Experiences with Kaitlin Curtice

Holy Wisdom Monastery is excited to host two events led by Kaitlin Curtice this October. Kaitlin is an award-winning author, poet-storyteller and public speaker. She speaks and writes at the intersection of Indigenous spirituality, faith in everyday life and the church from her own lived experience as an enrolled member of the Potawatomi Citizen Band and as someone who grew up in the Christian faith.

Kaitlin explores the challenges and gifts in trying to balance the influences of these cultures, holding both the narratives of colonizing Christianity along with its injustice against Indigenous peoples. She is the author of Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God and Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day. Besides her books, Kaitlin has written online for Sojourners, Religion News Service, Apartment Therapy, On Being, SELF Magazine and more. Her work has been featured on CBS and in USA Today. She also writes at The Liminality Journal. Visit Kaitlin’s website for more information.

An Evening with Kaitlin CurticeAn Evening with Kaitlin Curtice

An Evening with Kaitlin Curtice invites us into Kaitlin’s complex and compelling personal story – as an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi Citizen Band and as a Christian. Her passion for truth and justice, her deep grounding in Indigenous and Christian traditions promise to catalyze individual and communal reflections on identity, activism and spirituality. Kaitlin will give her presentation, take questions and then be available for a book signing. Her books will be available for purchase.

Kaitlin Curtice’s life journey – expressed in her speaking and writing – demonstrates the search for balance, her identity influenced as it is by both her Potawatomi and evangelical Christian roots; she demonstrates the challenges and gifts in trying to balance the influences of these cultures – holding both the narratives of colonizing Christianity along with its injustice against Indigenous peoples. We are invited to stand in the balance between the weight of dark histories and persistent hope for transformation.

Schedule

  • 6:15-6:45 pm: arrive, check in, light refreshments, Kaitlin’s books for sale in gathering space
  • 6:45-7:00 pm: take seats in assembly room
  • 7:00-8:15 pm: Kaitlin’s presentation, moderated conversation
  • 8:15 pm: book signing

Date & Time

Friday, October 20, 2023 from 6:15-8:45 pm

Location

This is an in-person event at Holy Wisdom Monastery.

Cost

$40/person*

*We have implemented sliding scale pricing to make this opportunity available to more people. You are welcome to choose whichever option feels appropriate for your personal situation. This is new for us, and we welcome your feedback. If you’d like to share any insights, questions or your experience, please email ldulin@holywisdommonastery.org.

  • $25 (This ticket price is supported by others’ donations. You are welcome to choose this option at your own discretion.)
  • $40 (This ticket price covers the actual cost of your attendance at the event.)
  • $55 (This ticket price includes a $15 donation, which will go toward making this event more accessible to others.)

Registration

Please register by October 13, 2023 for An Evening with Kaitlin Curtice.

There is a 75% refund if you cancel by the October 13, 2023, deadline and no refund if you cancel after the deadline.

Register for An Evening with Kaitlin Curtice

Writing Workshop with Kaitlin Curtice

The Writing Workshop with Kaitlin Curtice invites writers of any kind, journalists, bloggers and poets to engage in creative writing as a way to process the ideas and questions Kaitlin has opened to them in her writing and speaking. Kaitlin will wear her writer’s cap this morning, offering one or more themes for reflection and conversation. There will be small breakout groups followed by time in and around the monastery for individual writing. The workshop concludes with a time to share each other’s work.

Schedule

  • 9:00-9:30 am: coffee and pastries
  • 9:30-10:45 am: workshop
  • 10:45 am-noon: journaling & writing time
  • Noon-1:00 pm: lunch, walk the grounds
  • 1:00-2:00 pm: writers’ sharing circles

Date & Time

Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 9:00 am-2:00 pm

Location

This is an in-person workshop at Holy Wisdom Monastery.

Cost

$60/person, includes workshop, breakfast and lunch

Registration

Please register by October 7, 2023 for the Writing Workshop with Kaitlin Curtice. This offering is limited to the first 30 people who register.

There is a 75% refund if you cancel by the October 7, 2023, deadline and no refund if you cancel after the deadline.

Register for the Writing Workshop with Kaitlin Curtice

To learn about other programs, retreats and experiences at Holy Wisdom Monastery, visit our calendar of events.