
Upcoming Events
Discover a variety of upcoming events and retreats being led by certified Boundless Compassion Facilitators. Browse the Events Calendar, then follow the links for information and registration.
BC Facilitators are located throughout the United States and available to provide opportunities for your organization, church, school or center.
For information about scheduling a Compassion Retreat or connecting with a BC Facilitator in your area contact Bobbi Bussan, OSB at bbussan@boundlesscompassion.org or 309-912-2218

Four-Day Retreat and Training - Rock Island, IL
Nov. 8-12; Training Nov. 13, 2024
Benet House Retreat Center in Rock Island, IL
Facilitators: Lorene Knobbe & Sue Carter
Contact: lknobbe@smmsisters.org

Four-Day Retreat and Training - Malvern, PA
September 26-October 1, 2024
IHM Spirituality Center
210 IHM Drive
Malvern, PA 19355
Facilitators: Joan Doherty and S. Meg Cole, SSJ. Peg Choinski, BCF will be available to provide spiritual direction.
Contact: joanmdoherty16@gmail.com

Four-Day Retreat and Training - Dubuque, IA
July 21-24; Training July 25, 2024
Shalom Retreat Center in Dubuque, IA
Facilitators: Sue Carter & Betty Bentley
Contact: Sue Carter at suzc121754@gmail.com

Four-Day Retreat and Training - LaGrange, IL
July 14 – 18; Training July 19, 2024
The Well Spirituality Center in LaGrange, IL
Sunday, 7:00 p.m. – Thursday, 4:00 p.m
Facilitator: Sr. Mary Dean Pfahler
For information and registration click on BC Retreat & BC Training

Unique Opportunities
A variety of possible programs related to Boundless Compassion themes can be scheduled.
Anchoring in Compassion in this Time of Crisis
Facilitated by Kathleen Coyne
and S. Mary Dean Pfahler
Each day seems to bring news of a further deepening global crisis. It is easy to feel despair and have no idea how to make a difference. But the small, compassionate actions that we take can change the world. Regular meditation in community is one small, prayerful action that supports us in maintaining connection and anchoring in love.
On the Tuesdays of July, you are welcome to join a cross-border Boundless Compassion online community that meets for contemplative meditation. These 45-minute sessions invite participants to anchor in our hearts as we open to the love that is within us, despite this time of crisis. Each Tuesday session includes excerpts from Joyce Rupp's writings and a short talk about anchoring in compassion from Christian meditation teacher Fr. Laurence Freeman. A 20-minute silent meditation concludes the session. These sessions do not include dialogue but are simply a time for offering silence and stillness in community, witnessing to the unity that is present within and among us.
For more information and registration contact:
Kathleen Coyne: kcoyne875@gmail.com
Sr. Mary Dean Pfahler: mdpfahler@sndusa.org
Tuesdays in July 2025 from 5:00 – 5:45 pm PDT / 8:00 – 8:45 pm EDT
Boundless Compassion Book Study
Group gatherings enrich the experience of reading Boundless Compassion: Creating a Way of Life by Joyce Rupp, as group members benefit from one another’s insights and share in a common cause. Participants are asked to set aside time to read and reflect on each day’s content. Six weekly gatherings correspond with the six themes in the book: Compassion as a Way of Life, Welcoming Ourselves, The River of Suffering, From Hostility to Hospitality, A Thousand Unbreakable Links, and Becoming a Compassionate Presence. At weekly gatherings, group members discuss the Day 7 questions for each theme.