August 15 - 18, 2021 Thomas Keating once posed the question: Why go on retreat? His response was “to experience the deepest silence” and “just … be, opening uninterruptedly to God’s presence and to the enormous energy of love that creates and sustains us and the universe…” Even in our covid world, it’s important to
CO of Tampa Bay is happy to welcome Julie Saad for a day and a half retreat at the beautiful Franciscan Center campus in Tampa, FL. Julie is returning again to share with us her many years of experience and expertise on the Lectio Divina practice. Lectio is a foundational practice of Scripture meditation which
Lectio Divina, literally meaning “divine reading,” is an ancient practice of praying the Scriptures. During Lectio Divina, the practitioner listens to the text of the Bible with the “ear of the heart,” as if he or she is in conversation with God, and God is suggesting the topics for discussion. Please click on the link