Advent
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Online Advent Retreats and Spiritual Growth Opportunities
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"Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man."
- Pope Francis
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Parish Advent Encounter
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Join us Thursday, December 3rd - Saturday, December 5th for our Parish Advent Encounter!
This year, we will be reflecting on the Annunciation, when the Angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will conceive and bear the Savior of the world, Jesus!
On both Thursday and Friday evenings, one video will be posted here, accompanied by a guided meditation. On Saturday, two videos will be posted along with guided meditations. With these videos and meditations, we hope to help you prepare for the coming of Jesus.
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Inspiring talks to help you to grow closer to Christ
this Advent.The Retreat begins on
November 30th!
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ADVENT: VIRTUAL PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND
Begins Sat. 21 - Sun. 22, Nov 2020 (1:00pm - 3:30pm) and each weekend of Advent
Join our Virtual Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Local Guides show you the holy sites.
Expert speakers lead you through interestesting topics related to Jesus, the Scriptures and tradition.
Prayer and reflections.
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the winter of the spirit
Saturday, December 5, 2020
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
This online Advent retreat, The Winter of the Spirit, will be presented on Zoom by Peace Center staff. There will be opportunities for reflection and sharing.
In these days of COVID-19 darkness, how can the hope of Advent speak to us? How did others — like the people of Old Testament days — live through turbulent times? Where do we see signs of hope, signs of God’s presence birthing in this time and space?
REGISTRATION
To register or for more information on this event, email benedictinepeacectr@yanktonbenedictines.org, or call us at 605-668-6292. Send us the email address to which we should send the Zoom link.
Please register by noon on December 4.To open and download a brochure for this event, click here.
Kindly mail a free-will offering by check to the Benedictine Peace Center, 1005 W. 8th St., Yankton, South Dakota, 57078 if you are able to do so. Suggested donation is $25.
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online advent retreats
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keeping watch: An Online advent retreat
This retreat is designed to bring you closer to Jesus by praying through the Advent gospel readings. Each daily prayer period is structured, using the form of a “Gospel contemplation” that is the hallmark of Ignatian prayer. Regularly praying with Scripture in this way can eventually create a regular rhythm of prayer. One which you may choose to keep using even after the retreat is over. You will need a private space and at least 30 minutes of quiet time every day to pray through the retreat.
This retreat was first given in 2017 so the calendar days are different.
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an ignatian prayer adventure
Welcome to An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. This is an adapted version of the Spiritual Exercises. Materials are modified from the longer retreat in The Ignatian Adventure by Kevin O’Brien, SJ.
The eight-week schedule makes it perfectly timed as a Lent and Easter retreat, but the adventure can be started at any time, on your schedule. Join in a flexible experience of daily prayer and reflection. Choose to commit to a regular period of prayer each day, or start with only one day a week. Use as much or as little of the material as helps you in your Ignatian adventure.
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dwelling with god: advent retreat from 2018
The 2018 Advent retreat from Pray as you go and Sacred Space, created to offer you the opportunity to take a step back from the pressing concerns of everyday life, to reflect prayerfully on the current state of your relationships, with God, with the people around you, and with the world in which you live. To help and guide your prayer this Advent, we are focussing on the Prologue of the Gospel of John. This retreat offers you an opportunity to take some time out from the busyness of your life and come to a renewed awareness of the presence of Christ in your life and in His closeness to you. You are invited to deepen your relationship with Him; to welcome Him into your life this Christmas in a new way, and not to be afraid to radiate the light of His love.
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Springs of rosary retreat
There were several questions participants were asked to consider as a guide for them during the Springs of Sanctuary Retreat. “What do I need sanctuary from?” touched my heart.
I shared that I need sanctuary from the endless flood of thoughts that preoccupy my mind; thoughts that hold me back and keep me from being truly free. I need sanctuary from the constant rerun of conversations and/or situations that have led to hurt feelings and a sense of rejection. I need sanctuary from the relentless inner conversations that distract me from living fully and hold me a prisoner in the role of victim.
When I have strong feelings or attachments, compulsive mental role-playing commences. I replay conversations—what was said, what I could have or should have said, what he/she meant, and on and on. Once I can slow down my thoughts, create some space, and breathe, I can hear more clearly what God intends for me to know.
Being clear about what I need to detach from—my thoughts—was the creative fuel I needed to intuitively make my first card named “Sanctuary.”
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An online advent calendar
This Advent, join Loyola Press for a special online Advent experience. Following a traditional Advent calendar format, the experience invites you to slow down this season and discover the quiet moments of Advent hope.
Authors and bloggers Vinita Hampton Wright, Joe Paprocki, Becky Eldredge, Marina Berzins McCoy, and others share resources to nurture your spirituality at this busy time of year.
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Examination of conscience
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Confession Resources
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Advent Bible Study
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JIM CLIFTON, SJ: AN ADVENT REFLECTION
Fr. Jim Clifton has been part of Creighton’s Jesuit Community since 1992. Since August, 2012, he has served as Associate VP for Health Sciences Mission and Identity. Prior to that appointment, he served for eight-years as pastor of St. Frances Cabrini Church and president of All Saints Catholic School in Omaha.
Widely known for his pastoral skills, Fr. Clifton was Director of Pastoral Care at Creighton University Medical Center from 1992-2004.
A native of Omaha, Fr. Clifton entered the Society of Jesus in 1977 and was ordained in 1988. He had previous assignments in Saint Lucia, the West Indies; Marquette High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; St. Philip Neri Church in Alameda, California; and Creighton Prep in Omaha. He has offered retreats at Demontreville Jesuit Retreat House in the Twin Cities area since 1991.
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