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SEMINARS  2010

Term 1  

The Human Experience of God

Art as Prayer

The Song of the Mystics

Being 'at home' in God: a Spiritual Journey with John's Gospel

Sophia Circles

Seasons of the Heart

Mornings with a Mentor

Term 2

The Experience of Conversion

Dreams: - God's Language

Everyday God

The Landscape of God

Seasons of the Heart

Mornings with a Mentor

Sophia Circles

Term 3

How Big is Your God?

The Human Experience of God

Reconciling Australia: A Gospel Imperative

Seasons of the Heart

Mindfulness and Meditation

Mornings with a Mentor

Sophia Circles

Term 4

The Experience of Conversion

The World is charged with the Grandeur of God

Understanding self and others: Personality and Spirituality

Who is Jesus

The Silence of God

Seasons of the Heart 

A Man in God's World

Sophia Circles

 

 

  

 

Seminar  Details

Term   1

The Experience of God

Kathleen Sokes sgs  14 Mondays, 9.30-11am  Begins 15th. Feb.     $290

Through guided reflection on our human experiences of God, we grow in appreciation of both our own experience and the experience described in some of the classical writings about God and prayer.

Art as Prayer

Therese Quinn rsj  7 Tuesdays, 1.30-3.30pm  Begins 16th. Feb.    $150

Enjoying our praying: making an art journal, creation of mandalas, the zen of seeing, playing with clay and contemplating art works. We allow the visual language of line, color, shapes, tones and texture to speak and to help us recognize and accept the gifts of life of our Creator God.

The Song of the Mystics

Sue Richardson pbvm  6 Tuesdays,  7.30-9.30pm  Begins 23rd. Feb.    $130

We open the door on the lives of six medieval women who challenge us with their intelligence, wit and courage when it comes to taking God seriously. This seminar gives them a voice, ever ancient, ever new, and invites us to join with them in 'singing' their heart song.

Sophia Circles:   The Wisdom of God

Spiritual Director is Judith Lynch  Last Fri.10.00-12 noon  Begins 26th. Feb.  $10 per mth.

Sophia Circle invite small groups of women to reflect on and pray about the storied places in their lives. In Sophia Circles, everyday experiences of being women are explored through personal story, music, symbol and prayer. Through sharing, participants find strength and new life in both the uniqueness and the commonality of their experiences.

Being 'at home' in God: a Spiritual Journey with John's Gospel.

Mary Coloe pbvm  5 Wednesdays, 10.00-12 noon  Begins 3rd. Mar.   $110

"Make your home in me, as I make mine in you" (John 15:4) : the invitation of John's Gospel. THe seminar follows the Gospel story of the Beloved Disciple from the opening days to the 'hour' when Jesus is lifted up. The Gospel story gives new appreciation of John's Easter narratives.

Seasons of the Heart :  Praying through Summer

Carole Carmody rsm  10.00am - 3.00pm  12th. Mar.  BYO lunch   $30

The rhythm and changing moods of the seasons help us to appreciate different aspects of God's revelation.

Mornings with a Mentor  Mary Magdalene

Claire Griffin csb   Tuesday 16th. Mar. 10am - 1pm.  BYO lunch     $25

                                

Term  2

The Experience of Conversion

Jen Hall  7 Tuesdays,9.30- 11am  Begins 20th. April   $150

Through our life experiences, God invites us to enter more deeply into our humanity, with all its ambiguities. In this seminar, we reflect on the experience of conversion from the perspectives of theology, human development theory and our own personal experiences. 

Dreams:  God's Language

Sue Richardson pbvm  7 Tuesdays, 7.30-9.30pm Begins 20th.April   $150

This seminar offers ways to work with our dreams to find God's presence in our life. Our dreams invite us to greater depths of self-awareness, self-acceptance and inner freesom in our relationships.

Everyday God

Carole Carmody rsm  5 Wednesdays, 10.00am-12 noon  Begins 21st April  $110

Where is God in the ordinariness of our everyday lives? Responding to God's invitation to live our lives freely, faithfully and fruitfully.

The Landscape of God

Judith Lynch  4 Thursdays, 10.00am-12 noon Begins 29th April   $90

Australia, the great South Land of the Holy Spirit, is suffused with God's dreaming. In its landscape, we see the face of God. This seminar offers an invitation to explore the Australian landscape where God has written and painted our stories, to unwrap the stories layer by layer till we reach their heart.

Mornings with a Mentor  Francis Thompson (Hound of Heaven fame) and George Herbert (Little Gidding fame)

Paul Castley msc  Tuesday, 4th. May, 10.00am-1.00pm  BYO lunch  $25

 

Seasons of the Heart  Praying through Autumn

Carole Carmody rms  Friday, 14th. May, 10.00am-3.00pm  BYO lunch   $30

The rhythm and changing moods of the seasons help us to appreciate different aspects of God's revalation. 

