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Sister Kathleen Deignan, CND ”Thomas Merton: Guide Through the Dark Night of Earth” – via zoom
Internet - Online , United StatesAmong the great luminaries of the Christian spiritual tradition, the modern master, Thomas Merton, shines a penetrating light upon our challenging lives and times. More than half a century after his death, Merton grows in stature and relevance as a pattern of integral ecological consciousness becomes evident throughout his written corpus as its complexity and
Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness – BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence – via Zoom
Internet - Online , United StatesDiscover a deeper awareness of healing and wisdom accessible to each of us through our bodies. During this day we'll establish BioSpiritual Focusing’s place in Body Awareness Practice and then progressively and experimentally introduce participants to the focusing concepts which will conclude with a demonstration and discussion of Focusing. Participants will be invited to welcome
Fear, Freedom and Levels of the Mind: Cultivating Interior Freedom in Fierce Times
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesContemplative Enrichment Day with Mark Kutolowski Fear blocks our ability to hear God’s presence and action in our midst. How do we live from a place of spiritual freedom in an era of upheaval and fear? In this workshop, we will seek to cultivate awareness of fear as it relates to the Primitive, Rational, and
Meister Eckhart’s Insights in the Context of Centering Prayer
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesContemplative Enrichment Day with Fr. Justin Lanier Fr. Justin Lanier will look at Meister Eckhart’s teachings on the Divine Nature and Detachment/Releasement, as well as his teaching In Principio as helpful guides to Centering Prayer in subtle awareness and intention. Special attention will be paid to unstuckness experienced through the experiences of “Letting Be” and
BioSpiritual Focusing: Welcoming an Embodied Experience of Grace
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesContemplative Enrichment Day with Donna O’Connor and Mike Smoolca Deep wisdom and healing are accessible within us waiting for discovery. BioSpiritual Focusing offers access to the causal point for change, our feelings. We see that a loving and curious presence offered to disregarded and hidden feelings allows deeper meanings to emerge and a graced shift
Contemplative Christianity at the Dawning of the Second Axial Age
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesAnnual Day of Reflection with The Rev. Matthew Wright Many thinkers today believe we are entering a "Second Axial Age" -- a great shift in consciousness and spirituality equal to that which produced the headwaters of our great religious traditions between roughly 800-200 BCE. This next shift is related closely to the process of globalization,
Bi-monthly Tech Circle ONLINE
Internet - Online , United StatesA space where we connect, explore questions and co-learn with a view to building our capacity to serve others in our community and beyond. We've added dates for the year every couple of months. We met most recently on a Saturday at 1pm Eastern Time (ET) but not everyone was able to attend and so
Abide in Me: Christian Mysticism and the Divine Indwelling – in person and online
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesHuman experience is a search for God, and for ourselves. Searching for God, we must look within ourselves. Searching for ourselves, we must look to God. This reciprocal dynamic is the heart of the Christian mystical tradition. Join us to explore the mystical indwelling of God. See how Christian apophatic theology serves in this searching.
