Calendar of Events 2009-2010
October 17, 2009: Spiritual Directors Symposium:
Discernment Part 1: The Elements of Choosing Life
Choosing is the essence of the spiritual life. "...choose life, then, that you and your descendents may live..." (Deut. 30.19) Learning to choose requires the ability to notice and take a lifetime -- developing techniques and skills -- and practicing
them. The day will include presentations and processes, reflection and sharing.
The art of discernment is often described as "Discernment of Spirits" or the ability to sift through the spirits of good and evil. Important to this process is the capacity to name the feelings, desires, ambitions, and images that surface within oneself. Over time the discerner becomes, with help from a competent spiritual director, proficient in identifying these inner movements and respecting them as important data.
The day will be presented by Sister Joan Henehan, CSJ, and Sister Miriam Therese Larkin, CSJ. Both are part-time associate directors of the Spirituality Center and have many years experience in spiritual direction and in the art of discernment.
Fee is $40 pre-registered, $45 at the door. Bring a lunch/snack or purchase it in campus cafeteria or at restaurants nearby.
- Presenters: Sister Joan Henehan, CSJ and Sister Miriam Therese Larkin, CSJ
- Place: Donohue Center, Doheny Campus, MSMC
- Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Cost: $40.00 pre-registered; $45.00 at the door
November 7, 2009: Introduction to the Enneagram
This is the first workshop in a series of six sessions. The Enneagram is psycho-spiritual tool that assists us in understanding our motivations and behaviors and how these will differ from others. This first session will include and reflection with
the goal to identifying our particular identity within the framework of the Enneagram. The day will include input, reflection sharing and feedback. Knowledge of the Enneagram has proved helpful to those in discernment and in spiritual direction.
- Place: Building #2, Doheny Campus, MSMC
- Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Cost: $50.00 per session; pre-registration required
- Bring a lunch/snack or purchase it at restaurants nearby.
May 1-2, 2010: Privately Directed Retreat
Each year the Spirituality Center sponsors a privately directed retreat on the Doheny Campus, MSMC.
In a privately directed retreat the retreatant meets with his/her retreat director after each prayer period to receive guidance and suggested input for prayer. This input is usually based on scripture texts that follow a given theme. During the direction session, the retreatant gives the retreat director an account of his/her inner experiences and responses during and outside of the prayer periods. The director listens with the purpose of helping the retreatant to hear God, not so much in words, but in the various movements in his/her life. During this two-day retreat the retreatant is expected to spend several periods of time in prayer. The prayer periods are provided within the schedule.
You will be directed by an intern director during this retreat. These intern directors, as part of their training, are required to direct a retreat under the supervision of an experienced retreat director approved by the Spirituality Center.
There is no fee; however, donations are gratefully received.
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