Quiet Saturday: A Mosaic of Colours A Mosaic of Colours Discover your creativity and enjoy the challenge, fun and fellowship of making colour-dyed silk scarves as Christmas gifts for yourself or others. Led by Sr. Jessica Kennedy, SSJD. Saturday, November 21, 2015 Begins 9:30 am with a gathering for coffee; ends 4 pm. …
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Special Opportunity: Writers’ Workshop with Kathleen Norris Writers’ Workshop: Desert and Garden, Journey and Home As a writer of poetry, autobiography, novels, and the spiritual journey Kathleen herself is familiar with the themes of desert and garden, journey and home because the writing life is a series of droughts and fertile periods. This workshop will …
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Photography as a Spiritual Path By Jan Phillips Monday, June 22 – Friday, July 17 Twitter Facebook LinkPrint Share For Jan Phillips, photography has always been an act of intimacy — whether between other individuals and herself, the earth and herself, or the great mysteries and herself. She writes, “Because of this intimacy, more of …
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Treasures of the Inward Journey Aug 9-13, 2015 Melanie Weidner $625/shared room; $745/private room; $465/commuter Register Online Call Us For More Information! 610-566-4507 A week of arts and spirituality with Melanie Weidner. Explore the rich interior of your life through meditation, reflection on sacred poetry, and paper arts collage. Simple inspiring exercises and a community …
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Mindfulness at Play Aug 7-9, 2015 Melanie Weidner $360/shared room; $450 private room; $260/commuter Materials fee included Register Online Call Us For More Information! 610-566-4507 An arts and spirituality weekend with Melanie Weidner. Release your creative spirit in a playful and mindful weekend retreat. With gentle and inspiring prompts from artist-spiritual director Melanie Weidner and …
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Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography Jul 5-9, 2015 Dan Wakefield $600/shared room; $720/private room; $435/commuter Register Online Call Us For More Information! 610-566-4507 Evocative exercises and group sharing in a nurturing setting allow us to remember and write about the most meaningful parts of our life’s journey. Re-experiencing events from our past, we gain fresh perspective …
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The Decalogue: The Ten Commandments Led by Fr. Jay Comerford, O. Carm. July 12-15, 2015 Begins with 5:30 PM Sunday dinner and ends with Wednesday lunch. This four-day retreat will use Krzysztof Kieslowski’s award-winning films (a series of ten shorts created for Polish Television) that elucidate each of the Ten Commandments. We will explore and compare two sets of …
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Brush with God Tuesday, November 10 – Friday, November 13 Led by Rev. Peter Pearson For over twenty five years, Peter Pearson has been teaching others to paint icons using the classic techniques of Byzantine iconography. In each workshop there is a focus on the four fold way of iconographers: technique, history, theology, and prayer. …
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Memorare Tuesday, October 27 – Sunday, November 1 Led by Beverly Donofrio Limited to 10 participants. A five-day writing retreat for people already in the process of composing their memoirs. We will meet each day for three hours to discuss, review, and read our work to each other. Ex­ercises may be given, depending on the …
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Prayerful Stitches Thursday, October 15 – Sunday, October 18 Led by Br. Bernard Delcourt Join us for the New York Sheep and Wool Festival and a prayerful focus on being mindful and intentional in our yarn work. Bring your own stitching material and technique of choice (knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, etc). Cost: $370, deposit: $80