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
COME TO THE WATER - JANUARY 19 - 21, 2018 Friday - January 19, 2018 Arrive by 4:00 pm Supper at 5:00 pm Sunday - January 21, 2018 (leave after noon meal) St. Joseph Retreat House, Mantolokin, New Jersey Private Rooms/Shared Bathrooms Fee:$250 In the midst of winter's long days, take time to Relax, Reflect and Renew your Spiritual well-being. Join with others for: Presentations, discussion, quiet time, communal prayer and an opportunity to share with one of the retreat directors (if you wish). Make checks payable to Lumen Center, 1 Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006 Facilitators: Pat Crowley, OP and Kathleen Detlet, D.MIn. |
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018
LEARNING HOW TO LIVE AN INTUITIVE AND SPIRIT GUIDED LIFE
5:30 pm Supper
6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation
Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
Registration appreciated by January 17, 2018 Fee: $25 - $35 (pay within your means)
What is real intuition versus just imagination? Does the Holy Spirit really speak to us individually? How can we
trust that we are truly following the Light and Wisdom from God? These issues will be explored and explained.
We will learn how to follow our path through inner truth that we can trust.
Presenter: Ginger Grancagnolo
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FEBRUARY
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Pray Always! 9:15 am Breakfast 10:00 am - 12:15 pm Session I 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Session II Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by February 13, 2018 Fee: $35 - $45(Pay within your means) Prayer is so necessary for our relationship with God. We need to slow down and savor special prayer times and let God speak deeply to our hearts. This day will focus on various types of prayer so that we can pray, reflect, and discover how God is moving in our lives each day. Presenter: Donna L. Ciangio, OP MARCH |
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Saturday, March 3, 2018
TEILHARD'S MYSTICISM IN A CHAOTIC WORLD 9:15 am Breakfast 9:45 am Session I 12:15 pm Lunch 1:15 pm Session II 3:00 pm Closing Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by February 22, 2018 Fee: $35 - $45 (Pay Within Your Means) With Teilhard, we steep ourselves in the dynamism of our Universe, sense its evolutionary direction, and sink into its beauty, its creativity, its grandeur. Like Teilhard and all those "who love the world" and yearn to expand their mystical hearts, we encounter the Divine Presence alive and active at the heart of the Universe, as well as the Cosmic Christ drawing us into a hope-filled future. Presenters: Kathleen Duffy, SSJ |
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018
IN ANOTHER TIME, AT ANY PLACE: The Stations of the Cross and Scripture 5:30 pm Supper 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by: March 8, 2018 Fee: $25- $35 (Pay within your means) Since the Middle Ages, one of the most popular Lenten and Friday Catholic devotion has been the Stations of the Cross. The Stations mark the walls of large churches and even small chapels with the memory of Jesus' passion and death. Some people devote part of their daily prayer to a walk with Jesus in his final hours. While the Stations are rooted in the Gospel accounts of Jesus' passion and death, they also developed over time to include episodes that are not found in any Gospel account. The purpose of this evening's reflection is to take a brief look at the history of this devotion, to focus on the roots of the Stations in their scriptural context, and to briefly explore the role of imagination in our prayer in order to better understand how we interiorize the Gospel stories and give new expression in our own lives to their meaning. Presenters: Paul Sansone |
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
MOVIE: FORGIVENESS 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by: March 15, 2018 FREE WILL OFFERING To forgive someone can be simple. But this act can have powerful consequences, and may lead to a personal and spiritual transformation. Over the past 20 years the study of forgiveness has come into its own. Through this film we will look at the effects of forgiveness on individuals and within relationships under a wide variety of conditions. We will watch the film and have discussion around the topic of forgiveness. What is the impact as well as implications for our own lives. Presenters: Pat Crowley, OP and Kathleen Detlet |
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Thursday, March 22, 2018 CANCELLED BECAUSE OF WEATHER
9:15 am Breakfast 10:00 am - 12:15 pm Session I 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Session II Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by March 15, 2018 Fee: $45 - $55 (pay within your means) A "Thin Place" is a wonderful Celtic expression that speaks of the thin veil that exists between the physical and spiritual realm. Carmel invites you to enter this sacred space through her songs, stories and contemplative praying. You will experience it, and be inspired by an ancient wisdom and way of praying that expands the heart and nourishes the soul. You will be relaxed and at peace as you leave this reflective day. Presenter: Carmel Boyle |
