Institute Mater Dei, Old Goa, a unit of the Conference of Religious Women India (CRWI), in collaboration with the CCBI Commission for Vocations, Seminaries, Clergy and Religious (VSCR), is pleased to announce a National Conference titled “Connectedness in a Fragmented World: A Path for Formation 2035.” The conference will be held on 27–28 February 2026 at Institute Mater Dei, Old Goa.

About the Conference

Our contemporary world is marked by rapid change and deep fragmentation—psychological stress, digital overload, cultural polarisation, and spiritual fatigue—which significantly affect human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral formation. In this context, formators and leaders are invited to journey together in hope, listening, and mutual enrichment, to restore connectedness and deepen our shared mission. This conference offers a space to reclaim wholeness through integral, interdisciplinary, and Gospel-rooted formation for the Church of 2035.

Objectives

  • Deepen understanding of integral human formation amid contemporary fragmentation

  • Promote collaboration across seminaries, formation houses, and religious institutes

  • Renew commitment to synodality as the formative paradigm of the Church, rebuilding communion by restoring connectedness

Who Should Participate

Rectors, spiritual directors, seminary professors; directresses of tertianship, juniorate, and ongoing formation; directors and animators of formation institutes; and lay collaborators in formation and education.

Conference Highlights

  • Keynote and concept addresses by renowned formation experts

  • Interdisciplinary sessions on theology, spirituality, psychology, digital culture, and synodality

  • Hands-on workshops on integrative approaches to formation

  • National-level networking and collaborative dialogue

Resource Persons

  • Fr. Jossie Lobo SJ – Session I: Theological perspectives on building connectedness for Mission 2035

  • Rev. Fr. Suresh Mathew OFM Cap – Session II (a & b): Socio-political, cultural analysis and pathways for connectedness toward 2035

  • Sr. Anna Mary Thumma – Session III: Pastoral-psychological perspectives on healing fragmentation and forming integrity for mission

Patrons

  • Felipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao, Archbishop of Goa and Daman, President, Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

  • Sr. Nirmalini AC, President, CRWI

Dates, Venue & Registration

  • Dates: 27–28 February 2026

  • Venue: Institute Mater Dei, Old Goa

  • Conference Fee: ₹1500 (including food & accommodation) | ₹500 (without accommodation)

  • Last Date for Registration: 15 February 2026

  • LINK : https://forms.gle/5nCNqzgAHcYb3L2H8

Contact: md.inconference@gmail.com | +91 9021350490 / 7887671562 / 9449074067
Website: https://institutematerdei.org