STARTING THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1:
Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton
Sundays, 3:00 – 4:30pm beginning February 1 to March 15 (excluding March 8) in the Parish Center
Moderator: Steve Maddaloni from Pope John Seminary
This wonderful series is intended for anyone seeking to live more contemplatively. Through a prayer and reading from Thomas Merton and other spiritual masters and the resource of the book, available at the first session, participants revisit and refresh their perspectives on life. This opportunity helps us to understand what Merton insists: that our spiritual life is our everyday lived experience. To register, e-mail Steve Maddaloni at smaddaloni@msn.com. Book payment at first session. All Welcome!
Tuesday, February 3 at 6:30pm
Program for Women
Moderator: Sr. Evelyn Ronan, SND
We gather together at 6:30 p.m. in our Church Social Hall to continue this year’s journey: Pondering Grace through the Lens of Love. Bring your favorite Winter recipe for a fabulous potluck! All Welcome!
Monday, February 9, 7:00pm
An Overview of Marriage through the History of the Church
Presenter: Maria Bianco, one of the Judges at the Metropolitan Tribunal for the Archdiocese since 2003. Maria graduated from the School of Law at Catholic University in Argentina and as a Canon Lawyer at the Lateran University in Rome. Before moving to Boston, she had been teaching Civil Law at the Catholic University and University of Moron in Buenos Aires and Canon Law at the Seminary of the Diocese of San Isidro. She also worked as a civil attorney and as an Advocate for Canon Law cases at the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. In the Social Hall.
ADVANCE NOTICE – ST. JOHN LENTEN PROGRAMS
All are invited to participate in one of our Lenten programs presented in collaboration with Boston College’s The Church in the 21st Century and based on a book by theologians Colleen Griffith and Tom Groome titled Catholic Spiritual Practices – A Treasury of Old and New.
This series, “Engage – Mind, Heart & Lives”, is similar to our ARISE Program of years ago. More information to come!
