A Day Away retreat— Balance Led by Oblates Camille Banks and Mary Hoddy Saturday, March 2, 2019 9:30 am-5:00 pm $50 for the day including lunch All women welcome You are always invited to extend your retreat. Contact Amanda Conwayto check room availability. Are you dissatisfied with the things that seem to consume your energy and time? We’ll provide a spacious day to consider how to focus on the essentials of life. Join us as we explore the Benedictine value of balance. Retreat leaders Camille Banks has been an Oblate since 2005 and a Spiritual Formation Specialist for InterVarsity in Lakes and Plains ...
Holy Wisdom Monastery presents four Lenten Lunches in 2019 Learning about Suffering from the Major Faith Traditions Suffering is a dominant theme in the Christian tradition during Lent. In this Lenten series, we will explore the theme of suffering in the major faith traditions of Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam to support our journeys of spiritual understanding and transformation. Barbara Brown Taylor says, “We need a God who knows about pain… It is not all that popular an idea, even among Christians. We prefer a God who prevents suffering, only that is not the God we have got. What the ...
Environmental Ethics of Indigenous Cultures of Wisconsin led by Patty Loew Enjoy dinner at the monastery and learn about the environmental ethics of the first people of this land. Speaker Patty Loew is a Professor of Journalism at Northwestern University and Director of Native American and Indigenous Research. Cost $40, includes dinner and lecture Registration Registration closed.
The Spiritual Practice of Friendship led by Brad Lutz Looking at our experience, Scripture and the Rule, we will consider that friendship is more than being friendly—it is a spiritual practice that opens us to the workings of God's grace. Our sessions will include time for reflection and sharing as well as didactic. Facilitator: Brad S. Lutz is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and has served congregations in PA, OH, IL and FL, where he is currently interim pastor at the Church of the Palms, Delray Beach. His ministry has also included hospice chaplaincy and AIDS ...
Join us for contemplative, Taizé style prayer incorporating song, silence, meditation and spiritual readings in the monastery oratory.