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Spiritual Guidance:

The discipline of spiritual direction is one of the treasures of our Catholic Church. It has enabled our ancestors to keep faith through difficult and trying times.

 For centuries it was the province of clergy and religious only. It is no longer so. As the political and global environment grows hostile to Christian faith and practice it is necessary for laity to be able to discern their own spiritual growth and to understand Catholic Theology more thoroughly, so that they be equipped to defend their faith in our secular society.

 This Center tries to fill the need as expressed above by lectures on theology, presentations and retreats on spirituality for groups while at the same time providing private spiritual direction for individuals.

Spiritual Guidance is available at the Center at all times by appointment. One meets personally with Sr. Antonia based on one’s spiritual needs and desires as expressed.

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Retreats:

Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

Presenter:  Sr. Antonia Killian

Date:  Starts September 22,  2008 

Time:  Arranged to meet the need of the individual

Place:  The Spiritual Enrichment Center

St. Eugene's Campus

360 Farmer's Lane

Santa Rosa, California

For more information, click here (new brochure tba).

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Day Retreats and Workshops

 

To be announced

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THE CALL TO ADULT SPIRITUAL & INTELLECTUAL FORMATION

ITS CHALLENGE AND OUR RESPONSE

 

Pope Benedict XVI has written of the need for all adult Christians to reflect and study and so become more aware of the “uniqueness and absolute value of Christianity”.  This appeal is made in light of the very rapid de-Christianization that is under way in the West and with particular concern for the young who are its true victims. Not only are the young insufficiently catechized but countless cultural forces are shaping them according to moral platitudes that are certain to lead to confusion and unhappiness in their adult years. This process of de-Christianization can only be reversed if Christians find the moral and intellectual wherewithal to proclaim Christian truth convincingly.

 

Christianity has always affirmed it’s uniqueness and absolute values, but today within the hearing of the many cultures and religious traditions of the world, this claim seems both absurd and offensive. Embarrassed by this situation many Christians have chosen the line of least resistance, and no longer claim the uniqueness of Christianity.

 

Since Christianity’s truth claims are rooted in the faith that Christ is “the Way, the Truth, and the Light”, they cannot be proven. The most convincing evidence of their validity is the existence of faithful Christians who know and practice the tenets of their faith. Even the most imperfect but practicing Christian can encourage in others – especially in the young – respect and understanding of the Christian faith.

 

If the trend of de-Christianization is to be countered, Christians today need to acquire a deeper understanding and familiarity with the faith which they proclaim. To meet this need, we at the Spiritual Enrichment Center have scheduled in the coming year three programs -

 

  1. To help the individual Christian to grow in his/her personal relationship with Christ, i.e. the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius.  

  2. A series of six (one each month) Theological Presentations on Contemporary Issues.  

  3. Contemplative Prayer Meeting every Monday evening from  7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

 

For further information contact: The Spiritual Enrichment Center - Phone: 707-546-1781 - E-mail:  antoniak@sonic.net

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Adult Education

Contemporary Issues

 

     September 20, 2008 Christianity, Moralism or Mysticism

Presenter:  Fr. B. Bush, S.J., Los Altos Retreat Center

 

October 18, 2008 The Christian Response to Immigration in Our World

Presenter:  Dr. Lois Lorentzen, Ph.D., Jesuit University, San Francisco

 

November 15, 2008 Ignatian Spirituality

Presenter:  Lisa Fullam, Ph.D., Jesuit University, Berkeley

 

January 17, 2009 Environment-Care for Creation

Presenter:  Bro. Keith Warner, O.F.M., Jesuit University, Santa Clara

 

February 21, 2009 Spirited Women: How Lay Women achieved Leadership Roles in Catholic History

Presenter:  Dr. Darleen Pryds, Franciscan School of Theology, San Francisco

 

March 21, 2009 The Active Role of the Laity in Our Church Today

PresenterFr. Ken Weare, St. Rita’s Parish, San Rafael

 

Time: Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Donation: $15 per session

  Registration Appreciated

This Series is sponsored by Cathy and Mark Trione

For more information, click here (tba).

 

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Book Clubs

 

Spiritual Book Club

 

This club meets every Tuesday afternoon from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Facilitator: Sr. Antonia Killian

 

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Peace and Justice Book Club

 

This club meets every Thursday afternoon from  4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Facilitator: Phyllis Bazzano

 

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Both Clubs will re-commence the first week in September.  All are welcome.

      Voluntary donation $5

 

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Contemplative Group

 

During the week the contemplative group reads a 

selection of the writings of Thomas Merton.

 

Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

 

Silent prayer and reflection. Participants may share how the readings relate to their  lived

experience in life.

 

Facilitator: Blaise Cirelli

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ADVENT SERIES

 

Where: Spiritual Enrichment Center

When: Mondays - December 3, December 10, December 17

Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Voluntary Donation:  $10.00  

WEEK 1 - THE INCARNATION  

The Incarnation is the mystery of our God assuming our human nature and becoming a human person. What do you think of when you reflect on the mystery of the Incarnation?

Presenter: Sr. Antonia Killian, S.M.  

Sr. Antonia Killian S.M. has a background in education, was trained in Canada in Spiritual Direction and is Director of the Spiritual Enrichment Center in the Diocese of Santa Rosa since it’s beginning in 1999.

 

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WEEK 2 - THE VOCATION OF JOSEPH AND MARY  

Mary and Joseph responded to their vocation in life with faith and trust in God. They had no idea of the consequences of their individual choices. How do we make choices?  

Presenter: Sr. Anne Hennessy, C.S.J.

Sr. Anne Hennessy, C.S.J. (Orange), has ministered in education. From 1989 to 2000 she “commuted” between Rome and Israel, teaching at the Gregorian University and ministering in a Jesuit retreat center on the Sea of Galilee. She has written and lectured on the New Testament and on the Jesuit origins of her community.

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 WEEK 3 - THE GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS  

Christmas and celebration is a family holiday cherished for centuries.  We are all familiar with the Christmas custom of giving and receiving gifts.  But what are the gifts really?  

Presenter: John Storm

John is an active parishioner in Holy Spirit Parish.  He is now semi-retired.  John is a master catechist of the Diocese of Santa Rosa.

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Lenten Series

Review Your Spiritual Growth

February 4, 2008:  The Sign of the Times

Presenter:  Nick Kuhn

 

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March 3, 2008: Personal Transformation Part II
Presenter: Don Swartz

March 10, 2008: Jesus and the Experience of Oneness
Presenter: Phyllis Bazzano & Pat Dillaway

Times: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Donations: $10 per session or $40 for the course

 

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Does Life Have a Purpose??
How about yours?? 
Does Christ have a place in it??

Four informal weekly meetings will be held during the Lenten Season in the Spiritual Enrichment Center to share and discuss the above questions.
Meetings will be open to all.  So feel free to come along to share or just to listen.

Dates: February 20th and 27th, 2008
March 5th & 12th, 2008
Times: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Registration Appreciated

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The Enneagram

The Enneagram is a very ancient spiritual tool, developed over centuries and very popular in spiritual circles today. It helps us to meet the Lord. It does this by helping us recognize the blocks, the biases and the compulsive ways we have of looking at life and which ultimately prevent us from meeting the God within.
The Enneagram helps us to know ourselves and to read and receive reality objectively. Today, because there are many religious movements in the world, knowledge of self is profoundly necessary.

“No one can know God who does not know him/herself.” Meister Eckhart:

Dates: April 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2008
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Registration Appreciated by March 24, 2008

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