Overview Why am I here? What is mine to do? Who am I called to be? If these questions touch something that you are yearning for in your spiritual life, then join us for the refreshment, vitality and deepening in prayer that is made possible because we are together in this expanded form of spiritual …
View course details “Open Hands, Willing Hearts (Online)”

This is a lively, in-depth writing retreat, based on the acclaimed Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method developed by Pat Schneider, described in her book, “Writing Alone and With Others” (Oxford University Press), and offered by more than 1,000 workshop and retreat leaders internationally. Together as participants in Write for Your Life! we will foster …
View course details “Write for Your Life: An Amherst Writers and Artists Workshop”

What if … … we no longer associate descriptions of “blind, deaf, and lame” with people we perceive as failing to manifest spiritual wholeness and needing a specific healing? … we move beyond believing we already know what healing for others would look like? … our teaching examples began to embrace the language of changes …
View course details “Radical Wholeness: A Circle of Trust® Retreat”

Led by Cathy AJ Hardy Come to the Table – Deepening the journey into rest and trust with God & self. A soul care retreat is a unique weekend experience that contains both group time and space for the individual. Including music, poetry, contemplative practices, collage work, inspirational messages and more, Come to the Table is …
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By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Worry is a hard nut to crack. Many of us find ourselves surrounded at home or at work with people who make negatives assessments about what is or might be happening. Societal pressures compound the problem by giving us reasons to worry about looking good, making a positive impression, …
View course details “Working with Worry – 2020 E-course”

In February every year, this judgment free, life-affirming event is for courageous men of spirit to explore relationships, spiritual issues and ultimately themselves. Spend time singing, drumming, sharing stories and poetry in a sacred trusted circle, enjoy lots of free time for naps, personal reflection, hikes, reading and each other’s company. Check-in is from 11:00am-12:30pm. The …
View course details “Men’s Spirituality Retreat 2020”

In a world that makes unending promises for happiness, financial success and good health, our faith story offers a deeper, truer promise—one rooted in God’s economy; a kingdom of justice, freedom and grace for all people. Come explore “A Life Worth Living” for you, your family and our world. We are thrilled that our new …
View course details “A Life Worth Living: Diocesan Women’s Spring Retreat”

Christians are Made, Not Born: Transforming Faith Formation The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of …
View course details “ReNew: Resourcing Pastors for Ministry”

We will examine what bread and poems are made of—starting with the most basic ingredients –flour, water, (yeast), and salt/words, and then build from there. This is not a course in how to write a poem, and I will not provide a formula for how to write a poem. Instead we will play with language …
View course details “Basic Ingredients: A Bread and Poetry Workshop for Beginners”

The work we do as poets and authors is impacted by location: our location on a map, but also our interior location – where our thoughts and feelings are when we write, and at what stage we are as artists and people. If we are living along a body of water there is a good …
View course details “The Integrity of Place in Poetry and Writing”