A six-week online workshop for those who want to hear a fresh word from God, discern a new path, and get support and wisdom from others to take action.

January 4 – February 13, 2026

This workshop is an invitation:

  • To remember you are called
    — by name, by baptism, by grace. 

  • To excavate your story
    — to see God at work in your life

  • To discern what is yours to do
    — and get support to do it

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The Rhythm:

  • Sunday – Receive the weekly theme + prompt

  • Monday – optional Zoom prayer + large group sharing (12p or 8p ET)

  • Tuesday – Post your written reflection to the week’s robust prompt (700 words)

  • Wednesday – Meet with your small learning group live on zoom (12p or 8p ET)

  • Thursday – Read and offer feedback to cohort members

  • Friday – Integrate your learning

Time commitment: 8–10 hours per week

Includes various prayer practices, writing, reading, live Zoom sessions, collaborative feedback, and optional spiritual direction. Reflective materials are grounded in Ignatian spirituality.

The workshop is a container for you. As with all things, you’ll get back what you put into it.

Is this the season for you to dive deeply into your call? 


We can’t wait to join you.

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Formator, U.S. Deacons, Major archdiocese

“I felt like the dry bones in Ezekiel, being brought back to life and being given the breath of the Spirit. It’s something I can share with others.”

Campus minister, Catholic elementary school:

“This workshop came at a transitional time for me, so it was helpful for me to think about my story and reclaim the parts that have been hibernating. I feel more confident in my experiences and my voice as I move forward.”

The history of DDS...

This workshop emerged out of one-to-ones and small group conversations with those interested in working to restore women to the ordained ministry of the diaconate in the Catholic Church. 

We also welcome participants who yearn for deep, spiritual community and who see themselves as bridge builders, animators of social mission, community organizers, artists and creatives. We want to trust what is emerging and give you space to work on a project that has been on your heart for some time, but for which you haven’t had the space and support to really plot it out and move it into the world. Our desire is to help strengthen our collective work for spiritual renewal and structural reform by nurturing leaders and those who are discerning their place in living the mission of the Gospel.

Discern, Dream, Scheme offered its first cohort in summer of 2020, and its second cohort in December 2020. This is a call for a third cohort.