The IHM Conference & Retreat Center Presents "A Spirituality Series"

Within Catholicism, there are a variety of spiritualities that guide how we pray, the values we cultivate, and the spiritual goals we hope to achieve and which will evoke an authentic response to Jesus Christ.
 
This “Spirituality Series” is designed to explain a few of the spiritualities of saints and people’s who have practiced a specific way of engaging with and experiencing an authentic relationship with Christ.
 
We invite you to join us for one or more programs throughout the coming months. To register, please email or call Sister Marie within a week of the presentation at the following: [email protected] or 610-581-0120.

Here are the following dates, times, and topics for the Spirituality Series:
"Saint Joseph: The Strong and Silent Type"
Presenter: Louis De Angelo, Ed.D.
Thursday, September 23, 2021
9:30-11:30 am
Stipend: $20 (includes a refreshment break only)
Pope Francis proclaimed 2021 as the Year of St. Joseph in the Apostolic Letter, "Patris Corde (With a Father's Heart)." St. Joseph, who speaks not a word in Scripture, teaches us by example how to live a virtuous life. seven attributes of his life, noted by Pope Francis, serve as a model for us on our faith journey.  Come and hear what message St. Joseph has for each of us in this special year with Christ.

"Franciscan Spirituality: The Extravagent Love of God"
Presenter: Sister Julia Keegan, OSF
Thursday, October 7, 2021
9:30-11:30 am
Stipend: $20 (includes a refreshment break only)
Franciscan Spirituality is focused on the unconditional and extravagent love of God.  After his conversion, St. Francis had this intense realization that God was Father to all and therefore all that was created by God was brother and sister to him.  Scholars tell us that Francis and Clare had a world view that focused clearly on the primacy of Christ, the dignity of the human person, creation and the humility of God.  Come and listen to the heart of St. Francis and St. Clare as they draw us deeper and deeper into the heart of our God.

"Carmelite Spirituality: A Love Story of Human Desire"
Presenter: Michaele Wicks, MA
Thursday, January 12, 2022
9:30-11:30 am
Stipend: $20 (includes a refreshment break only)
The heart of the Christian vocation, whether religious or lay, is to become like Christ and to love as God loves, extravagantly and without condition.  Carmelite Spirituality guides us along this well-worn path by encouraging us to ponder the mystery of divine-human friendship with a focus on scripture and special emphasos on the person of Christ.  At its core, Carmelite Spirituality is a love story, a story of human desire, a desire not to be conquered or c ontrolled but rather to be transformed into the Will of God.  This presentation will offer some basic tools necessary for traveling this ancient but ever new Carmelite Way.

"Celtic Spirituality: Experiencing the Mystery of God Every Day"
Presenter: Sister Megan Brown, RSM
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
9:30-11:30 am
Stipend: $20 (includes a refreshment break only)
The Celtic world view is filled with imagination, poetry and story-telling.  The Christian Celtic world view sees the mystery of God in everyday life.  Our time together will explore some characteristics of Celtic Spirituality.  The rhythm of the morning will include prayer, input and sharing.

"Ignatian Spirituality: A Spirituality Born of a Life's Experiences"
Presenter: Sister Patricia Mensing, SSJ
Thursday, May 5, 2022
9:30-11:30 am
Stipend: $20 (includes a refreshment break only)
St. Ignatius of Loyola was born in the Basque country of Spain in 1491. His desire to live the life of a nobleman and dashing soldier was cut short by a new fatal injury in battle, which led him to gradually forsake his former life and to "find God in all things." This presentation will examine how life circumstances led to the formation of Ignatian Spirituality, the characteristics of Ignatian Spirituality, and opportunities to experience different types of Ignatian prayer