Writing from the Heart Tuesday, January 27 – Sunday, Feb 1 Led by Beverly Donofrio St. Benedict said, “We must listen with the ear of our hearts.” In this 5-day workshop the stillness and silence of retreat will help you discover and reveal the movement of spirit in your lives. As you dive more …
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  North American Academy of Liturgy 2014 Annual Meeting     Upcoming meetings are scheduled for the following dates and cities. 2015: January 1-4 | Minneapolis, Minnesota 2016: January 7-10 | Houston, Texas 2017: January 5-8 | TBD 2018: January 4-7 | Vancouver, British Columbia     For more information please visit the website.

  Friday, September 26, 2014 – 7:30 pm at St. Laurence, Calgary (5940 Lakeview Drive SW) an introduction to the practice of finding the sacred in poetry.  Learn how to begin a poetry circle for group spiritual direction, healing or hospice groups.  Depart with a taste of how to apply lectio divina to poems old …
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  Kathleen Glaser, Michael S. Glaser and Jean Richardson October 17-19, 2014  As the poet Rainer Maria Rilke suggests, good questions have a delicate life of their own.  They urge us to consider, among other things, our dreams and choices, our gifts and our responsibilities.   The design of this weekend will be to provide a nurturing and …
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  Creative Paths to the Divine Guided Retreat: February 27 – March 1, 2015 This is a spiritual and artistic retreat led by artist Robin Pacific and Sr. Mary Rowell, CSJ. Participants will explore the connections through prayer, journal writing and silent reflection, as well as gentle creative movement, collage, painting, and theatre improvisation. No …
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  Quiet Saturday: November 15, 2014 A return engagement by popular demand! 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, our Sister in charge of the infirmary. Begins 9:30 am with a gathering for coffee; …
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  Guided Retreat: October 24-26, 2014 This retreat is based on the last chapter of Stepping Into Mystery by Monty Williams, SJ. Using some contemporary and popular films as contemplative exercises, the weekend will allow participants to examine aspects of their lives as sacred scripture in which the action of God is present: creating, celebrating …
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  Teresa Harrison and Sandra Hjelm will return again for the 12th annual Icon Writing Retreat. Icon writing is an ancient painting technique in which the process and the finished work inspire prayerful meditation. The joy of creating an icon in community is to experience and share the love of God.   November 16-22, 2014

  Soul Care Through SoulCollage®   This retreat will take you to peaceful place of nurturing the soul while creating a series of cards which will tell the unique story of you. It is a simple yet profound practice that offers a creative outlet and insight into the centre of self. No artistic experience is …
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  Spirituality through Photography: Defining Moments (image used with permission from Richard C. Choe) “The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”  (William James) During this photography program we will take time to find ways to rest, reflect and rejuvenate as we seek to find the Sacred in …
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