Michael Morwood |
God, Jesus & Prayer in Today's Universe Story
spirituality conference / RETREAT WEEKEND [Register Now]
Friday, Nov. 19, 7:00pm –
Sunday, Nov. 21, 1:00pm OR
Friday ONLY - 7:00-9:00pm conference (see descriptions / schedule below)
Director: Michael Morwood --An engaging and challenging
speaker on the need to reshape Christian imagination and thinking
and the need to articulate and
proclaim a spirituality that is
inclusive of all people.• Associate Director of Adult Spiritual Renewal & Empowerment, South Bend, IN - CLICK HERE to visit website: http://www.asrenewal.org
• Background in education, spirituality & adult faith education processes
• An Australian, presently living in
South Bend, IN
• Author of several international best-
selling & award-winning books: God Is Near; Tomorrow’s Catholic; Praying a New Story;
Is Jesus God? Finding Our Faith; From Sand to Solid Ground; and Children Praying a New Story
Christian tradition has always carried two “stories” about God. One story has told of human
isolation from God because of a “Fall,” the
“theological story” of Jesus who won access to God in heaven. The other story has been carried by the mystics and pointed to by theologians reminding us that “God” is an everywhere reality beyond all human concepts and images. Jesus is revealer of this Presence in which we live and move and have our being.
The goal of prayer is to deepen our awareness
of this Presence and to challenge us to give the best possible human expression to it. We will
use the contemporary “story” about our universe and our place in it to deepen awareness and
appreciation of God’s universal presence, to reflect on the role of Jesus as revealer of this
Presence always with us, and to examine the implications for prayer and liturgy.
FRIDAY ONLY: Nov. 19, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Offering: $25 - register/prepay by Nov. 17.
FULL EVENT: COMMUTER: Offering: $115 (includes 2 lunches)
EARLY BIRD: $100, if registered by Oct. 19, 2010.
FULL EVENT: OVERNIGHT: Offering: $130 (includes 5 meals & overnight stay) EARLY BIRD: $115, if registered by Oct. 19, 2010.
A $40 nonrefundable deposit secures your reservation and is credited to the offering for the retreat.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday evening (Nov. 19): The Contemporary "Universe Story"
This talk will situate “our place” in the larger universe story to deepen awareness and appreciation of God’s universal presence. This will include examining the patterns at work in the universe for growth and life and point anew to the mystery we call “God”.
Saturday morning (Nov. 20): Friday evening’s theme will continue into Saturday morning and lead into reflection on Jesus as revealer of the
Divine Presence always with us. We will
reflect on Jesus as someone who gives human expression to this Presence at work in the universe rather than someone who gained human access to a heavenly deity. We will reflect on the heart of Jesus’ preaching – the “kingdom of God” and on Jesus’ readiness to die for what he believed.
Saturday afternoon/Sunday am (Nov. 21): We will reflect on Holy Thursday, Good Friday,
Easter, Resurrection, and Pentecost all in the light of Friday night and Saturday morning’s reflections. The implications and practicalities for prayer and liturgy today will also be examined. Sunday Eucharist included.
CLICK HERE for Michael Morwood's website: http://www.morwood.org/front.html
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 Don Bisson
FMS, D.MIN |
DEEPENING THE
CONTEMPLATIVE ATTITUDE RETREAT
Sunday, April 3, 2011, 5:30pm – Friday, April 8, 2011, 1:00pm
DIRECTOR: Don Bisson FMS, D.MIN [Register Now]
• Pioneer in Jungian-Christian dialogue • MA in Christian Spirituality
• Doctorate-Pacific School of Religion, Spiritual Direction & Jungian Psychology
This silent guided retreat invites us to pay attention and grow in our mindfulness of God’s presence. The contemplative attitude is the art of being in right relationship with the Voice of God within. This retreat will also invite the retreatant to engage optional processes which deepen our relationship with God such as mandalas, poetry, journaling etc. The presentations will be rooted in Jungian-Christian understanding of the soul. Daily Eucharist.
