Invitation
Our deepest desire is to share our riches, and this desire is rooted in the dynamics of the cosmos. What began as an outward expansion of the universe in the fireball ripens into your desire to flood all things with goodness. Whenever you are filled with a desire to fling your gifts into the world, you have become this cosmic dynamic of celebration, feeling its urgency to pour forth just as the stars felt the same urgency to pour themselves out. – Thomas Berry
Don’t Miss This Once in a Lifetime Opportunity for Learning and Celebration!Spiritual Directors International is turning twenty! Come learn from spiritual leaders from around the world. Come celebrate the gifts of goodness pouring forth from Spiritual Directors International and the ministry of spiritual direction. Whether you are a founding member of Spiritual Directors International or brand new to the ministry and service of spiritual companionship, come “fling your gifts into the world” by participating in the special educational events led by wisdom teachers, to commemorate SDI’s twentieth anniversary.
We look forward to being grateful with you in San Francisco,
Liz Budd Ellmann, MDiv, Executive Director, Washington, USA
Terrence Moran, CSSR, Chair, Coordinating Council, New Jersey, USA
David Liedl, TOR, Secretary, Coordinating Council, Minnesota, USA
Miriam Frey, DMin, Treasurer, Coordinating Council, Ontario, Canada
Jennifer Hoffmann, Coordinating Council, Ontario, Canada
Christopher McCauley, Coordinating Council, California, USA
Sally Taylor, Coordinating Council, County Down, Northern Ireland
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To learn more about specific educational programs, click on these links. All are included in the full educational events brochure.
Gratefulness: The Heart of Spiritual Care
Leadership Institute: Gratefully Embracing the Culture of the Twenty-first Century, Thursday, April 8, 2010
FREE Public Event: Thomas Merton: Pilgrim and Prophet of Peace and Author and Musician Celebration & Social; Thursday Evening, April 8, 2010
Men’s Institute: Becoming Soulful Men: Learn to be Grateful and Live with the Questions with Don Bisson, FMS, DMin. Sunday – Monday, April 11-12, 2010
Spirituality and Health Care Institute: Grateful for Gifts of Healing, Monday, April 12, 2010; 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Gratefulness Pilgrimage to the Mission District and Muir Woods, Monday, April 12, 2010; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Update: the Pilgrimage is now full - you may choose to be placed on the waiting list when you register for the conference.
Tending a Heart of Gratefulness: A Special Contemplative Retreat with Sister Mary Ann Scofield, RSM and Catherine Regan, PhD Tuesday, April 13-15, 2010. Update: the Contemplative Retreat is now full - you may choose to be placed on the waiting list when you register for the conference.
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