Session #1 - What dying teaches us about the spiritual journey During his visit to Sydney in 2016, Ron Rolheiser recommended a book called "The Grace in Dying: How We Are Transformed Spiritually as We Die" by Kathleen Dowling Singh. She sees a clear correlation between the inner journey of the dying process and the […]
You are invited to join in an hour of reflection and discussion commencing at 10.30 am until approximately 11:30 am - followed by morning tea. There is time for quiet meditation and the opportunity to share insights with the group.
Session #1 - Rev. Andy Bullen SJ: Pilgrimage, a metaphor for the human spiritual journey. Graham Toomey: Spiritual journeying in Australian indigenous culture. Making a pilgrimage and walking a labyrinth have become popular activities today for increasing numbers of people. Whether of religious faith or of no religion, they seem equally to be seeking personal […]
Seminar #2 - A renewed theology of God and the voices of women theologians Ecological conversion is nothing more than falling in love with the earth – again, or for the first time. In Laudato Si’ Pope Francis calls us to “profound interior conversion” as the fundamental underpinning of the shift in consciousness and lifestyle […]
You are invited to join in an hour of reflection and discussion commencing at 10.30 am until approximately 11:30 am - followed by morning tea. There is time for quiet meditation and the opportunity to share insights with the group.
Session #2 - Geoffrey Gemmell, Mary McDearmid and TBA: Reflect on their experience of making a pilgrimage. Making a pilgrimage and walking a labyrinth have become popular activities today for increasing numbers of people. Whether of religious faith or of no religion, they seem equally to be seeking personal change, or spiritual growth, through these […]
Session #3 - Rev. Edmund Campion: Christian pilgrimage over the centuries, some highlights. Ahmed Hassan: Pilgrimage in Islam. Making a pilgrimage and walking a labyrinth have become popular activities today for increasing numbers of people. Whether of religious faith or of no religion, they seem equally to be seeking personal change, or spiritual growth, through […]
Seminar #3 - What is eco-spirituality? How do we embody a renewed theology? How does one undertake “profound interior conversion”? Ecological conversion is nothing more than falling in love with the earth – again, or for the first time. In Laudato Si’ Pope Francis calls us to “profound interior conversion” as the fundamental underpinning of […]
You are invited to join in an hour of reflection and discussion commencing at 10.30 am until approximately 11:30 am - followed by morning tea. There is time for quiet meditation and the opportunity to share insights with the group.
Session #4 - Emily Simpson, Donna Mulhearn and Tom Plaizier: The Labyrinth, its practice and meaning for the spiritual life. Making a pilgrimage and walking a labyrinth have become popular activities today for increasing numbers of people. Whether of religious faith or of no religion, they seem equally to be seeking personal change, or spiritual growth, […]
