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    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 8 & 12, February 5 & 19, March 5 & 19, April 2 & 16,
    May 7 & 21, June 4 & 18, 2019
    CENTERING PRAYER AND LECTIO DIVINA
     
    4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

    Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
    Registration appreciated by January 2, 2019
    Fee: Free Will Offering


    Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplation. It is a prayer that moves us beyond conversation with God, with Christ, with Mystery. It is a method of prayer in which we consent to rest in God's presence. Lectio Divina is a reading, reflecting, responding and resting in the word of God that helps one to grow in relationship with God. After the group experiences Centering Prayer together, we will then share Lectio Divina from the scripture of the day. All are welcome to join in this prayer together. If you have experienced Centering Prayer, no need to register, just come by. If you are new to Centering Prayer, and are interested, please contact Kathy to set up a time to hear more about the prayer and address your questions. 
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    Facilitator: Kathy Detlet  

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    Tuesday, January 29, 2019
    ​DREAMS: God Continues to Speak  PROGRAM IS CANCELLED
    5:30 pm    Supper
    6:15 pm - 7:45 pm  Presentation
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    Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse

    ​Fee: $25 - $35 (Pay within your means) 


    For those who are familiar with working with their dreams, and for those who have a desire to begin to listen to dreams, come and learn how your life can be informed and enriched by listening to "God's Language in Dreams". Please bring a dream that you feel comfortable in exploring during the evening.
    Presenter: Jane Selinske
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    Tuesday, March 5, 2019
    PRAYERS AND LIFE SKILLS FOR LEARNING TO LET GO - LET GOD!


     
    5:30 pm  Supper
    6:15 pm - 7:45 pm  Presentation

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    Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
    Registration appreciated by February 27, 2019            Fee: $25 -$35 (Pay within your means)


    Life confuses and distracts us, making letting go of past hurts, present and future worries almost impossible. There is an easier and better way. There is a prayerful solution.

    Presenter: Ginger Grancagnolo  
     

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    MARCH
    Saturday, March 16, 2019
    CLIMATE CHANGE: What Do We Know And What Can We Do?


    9:30 am    Breakfast
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm   Presentation


    Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse

    Registration appreciated by March 10, 2019    Fee: $25 - $35 (Pay within your means

    There is evidence that some remarkable changes in our environment are taking place. We will explore some of this evidence, as well as what appears to be driving these changes. How are these changes affecting natural and cultural systems and possible ways we can mediate these effects.

    Presenter: Greg Mattison

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    Tuesday, March 19, 2019
    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 12, 2019                  Fee: $25 - $35 (Pay within your means)


    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.

    Presenter: Paul Sansone
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    Friday, March 22, 2019
    LENTEN RETREAT WITH THE POTTER
    9:15am   Breakfast
    ​9:45pm - 12:00pm  


    ​Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse                                        
    Registration appreciated by: March 15, 2019                           Fee: $45- $55 (Pay within your means)
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    Join potter Ray Boswell for a day of reflection, prayer and touching clay. Co-create a space to hear, see, and come in contact with the Divine Potter through multimedia imagery, storytelling and clay. Join with others in transforming a broken pot, a broken world, and less than perfect lives into symbols of God's love for us. As we transform the clay, we are invited to be transformed.
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    Presenter: Ray Boswell

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    APRIL
     Tuesday, April 2, 2019
    ​HAVING A MARY HEART IN A MARTHA WORLD

    5:30 pm  Supper
    6:15 pm - 7:45 pm  Presentation

    ​Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse                                        
    Registration appreciated by: March 28, 2019                                     Fee: $25 - $35 (Pay within your means)

    ​WE ARE MARTHA; WE ARE MARY. Their gospel story is about finding intimacy with God in the busy-ness of every day. Together they invite us to answer Jesus' invitation to wholeness, to balance our lives by answering the needs of others from the home of God within us.
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    Presenters: Anita Constance, S.C.

