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Workshop Descriptions
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Rev. Melvin Blanchette, SS,
The Priest in Mid-Life
Tuesday, February 25, 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. and 2:45 –
4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 26, 10:45 – Noon and 2:00 –
3:15 p.m.
This
workshop will underscore the understanding: human
development is progressive and cumulative. At
mid-life, the priest is invited to ponder the
wisdom of Søren Aabye Kirkegaard that life is
lived forward, but understood backwards.
Accordingly, this workshop will review life’s
unfinished business and unresolved challenges and
offer new ways of integrating and evaluating the
past more intentionally in order to welcome the
future joyfully and fully. |
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Rev. Noah Casey, OSB,
Transitional Periods in Priests’ Lives
Tuesday, February 25, 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. and 2:45 –
4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 26, 10:45 – Noon and 2:00 –
3:15 p.m.
The
workshop will discuss the transitions in the
priesthood as outlined by the U.S. Bishop’s
The Basic Plan for the Ongoing Formation of
Priests.
We will focus on the nature of these transitions
and see what facilitates those moments and how
prayer can serve as an expression of the
transitional nature of the Paschal Mystery lived
through the priesthood. |
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Dr. Christa R. Klein,
The Good Beginning: Newly Ordained
Tuesday, February 25, 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. and 2:45 –
4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 26, 10:45 – Noon and 2:00 –
3:15 p.m.
What
the newly ordained are telling us about their
transition and why what you do about it makes a
difference. Presentation and conversation. |
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Rev. James P. Oberle, SS,
Completing the Cycle in Wisdom and Grace
Tuesday, February 25, 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. and 2:45 –
4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 26, 10:45 – Noon and 2:00 –
3:15 p.m.
An
overview of the aging process, the unique
challenges faced by the priest, the opportunities
for discovering meaning in old age, and some
thoughts on a spirituality of the aging process. |
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