Special Programs
Come join us this Lent Lingering over Coffee - Sacred Rhythms -- Spiritual Practices that Nourish Your Soul and Transform Your life. February 28 - March 20, 2012. Members of the Marillac Team will present the sessions. Linger over Coffee will run from Tuesday, February 28th to Marrch 20.9:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m. All are welcomed. Free Will offering.Marillac CenterTuesday, February 28, 2012Longing for More in the Spiritual Life - Sister Noreen Will lead this session.Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Solitude and Silence: Creating Space for God - Siste Susan Chase will lead this sessionTuesday, March 13, 2012Encountering God in Scripture - Sister Kathleen Wood will lead this sessionTuesday, March 20, 2012Rule of Life--The Examen: Bringing My Whole Self to God - Sister Noreen Will lead this session.For information or questions (913) 758-6552 orretreats@scls.org
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Join us every third Thursday of the month for Quiet Contemplative Prayer at Marillac Center. Marillac Assembly is located inside the main entrance to Marillac.
There is no need to register for this event.
Join us for Taizé prayer the first Thursday of every month in Annunciation Chapel.
What is Taizé prayer? Taizé prayer is a quiet simple way of prayer designed for people of all Christian traditions. These meditative candlelit services include simple chants sung repeatedly; rich silence; and prayers of praise and intercession.
History of Taizé: These prayer services emerge from an ecumenical community of monks in Taizé, France. Brother Roger, Taizé's founder, arrived in the village of Taizé, France in 1940. In the midst of World War II, he dreamed of creating a community where reconciliation was a daily reality. He began by giving shelter to refugees of the war, especially Jews. Brother Roger recognized that the search for reconciliation was within each individual as well as within the community. Initially, the Taizé founder lived alone, until brothers from various Protestant and Catholic backgrounds joined him. Today, as an ecumenical monastic community, Taizé represents a sign of reconciliation.
Taizé prayer has become loved around the world for its simplicity and opportunity for reflection.
March 10, 2012 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Presented by: Patricia Livingston
We all have times of feeling that there must be something wrong with us that we have struggle and turmoil in our lives. We think things are supposed to be orderly and successful. And yet our lives are touched with grieving as well as glory, with breakdown as well as breakthrough. Come to this day to be heartened in the truth that our own experiences of suffering and love are sacred. They are part of the central Christian mystery of death and resurrection as we journey together in God’s love. Inspiring and practical, woven with stories and humor, this day will encourage us to live with deeper trust in these troubled times.
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A sought-after public speaker, Patricia Livingston inspires audiences with down-to-earth tales of everyday living. “People identify with my stories because I speak of ordinary, imperfect life. They connect with me because they realize that my life and their lives are similar—we meet in shared human experience.” Beside leading workshops, retreats, and seminars throughout the United States and abroad, Livingston is an award-winning writer whose works have been featured in Praying, St. Anthony Messenger, Studies in Formative Spirituality, and U.S. Catholic. In 1990, Livingston was awarded the U.S. Catholic Award for furthering the cause of women in the Catholic Church. Her book. Lessons of the Heart, with over 30,000 copies sold, provides encouragement in the face of life’s hectic, stress-filled demands. Livingston lives with her husband, Howard Gordon, in Tampa, Florida.
