CDC Spiritual Connection December 2025 with Father David Cray, S.S.E.

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Spiritual Connection
with Guest Host: Fr. David Cray, S.S.E

Friday December 16, 2025 - 10:30 AM
A Season of Hope: Handing On Our Works and Legacy to Our Lay Collaborators

How a small religious congregation is embracing their impending completion as an opportunity to entrust their charism and works to vibrant lay ownership and boards of directors.

Father David Cray, S.S.E., is the Superior General of the Society of Saint Edmund.  Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1945, he is a graduate of Boston Latin School and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Saint Michael's College in Colchester Vermont; a Master of Divinity degree from the University of Toronto; and a Master of Theology degree in Black Pastoral Theology from Xavier University of Louisiana. He has been assigned to parish and diocesan ministries in London, England; in the diocese of Saint Jean-Longueuil, Quebec; and in the diocese of Burlington, Vermont.  He has also served as Programs Director in the Edmundite Southern Missions in Selma, Alabama, and as president of Bishop Perry Middle School, for below poverty level African American boys, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

About Spiritual Connection: On the first Friday of each month, a featured speaker will lead a 30-minute virtual discussion. Spiritual Connection provides CDC members a brief opportunity to get inspired by topics with a faith-based twist - and to decompress from your busy schedules!

The content will be spiritual in nature, but topics are not necessarily about fundraising, although they certainly may be relevant to development. They may include a current event, a devotional piece, tips about health, a passage from a book, etc.—it is really up to the speaker to decide!

Speakers will introduce a topic in which they are passionate, and lead participants through a 10-15-minute presentation or talk, followed by a facilitated discussion on their topic with the entire group.

We hope participants will feel a little sense of renewal after the 30 minutes, fresh in their thoughts, connected to this community, and looking forward to next month’s Spiritual Connection.