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    Tuesday, April 30, 2019
    ​POETIC LANGUAGE STIRS THE SOUL

    9:15am     Breakfast
    9:45am     Session I
    12:15pm   Lunch
    ​1:00pm      Session II

    Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
    Registration appreciated by April 24, 2019                 Fee: $45 - $55   (Pay within your means)


    God speaks to us in poetic language, in nature, images, prayer and events of life. Reading poetry
    together; allowing oneself to be touched by poetry and writing one's thoughts in response can
    help us become the natural, free, happy people we are meant to be. Join us this day to listen,
    reflect, and share as we explore the "heart of the poet" in each of us. Participants need not
    ​ be "poets" themselves to attend.

    Presenters: Kathy Detlet and Marion Goldstein
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    MAY​
    Wednesdays in May: May 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2019
    BOOK DISCUSSION: A TREE FULL OF ANGELS: Seeing the Holy in the Ordinary by
                                        Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB
    1:30pm - 3:00pm

    Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
    Registration appreciated by April 24, 2019               Fee: $35-$45 (Pay within your means)


    Join with others who would like to learn more about finding the sacred and finding meaning in our everyday lives. Insights gained can help to give us positive ways to view each day. Please read the book ahead and be prepared to discuss 2 chapters each Wednesday.

    ​Facilitator: Kathy Detlet









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    Tuesday, May 7, 2019
    NAVIGATING BACK TO THE CHURCH WE THOUGHT WE WERE - AND BEYOND


    5:30pm    Supper​
    6:15pm - 7:45pm  Presentation

    Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
    Registration appreciated by May 1, 2019     Fee: $25 - $35 (Pay within your means)

    We are shamed, mortified, and deeply saddened by the scandalous revelations that have come to light concerning our beloved church over the past months. How do we recover? Can things ever be the same, should they be, or is a new Pentecost awaiting us? A time to think, pray and to decide.

    Presenter: Father Richard Rento, S.T.L.


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    Tuesday, May 14, 2019
    THE POWER OF WORDS
    5:30 pm    Supper
    6:15 pm - 7:45 pm  Presentation

    Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse

    Registration appreciated by May 9, 2019                         Fee: $25 - $35 (pay within your means)


    The presentation uses inspirational quotes to demonstrate positive thinking and is focused on sharing
    ​ strategies, inspiration, and spiritual practices that can be applied to your everyday life.
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    Presenter: Pam Robertson
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    ​Saturday, May 18, 2019
    OUR CALL TO LOVE-A Day of Retreat with Paula D'Arcy
    9:15 am  Breakfast
    ​10:00 am - 12:15 pm  Session I  
    12:15 pm  Lunch
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Session II

    Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
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    Registration appreciated by May 13, 2019
        
    Fee: $50- $60 per session (pay within your means)

    During this day of retreat we'll listen together to the leading light from within.
    The day will include presentations, ample opportunity for questions, and
    ​ some time for silence and reflection.
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    ​Presenters:  Paula D'Arcy
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    JUNE

    Tuesday, June 4, 2019
    SOUL COLLAGE REVISTED


    9:15am         Breakfast
    9:45am - 12:15pm  Session I
    12:15pm       Lunch
    1:00pm - 2:30pm    Session II

    Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
    Registration appreciated by May 28, 2019    Fee: $45 -$55 (Pay within your means)


    This workshop is for those who have already attended An Introduction to Soul Collage and who wish to develop a fuller understanding of self and those people and places that have influenced and shaped who we have become. Bring your open mind and heart for this very relaxing and insightful day, as well as the soul cards you may have already made. Materials will be provided.

    Presenter: Kathy Detlet




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    FOR THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES...
                             WEEKEND RETREAT AT THE JERSEY SHORE

    Friday, June 7 - Sunday, June 9, 2019
    Arrive: June 7 by 4pm
    Departure: June 9 after the noon meal

    Emmaus House, Ocean Grove, NJ             Cost. $250
    $50 Deposit by May 1, 2019, checks made out and sent to the  LUMEN Center


    Join us for a retreat at the beautiful Emmaus House just one block from the ocean. Emmaus House offers a warm  hospitality and setting for us, with private rooms and a shared bath. Presentations, prayer, quiet time and discussions will enrich your time with self, others and our God.

    Facilitators: Pat Crowley, OP and Kathy Detlet





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