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Until July 12

Opening reception: Sunday,
April 27, 3:30 - 5:00 pm.

 

Life with Clay - 35 Years
Work of Joy Brown

 

Marie Louise Trichet Art Gallery

Gallery Hours:
Monday-Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

 


March 1

Saturday, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Program # 6590



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Loving the Darkness: Mother Teresa's Mysticism

Leo O'Donovan, SJ

Mother Teresa of Calcutta, whom the world knew as the great lover of Christ's poor, is now known also as a woman who suffered a deep sense of separation from the Lord to whom she daily gave her life. This retreat day will consider what the inner darkness she suffered can teach us today and how she sustained it over almost 50 years. Some attention also will be given to the influence Ignatian spirituality had on her.

*Donation: $35 (includes lunch)

*Scholarships available

 


March 8

Saturday, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Program # 6591



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Organizing for Health and Happiness

Susan Lovallo

Learn how to get your home in order while improving your overall health. We will discuss how health and organizing are related. Enter spring with an overall feeling of clarity and renewed health and happiness.

*Donation: $35 (includes lunch)

*Scholarships available

 


March 20 - 23

 


 

 

Land Sabbath

 

All at Wisdom House enter a silence to commemorate the days of Christ's suffering, death and resurrection.

 

Offices are closed. The Center is not used. The Land rests.


April 4 - 6

Friday, 6 pm (dinner) - 1 pm Sunday

Program # 6592



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Embracing Wisdom -- A Woman's Retreat

Jan Richardson

Transition, threshold times, rites of passage: our journeys constantly offer change and possibility. This retreat will invite us to gather the wisdom that emerges as we prayerfully reflect on the past, engage the present, and dream into the future. With words and images, conversation and silence, we will seek the God of Wisdom who accompanies us in all times and seasons of our lives.

*Fees: $215 (shared room), $255 (private), $285 (private with bath), $255 (shared with bath), $195 (commuter)

*Scholarships available

 


April 27

Sunday, 2 - 3:30 pm

Program # 6593


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Art and Spirituality Forum -- Acceptance and Rejection: Tending the Spirit

 

 

Artists in conversation about the role of acceptance and rejection in their lives and how they have grown spiritually through experiencing both. Moderator: poet Susan Kinsolving. Panelists: actress Cady McClain, poet Davyne Verstandig, music director Tim Stella, sculptor Joy Brown, painter Florin Firimita. Reception follows.

Send for separate brochure or click here to download from website.

Fee: $15


April 27 - July 12

Opening reception: Sunday,
April 27, 3:30 - 5 pm



 

Life with Clay: 35 Years

Works of sculptor Joy Brown

Marie Louise Trichet Art Gallery

Gallery Hours:
Monday-Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

 


May 10

Saturday, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Program #6594

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The Gift of My Mother: Celebrating Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Reeve Lindbergh

Join us to remember famed aviator and writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh and to explore her life in a program led by her daughter, Reeve. Book signing to follow.

*Donation: $35 (includes lunch)

*Scholarships available


May 16-17

Friday 6:00 pm (dinner) – Saturday 2 pm

Program #6580
Francine Prose

Co-sponsored by the Litchfield County Writers Project and made possible by a collaborative grant made to the Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut by the Connecticut Humanities Council.

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Francine Prose at Wisdom House : A Literary Event for Readers and Writers

The workshop will focus on Ms. Prose’s recent non-fiction work, Reading Like a Writer. Starting from the premise that quality reading informs great writing, she will guide the participants in a "close reading" of selected short stories. Open to avid readers, teachers, students, and writers: all those who love reading or want to improve their writing skills. On Friday evening, Ms. Prose will read from her work. A reception and book signing will follow.

Fees: $135 (shared room)
$155 (private)
$170 (private with bath)
$105 (commuter)
$95 Saturday only
$40 Friday evening only
Meals included.

