Encounter in a Changing World: A Spirit-Filled Gathering for Practicing and Aspiring Spiritual Directors

Location

Founders Hall, French Parlor

Cost

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“There is a time for everything,
    and a season for every activity under the heavens.” - Ecclesiastes 3

Our recent global experience of change has brought with it a new fragility and vulnerability. As spiritual directors, we are now accompanying others through what can feel like unchartered territory. How and who are we in the light of this profound change? During this workshop we will explore our own inner process, deepening our listening for “the whispers of God” guiding us through this adventurous time of change.

This retreat offers time to meet and be with others, sharing a faith journey in and through the heart of the Celtic Christian tradition with its deep connection to nature, emphasis on the sacred in the ordinary, and a contemplative approach that intertwines the divine with the rhythms of daily life. Resting in the arms of God, we will explore the call to listen through scripture, music, reflection and prayer.

Deirdre Ni Chinneide is a licensed psychotherapist, spiritual director and workshop facilitator presenting throughout Ireland, the United States, Australia and Europe including Bosnia and Kosovo. The Aran islands, off the west coast of Ireland, with its unique history, culture and natural beauty provides a special setting for her retreat work where she is director of Slí Aonghusa retreat centre. She divides her time between the Aran Islands, the mainland, Australia and USA, offering retreats, workshops and performances of Spiritual Music. Deirdre is the composer of two acclaimed cds of Spiritual music Celtic Passage and I will sing for you and has sung at many events and retreat houses all over the world. She is co- author with her sister Mary Kennedy of a book called Journey to the well. Connecting to Celtic Ways of Wisdom) Hachette Publications. She has recently trained in the Ignatian Practice of retreat facilitation at St. Beunos Jesuit Retreat Centre, Wales.  www.celticpassage.com