- Dates: October 21 – November18, 2026
- Time: Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
- Location: St. Paul classroom in St. Peter Catholic Church
- Class sessions are offered in person, live online, and by video (usually) the day following each class.
In the Gospel of Mark, a number of apparently minor characters demonstrate unexpectedly keen insight into the person of Jesus and his gospel mission. Some of these characters are women, and in this course we will explore the contributions of four of them in connection with Pope St. John Paul II’s work on the theology of the feminine genius. Our first class will provide an introduction and overview of the Gospel of Mark and JPII’s reflections on the dignity and contribution of women in the kingdom of God. We’ll spend the remaining classes studying four commonly-observed characteristics of the feminine genius as these are unfolded in Mark’s Gospel. Our aim will be to discover how each of the characters demonstrating these traits participates in the disclosure of Jesus’ identity and mission.
Thanks to a generous grant, this course is being offered free of charge to the first twenty-five registrants.
About the instructor
Kacy earned her undergraduate degree in International Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is currently studying for her MA in Theological Studies at Nashotah House Theological Seminary. For the past several years, she has served on Strategic Plan Team and the Discipleship Council at Lincoln’s St. Peter parish. She has also enjoyed leading women’s small groups, and currently serves as a catechist for OCIA. One of her great joys is encountering the person of Jesus in Scripture and accompanying others as they do the same. She is especially interested in exploring the intersection between the mystery of the sacraments we receive and the nature of the world in which we live. Kacy is married to Chad and together they have eight children. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, and staying up late chatting about everything under the sun with Chad and their night-owl teens and young adult children.
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