Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul Book Study (in-person)

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

In anticipation of Earth & Soul, an Evening with John Philip Newell on May 20, 2022, Holy Wisdom is inviting all to participate in a Community Read Book Study of his latest book, Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World (HarperOne, 2021). In his book, the Scottish born author summarizes ancient Gaelic and contemporary writers who invite us to a reawakening of the sacredness of all creation. Three in-person sessions will be held at Holy Wisdom Monastery, facilitated by Mary Ellen Gevelinger, OP and held from 1:00-2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, April 6 and ...

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Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul Book Study (virtual)

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

In anticipation of Earth & Soul, an Evening with John Philip Newell on May 20, 2022, Holy Wisdom is inviting all to participate in a Community Read Book Study of his latest book, Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World (HarperOne, 2021). In his book, the Scottish born author summarizes ancient Gaelic and contemporary writers who invite us to a reawakening of the sacredness of all creation. Three online sessions will be held via Zoom from 6:30-8:00 pm on Thursday evenings, April 7, 21, and May 5, co-facilitated by Carole Kretschman and Pam Shellberg. There ...

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Advent: For What Do We Hope?

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

During Advent we contemplate Jesus' birth story in the Gospel of Matthew, allowing its particular character and unique features to comfort troubled souls and to magnify our hope. This is an opportunity to deepen your observance of the Advent season, to find a quiet and somber refuge from the hype and hoopla accompanying the rush to Christmas. "The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer This Advent series is four sessions, offered in-person and ...

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Body, Heart, Spirit: Integrative Health

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

Body, Heart, Spirit: Integrative Health will be a presentation and conversation about: Integrative health; the relationship between health, the human experience and the environment The encouragement of participants, as medical patients, to make integrative and proactive choices that promote fullness of health and well-being in body and spirit The balance between traditional and complementary alternative modes of medical treatment Speaker David Rakel, M.D. is professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at UW-Madison, founder of the Integrative Health Program, recipient of the Gold Foundation's Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award (the school's highest honor for ...

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Event Series The Transformed Heart

The Transformed Heart

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

The Transformed Heart: Spirituality, Religion and the Struggle for Integrity What does it mean to embrace and follow a spiritual path with personal integrity? In this six-session exploration of the complex relationship between personal spirituality and religious belonging we will read Tom Zanzig’s book, The Transformed Heart. Using contemplative dialog, lectio divina, and open conversation, our aim is for each participant to reflect on their own experience of seeking a spirituality to ground their life, whether that is outside organized religion or within a religious community. Spiritual transformation is a lifelong process. Together we will reflect on the rich treasury ...

$45

The Great Search with John Philip Newell

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

The School of Earth & Soul – The Great Search In 2016, John Philip Newell began a teaching initiative that is now called The School of Earth & Soul. Its purpose is to reawaken awareness of the sacred in all things and to help translate this awareness into compassionate action. The School has two main offerings, Celtic Wisdom and The Great Search, both following a three-year cycle of teaching and spiritual practice in annual retreats hosted around the country. Holy Wisdom Monastery will be a site for the Earth and Soul School, with John Philip Newell leading the first retreat ...

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