What matters most to us in our lives? To what do we give our hearts? What is the core message of what we believe—creeds or commitment? To what extent is to believe also “to belove”? How is the Bible as our collective story reflected in our daily lives? What is it about the Bible that always seems to address our present moment? Community matters for in it individualism and imperfection meet grace and acceptance. What is our part in the Body of Christ? Place Matters: In what ways is faith set within the physical space of home, church, land and people? We Matter: What does it mean to remain in God’s image and to counter our selfishness by embracing the world and its needs?
Friday, 7:30 p.m. to Saturday, ending with Mass at 4:00 p.m.
Cost:
Early Bird Rate (register before May 12):
$133.92 (Single)
$126.33 (Double)
Regular Rate:
$143.92 (Single)
$136.33 (Double)
(Includes program fee, guest room, meals and taxes)
All guest room for the night of June 16 - 17 are filled. Please call the retreat center to be put on a waiting list. Hotel accommodations in Schuyler, NE, or Columbus, NE, are available. Friday only attendance is possible ($20), also Saturday only attendance ($50). Please call to arrange for that. - Registration as commuter will include charges for breakfast and lunch. If you prefer lunch only or no meals, please call us.
**If you are exempt from Nebraska state taxes, would like to arrive earlier or depart later, or require special meal arrangements, please contact us. Cancellation Policy: The total cost includes a program fee, which is non-refundable, but which can be used for future retreats.
Kathleen Norris will provide her unique viewpoint on these questions. She is the award-winning poet, writer, and author of The New York Times bestsellers, The Cloister Walk; Dakota: A Spiritual Geography; Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith and of Embracing a Life of Meaning. She is alsoa Benedictine Oblate of Assumption Abbey in Richardton, North Dakota. Her presentations will be at once intimate and historical, rich in poetry and meditations, brimming with exasperation and reverence, deeply grounded in both nature and spirit, sometimes funny, often provocative and always important.