All programs are held at the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse unless
otherwise specfied.

Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton

Contemplative living is for all people. These sessions use Merton’s writings as a starting point, seeking to mine the life experience and spiritual depths of those who participate. Participants will have time prior to each session to read a selection by Thomas Merton as well as selections from other spiritual writers. The sessions will provide time for group prayer, personal reflection and dialogue. These sessions are meant to build one upon the other. It is important to participate in the first session even if you may have to miss one of the other sessions.

The SUNDAY program focuses on Book Eight, Seeing That Paradise Begins Now . Together we will reflect on how the integration of the inner experience of contemplative living transforms our vision of our loving connection with all of creation helping us to live awake, aware and appreciative lives today.

Presenter:	Maureen Heverin, SC
Dates:	Sundays - January 22, February 12, March 18 & April 15
Time:	1-4 p.m.
Fee:	$40 for all sessions (includes booklet to use.) $10 for individual sessions plus cost of book $10 non-refundable registration fee due so books can be distributed.
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TUESDAY’S GROUP will focus on the book - Lent and Holy Week . Using contemplative dialogue this book is built around themes of Forgiveness, Freedom, Call to Accountability, Living the Gospel, True Unity, Service of Peace through Humility, Connecting to the Source of our Unity, and Building the Kingdom Together. Each week focuses on a different theme. It is the hope that this series will gently lead participants on their Lenten journey toward a more contemplative and peace-filled Easter.

Presenter:	Maureen Heverin, SC
Dates:	Tuesdays, February 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27 & April 3, 2012
Time:	1-2:30 p.m.
Fee:	$30 for all sessions (includes booklet to use.) $10 for individual sessions plus cost of book $10 non-refundable registration fee due so books can be distributed.
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Lectio Divina

During Lent we will gather in the Emmaus Room on Friday from 1-2 to reflect on the Scriptures for the following Sunday using the Lectio Divina process – Reading the Word, Reflecting on the Word, Responding to God’s Word and Resting in God. It’s an opportunity to prepare for Sunday Liturgy in a different way and no previous experience is necessary. No fee or registration required.

“Lectio Divina means “holy or sacred reading.” It is an ancient prayer form being rediscovered and reclaimed in our time. Lectio is a slow, contemplative reading of the scriptures which leads us to union with God. It is an invitation to listen deeply for God’s voice in scripture and then to allow what we hear to shape our way of being in the world.” From the book Lectio Divina by Christine Valters Painter and Lucy Wynkoop, OSB.

Leader:	Maureen Heverin, SC
Dates:	Fridays, February 24; March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2012
Time:	1-2 PM

 

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2011-2012 Sundays of Reflection Series

You are invited to reflect on some common threads identified during Chapter.

Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011
OBEDIENCE: HOLY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE SAKE OF THE GOSPEL
Mary Ellen Murphy, SC
Ministry of spiritual direction/companioning, retreat work

Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011
THE POVERTY OF GOD
Carol Leveque, SC
Pastoral Associate, St. Anthony Parish

Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012
CALLED TO BE ECCLESIAL WOMEN, AUTHENTIC VOICES
Louise Lears, SC
Councilor, Sisters of Charity Leadership

Sunday, Mar. 6, 2012
LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING
Mary Bookser, SC
Councilor, Sisters of Charity Leadership

Time:	9:30 a.m. - Mass in Chapel (optional) 10:45 a.m. - presentation 11:30 a.m. - large group questions/comments 12:00 p.m. - lunch
Place:	Sisters of Charity Motherhouse, 5900 Delhi Rd.
Fee:	$20 (includes meal in dining room)

There is no fee for the Sundays of Reflection for SC’s and Associates. Donations are welcome to defray expenses. Those who do not live at the Motherhouse are requested to call 347-5300 (daytime) or 347-5346 (evening) and leave a message if you plan to stay for dinner.

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Book Sharing – Tatoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyles, SJ

No matter where people live or what their circumstances may be, everyone needs boundless, restorative love. As a pastor working in a neighborhood with the highest concentration of murderous gang activity in Los Angeles, Gregory Boyles, SJ, created an organization to provide jobs, job training, and encouragement so that young people could work together and learn the mutual respect that comes from collaboration. Tattoos on the Heart is a breathtaking series of parables distilled from his twenty years in the barrio.

Arranged by theme, these essays about universal kinship and redemption are moving examples of the power of unconditional love in difficult times and the importance of fighting despair. With Gregory Boyle’s guidance, we can recognize our own wounds in the broken lives and daunting struggles of the men and women in these parables and learn to find joy in all of the people around us. Tattoos on the Heart reminds us that no life is less valuable than another. (From the publisher)

All those who register will receive questions

Leader:	Maureen Heverin, SC
Dates:	Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Time:	1-3 PM – OR – 7-9 PM
Fee:	$10 paid in full at time of registration
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