This course and its partner, CTC II, are organized around the theme of “Christian Humanism.” Christian Humanism is our name for an integrative, Christ-centred approach to human identity and world-engagement that flows directly from the gospel and its interpretation in the early church. “God became human so that we could become fully human by becoming …
View course details “Christian Thought and Culture I”
Can art prepare Christians to face death with hope? In this course, we will identify key works of art and theological texts that depict suffering and death, exploring how they grapple with these realities, and come to appreciate how art may spiritually form us towards Christian hope. Artistic reflections will centre on paintings, medieval woodcuts, …
View course details “The Art of Death and Theology of Hope”
The Canadian Ecumenical Anti-Racism Network (CEARN) of the Canadian Council of Churches invites you to two days of ecumenical support and engagement in anti-racism in and through the churches. The immensity of the racism across the country that has risen up and become bolder has affected Canadian churches and its members. How are churches responding …
View course details “Sharing, Solidarity and Action: Racial Justice and the Canadian Churches (An online gathering)”
Your 2023 Summer Youth Group plans? Sorted. Come and join us for CLAY 2023 from Thursday August 10th until Sunday August 13th for a jam packed weekend of worship, learning, community and fun. Never been to CLAY before? Check out the highlights from our last in person CLAY in 2018 for what to expect! Wilfrid …
View course details “CLAY 2023: Ashes and Embers”
Our spirituality is who we are, and our spiritual journey is as long as the days of our lives. At the end of our lives, each of us will have spent it on something; something will have consumed us. As christians, we hope to be consumed by christ, or, as the apostle paul states, “to …
View course details “Consumed: A Sacred Quest”
Friday supper to early afternoon Sunday with music and worship contemplative times biblical telling coaching for newcomers and those deepening their practice “Come away to the Rocky Mountains and spend time learning to tell Scripture this fall! King’s Fold is not far from Calgary, Alberta. This will be a time for those new to by-heart …
View course details “Biblical Storytellers Fall Retreat 2022”
Live from a place of calm and love in these turbulent times November 2022 – June 2023 on Zoom Does your heart long for a deeper connection to God within a community of like-hearted souls? Heart Longings: An Invitation to the Contemplative Path is an eight-month program that invites you to ground in a place …
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Support for the spiritual heart of clergy of all denominations Class of 2023 – on Zoom – Enrolling Now Are you looking for a new way to live and lead faithfully? Going Deeper: Clergy Spiritual Life & Leadership Program addresses the challenges of a life that ideally is centered in God and committed to spiritual …
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Presenter: Fr. Craig E. Morrison, O.Carm. Born into poverty in Belarus, Marc Chagall endured a most turbulent time with the violent collapse of czarist Russia and two world wars. In 1941, he and his wife, Bella, fled for their lives to New York escaping the Shoah while carrying with them the White Crucifixion (a Chagall …
View course details “Marc Chagall Paints the Bible”
True happiness is an internal job. It’s a conscious choice to focus on the positive and free ourselves from negative thinking. Follow your heart to a weekend at Mount Carmel and take yourself on a life journey to nourish, embrace and celebrate all that you are. Learn how to strengthen your foundation of happiness, and …
View course details “If You’re Happy and You Know It… A Gratitude Retreat”