Programs
Join us and deepen your relationship with God, self and others. Our schedule includes evening programs, days of retreat, scripture study and dialogue about our responsibility in using the earth's resources. .
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JANUARY
Tuesdays, January 28, 2020
WOMEN IN CHURCH LEADERSHIP
5:30 pm Supper
6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation
Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
Registration appreciated by January 23, 2020
Fee: $30 - $40 (Pay within your means)
Throughout history, women have had significant roles in many aspects of Church leadership. The presentation will concentrate on the role of women in Church history and the desire of the people in the pews to have women deacons and significant positions filled by women in the Church today.
Facilitator: Donna L. Ciangio, OP
Tuesdays, January 28, 2020
WOMEN IN CHURCH LEADERSHIP
5:30 pm Supper
6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation
Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
Registration appreciated by January 23, 2020
Fee: $30 - $40 (Pay within your means)
Throughout history, women have had significant roles in many aspects of Church leadership. The presentation will concentrate on the role of women in Church history and the desire of the people in the pews to have women deacons and significant positions filled by women in the Church today.
Facilitator: Donna L. Ciangio, OP
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FEBRUARY
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 EUCHARIST BEYOND THE CONSECRATION 5:30 pm Supper 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by February 13, 2020 Fee:$30 - $40 (Pay within your means) Sacraments are central to the Catholic tradition: they are first and foremost encounters with Christ and gateways to the Paschal Mystery. In this presentation, we will explore the Eucharist beyond the consecration, looking at mystics and thinkers like Pope Francis and Teilhard de Chardin; poets like Mary Oliver; and social justice advoctes like Megan McKenna to expand our understanding of the most central gift left to us by Christ. Facilitator: Rev. Thomas A. Dente |
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Saturday, March 7, 2020 THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST JESUS 9:30 am Breakfast 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by February 28, 2020 Fee: $35 - $45 (Pay within your means) Kathleen Deignan, CND, a teaching theologian at Iona College, author, and writer of sacred music, will animate an inquiry into the contemporary language of Christology. The Jesus of history - discloser of the living Christ - will be honored as the human heart's allurement towar eternal mystery. Richard Rohr's book, The Universal Christ, is suggested for further reading. Presenter: Kathleen Deignan, CND, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019
CENTERING PRAYER: One More Time 1:30pm - 3:00pm Saint Catherine Convent 7 Ryerson Avenue Caldwell, NJ Registration appreciated by October 4, 2019 Fee: $20 - $30 (Pay within your means When we say "Let us Pray" we are saying we want to deepen our relationship with the Lord. Prayer is a 4-step dance with the Lord- to read, to reflect, to respond, to rest. Centering Prayer is not only a prayer of resting, it is a prayer of consenting, celebrating the saying of "Yes" to the Lord. Presenter: Father Carl J. Arico |
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Thursday, October 17, 2019 "BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD" PSALM 46:10 9:30AM Light Breakfast 10:00 Morning Prayer 10:15am - 12:15pm Quiet Time 12:15pm - 1:00pm Lunch 1:00pm - 3:00pm Quiet Time Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by October 11, 2019 Fee: $20 - $30 (Pay within your means) You are invited to join others seeking some time for quiet prayer, silence, and prayer together at the beginning and the end of the day. Enjoy the beautiful setting of the grounds as well as the sacred space found in the chapel. Presenter: LUMEN Center Staff |
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
DREAMING A DREAM FORWARD 5:30pm Supper 6:15pm - 7:45pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by: October 15, 2019 Fee: $25- $35 (Pay within your means) C.G. Jung initiated a process called Active Imagination which enables an individual to catch their dreams and to continue dreaming with their eyes open. This type of dreaming demands active and creative participation with the dream content. In this workshop we will encounter and practice how to dream a dream forward and learn the significance of engaging dreams in a waking state. It has the potential to see what God has in store for us with this new information. Presenter: Jane Selinske |
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NOVEMBER
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Saturday, November 2, 2019
POETRY AND SPIRITUAL LIFE 9:15am Breakfast 10:00am - 12:15pm Session I 12:15pm - 1:00pm Lunch 1:00pm - 2:30pm Session II Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by October 25, 2019 Fee: $45 - $55 (Pay within your means) We will read and reflect together on poems that stir and inspire us, and that draw us into a deeper relationship with the Holy Mystery. Presenters: Janet Ruffing, RSM |
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
THE SEASONS OF THE LIFE OF A DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST 5:30pm Supper 6:15pm - 7:45 pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by April 24, 2019 Fee: $25-$35 (Pay within your means) Anita Foley will highlight how the liturgical year moves each of us through cycles of reliving and celebrating the great mysteries of Christ's life. How do we mark and celebrate seasons and feasts of our faith. There will be time during the session to reflect on the scripture messages connected to each season of the life of a disciple. Presenter: Anita Foley |
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DECEMBER |
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Tuesdays, December 3 & 10, 2019 GLORY DWELLING IN OUR LAND: The Psalms of Advent and Christmas 5:30pm Supper 6:15pm - 7:45pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by November 27, 2019 Fee: $25 - $35 (Pay within your means) During the seasons of Advent and Christmas, the church sings psalms about waiting, about hope and about the dawning of divine light in the darkness of our world. The psalms give expression to our hope-filled and joyous faith as we welcome God's Word made flesh among us. During this two-week session, we will unwrap several of the psalms used in the Advent and Christmas liturgies to consider what precious gifts they are to those who pray them. Presenter: Paul D. Sansone |
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Thursday, December 12, 2019 WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Advent Day of Retreat 9:15am Breakfast 10:00am - 12:15pm Session I 12:15pm - 1:00pm Lunch 1:00pm - 3:00pm Session II Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by December 5, 2019 Fee: $45 - $55 (pay within your means) Together we will look at and renew the gifts given to each of us to live our lives more fully: Let us share ways we can truly prepare for a deeper relationship with the ONE whose birth we celebrate. Practical suggestions will be shared to make this feast a truly memorable one. Presenters: Pat Crowley, OP & Kathy Detlet |
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