Fall & winter listings 2004

National Catholic Reporter, August 27, 2004

ILLINOIS

PLACE: Institute for Spiritual Leadership, "A Sacred Space for Growing", Chicago, IL

TIME: Jan. 9--March 19, 2005

DESCRIPTION: Are you seeking spiritual renewal or at a turning point in life? Need a sabbatical? Don't have much time? Want an experience that enriches mind, body and spirit? ISL is pleased to announce "Soulstice," a 10-week program featuring half-day courses and intergrative experiences. Choose from a variety of offerings to build your own sabbatical: "Personal Transformation for Mission," "Contemplative Attitude," "Symbols and Spirituality," "Dream Stories: Life Stories," "Approaches to the Interior," "Enneagram," "Life Issues for Personal Growth," "Body and Massage," Creative Integration," "Rituals," "Individual Spiritual Direction. Fee: $5,000 (U.S.) full sabbatical; $2,500 (U.S.) half-day sabbatical; $540 (U.S.) per course/activity. Housing additional. Enrollment limited to 25. Institute for Spiritual Leadership, PO Box 53147, Chicago, IL 60653-0147 Phone: (773) 752-5962; fax: (773) 752-5964. Web site: www.spiritleader.org

KANSAS

PLACE: Manna House of Prayer, Concordia, KS

TIME: Sept. 8-Nov. 4, 2004

DESCRIPTION: "The Sarah Sabbatical" is an eight-week spiritual renewal program designed for women religious 60 and older. Discover your years of mature age as rich in possibilities for continued spiritual development and hollistic personal growth. The full fruit of human development is a well-integrated acceptance of our entire lives, bringing both freedom from the past and a realistic view of the present. This is the heart of authentic wisdom. Included are a variety of conferences on spirituality, holistic health, psychology and religious life with time for exercise and leisure. Information: Manna House, PO Box 675, Concordia, KS 66901. E-mail: retreatcenter@mannahouse.org

OREGON

PLACE: Shalom Prayer Center, Mt. Angel, OR

TIME: August-May

DESCRIPTION: Relax, rest, renew! You deserve a sabbatical that you design. Come to a contemplative, monastic place in beautiful rural Oregon. Opportunities for leisure, spiritual direction, community prayer, daily Eucharist, classes and retreats. Spacious gardens, excellent libraries, comfortable accommodations, wholesome meals. Outings to ocean, mountains, local sites. Nine months (August-May) or shorter periods if preferred. Men and women. Contact: JD Morton, OSB, Shalom Prayer Center, 840 S. Main St., Mt. Angel, OR 97362. Phone: (503) 845-6773. E-mail: shalom@open.org Web site: www.open.org/shalom

AUSTRALIA

PLACE: Marymount Mercy Centre, Sydney, Australia

TIME: February-August (six months), September-December (three months)

DESCRIPTION: "An Australian Sabbatical Experience" for those seeking new energy for ministry and community and a deepening of their sense of God's presence and action in their life, Marymount Mercy Centre, Sydney, Australia, provides two "New Life" sabbatical programs annually--February-August, (six months) and September-December three months). The courses offer excellent input in theology, scripture, spirituality, psychology and personal development; spiritual direction; a directed retreat; life-giving companionship in an international community representing many countries and cultures and a variety of experiences of church. The newly refurbished residence is set in beautiful native bushland, but is within easy access to the center of Sydney. For details, please contact: Sr. Margaret Jones, RSM, Marymount Mercy Centre, PO Box 307, Castle Hill, NSW, Australia 1765. Phone/fax: 61-2-9651 1424. E-mail: mmountch@pacific.net.au Web site: www.marymount.com.au