Outline of Courses for 2019 (Updated)
New Courses and changed dates shown in this colour.
May/June 2019
Developing Your Own Spirituality III
Presenters: Michael Whelan SM, PhD & Marie Biddle, RSJ, MA, MTh
When: 4 Thursday mornings, 10am – 12noon, May 2, 9, 16, 23
Cost: $150/person
Day of Silence and Solitude: May 4
Where: At “Nazareth”, Colo Heights
Cost: $50
Mysticism: Plain or Flavoured?
Presenter: Thomas Ryan, SM, PhD
When: 4 Tuesday mornings, 10am – 12 noon, May 7, 14, 21, 28
Cost: $150/person
Film Lectio II: Bede Griffiths OSB - A Human Search and the New Creation in Christ
Presenters: Marie Biddle RSJ, MA, MTh & Michael Whelan SM, PhD
When: 3 Wednesday mornings, 10am – 12noon, May 22, 29, June 5
Repeated: 3 Wednesday evenings, 6pm – 8pm, May 22, 29, June 5
Cost: $40/person
June/July 2019
Thomas Aquinas
Presenter: Andrew Murray SM PhD
When: 3 Tuesday mornings, 10am – 12noon, June 4, 11, 18
Cost: $120/person
Unmasking Violence - Reimagining the Gospel with René Girard
Presenter: Susan Connelly rsj, PhD
When: 4 Wednesday mornings, 10am – 12noon, June 12, 19, 26, July 3
Cost: $150/person
Day of Silence and Solitude: July 27
Where: At “Nazareth”, Colo Heights
Cost: $50
August 2019
Laudato Si: An Urgent Challenge to Protect our Common Home
Presenters: Winton Higgins, PhD & Michael Whelan SM, PhD
When: 4 Thursday mornings, 10am-12noon; August 1, 8, 15, 22
Cost: $150/person
Restorative Dialogue: The Explicit Practice of Relationships
Presenter: Terry O’Connell, OAM
When: 4 Tuesday mornings, 10 – 12noon; August 6, 13, 20, 27
Cost: 150/person
September 2019
The Mystics: Pathfinders in the Spiritual
Presenter: Sr. Patty Andrew
When: 3 Tuesday mornings, 10am-12noon; September 3, 10, 17
Cost: $120/person (Including summary notes)
Developing Your Own Spirituality IV
Presenters: Michael Whelan SM, PhD & Marie Biddle, RSJ, MA, MTh
When: 4 Thursday mornings, 10am – 12 noon, September 5, 12, 19, 26
Cost: $150/person
Day of Silence and Solitude: September 21
Where: At “Nazareth”, Colo Heights
Cost: $50
The Holy Spirit in St John's Gospel
Presenter: Robert Tilley PhD
When: 3 Wednesday mornings, 10am – 12 noon, September 25, October 2, 9
Cost: $120/person
October 2019
A View from inside the Royal Commission
Presenter: Stephen Crittenden, ABC Radio journalist, presenter and producer
When: 3 Tuesday mornings, 10am-12noon; October 15, 22, 29
Cost: $120/person
Film Lectio III: The Green Book
Presenter: Marie Biddle RSJ, MA, MTh
When: 3 Wednesday mornings, 10am – 12noon, October 16, 23, 30
Repeated: 3 Wednesday evenings, 6pm-8pm, October 16, 23, 30
Cost: $40/person
Tragedy of Sexual Abuse: Where are We Now?
Presenters: Gerard Webster PhD (Psychoanalysis and Philosophy) & Michael Whelan SM, PhD
When: 3 Friday mornings, 10am-12noon; October 18, 25, November 1
Cost: $120/person
November 2019
The Poetry of Grace V
Presenter: Michael Griffith, PhD
When: 4 Wednesday mornings, 10am – 12noon; November 6, 13, 20, 27
Cost: 150/person
Developing Your Own Spirituality IV
Presenters: Michael Whelan SM, PhD & Marie Biddle, RSJ, MA, MTh
When: 4 Thursday evenings, 6pm – 8pm, November 7, 14, 21, 28
Cost: $150/person
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