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Dear Friends,
1- Live life at high speed, frenetically, no exceptions, run hard.
To prevent the glow of the Christmas season to fade to just a glimmer in Ordinary time, we need to hold fast to the hidden God within and among us! Paula D'Arcy warns us in her book, "Sacred Threshold: Crossing the Inner Barrier to a Deeper Love", of the danger of missing our loving Savior so very present in our everyday experiences. She lists 10 things to consider. In these times when there are few guarantees in life, let's pray we don't succumb to any of the following attitudes or actions: (They're a source for a good examination of conscience for those who want to find and follow the Christ in their daily lives.) Guaranteed Ways to Miss the Hidden God
From “Sacred Threshold: Crossing the Inner Barrier to a Deeper Love" by Paula D’Arcy
2- Stay scattered and distracted… the more clutter and activity, the better.
3- Take everything personally; never evaluate, agree or consider another option.
4- Blame others liberally; never see myself as responsible, everyone else is at fault.
5- Don’t laugh, especially at myself.
6- Stay tied to the past, elevate it to greatness; live only remembering, longing or missing out.
7- Always use the word “Because” to explain why I can’t change, grow or mature; always
having a good excuse for unwillingness to change something to better myself.
8- Refuse to question what’s presented, never have confidence to think as an individual.
9- Continually see God as invisible and distant, uninvolved, not present with me in this room
and in this moment.
10- Keep believing that my life is about to begin sometime in the future, not now, not yet,
but one day in the future, maybe when I finish up on what I’m controlling right now.
See our blog to read Bread-Making Lessons for the New Year by Sister Mary Louise Swift, CSFN
RETREAT PROGRAMS FOR 2020-2021
“The Names of God Revealed Through Each Season”
A first-hand exploration and reflection of the four seasons of the year, allowing each season to teach us more about the presence and activity of God around and within us. As each season arrives, a different “Name of God” and lesson will be explored:
Autumn, October 10, 2020: 10am to 3pm
Color is the Autumn Name of God, A Time of “Letting go”
Winter, January 16, 2021: 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Silence is the Winter Name of God, A Time of “Inner Growth”
Spring, March 27, 2021: 10am to 3pm
Life is the Spring Name of God, A Time of “Potentials”
Summer, June 12, 2021: 10am to 3pm
Warmth is the Summer Name of God, A Time of “Bounty”
“Prayer Pathways to God”: Schools of Catholic Spiritual Traditions
All Dates listed are 7pm to 9pm
A glimpse of the major schools of Catholic Spirituality established down through the ages; We will present an overview of each Tradition’s founder, times, social situation and “hallmarks” of his spirituality. Each participant will compare their personal prayer to the different Tradition’s prayer methods that may help identify their particular spirituality.
September 24, 2020: Cistercian Spirituality
October 29, 2020: Carmelite Spirituality
January 21, 2021: Lay Spirituality
February 24, 2021: Mystical Spirituality
A Lenten Series…
“Boundless Compassion, Creating A Way of Life” by Joyce Rupp
All Dates listed are 7pm to 9pm
Compassion, one of the most basic and essential human attributes, will be the
focus of a six-week group study in Lent of 2021. A Small Christian Community format will be used for this program to enhance spirituality and personal growth.
Sister Joyce Rupp’s book makes use of Sacred Scripture, a vast number of resources on compassion and healing, and draws from her own experience as a spiritual guide and author to direct the group’s process with the following themes:
February 18, 2021: “Compassion as a Way of Life”
February 25, 2021: “Welcoming Ourselves”
March 4, 2021: “The River of Suffering”
March 11, 2021: “From Hostility to Hospitality”
March 18, 2021: “A Thousand Unbreakable Links”
March 25, 2021: “Becoming A Compassionate Presence”
“Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice”
All weekdays listed are 7pm to 9pm
Photography has the ability to adapt the practice of “Lectio Divina” (Sacred Reading into a form of “Visio Divina” (sacred seeing) through a new way of spiritual observation (through the lens of a camera) and receiving images that will help nourish one’s contemplative Christian stance toward reality.
(Saturdays: April 24 and May 8, May 22, May 29: 1PM-3PM to Process photos)
A camera and journal are recommended tools for this Program.
April 15, 2021: “Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart and Soul”
April 17, 2021: “Practices and Tools to Cultivate Vision”
April 22, 2021: “The Dance of Light and Shadow”
April 29, 2021: “What is Hidden and What is Revealed?”
May 6, 2021: “The Symbolic Significance of Color”
May 13, 2021: “What is Mirrored Back?”
May 20, 2021: “Discovering the Holy Within Us”
May 27, 2021: “Seeing the Holy Everywhere”
“Songs That Help Us Heal”
October 7, 2020, February 3, 2021: 7PM -9PM
Evenings of Songs and Prayers with Reflection and Sharing for all who are suffering from the devastating effects of the pandemic, violence, destruction and discrimination. The music used will serve to lift our hearts and voices to an all-loving God, our Healer. Participants are invited to bring their instruments to add to the chorus of prayer.
Coming in 2022: OPEN FOR MARRIED COUPLES
The Alexander House Weekend for Spouses
April 29 to May 1, 2022
A Program that presents methods of nurturing the couples’ relationship with God and strengthening their commitment to each other and their families through stressful times.
Our Blessed Foundress
Blessed Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd, Frances Siedliska, 1842-1902
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Reading I Heb 4:1-5, 11Responsorial Psalm 78:3 and 4bc, 6c-7, 8Gospel Mk 2:1-12
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