July 14-20, 2013 – Six Weeks of Summer: Week 3 Behold the Beauty of the Lord: An Intensive Icon Painting Workshop with Brother James Koester, SSJE: This workshop will introduce participants to the spirituality of icons and the practice of icon painting. Sunday, July 14 – Saturday, July 20, 2013 – details » Living …
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July 7-13, 2013 – Six Weeks of Summer: Week 2 We Dream of Utopia with George Kapelos: The dream of a ‘perfect’ society – a utopia – is one that continues to inspire us and pervade our thoughts. At the same time, global events seem to suggest that we are constantly struggling with a …
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July 2013 – Six Weeks of Summer: Week 1 is Reunion Week! Week 1 is Reunion Week for all former staff, paid or volunteer. If that describes you, sign up for that week and receive a 10% discount on your food, housing, and course fees. Look closely at the leadership and you’ll notice that …
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In Search of the White Dove with Herbert O’Driscoll Sunday, June 16 – Friday, June 21, 2013 When Christians from the future look back at us early twenty-first century folk they will be mystified as to why we seemed to have a lot of problems about our faith. “But” they will say,” …
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A Passion for Birds: Bird Watching as a Lifestyle with Peter Hamel Sunday, June 2 – Friday, June 7, 2013 Bird watching and life as a naturalist is a wonderful, in-depth way to reach a truer understanding of God as Creator. Long ago, Job urged us to “speak to the earth,” …
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Rediscovering Soul in Role: A Courage to Lead® Retreat with Wint Boyd and Dan Hines Thursday, May 30 – Sunday, June 2, 2013 There is in us an instinct for newness, for renewal, for a liberation of creative power. We seek to awaken in ourselves a force which really …
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Associates’ Work/Study Weekend: Reverence for Life: Four Nobel Peace Laureates with Ellie Stebner FRIDAY, October 11 – MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2013 – THANKSGIVING WEEKEND Peace is not simply the absence of war. Peace is a quality of living the best we can and cherishing the life of everything on …
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Sunday, May 5 – Saturday, May 11, 2013 Associates’ Work/Study Week: Joining the Song of Global Justice with John Bell Singing is an incredibly important activity, not least because it shapes what we believe. This is more true of the music of the church than of many other types of singing. What …
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Embracing the Challenge of Living as a Christian with Dennis Drainville Thursday, March 21 – Saturday, March 23, 2013 Prepare for Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter with a retreat that explores the themes of being a human person, a citizen, and a Christian in the world today. Through scripture, …
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Shalem Launches New Online School of Contemplative Prayer February 3! Thanks in part to funding from The F.I.S.H. Foundation, Shalem is pleased to launch the inaugural School of Contemplative Prayer 1, a 6-week online course that helps participants to explore various contemplative prayer forms. Through video, audio, email check-ins, a …
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