SPRING / SUMMER RETREATS
Various Dates 2009
Director to be determined
A directed retreat is a one-on-one experience. A staff member is assigned to meet with you individually on a daily basis to assist you in processing your prayer, and discerning the movement of the Spirit. Within an atmosphere of silence, there is time for personal prayer, reflection and liturgy. Those wishing to make a private retreat without direction are also welcome. When registering, please send us a few paragraphs with information about yourself that will help us to select your director. |
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CHRISTIANITY AND THE PRACTICE OF ZEN
October 16 -18, 2009
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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