Benedictine Experience 2012 Tuesday, May 15 to Sunday, May 20 Led by Brother Scott Wesley Borden Benedictine Monastic tradition has thrived within the walls of various monasteries for more than a millennium, but in the last few decades pieces of Benedictine tradition have begun to take root beyond the monastery. This program will allow you …
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Behold the Light of the World – An Advent Centering Prayer Retreat Tue, November 13 to Sun, November 18, 2012 Led by Fr. Carl Arico Fee: $550, Deposit: $80 For more information please visit the website.

Effing the Ineffable – an ‘honest’ conversation about prayer Wednesday 29th February – Thursday 1st March If your God is not a being but ‘Being’ or “the sum of your values”, – how then do you pray privately or publicly? If Jesus is for you somehow, or in some way, the (partial) embodiment of those …
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ICON WRITING: A Glimpse of the Kingdom Nov. 10-16 Use acrylic paint and prayer to recreate an icon. For beginners and experienced iconographers alike. Led by Teresa Harrison, Coronado, Calif For more information please visit the website.

September 18-25, 2012 BENEDICTINE EXPERIENCE Join us for a six-day experience of the Rule of St. Benedict. We will explore the values, insights and wisdom of the Rule. Participants will join the monks of Saint John’s Abbey and the Sisters of Saint Benedict’s Monastery for the Liturgy of the Hours. Leaders include members from both …
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Living as an Everyday Monastic: Finding the Holy in All of Life with Rick McCorrister THURSDAY, APRIL 19 – SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2012 This will be a time to explore life as a spiritual journey. We will look at what it means to see our work and play as worship; we will explore ways of …
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Exploring our Faith Insights into Living JOHN JERRY-ANTHONY PARENTE April 13-15, 2012 Fri 6:30 dinner thru Sun lunch Cost $365 Spirituality is about being vibrantly, creativity, holistically, fully alive! Drawing on Taoist, Zen, Hasidic, Sufi and Christian contemplative traditions to enliven, balance, simplify, focus and enjoy Life! As many westerns are feeling overwhelmed, stressed by …
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40-Day Spiritual Exercises Institute The 40-Day Spiritual Exercises Institute provides you a wonderful opportunity for growth in your personal relationship with God. It offers you an experience of deep prayer and daily guidance with a spiritual director as you journey through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Touching upon the basic principles of true Christian …
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Directed Prayer Weekends Jesus said, “Come and see” to the disciples of John the Baptist when they asked where He lived because they wanted to find out who He was. The Directed Prayer Weekend is a time for you to ‘come and see’ for yourself and to meet God in a new and personal way. …
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Iona Pilgrimage PRAYING PEACE June 17 – June 27, 2012 Led by Carole Crumley and Shalem Staff with Special Guest J. Philip Newell On our pilgrimage journey, we will be praying for God’s ways of peace to be born more fully in us. We begin with a day of prayer and teaching led by J. …
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