R.E.A.D. Club: Read, Engage And Discuss booksin a different way. We will use the Benedictine practice of reading, listening and discussing books with “the ear of our heart”. We will share how the stories/books spiritually impact our lives and listen to the wisdom of others. We hope this leads us into a deeper personal growth. Please join us and share your wisdom.
Event Date:
9/4/2018
Event Time:
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Mountain
Location:
Benet Hill Monastery Sisters 3190 Benet Lane Colorado Springs, CO 80921
R.E.A.D. Club: Read, Engage And Discuss books in a different way. We will use the Benedictine practice of reading, listening and discussing books with “the ear of our heart”. We will share how the stories/books spiritually impact our lives and listen to the wisdom of others. We hope this leads us into a deeper personal growth. Please join us and share your wisdom.
(FOUR SESSIONS) Each session is independent with a new facilitator. Attend one or all depending on your interest and time! Books are not provided, but are sold at Benet Gifts (our onsite gift shop).
Although this is a FREE program, please register online for planning purposes.
www.benethillmonastery.org
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September Book: Making Room for God: Decluttering and the Spiritual Life by Mary Elizabeth Sperry
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Facilitator: Barbara Neilon, osb Oblate
Whether you call it spring cleaning, downsizing, decluttering, tidying or organizing,there’s no shortage of useful tips available on organizing or downsizing our “stuff.” Mary Sperry’s offers a handbook to the heart of those engaged in this process. She addresses materialism, sin, repentance, prayer, the common good and spiritual disciplines. She shows that God is waiting for us in the challenges, offering comfort, forgiveness, hope and courage to face the daunting tasks associated with our relationships with our “stuff.”
A short read of 112 pages- your experience is enhanced by reading the book first!
---------------------------------------------------------------------- November Book:Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road? by Brian McLaren
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Facilitator: Phyllis Aggeler
January Book: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dali Lama, Desmond Tutu
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Facilitator: Sister Naomi Rosenberger, OSB
March Book: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2019 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Facilitator: Kathy Dinmore
May Book:The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone
Thursday, May 9, 2019 6:00 pm 8:00 pm
Facilitator: Sister Clare Carr, OSB