     

May 30 - June 1

Friday, 6:00 pm (dinner) - Sunday, 1 pm
Program # 6000

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Women's AA-ALANON Retreat

Sr. Maurice Doody, OP

A weekend retreat for prayer, reflection, and sharing within a supportive community. Full weekend attendance required.

 

 

Fees:$155 (shared room)
$195 (private)
$225 (private with bath)
$195 (private with bath)

 

 


June 7

Saturday, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Program #6595

Mary Lohmann

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A wRite to Self

Mary Lohmann

This program is rooted in the belief that all our stories are sacred stories. We will use writing as a sacred rite to tap into our stories and help us to celebrate them, the joyful and the painful and everything in between. The activities of the program will serve as aids to self-discovery and self-appreciation.

 

Donation $35 (includes lunch)

*Scholarships available

 


June 8

Sunday, 1 pm and 2 pm (introduction)
Program # 6596

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Call to register 860-567-3163

 

 

Open Invitation for Family Labyrinth Walk

 

 

Families are invited to come to Wisdom House to walk our outdoor 7-circuit Cretan style labyrinth. Short introduction to the labyrinth will be given at 1 pm and 2 pm and then families will be invited to walk the labyrinth.

 

Donation

 

 


June 20 - 21

Friday, 6:00 pm (dinner) - Saturday, 3 pm
Program #6597

John R. Donahue, SJ

 

 

Exploring Catholic Culture: Interpreting Scripture

John R. Donahue, SJ

Scripture is God's Word and Revelation in human language. Explore the ways Scripture has been and can be interpreted in the Roman Catholic community.

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July 12

Saturday, 9:30 - 11 am
Program #6598

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Guided Labyrinth Walk

Rosemarie Greco, DW

Introduction, video, labyrinth walk and reflection time. Refreshments included.

 

 

Donation: $5


July 23 - 27

Wednesday, 5 pm - Sunday, 1 pm
Program #6599

Quiet Days

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Quiet Days

 

Spend quiet days for prayer, reflection and renewal. Walk Wisdom House's seven-circuit labyrinth or relax by our pool. Spiritual direction available. Meals included.

 

 

Fees: $60 per day

 


July 26

Saturday, 9:30 am to noon
Program #6600

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Drumming at the Labyrinth

John Marshall

Enjoy a morning drumming at Wisdom House's seven-circuit outdoor labyrinth led by master drummer, John Marshall. This pastoral setting will make it easy to be united with nature and each other. Bring a cushion, blanket or folding chair and a drum if you have one.

 

Fee: $15 Adults,
$10 Children under 12.

 

 

 


July 26 - October 11

Opening reception Saturday
July 26, 1 to 3 pm

 

 

Natural Connections:

Works of Amelia deNeergaard

 

Marie Louise Trichet Gallery

 

 

Gallery Hours:
Monday-Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

 


August 4 - 8

 

Peace Arts Camp
For Children Ages 5 - 12

Victoria Christgau, Debby DeGuire

 

Enjoy creating a peaceful community through music, theatre, nature, crafts and peace studies. Led by Victoria Christgau and Debby DeGuire and friends.

For schedule and to register, call The Connecticut Center for Nonviolence, A Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute at 860-567-3441 or visit www.ctnonviolence.org

 


August 16-23

Saturday, 5:30 pm (dinner) – 10 am Saturday
Program #DR08

 


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Silent Directed Retreats

 

Jane Silk, RSM
Cathleen Murtha, DW
Peg Luby, RSM


 

 

Fees: $400 (private room), $475 (private with bath)

 

August 16-23

Saturday, 5:30 pm (dinner) – 10 am Saturday
Program #GR08

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Guided Retreat: Contemplating the Holy in All of Life: A Gift from the Celtic Tradition

Mary Irving, SSND

This retreat will focus on contemplating the mystery of God through the mosaic of rich insights offered by Celtic Christian spirituality. Among these insights are a profound respect for the holiness of all creation and the mutual interdependence between our planet and the human community. The retreat will include a daily conference, suggestions for prayer and reflection and an evening faith sharing session.

Fees: $400 (private room), $475 (private with bath)


 

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