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Reception & Lecture: The Life and Spirituality of Thomas Berry – CANCELLED

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

This program has been cancelled Join us for an inspiring evening focusing on the Life and Spirituality of Thomas Berry presented by nationally-know speakers Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim. Thomas Berry (1914–2009) was one of the twentieth century’s most profound thinkers. As a cultural historian, he sought a broader perspective on humanity’s relationship to Earth in order to respond to the ecological and social challenges of our times. He began his studies in Western history and religions and expanded to include Asian and indigenous religions, which he taught at Fordham University, Barnard College, and Columbia University. Thomas was also ...

$35

Song of Our Lives

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

The Oblate Community presents A Musical Workshop on the Psalms led by Ellen Oak Workshop description This workshop will introduce psalm singing as a spiritual practice. It is designed for those serving as musicians in parishes, as well as for individuals who desire the fullness of life in their prayer. The workshop will explore the diverse and deep gifts of the psalms for “singing the song of our lives” in all times and seasons, investigating a variety of musical styles and liturgical forms. It will include "hands on” practical training in singing and spirituality, as well as contextual teaching, and ...

$75

Oblate Retreat

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Faith in the Body All that we experience of God in this life is mediated through physicality. Matter is the matrix of grace. This retreat offers an invitation to further welcome and nurture the love of God which has made a home in our flesh and blood on this living earth. Through simple experiments in breath, movement, stillness and singing, and incorporating reflections on Scripture, the Rule of Benedict and the gleanings of contemporary neuroscience, we will open ourselves to formation and transformation in the Body of Christ. Facilitator – Ellen Oak I am a musician—conductor, mezzo-soprano, pianist and composer—and liturgist based in ...

A Day Away – Listen

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

A Day Away to Listen to the Earth "Listen" is the first word in the Rule of Benedict. St. Benedict begins by urging us to listen with the ear of our heart. This day of retreat will turn our listening hearts to the earth, our common home. We will tune our hearts and deepen our listening to the earth through silence, contemplative prayer, group prayer, contemplative dialogue and direct encounter with the land at Holy Wisdom Monastery. This is a opportunity for participants to settle into interior and exterior silence, and to listen for the gentle voice of the earth. ...

$70

POSTPONED – Cosmology and Consciousness: In Search of the Whole

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

The new science today tells us that nature is an undivided whole, a deep interconnectedness of dynamic life. We humans are part of nature, yet we have become divided into isolated parts struggling for existence. What role does religion play in the quest for wholeness? Is Christianity a religion of wholeness or not? Why has technology assumed the role of religion in our age? We will explore these questions and others through the lens of Teilhard de Chardin, as we seek to understand the role of consciousness in relation to cosmology, evolution and the emergence of God. Facilitator Ilia Delio, ...

$85

Postponed – Oblate Retreat

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Promise Weekend with Heather Schmidt More details coming

POSTPONED – Oblate Retreat

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Simplicity and Minimalism led by Kyle Kramer Kyle Kramer is the Executive Director of the Passionist Earth and Spirit Center. More details coming

Hope and Comfort in these Times: An Advent Retreat

Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

This Advent season will be like no other with quarantine restrictions; altered holiday celebrations; inability to be with loved ones; and continued economic and political turmoil. How does the Rule of Benedict help us to find hope, peace and even joy during these times? Join us for a virtual retreat, including a livestreamed concert of Advent hymns and carols and a Taizé service; workshops on Waiting, Hope and Praying with Mandalas plus opportunities for integration or lectio divina via Zoom; and a Zoom social hour. This retreat is open to oblates and the public. Retreat leaders Concert: Sherri Hansen & ...

$60

Praying the Psalms with Jesus

Virtual Event takes place online, WI

Praying the Psalms with Jesus presented by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan is a virtual retreat that took place Feb. 26-28, 2021. The Psalms are not only the ancient songs of Israel; they are the prayers that Jesus prayed. This enriching retreat includes an opening concert on Friday night; Psalm study, meditation, silent reflection, discussion, and lots of singing on Saturday; a prayer service on Saturday evening; and the Holy Wisdom Monastery Sunday Assembly worship service and a closing session on Sunday. Presenter Richard Bruxvoort Colligan is a music composer and Psalms scholar serving across denominations. He earned his M.A. in Theology ...

The Wisdom of Wild Grace

Virtual Event takes place online, WI

The Wisdom of Wild Grace with Christine Valters Paintner May 15-16, 2021: 9:00-11:00 am and 1:00-3:00 pm U.S. CDT (check to see what time this is where you live – enter Madison, WI on the right and your local time should show on the left) Join us for this two-day live, virtual retreat where we will explore the gift of Earth as our original monastery and the wisdom of wild grace. In these days of climate crisis and global pandemic, how might we grow in intimacy with the elements and creatures? How might we listen more closely to Earth’s wisdom ...

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