Offering: $425. ($75 deposit)
Early Bird: $400, if registered by Mar. 3, 2011.
A $75 nonrefundable deposit secures your reservation and is credited to the offering for the retreat.
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Chuck Faso
OFM |
The Sermon on the Mount:
Plan for a New World Order RETREAT
Friday, June 3, 2011, 5:30pm –
Friday, June 10, 2011, 9:30am
DIRECTOR: Chuck Faso
OFM [Register Now]
• Member OFM community, St. Louis Province
• M. Ed.- DePaul University & MA in Liturgy -
Notre Dame University
• Vocation Ministry for OFM’s
• Minister at St. Peter’s in the Loop for 20 years
• Full time ministry to parishes & retreat centers in the US
• Leads pilgrimages to Holy Sites around the world
• Presently full time ministry to Franciscan communities & groups
The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew’s Gospel Chapters 5-6-7) is the gathering of the many most important sayings and teachings of Jesus. Mahatma Gandhi read from the Sermon on the Mount every day, stating that these three chapters of Matthew’s Gospel are the most important statement for Non-Violence that were ever written. St Francis quotes much from these chapters, especially from Chapter 6. At the center of the Sermon on the Mount we find the Our Father. Tertullian, early Father of the Church, wrote that if we would lose all the Gospels but would have the Sermon on the Mount, we would have the central message of Jesus. During this retreat, we will reflect on and listen with our hearts (Leb Shemeah-Listening hearts) to the Sermon on the Mount.
Offering: $425.
Early Bird: $400 if registered by May 10, 2011.
A $75 nonrefundable deposit secures your reservation and is credited to the offering for the retreat.
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Barbara
Metz
SNDdeN |
GUIDED BY THE MYSTICS RETREAT
Sunday, June 19, 2011, 5:30pm –
Saturday, June 25, 2011, 9:30am
DIRECTOR: Barbara
Metz SNDdeN [Register Now]
• Lives with her community in Cambridge, MA
• MA Degree in Theology
• Extensive experience in retreat ministry, spiritual
direction, formation & renewal work, & parish missions
• Has led programs in U.S., Canada, Africa & Ireland
This retreat will invite the
participants to pray through key themes in Christian spirituality as seen through the wisdom of the mystics. Among the guides will be: Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Siena, John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, Etty Hillesum and Jessica Powers. Their writings will serve as an encouragement and a challenge through their wisdom and reflections on themes of prayer, images of God, Jesus, the person before God, sin, freedom and mission. Daily Eucharist.
Offering: $360. Early Bird: $335 if registered by May 19, 2011.
A $50 nonrefundable deposit secures your reservation and is credited to the offering for the retreat.
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William
Burton
OFM |
THE UNIQUENESS
OF JOHN’S GOSPEL RETREAT
Monday, June 27, 2011, 5:30pm –
Sunday, July 3, 2011, 9:30am
DIRECTOR: William
Burton OFM [Register Now]
• MDiv. & MA - Theology, CTU, Chicago, IL; SSL from Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome; STD from the
Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome
• Past Professor of Biblical Studies, Quincy &
DePaul Universities
• Articles published in The Bible Today & Commonweal
• Traveled extensively through Israel/Palestine, Turkey,
Egypt, Greece and Italy where he lived for 7 years
The gospel of John is quite unique compared to the “Synoptic Gospels.” The traditions from which John’s gospel emerged were separate and apart from the traditions that produced the other gospels. John’s gospel does not contain some of the images and events that are so familiar in the synoptic gospels, no infancy story, no parables, no baptism by John, no exorcisms by Jesus. Why is John so different and what do those differences tell us about the early church community that produced the Gospel? What do those differences tell us about the Jesus known and beloved by this community?
