Featured Programs

CHRISTIANITY AND THE PRACTICE OF ZEN
October 31 - November 2, 2008
Rev. Robert Kennedy, S.J.

This workshop-retreat will involve instruction and practice in the discipline and philosophy of Zen as well as instruction about its usefulness to one seeking to deepen his/her Christian life. Participants may wish to bring a mat for sitting. (Straight backed chairs will also be available.)

Fr. Robert Kennedy, S.J., teaches theology and Japanese at St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ, is a practicing psychotherapist, and the author. He studied Zen in Japan with the Japanese master Yamada Roshi; in 1991, he was made Sensei (teacher) in the White Plum lineage; in 1997, he received Inka, the complete seal of approval and was given the title Roshi or Master. He holds doctorates in theology from the University of Ottawa and from St. Paul in Ottawa, a Masters in Theology from Sophia University in Tokyo, a Doctor of Ministry in Psychology and Clinical Studies from Andover-Newton in Boston.

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Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of John
November 7 - 9, 2008
Sandra Schneiders, IHM

Many readers of the New Testament, although attracted to the “spiritual gospel” of John, find this Gospel hard to understand because it is so different from the more familiar Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In this workshop we will explore the distinctiveness of John and develop some skills for reading John with deeper understanding. The purpose of the workshop is to facilitate encountering the Johannine Jesus in the Gospel text.

Sandra M. Schneiders, is a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters of Monroe, Michigan and professor emerita of biblical studies and spirituality at the Jesuit School of Theology and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. She is author of books and articles on New Testament, biblical interpretation, Religious Life, women in Church and Scripture, and spirituality, including Written That You May Believe: Encountering Jesus in the Fourth Gospel on which this workshop is based.

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