Sacred Seasons: An Advent Retreat on Eco-Spirituality

Explore eco-spirituality this Advent: connect traditional themes with nature, deepen faith, and find hope in the Incarnation.
About this Event

Sacred Seasons: An Advent Retreat on Eco-Spirituality

Tuesday - Thursday | December 17, 18, 19, 2024 | 6:30 PM CST
ONLINE | $60 (+ processing fees) 3 sessions included!<h4>(Limited number of tickets available)</h4>

DESCRIPTION

Since the publication of Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si’, the Church has begun to take more seriously the call to develop the eco-spiritual dimension of our faith: that is, our spiritual connection to God whose presence is made manifest in the natural world. How might we do so in this Advent season? This weekday retreat will provide some inspiration. Together, we will explore connections between traditional Advent themes and eco-spiritual concepts. How can our Advent waiting be enriched by the scale of “deep time” or cosmic history? How can the vulnerability of the Christ-child and the fragility of endangered species illuminate one another’s significance? What is the social justice dimension of the Advent season, and can we derive a sense of hope from the Christmas story? And most centrally of all: how can this Christian celebration of the Incarnation lead us to see God more clearly in all things?

December 17, 2024 - Session 1: The Friendly Beasts: The Web of Life and Advent Waiting

December 18, 20204 - Session 2: Come, Let Us Adore Him: The Christ Child and Advent Vulnerability

December 19, 2024 - Session 3: People, Look East: A World in Crisis and Advent Hope

PRESENTER

A practicing spiritual director and board-certified healthcare chaplain, Nicholas Collura currently directs the Radius program for ethical reflection on technology and culture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is the co-founder and co-coordinator of EcoPhilly, a faith-based organizing initiative dedicated to creation care in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and he once served as a Jesuit Volunteer at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in San Antonio. His website is www.nicholascollura.com.

OST STUDENTS/FACULTY/STAFF

We are excited to offer a limited number of complimentary tickets for the upcoming workshop series. If you are interested in securing one of these complimentary tickets, please contact us at [email protected] as soon as possible. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

<h4>ALL REFUNDS ARE SUBJECT TO A 10% PROCESSING FEE.</h4>