Come and enjoy a break before the holiday rush! At 10 am, we'll view Household Saints, a 1993 film from the U.S., followed by a discussion. After lunch, we'll watch Paterson, a 2015 film also from the U.S., followed by a discussion. We conclude the day with Mass for Sunday. For more information, or to… Read More »Film Day
Waiting is a mish-mash of feelings. It's everything all at once. It lurks everywhere. It relentlessly reminds us we're not in control. Will we face it? Or do we run from it? Waiting stirs, prompts, nudges, and waits. Advent invites us to let the Christ in us be born anew so as to embrace our humanity… Read More »Advent Day of Renewal
SoulCollage® is an enjoyable, intuitive collage process for exploration, self-discovery, healing, and personal use. Come fall in love with this creative method of composing personal meaningful art. All you need to bring is your curiosity and wonder. No artistic "ability" required and you will feel like an artist when you leave with your newly created cards.… Read More »A Taste of Soul Collage®
In his 1950 acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize for Literature, William Faulkner acknowledged the physical fear paralyzing humanity since the dropping of the atomic bomb five years prior: "The only question is when will I be blown up? There are no longer questions of the human spirit in conflict with itself." Faulkner issued a… Read More »Cormaria Film Series: The Old Verities & Truths of the Human Heart
"God of the Old Year and this New Year, deepen our faith to see life through Your eyes. Fill us with hope and trust that you dwell amidst our joys and sorrows. Be love in us as we journey. God of the New Year, we praise you. Amen." Come and enjoy a candlelight dinner followed… Read More »New Year’s Eve Prayer for Peace
In his 1950 acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize for Literature, William Faulkner acknowledged the physical fear paralyzing humanity since the dropping of the atomic bomb five years prior: "The only question is when will I be blown up? There are no longer questions of the human spirit in conflict with itself." Faulkner issued a… Read More »Cormaria Film Series: The Old Verities & Truths of the Human Heart
Join faith-filled individuals to savor the commodity of stillness in order to listen for God's desire. Program includes a themed discussion, self-reflection, faith sharing and gathering of the graces.
Join us to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Snake with two films from China. We begin with To Live, a 1994 film (known as China's Gone with the Wind) followed by a discussion. Lunch is a Chinese meal prepared by Chef George Hirsch. At 1:00 p.m. we will view another 1994 film, Eat Drink… Read More »Lunar New Year – Year of the Snake
In his 1950 acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize for Literature, William Faulkner acknowledged the physical fear paralyzing humanity since the dropping of the atomic bomb five years prior: "The only question is when will I be blown up? There are no longer questions of the human spirit in conflict with itself." Faulkner issued a… Read More »Cormaria Film Series: The Old Verities & Truths of the Human Heart
Join faith-filled individuals to savor the commodity of stillness in order to listen for God's desire. Program includes a themed discussion, self-reflection, faith sharing and gathering of the graces.
Whether it's to protect ourselves from life's harshness or an attempt to look good in the eyes of others, we often don the armor of invincibility. All the time our true self, loved into being by God, aches to be acknowledged rather than betrayed. Bill Wilson wrote, "We'll make it not because we're a better people -… Read More »Men’s Weekend Retreat
Thomas Merton defined Original Sin as "our need to know how we're doing," which makes our relationship with God a kind of scorecard. As we enter the Lenten Season, we remember what Jesus said to Marjory Kemp: "More pleasing to me than all your prayers, all your penances, and all your good works... is that… Read More »Ash Wednesday – God Can’t Count, But We Can and Do!