Mornings with a Mentor  Hildegard of Bingen and mandalas

Carole Carmody rms  Tuesday, 1st. June, 10.00am-1.00pm  BYO lunch   $25 

Sophia Circles  The Wisdom of God  

Last Friday of Every Month - see Term 1 for full details.

                                           

Term  3

How Big is Your God?

Paul Spence  4 Tuesdays 1.30-3.30pm Begins 20th July     $90

God is bigger than we imagine. The seminar invites us to move beyond the limits we inadvertently place on God, and encourages us to expand our horizons.

The Human Experience of God

Kathleen Spokes sgs  14 Wednesdays  1.30-3.30pm  Begins 21st July    $290

Through guided reflection on our human experience of God, we grow in appreciation of both our own experiences and the experiences contained in some of the classical writings about God and about prayer.

Mornings with a Mentor   The Mystery of Icons

Mary Burke fmm  Tuesday 27 July 10.00am-1pm. BYO lunch  $25

Reconciling Australia: A Gospel Imperative

Robyn Reynolds olsh  5 Thursays 1.30-3.30pm Begins 29th July  $110

This seminar invites to a new experience of following Jesus in Australia today. Robyn brings her experience of long years of living with indigenous peoples in the Northern Territory and her present connection with the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry in Melbourne. Especially through listening to the indigenous voice, the seminar aims to shed new light on our history, our awareness of the land, and on Christian social teaching.

Seasons of the Heart   Praying through  Winter

Carole Carmody rsm  Friday 6th August  10.00am-3.00pm  BYO lunch   $30

The rhythm and changing moods of the seasons help us to appreciate different aspects of God's revelation.

Mindfulness and Meditation

Chris Chaplin msc  3 Saturdays 7, 14, 21 August  10.00am-3.00pm BYO lunch  $30 per day

Three days of meditation practice with an experienced teacher. Chris lives as a hermit in ellenborough, NSW.

Mornings with a Mentor  Mary Mackillop

Therese Quinn rsj  Tuesday August 10th  10.00am-1.00pm  BYO lunch   $25

Sophia Circles    The Wisdom of God

Last Friday of the month. See Term 1 seminars for full details.

                                           

Term   4

The Experience of Conversion

Cheryl Bourke pbvm  7 Mondays  9.30-11.00am  Begins 4th. Oct.    $150

Through our life experiences, God invites us to enter more deeply into our humanity, with all its ambiguities. In this seminar, we reflect on the experience of conversion from the perspective of theology, human development theory, and our own personal experiences.

Seasons of the Heart   Praying through Spring

Carole Carmody rsm  Friday 8th. October  10.00am-3.00pm  BYO lunch   $30

The rhythm and changing moods of the seasons help us to appreciate different aspects of God's revelation.

The Silence of God

Brian Gallagher  msc   Saturday 9th October  10.00am-4.00pm  BYO lunch  $50

"Silence is the language of God" (Dag Hammarskjold) But how do we hear and understand this language? A day of reflection on our own experience of God's silence.

The World is changed with the Grandeur of God

Patricia Foley pbvm  3 Tuesdays 1.30-3.30pm  Begins 12th. October    $70

The line from Gerald Manly Hopkins gives the theme for this reflective seminar. Beginning with a short film by Neil Rogin, The Awakening Universe, the seminar looks at the implications of our evolutionary story for how we understand ourselves and our relationships--- with one another, with God, and with the whole of creation. We focus on creation as a sacrament of Divine Presence animated by the life-giving Spirit of God.

Who is Jesus?

Peter Malone msc  6 Tuesdays  7.30-9.30pm  Begins 12th. October    $130

A guided reflection on the Gospel Jesus seen in the light of the Old Testament.

Understanding self and others:    Personality and Spiritualty

Kathleen Spokes sgs  5 Thursdays 1.30-3.30pm Begins October 14th.   $110

Growth in self-knowledge is part of every Christian's journey towards wholeness. This seminar uses Myers-Briggs Typology to help deepen appreciation of the diversity and richness of personality styles and the uniqueness of each one's relationships with God and with others.

Who is Jesus?

Peter Malone msc  Saturday 16th. October  10.00am-4.00pm  BYO lunch  $50

A day of reflection and discussion about images of Jesus on screen. Peter brings to Heart of Life his years of experience in media and cinema education.

A Man in God's World

Paul Spence  2 Wednesdays  7.30-9.30pm  3rd & 10th. November    $50

Two evenings for men:  this seminar focuses on the male experience of God and how we live that in our relationships.

Sophia Circles    The Wisdom of God

Last Friday of each month - see term 1 for full details.

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