About: S. Kathleen Atkinson

Sister Kathleen Atkinson OSB is Founding Director of Ministry on the Margins, working with at risk youth, prison inmates, the homeless, and others who are God's poor among us. Nationally recognized as an energetic and creative leader in hunger and homelessness education, she has developed service-learning experiences for all age groups and led service teams to a variety of foreign and United States locations. She is a member of Annunciation Monastery in Bismarck, ND.

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Radical Hospitality

Radical Hospitality

Radical Hospitality At our food pantry, we have a children’s corner. It is filled with books and toys for the children to play and even choose something to bring home. One evening, little James waved me over to meet his new purple stegosaurus. He explained, “See the missing eye? He’s been through a lot. I’ve…
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Conversatio: Living Conversion through Hospitality

Conversatio: Living Conversion through Hospitality

S. Kathleen Atkinson OSB is the founder of Ministry on the Margins and keynote presenter for the Benedictine Center's 2020 Radical Hospitality Series (Feb. 27 - Mar. 1). Conversatio Living Conversion through Hospitality After returning from four months in Guatemala, I knew I couldn’t go back to ministry as it had been. I needed to…
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