January - April 2010 Programs

January 8-10, 2010

Friday, 6 pm dinner - Sunday lunch

Program #6634

A Friendship Like No Other

William Barry, SJ

This retreat will give an opportunity to explore in prayer God's desire for our friendship and our response. There will be input and time for personal prayer as well as time for sharing of experiences and insights for those who wish.

Fees:
$185 (shared room, hall bath)
$225 (private room, hall bath)
$255 (private or shared room with bath)
$155 (commuter)

January 16, 2010

Saturday 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Program #6635

Yoga: Renewing Body and Spirit

Suzanne Kukolla

Start the new year with a rejuvenated mind and body. This workshop will include a yoga practice appropriate for all levels and a guided relaxation. Please bring a blanket or mat.

Fee: $15

January 23, 2010

Saturday 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Program #6636

The Art of Listening

Marguerite Mullee, Ph.D.

Deep Listening can open our hearts and our souls to the people and world around us. This workshop will explore the difference between hearing and engaged listening. Active listening can lead to confidence in life choices, more rewarding relationships and inner peace. Participants will be guided through exercises, discussion and meditation, music, tones, words, and beyond words to help access intuitive wisdom.

Fee: $40 (includes lunch)
Bring one friend for $20 payable with registration.

January 23 - April 17, 2010

Opening Saturday,
January 23, 1 - 3 pm

Marie Louise Trichet Gallery

John Talbert, Photographer

Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday
10 am - 4 pm

February 5 - 7, 2010

Friday, 6 pm dinner - Sunday lunch

Program #6637

Winter Contemplative Prayer Weekend

Elizabeth Gallagher

A silent retreat weekend for those with experience of Centering Prayer or meditation practice. Prayer, meditation practice, and lectio divina will be the components of the weekend in the Farm House. Meals will be taken in silence. Elizabeth Gallagher will facilitate the flow of the sessions.

Fees:
$170 (shared room, hall bath)
$210 (private room, hall bath)
$240 (private or shared room with bath)
$140 (commuter)

February 27 , 2010

Saturday 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Program #6638

Creating a Simpler Life

Susan Lovallo

Explore the effects of simplicity on your daily living. Learn to enrich your quality of life through this blend of organizational practice, spiritual exercises, meditation, and ritual. Get your time and your home in order with a spaciousness of spirit.

Fee: $40 (includes lunch)
Bring one friend for $20 payable with registration.

February 27 , 2010

Saturday 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Program #PBMLK

Peace, the Bible and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Richard Tarlaian, Deacon Arthur Miller and Victoria Christgau

Co-sponsored by the CT Center for Nonviolence and the Office of Black Catholics, Archdiocese of Hartford.

This program will reflect upon the Biblical roots of peace and nonviolence as exemplified in the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. and those who witness to nonviolence today. Songs of peace and nonviolence will add to the inspiration of the day. With these, we will learn ways of living a nonviolent life.

Fee: $30 (includes lunch). Bring a friend for $15 payable at registration.

March 6, 2010

Saturday 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Program #6639

Ponder Anew: Praying Luke's Gospel in Lent

Rev. William Carter

A prayerful conversation together eliciting new reflections for our Lenten journeys from stories in Luke's Gospel. The juxtaposition of the Fig Tree, the Prodigal, and the Passion will shape our reflections together. A quiet opportunity to find new doorways into the power of the Spirit's renewing gifts from scripture.

Fee: $40 (includes lunch)
Bring one friend for $20 payable with registration.

March 8 - 10, 2010

Arrive before 5 pm. Depart 1 pm of
last day.

Program #QDS10

Quiet Days

Spend quiet days for prayer, reflection and renewal. Walk Wisdom House's seven-circuit labyrinth, visit the art gallery, or reflect in the chapel. Spiritual direction available.

Fee: $60 per day or $80 per day (private with bath)

March 12 - 14, 2010

Friday, 6 pm dinner - Sunday lunch

Program #6640

Merton and Jung: Journey to the
True Self

Donald Bisson, FMS

Merton and Jung were both obsessed with moving beyond the false self to the true self. This program will compare and contrast their lives, maps of the soul, and psychological and spiritual truths.

Fees:
$185 (shared room, hall bath)
$225 (private room, hall bath)
$255 (private or shared room with bath)
$155 commuter

March 21, 2010

Sunday, 12 noon (lunch) - 4 pm

Program #6641

Drumming with John Marshall

John Marshall

This workshop will feature rhythm, pulse, and improvisational exercises towards developing confidence and dexterity.Traditional rhythms from around the world will be explored in a joyful, safe and non-competitive atmosphere. Bring a drum if you have one; a limited number will be available.

Fee: $35
Bring one friend for $20 payable with registration.

April 1 -4, 2010

Land Sabbath

Wisdom House is closed to observe a Land Sabbath, a time of healing and renewal for ourselves and our earth. We commemorate these days of Christ's final suffering, death, silence and resurrection. Wisdom House reveres these days with quiet before the Easter feast.

April 9 - 11, 2010

Friday, 6 pm dinner - Sunday lunch

Program #6642

Introduction to Enneagram

Mary Fahy, RSM

The Enneagram presents us with nine different personality types formed both by inheritance and environment. It studies both the compulsions of each and its unique gifts and strengths. This weekend workshop will help participants deepen their awareness of themselves, have greater understanding of others and appreciation of how this affects their relationship with God.

Fees:
$175 (shared room, hall bath)
$215 (private room, hall bath)
$245 (private or shared room with bath)
$145 (commuter)

April 17, 2010

Saturday 9:30 am - 5 pm

Program #6643

Writing Your Grief: A Retreat Day for Parents Who Have Lost Children

Sharon Charde

The loss of a child is the most tragic traumatic experience parents can have. This retreat day will give parents an opportunity to see how writing can be a transformative act to help them move forward in the process of surviving the death of their child. The day will be led by poet Sharon Charde whose son, Geoffrey, died 22 years ago.

