Summer School 2014: History of Christian Thought from Augustine to the Eve of the Reformation (Sean Otto) This course will cover the Christian intellectual tradition beginning with Augustine of Hippo (354-430), and ending on the eve of the Protestant reformation with thinkers such as Gabriel Biel (c.1425-95). In between, such influential thinkers as Boethius, …
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Summer School 2014: Community Development: Tools and Practices for Transformation (David Kupp and Clayton Rowe) In the last three decades, disappointment with traditional “top-down” international development delivered by external experts began to propel community-driven approaches from the margins to the centre of development practice. This family of community development approaches includes a range …
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Lectio Divina: Heart to Heart – Listening and Living with God is presented by S&P and Contemplative Outreach. This one-month (June 2 – 27) retreat teaches the ancient contemplative practice of praying the Scriptures in four ways: the literal, the allegorical, the moral/behavioral, and the unitive. Participants receive three emails a week with step-by-step …
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Welcoming the New Year: A Twelve Step Retreat Tuesday, December 30, 2014 – Thursday, January 1, 2015 :: led by Sr. Shane Phelan, CMA Each day is a chance to work our programs, but the turning of the calendar offers us a special chance to review and renew. Join us for the first day …
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Christmas, the Monastery Way Tuesday, December 23 – Thursday, January 1 (closed Friday, December 26) with the Monastic Community Christmas at the monastery is filled with solemnity and celebration as we observe the closing days of Advent and then the great feast of Christmas, followed by the beauty and joy of Christmas-tide. We gather …
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Advent Individually Directed Retreats Tuesday, December 9 – Friday, December 12 :: Led by the Monastic Community *short written assignment before the retreat begins *limited registration Some time with a director and a good deal of time with silence this Advent. This is a retreat in which prayer and silence will be practiced as …
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Holy Cross Advent Retreat “Re-Imagining Advent” Friday, December 5 – Sunday, December 7 TBD – Save the date for this always wonderful Advent retreat!
Advent Contemplative Days Tuesday, December 2 – Friday, December 5 Praying along-side the monastic community A completely silent time with the monks as we observe our Advent “Contemplative Days.” During this period we are in complete silence, no programs or spiritual direction are offered and there is a reduced worship schedule (Matins, Eucharist and …
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Advent Silent Retreat w/ Yoga, Meditation and Chant Friday, November 28 – Sunday, November, 30 :: Led by Carolyn Bluemle Limited to 15 participants Advent throws us into a paradox of waiting for God while knowing that God is always present. The Gospel asks us to keep AWAKE: to be skillful in opening ourselves …
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Thanksgiving, the Monastery Way with the Monastic Community Tuesday, November 25 – Friday, November 28 Harvest Thanksgiving is a wonderful and ancient tradition that calls us into a thankful relationship with God and with all of God’s creation. As Americans, we join with our sisters and brothers without regard to faith tradition in giving …
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