To understand John’s gospel, we must put him in the context of the early Church and see the development of the traditions behind his version of the gospel within the larger development of the early preaching and teaching of the Church. (which predates the written gospels by decades). So where does John fit in the formation of the gospels as a whole? The most important question for us then, is what does John’s gospel mean for me and for my relationship to God, to Jesus and to my larger faith community, the Church. During our retreat we will explore these questions and more by our prayerful study of the Fourth Gospel. Daily Eucharist.
Offering: $360. Early Bird: $335 if registered by May 27, 2011.
A $50 nonrefundable deposit secures your reservation and is credited to the offering for the retreat.
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Fr. Scott Bullock
Liz Cummins OSF
Rev. Ginger Anderson-Larson
Dorothy Schwendinger OSF
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8-DAY Directed Retreat
Thursday, July 7, 2011, 7:00pm –
Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 9:30am
See Director vitaes below. [Register Now]
A directed retreat is a very personal experience during which the retreatant engages in prayer, solitude and quiet. Each individual is given an opportunity to meet daily with a spiritual director who facilitates the person on their spiritual journey. The retreat is tailored to the individual. Opportunities for common prayer are available. Tai Chi will be offered but is optional. The beauty of the prairie and the availability of many safe walking spaces will enhance these sacred Spirit filled days. Offering: $425. Early Bird: $400, if registered by June 7, 2011. A $50 nonrefundable deposit secures your reservation and is credited to the offering for the retreat.
DIRECTOR: Fr. Scott Bullock
- STB, Theology, 1990,
Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome;
- JCL, Canon Law, 1997, Catholic University
of America;
- Director of Seminarians, Arch- diocese of Dubuque;
- Rector of St. Pius X Seminary, Loras College;
- Associate Pastor, St. Catherine, St. Donatus & St. Joseph Parishes.
- Spiritual director for 6-8 directees.
DIRECTOR: Liz Cummins OSF
Member, Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque, IA;
Spiritual director & grief counselor-private practice, Phoenix, AZ;
MA in Theology, St. John University, Collegeville, MN; Spiritual Direction & Bereavement Counseling Certification.
DIRECTOR: Rev. Ginger Anderson-Larson
Graduate of Wartburg Theological Seminary (WTS); Parish pastor for 15 years; Spiritual Direction Training, St. Ambrose University, Davenport; Presently Director of Spiritual Formation at WTS; Spiritual
Director for 10 years for individuals & groups.
DIRECTOR: Dorothy Schwendinger OSF
Involved in formation ministry & spiritual direction/retreat work for many years.
MA in Theology/Psychology and MA in Counseling, Loyola-Chicago. Served in Congregational Leadership 1996-2006. Currently, private practice in facilitation/
consultation and spiritual companioning.
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Melannie Svoboda SND |
CELEBRATING GOD’S
PRESENCE IN THE UNIVERSE RETREAT
Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, 5:30pm –
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, 9:30am
DIRECTOR: Melannie Svoboda SND
• MA in English from Indiana University and an MA in
Spirituality from Duquesne University
• High school and college teacher for over 20 years
• Retreat director throughout the United States
• Free-lance writer for over 30 years with articles in
numerous publications including America, Review
for Religious, Catholic Digest, Liguorian, Catechist,
National Catholic Reporter
• Published ten books: Traits of a Healthy Spirituality;
Everyday Epiphanies; With the Dawn Rejoicing: A
Christian Perspective on Pain and Suffering; & others
• Facilitates retreats nationally
Based on her books When the
Rain Speaks and When the Moon
Slips Away, Sister Melannie’s
retreat will explore ways to
discover the Divine in the
universe. Using music, film, poetry and the great outdoors, participants will be lead in ways to see the universe as a
“sacrament” and as “the
original scriptures.” Retreatants are asked to bring a journal. Fall – a perfect
season to unfold this theme. Daily Eucharist.
Offering: $360. Early Bird: $335 if registered by Sept. 3, 2011.
A $50 nonrefundable deposit secures your reservation and is credited to the offering for the retreat. |
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