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Course Program
* * * * * This 7-week program teaches us the value of suffering, the importance and necessity of "taking up and carrying our cross" each day. We will explore the richness of the Spirituality of the Cross as it is expressed by Blessed Concepcion Cabrera. We will begin Wednesday, April 14 and will continue every Wednesday after unless stated otherwise. For more information regarding this program, see contact information at the bottom of this page.
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Week 1 - Trust, Learning to trust by overcoming fear
Week 2 - A Shared Story; there is suffering in every story
Human beings are relational. Elements of trust. Consequences of trusting. Learning to trust, overcoming fear. Trusting people and trusting God. The first season of the soul, Spring, the beginning of the spiritual life.
There is a story of wounds en in everybody's history. Formative years and your experiences. Wounds, beliefs and inner vows according to Bob Schuchts. Means of healing: redemptive suffering, the sacraments and healing prayer. The second season of the soul: summer.
Week 3 - Suffering
Suffering as a school for life. Making sense of pain and suffering, united to that of Jesus. Christ crowned with thorns. Emotional sorrow versus clinical depression. Saved by hope. Third season of the sould: Autumn.
Week 4 - Embracing our Limitations
Our wounds bring us closer to Christ. God Makes perfect what is imperfect. Basic human needs, how having them met or not can have an effect on who we are today. Personal evaluation. Fantasy and logismos. The fourth season of the soul: Winter.
Week 5 - The Cross of the Apostolate, a Glorious Cross
The Cross of the Apostolate. your spiritual journey within the seasons of the soul. Season versus season, first and subsequent seasons. Things we can obtain ourselves versus graces freely given. Recognizing God's will for our lives. The Cross of the Apostolate, a vision. Elements of the Cross and its symbolism.
Week 6 - Transforming suffering: a process of identification
Love, trust and the cross, intimately united. The Spirituality of the Cross imitates Christ. Identification with Jesus's mission and His life.
Week 7 - The Apostleship of the Cross: Loving Attention to God
Apostles know they are loved, so they trust and love God. Loving attention happens all day, in all things. A particular way to live the Spirituality of the Cross: the Chain of Love. What comes next, small communities.
____________________________________________________________For more information, contact Marcia Gimenez through email by clicking here
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Contact Jim Krieger by email by clicking here