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Spirit River Community: A Retreat Centre Without Walls
Spirit River Community
Spirit River Community: A Retreat Centre Without Walls
Past Events
October 30, 2024 - From Grief to Mission, with Sr. Teresita Kambeitz OSU
With the aid of visuals, reflections will be offered on the Easter encounter between Mary Magdalene and the Risen Lord, who leads her from “grief” to “mission.” He begins the process gently by calling her to forgiveness of the disciples, thus liberating and empowering her to make the most important announcement in human history.
November 2, 2024 - Naming the Present Moment: Searching for Nurturing Metaphors in a Time of Receding Transcendence, with Fr. Ron Rolheiser OMI
Not everything can be fixed or cured, but it should be named properly! Jesus called this “reading the signs of the times”. How do we do that? This session will try to name our faith situation today, particularly as it relates to our faith lives.
November 12, 2024 - Your Journey of Faith: Exploring the Stages of Spiritual Growth, with Kalyn Falk
Have you thought about how your faith has changed over the years? In this workshop, we’ll introduce two key frameworks for understanding stages of faith formation.
November 27, 2024 - A Beginner's Guide to Lectio Divina, with Sr. Mary Coswin OSB
Join Sr. Mary and others in exploring a centuries-old prayer practice which is both accessible and transformative. ​
December 2, 2024 - Praying in Colour, with Kathy Berken
Maybe you love color. Maybe you are a visual or kinesthetic learner, a distractible or impatient soul, or a word-weary pray-er. This workshop will introduce you to a new and engaging way to pray.
December 10, 2024 - Living with an Expansive Faith with Kalyn Falk
As faith deepens and integrates, life becomes an expression of our journey’s growth, rooted in intimacy with the Divine and extending toward others and creation. This workshop explores how to live faithfully in this stage, with attention to the unique call and challenges, or “shadow,” it may bring.
January 9, February 13, March 13, 2025 - Radical Reverence: Jesus and unnamed Women in the Gospels, with Sr. Teresita Kambeitz OSU
Honour, admiration, respect, compassion, esteem, tribute, appreciation, trust - these are some of the responses of Jesus in his encounters with unnamed women in the gospels. In these presentations we will aim (with visuals and stories) to view these women through his eyes as we reflect on his radical responses toward these “nobodies” of his time and inaugurates a new world in which “there is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female” (Gal. 3:28).
January 14, 2025 - Taking Another Look at God: Renewing Our Images of the Holy, with Kalyn Falk
What do we imagine when we think of God? How do we see God? Where do we look to see the Holy? This workshop guides participants in exploring their evolving understanding of God and how it influences self-perception and spiritual well-being. Drawing from Jungian and Gestalt theories, we’ll uncover hidden distortions and heal patterns that may hold us back. As faith shifts and we grow in awareness, we open ourselves to deeper, transformative views of the Divine, fostering hope and personal renewal.
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