The Zak’s Adult Education Class Topic for Fall 2022: Developing Compassion in our Lives This Fall we will be using a Retreat Series from Sister Joyce Rupp OSM to explore the meaning and importance of compassion in our everyday lives. We will examine Catholic teachings on compassion and how we as Catholics are called to be a people of awareness forgiveness, and action in the lives of others. The retreat emphasizes that “A Radical Transformation Unfolds in Us when Compassion Becomes a Way of Life.” Sister Rupp is a member of the Servite Order from Des Moines and is Co-Director of the Institute of Compassionate Presence. Sr. Rupp is a national recognized author, speaker and retreat organizer.