Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry)
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
Charter for Compassion
Welcome
As an associate professor of religious and pastoral studies, ministry and spiritual care is my primary focus of teaching and research. This site gives specific information about various programs and opportunities for students and colleagues in the field of pastoral and spiritual care.
Immersion Courses
Immersion courses provide an opootunity for students and faculty to participate in service and cultural immersion.
CHEROKEE, NC: Spring Break, March 7-12, 2010 Cherokee guides lead students through a week of reflective dialogue and experience surrounded by the pervasive beauty of the Smokey Mountains and the spirit of ancestors still telling the amazing story of the people best known in history for having endured the tragedy of the Trail of Tears.
US-MEXICO BORDER: May 14 to May 20, 2010 Since 1994, the students have traveled to theUS-Mexico Border Participants meet with social justice advocates representing various issues related to immigration, poverty, ecological sustainability, access to education and health care, and affordable housing.
IRELAND: June 8-18, 2010 Celtic mystical beauty nurtures spirit and mind during this immersion into an unparalleled human epic of suffering and survival.
Elizabeth Seton Medal
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Israel: Palestinian University Project
Music
Spirituality Institute, 2010
Recipients
Regina Bechtle, SC, 2009
Mary Elsbernd, OSF, 2008
Margaret Farley, RSM, 2007
Mary Jo Weaver, 2006
Joan Cook, SC, 2005
Elizabeth Dreyer, 2004
Diana Hayes, 2003
Sandra Schneiders, IHM, 2002
Lisa Sowle Cahill, 2001
Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ, 2000
Patricia Killen, 1999
Mary Ann Donovan, SC 1998
Pheme Perkins, 1997
Monika Hellwig, 1996
Criteria
Recipients are selected for her contributions to an area of theology, including scripture, systematics, spirituality, ministry and historical theology. She must possess a doctorate in a related field and is distinguished by a career in higher education for excellence in teaching and/or making a major contribution to scholarship within the field.
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2010 Trip to Israel
With six other colleagues, I will return to Israel this January as part of a coalition from US colleges and universities. Our mission is to identify ways to be of assistance to the universities in this region during this challenging time in Israel's history.
Letters from Israel
Click here to read the Letters from Israel.These letters were written for the Mount community during a 2008 sabbatical trip to Israel. During a three-month stay at Tantur, the magnificance and struggle of this part of the world captured me in fascinating ways. While my research was to focus exclusively on the spiritual care of women suffering from the impact of intergenerational trauma, this country's political, social, religious and historical dynamics challenge on every level of consciousness. No doubt, life changing, the time in Israel became a sojourn on every level.
Athenaeum Chorale
Sacred music inspires soulful expressions of prayer and musical excellence. Chorale annual activities include Lessons & Carols, Spring Concert and monthly vesper services.
In addition to the Chorale, I sang for all three of the Sisters in Song recordings in the 1990's to raise retirement funds for women religious in the US. "A select choir of religious women from communities across the United States sing classical choral works, American spirituals, contemporary hymnody and Hispanic music." All three of the recordings are available on-line from OCP.
Institute offerings will focus on the practice of pastoral care.
Pastoral Care and Women
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
This lecture will explore pastoral care of women as a significant aspect of women's religious experience. Contemporary care of women in spiritual and pastoral care is radically different than in generations past, informed and impacted by psychology, spirituality, and the full inclusion of women in society.
RESEARCH
Sr. Marge is an associate professor of religious and pastoral studies and dean of the division of arts and humanities at the College of Mount St. Joseph. Having served for 30 years in ministry, pursuing interests in spirituality, cross-cultural dialogue and spiritual care, and pastoral care in suffering, Sr. Marge has lived in New Mexico, Colorado and Ohio. As a professor, Sr. Marge has taught courses in undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as lay ministry development programs. In 2008, she served as a scholar in residence at Tantur in Israel during which she studied the benefits of spirituality for women suffering the effects of intergenerational trauma. Primarily engaged with Palestinian Christian women and a comprehensive study of the region, the three-month immersion in Middle Eastern perspective has been transformative. As a retreat and conference presenter, Sr. Marge leads reflections in desert spirituality, contemporary ministry, spirituality and suffering, and women’s spirituality.
Division of Arts and Humanities
ADDRESS
5701 Delhi Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45233
PHONE 513-244-4245
EMAIL
marge_kloos_mail.msj.edu
