November 9-11, 2013 A SUNLIT ABSENCE: SILENCE, AWARENESS AND CONTEMPLATION Led by Martin Laird, OSA, and Ward Bauman “The practice of contemplation is one of the great spiritual arts,” writes Fr. Martin Laird in his latest book, A Sunlit Absence. “Not a technique but a skill, it harnesses the winds of grace that lead …
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**NEW DATE** YOGA: A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OCTOBER 19-21, 2013 Due to a scheduling conflict, these retreat dates have changed. They do not match the 2012 program brochure. Led by Carole Baker (Practitioner and licensed teacher of Iyengar Yoga) and Ward Bauman This meditation intensive will offer the beginning techniques of Yoga combined with Christian …
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September 18-23, 2013 BENEDICTINE EXPERIENCE Join us for a six-day experience of the Rule of St. Benedict. We will explore the values, insights and wisdom of the Rule. Participants will join the monks of Saint John’s Abbey and the Sisters of Saint Benedict’s Monastery for the Liturgy of the Hours. Leaders include members from …
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September 6-9, 2013 COOKING YOUR LIFE Led by Ward Bauman and friends Does cooking intimidate you? Do you wish to connect eating with your spiritual practice? Would you like to understand the basics of reading a recipe and the techniques required? Have you wondered why most great spiritual traditions view food and its preparation …
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February 7th to 9th, 2013 Montreal Diocesan Theological College, 3475 Univeristy, Montreal, Quebec. H3A-2A8 Education For Ministry (EFM) is a four year program of theological education for the laity of the church. Over the four years, students and trained mentors explore the basics of the Christian faith – Old Testament, New Testament, Church History …
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Announcing the 2013 Canadian School of Peacebuilding Come this summer to learn with peacebuilders – local and international, young and old, students, practitioners, and those new to peacebuilding – at the fifth annual Canadian School of Peacebuilding. We invite you to participate in your choice of five-day courses for personal inspiration, professional development, or …
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The International Meeting is held annually outside North America. It provides a unique forum for international scholars who are unable to attend the North American meeting. The meeting normally takes place between the end of June and the middle of August. 2013 International Meeting St. Andrews, Scotland …
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The SBL Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of biblical scholars in the world. Each meeting showcases the latest in biblical research, fosters collegial contacts, advances research, and focuses on issues of the profession. One of the world’s largest exhibits of books and digital resources for biblical studies is on display at …
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The Changing Climate in Nature & Religion April 4-6, 2013 Arden Park Hotel – Stratford, Ontario This past year–especially this past summer–has intensified our awareness of climate change and its effects on the weather, on the planet, on our very lives. Thus, the title of the 2013 SnowStar Annual Conference: The Changing Climate …
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Many Come to Pray: Ethnic, Religious, Social & Cultural Diversity in Ministry January 24-26, 2013 School of Christian Vocation and Mission Princeton Theological Seminary The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would famously quip in his sermons that “Eleven o’clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour.” It still is. But it doesn’t have …
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