retreats
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Journey into Silence – Six days in DeWitt, Michigan St. Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt, Michigan, provides a peaceful sanctuary for Location: St. Francis Retreat Center, DeWitt, Michigan |
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Two-Week Directed Retreat Practicum for Spiritual Directors This practicum is designed for spiritual directors who have made an individually-directed retreat and completed a certificate program in spiritual direction. Location: St. Francis Retreat Center, DeWitt, MI |
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Writing as Spiritual Practice: A Weekend Retreat for Women Join us for a weekend of sacred rest, writing and communion with other women who love the written word. We’ll explore various ways writing can servce as spiritual practice, connecting us with our spirit and the Divine. Enjoy the luxury of a weekend of writing, walking, being with yourself, Spirit and others. Experience the power of beauty to inspire you; the joy of community with those who understand how writing reveals the soul. This program is ideal for new writers or those who journal, as well as the experienced writer. We will feature presentations, group discussions and practice sessions; five delicious meals, labyrinth walk and movie night. Also included is a Sunday Morning Salon to share our writing. Location: Dominican Center at Marywood |
women and the word: preaching with the mind, eyes and heart of a woman
In celebration of the 800th Anniversary of the founding of the Dominican Order, Dominican Center at Marywood presents a week long conference and retreat for women, men, preachers, hearers and doers of the Word. Each day will begin with Morning Prayer and with Preaching. Optional Workshops, including storytelling, poetry, photography, music, movement and art will be offered Monday through Thursday afternoons. Each day will close with Eucharist or Evening Prayer with Preaching.
Major Presentations:
Preaching with the Mind, Eyes and Heart of a Woman
How can women and men work as partners to bring feminist perspectives to preaching the Gospel? Monday we will explore some of the global realities of women’s lives and the importance of bringing women’s perspectivesto the reading of Scripture. Tuesday through Friday, we will explore ways of reading the Scriptures and preaching with the mind, eyes and heart of a woman from each of the four Gospels.
Dates: 9:30 am on Monday, June 11 through noon on Friday, June 15, 2012
Presenter: Barbara Reid, OP, Professor of New Testament Studies, Vice President and Academic Dean, Catholic Theological Union in Chicago
Cost: $300.00 ($360.00 after April 15, 2012). Includes continental breakfast Monday through Friday at Dominican Center; also includes the programs Misunderstanding Judaism Means Misunderstanding Jesus and Entrusted with the Word (see below).
Lodging: Options range from $22 to $69 per night. Call (616) 454-1241 (option 5)
Meals: Options range from $50 to $90 for the week; Dominican Center can accommodate most special dietary needs.
Misunderstanding Judaism means Misunderstanding Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth followed the Torah of Moses, found inspiration in the Prophets of Israel and founded a community of fellow Jews. Yet often Jesus is misunderstood as rejecting Jedaism, and first-century Judaism is misunderstood as legalistic, misogynist, vengeful and xenophobic. Correctly locating Jesus in his Jewish context not only brings new meaning to his parables, his politics and his piety, it both prevents anti-Jewish teaching and opens a new path for Jewish-Christian relations.
Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Presenter: Amy-Jill Levine, PhD, University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt University and School of Divinity (Response and dialogue with Barbara Reid, OP)
Entrusted with the Word
According to Vatican II’s Constitution on Divine Revelation, Dei Verbum, the Word of God, has been entrusted to the entire church. This presentation will focus on the share of all baptized persons in the prophetic mission of the church and the charisms given by the Holy Spirit as the source of the authority to preach. Particular attention will be given to the experience of women since the time of the Second Vatican Council and how Dominican Spirituality can be a resource for the preaching ministry of the entire church.
Date: Friday, June 15, 2012
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Presenter: Mary Catherine Hilkert, OP, Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