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APRIL
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 FINDING JOY IN THE GOSPEL 5:30 pm Supper 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by April 4, 2018 Fee: $25 - $35 (pay within your means) Joy in the Gospel is Pope's Francis' vision for where he would like to take the church. We will explore the challenge of this theme on those in the pews and fellow seekers along the way. Presenter: Father Peter Krebs, S.T. |
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MAY
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Tuesdays, May 1 and May 8 , 2018
THE WISDOM OF THE ENNEAGRAM FOR BEGINNERS 5:30 pm Supper 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by April 25, 2018 Fee: $25- $35 per session (pay within your means) The Enneagram is an ancient wisdom tool that is over 4,500 years old, believed to come out of the Sufi tradition. Composed of a wheel of 9 personality types, it can enable us to get a deeper insight into how we see ourselves, others and the world in which we live. It has been tested through the centuries and has proven to be an incredible way to help us to grow on our personal and spiritual journey. Identifying our personality type can offer ways for us to see ourselves in a new way. Presenter: Patricia M. Wormann, OP |
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BOOK DISCUSSION
Four Wednesday afternoons in May: May 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2018 FALLING UPWARD, BY RICHARD ROHR 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by April 23, 2018 Fee: $20 - $30 for all 4 weeks (pay within your means) In the first half of life, we are naturally and rightly preoccupied with establishing our identity-climbing, achieving, and performing. But those concerns will not serve us as we grow older and begin to embark on a further journey, one that involves challenges, mistakes, loss of control, broader horizons, and necessary suffering that actually shocks us out of our prior comfort zone. Father Rohr offers a new paradigm for understanding one of the most profound of life's mysteries: how our failings can be the foundation for our on-going spiritual growth. Please read the book before the discussion starts. We will discuss Chapters 1-3 the first week and follow with the next 3 chapters each week following; the last meeting we will cover the last 4 chapters and close with a simple ritual. Facilitator: Kathleen Detlet |
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
EMBRACING THE SIGN: A JOURNEY OF FAITH, SCIENCE AND EXPERIENCE 5:30 pm Supper 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by May 16, 2018 Fee: $25 - $35 (pay within your means) In the journey to a mature faith it is not uncommon to go through periods of doubt. Often loss, following the death of a loved one, can precipitate a faltering faith. This book offers stories of true experiences about ordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences after the death of a loved one. What makes these stories important is the profound effect of each experience. Each person felt an overwhelming sense that death is not the end, that the deceased continued to exist in some form, apart from and beyond the body. Discussion and the opportunity for questions and sharing of one's own experiences, if you wish, will be included. It would be beneficial, though not required, to have read the book prior to attending. Presenter: Marion Goldstein |
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June
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Tuesday, June 5, 2018
INTRODUCTION TO SOUL COLLAGE: Discover Your Inner Wisdom 9:15 am Breakfast 10:00 am - 12:15 pm Session I 12:15 pm - 3:00 pm Session II 3:00 pm Closing Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by: May 30, 2018 Fee: $50 - $60 Soul Collage, created by Seena B. Frost, therapist and spiritual seeker, is a creative and satisfying collage process that is a Jungian -based art process in which you construct over time, soul-tending cards. This introductory workshop invites you to give visual and poetic expression to the tapestry of your life experiences and it nourishes the seeds of your destiny. Emphasis is not on the art but rather on your process of self discovery. Facilitator: Kathleen Detlet |
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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
GRATEFUL TO THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF BROTHER DAVID STEIND-RAST 5:30 pm Supper 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by: June 6, 2018 Fee: $25 - $35 (pay within your means) Spirituality and ministry is shaped by legendary spiritual teachers; Brother David is one of the finest. Presenter: Father Anthony J. Randazzo |
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