Fee: $45 (includes lunch)
Bring one friend for $25 payable with registration.

April 25, 2010

Sunday, 2-3:30 pm.
Reception will follow.

Program #ASF10

Art and Spirituality Forum: The Artist - Shaman or Showman?

Moderator: actor Jack Gilpin. Panelists: musician Joseph Firecrow; painter Ellen Griesedieck; radio show host Joseph Montebello; and others.

How do artists see themselves? What effect does their work have on others? How can artists survive in a market driven society and still be faithful to themselves? Come meet artists who will be in conversation about these and other questions that touch their lives and work.

Come meet artists who will be in conversation about these and other questions that touch their lives and work.

Fee: $15

May 1, 2010

Saturday, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Program #6644

My Cousin, the Saint: A Search for Faith, Family and Miracles

Justin Catanoso

Join us as Justin Catanoso shares his inspiring journey in search of faith and family after learning that Pope John Paul II has put his Italian cousin on the pathway to sainthood.

Fee: $40 (includes lunch) Bring one friend for $20 payable with registration.

May 8, 2010

Sunday, 10:30 am - noon

Program #6645

Labyrinth Walk Honoring Mothers

May 14 - 16, 2010

Friday, 6 pm dinner - Sunday lunch

Program #6000

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 room, hall bath)
$225 (private or shared room with bath)

May 15, 2010

Saturday, 10 am - noon

Program #6646

Bats and the Environment

Gerri Griswold

Bats are some of the most misunderstood animals. Their palce in our ecology is vital yet some deadly diseases threaten their existence. What do they do during the day? Why do they come out at night? We often fear what we don't understand. Bats: to know them is to love them! Program appropriate for adults and children.

Fee: $10

June 4-6, 2010

Friday, 6 pm dinner - Sunday lunch

Program #6647

The Sound-World of Hildegard of Bingen

Susan Hellauer

Learn and sing the ecstatic chants of the legendary 12th century German abbess, and learn and sing the music that she herself knew - the music that was the sonic foundation of her own compositions. Participants will learn how to approach Hildegard's unique style in order to create a shapely, word-directed musical line. The reconstructed musical "day" at Hildegard's abbey will culminate in a performance on Saturday night that will be open to the public. Sunday's session will be dedicated to Hildegard's music from original notation.

Fees:
$190 (shared room, hall bath)
$230 (private room, hall bath)
$260 (private or sahred room with bath)
$160 (commuter)
Saturday evening performance $10

June 11-12, 2010

Friday 6 pm (dinner) - 3:30 pm Saturday

Program #ECC10

Exploring Catholic Culture: Racism, Tribalism, and Xenophobia

Dawn Nothwehr, OSF

The program is co-sponsored by the Center for Catholic Studies at Fairfield University.

June 24, 2010

Thursday, 7:30 - 8:30 pm

Medieval Recorder Concert

Susan Iadone

Susan Iadone Recorder Workshop will give a performance as a benefit for Wisdom House.

Donation

July 9-11, 2010

Friday, 6 pm (dinner) - Sunday lunch

Program #6648

The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness

Rabbi Rami Shapiro

We are all born in the image of God. Living out the likeness of God is a choice. In this retreat, we will explore Biblical attributes of Lovingkindness and teachings from various faith traditions as the framework for cultivating a life of goodness. This retreat will be conducted in an atmosphere of silence.

Those who register for the Sacred Art of Lovingkindness (July 9-11) and Directed Retreats (July 11-16) will receive a copy of The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness by Rami Shapiro.

Fees:
$190 (shared room, hall bath)
$230 (private room, hall bath)
$260 (private or shared room, bath in room)
$160 (commuter)

July 9-16, 2010

Friday dinner, 6 pm through Friday breakfast, 8 am

Program #DR6649

Directed Retreats

These retreats, conducted in an atmosphere of silence, offer daily individual spiritual direction.

Ann Casagrande, DW, Mary Fahy, RSM, Peg Luby, RSM

Fees:
$490 (private room, hall bath)
$565 (private room with bath, when available)

July 11-16, 2010

Program #DR6650

Directed Retreats

These retreats, conducted in an atmosphere of silence, offer daily individual spiritual direction.

Cathleen Murtha, DW and others

Those who register for the Sacred Art of Lovingkindness (July 9-11) and Directed Retreats (July 11-16) will receive a copy of The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness by Rami Shapiro.

Fees:
$350 (private room, hall bath)
$425 (private room with bath, when available)

August 14-21, 2010

Program #DR10

Directed Retreats

These retreats, conducted in an atmosphere of silence, offer daily individual spiritual direction.

Mary Fahy, RSM, Peg Luby, RSM, Cathleen Murtha, DW, Mary Stuart, DW

Fees:
$490 (private room, hall bath)
$565 (private room with bath, when available)

August 14-21, 2010

Program #GR10

Guided Retreat - Awe-Filled Wonder: The Interface of Science and Spirituality

Spirituality for today calls us into a community of the Sacred. The longing for union with the Sacred has brought science and spirituality together. We are now appreciating the insights of this union. This retreat will explore a contemporary spirituality rooted in the context of tradition and our 21st century world.

Barbara Fiand, SND de N

The book, Awe-Filled Wonder,by Sr. Barbara Fiand, is available from Wisdom House for $10 plus #3 for shipping.

Fees:   
$490 (private room, hall bath)
$565 (private room with bath when available)