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Tuesday Night Book Group: Contemplative Symposium
August 8 @ 8:00 am - August 11 @ 5:00 pm
Join members of the Tuesday Night Book Group for this rare opportunity to learn and be led toward contemplative prayer by leading experts and authors at the August 8-11 Contemplative Symposium at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers (33 minutes by train from Grand Central), ST. ELIZABETH OF THE TRINITY: The Mystery of Christian Prayer.
This saint’s wisdom is profoundly relevant for the spiritual life today in our noisy culture, as she reminds us of God’s power to establish in us a profound and peaceful stillness as we receive, trust, and surrender to God’s love for us. Authentic contemplative prayer extends the ways we participate in the mystery of God.
More than a dozen speakers and presenters include Fr. Donald Haggerty, who has led retreats for the Missionaries of Charity for decades and is the author of several books including Saint John of the Cross: Master of Contemplation; Dr. Anthony Lilles, author of Fire from Above: Christian Contemplation and Mystical Wisdom; Julie Enzler, who translated the book Elizabeth of the Trinity: A Life of Praise to God; Fr. Ignatius John Schweitzer, who lived in silence as a Carthusian monk for six years until he discerned a call from the Lord to teach others about the spiritual and mystical life; and contemplative nun Sr. Armelle, who will share her icons and artwork and lead a meditation on St. Elisabeth’s “Trinity Whom I Adore.”
The four-day Symposium is $200. One-day passes are $75, and half-day passes $50. Prices include all meals. Register on Eventbrite.com. All are welcome.
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