St. Bonaventure’s “The Soul’s Journey Into God”
June 15 @ 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
EcoPhilly offers Saint Bonaventure’s “THE SOUL’S JOURNEY INTO GOD”
Join us in making the contemplative spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi a generative force in the Laudato Si’ movement.
Do we have to engage in contemplation to transcend self and develop a soul?
EcoPhilly would like to offer you the opportunity to join with us in making the contemplative spirit of St. Francis of Assisi a force in our communities. The significant changes in lifestyles being required of us, in order to harmonize our lives “with God, with our neighbor and with the earth,” involve each of us being “conscious of the bonds with which the Father has linked us to all beings,” all of creation. Contemplation, as practiced by St. Francis, and written about by St. Bonaventure in “The Soul’s Journey Into God,” can, we believe, be a great help to opening the “eyes of our soul” to see these inner bonds or relationships in nature and to create relevant changes in our lives.
You are invited to attend the Introductory Session on Saturday, June 15 from 9:30am to 11:30am, at St. Raphaela Center, which will give you an overall outline of the nine sessions and the nature of development involved. Note that this development calls for a partner, or for “groups of two or three” from each parish or community. All faiths are welcome!
The Nine Monthly Sessions will be held on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 9:30am to 11:30am, starting on Saturday, September 14.