CWR CONFERENCE 2026

KEYNOTE PRESENTED BY SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF PEACE: KIMBERLY MAZYCK

Kimberly Mazyck is the associate director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University. Kimberly has previously served in advocacy, partnership and engagement roles with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Catholic Charities USA, and Catholic Relief Services. She has over 20 years of experience in community outreach and domestic and international advocacy. Kimberly serves as a board member of Maryknoll Lay Missioners and Christ Child Society of Washington, D.C. Kimberly is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Kimberly will speak on the topic, “Harboring Hope: Journeying Together with Synodality, Solidarity, and Subsidiarity.” Through their examples of encounter and accompaniment in their ministries, women religious harbor hope. The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life spotlights this hope and the vital leadership of women religious in our dialogues and gatherings. Kimberly will share her observations of how Catholic sisters model synodality by actively listening to their communities, how they recognize one human family and promote solidarity through collective care and action, and how they embrace the principle of subsidiarity, so that marginalized voices are amplified to offer solutions in local communities.

Keynote: “Harboring Hope: Journeying Together with Synodality, Solidarity, and Subsidiarity”
Wednesday, October 13, 9:00 – 10:15 am

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