Dominican Retreat and Pastoral Centre, Tallaght, Dublin

Details of Courses for Year 2002


January

25th to 27th - Serenity Weekend Retreat (Full)

26th & 27th - ‘Focusing and Listening’ *
Focusing is about listening to the body’s awareness in a way that causes one to become truly present to oneself and the world around.
Jim Bagnell

February

10th - One-Day Retreat (10.30am – 6.00pm)

12th - Bio-Spiritual Focusing and the Lenten Gospels.
(Six Tuesday evenings 7.30p.m)
Angela Campion O.P. & Adrian Farrelly O.P.

23rd & 24th - Young Adults Retreat*
A weekend for young adults to come together and explore their faith with an emphasis on Scripture.
Enda O’Dwyer C.Y.C. & Adrian Farrelly O.P.

March

2nd - Lectio Divina Day (10.00a.m. – 5.00p.m.)
Lectio Divina is a way of looking at Scripture that allows it to come alive. On this day we look at the method and Scripture readings for the next few weeks.
Angela Campion O.P. & Joseph Ralph O.P

10th - One-Day Retreat (10.30a.m. to 6.00p.m.)

23rd to 30th - Holy Week Retreat (7 Days) *
‘The Mystery is Christ within or among your hope of glory’ (Col.1: 27)
Patsy Kelly M.S.C.

April

13th - Meditation Day ‘Returning to your ‘Still Centre’. (10a.m. to 5p.m.)
Pat Murray S.C.A.

20th - One Day Retreat (10.30a.m. to 6.00p.m.)

26th to 28th - Weekend Retreat ‘Once Upon A Time’ *
Storytelling and the Scriptures This weekend will be about allowing ourselves to be touched by the transforming power of stories in the Gospel.
Miceal Ross (Folklorist) & Angela Campion O.P.

May

6th - Divine Mercy One-Day Retreat (10.30a.m.to 6.00p.m.)

13th to 17th - Dominican Mid-Term Chapter (Private)

24th to 30th - Retreat for Retired Religious
`Those who carry out their duties well will be rewarded for their faith in Christ Jesus’ (1 Tim 3:13)
Augustine Doherty O.P.

June

1st to 7th - Preached Retreat
The Genesis Story – Lessons for modern Christian living.
John Littleton C.C. (President N.C.P.I.)

8th to 14th - Preached Retreat
This retreat will be on the Readings of the day using combined insights from Lectio Divina and Bio-Spiritual Focusing.
Adrian Farrelly O.P. & Angela Campion O.P.

15th to 21st - Preached Retreat
Mary, Our Lady, in the New Testament ‘All generations will call me blessed’ (Luke1:48)
Explore, reflect and pray on the role and importance of the Mother of God in the Christian Life.
Michael Savage O.P.

22nd to 28th - Preached Retreat
‘The spirit hovers over us’
James Donleavy O.P.

29th to 5th July - Preached Retreat
‘Towards a Spirituality for the 21st Century’
Tom Jordan O.P. (Editor of ‘Spirituality’ Magazine)

July

5th to 7th - ‘Credo Weekend’ for Young Adults*
Dominican Team.

7th to 12th - Meditation Retreat (Five Days) *
‘Sacredness and Mystery rooted in the Otherness and Closeness of God’
Pat Murray S.C.A.

13th to 19th - Preached Retreat
"What can ever separate us from the love of God" - the Christian life is a discovery of this love.
John Harris O.P.

20th to 26th - Celtic Spirituality Retreat
A preached retreat drawing on the richness of our Celtic Christian roots.
Simon Roche O.P.

27th to 2nd August - Pottery Retreat
A retreat that combines meditation with simple meditative work with clay. No previous knowledge of pottery is necessary.
Donagh O’Shea O.P.

August

3rd to 9th - Preached Retreat
‘Praised be you, my Lord, with all your creatures’ (The canticle of Brother Sun)
A gentle look at the joy and enthusiasm of St.Francis of Assisi. He loved God’s creation and called all creatures sister and brother and inspires us to do the same in our time.
Bryan Shorthall O.F.M.Cap

10th to 16th - ‘Where have you come from, where are you going?’ (Genesis 16:8)
A reflective holistic retreat about priorities and a sense of self. Silence, movement and some opportunity for individual guidance.
Anne Alcock M.A (Author of Word into Heart)

17th to 23rd - Preached Retreat
‘The Beauty that Saves’ A retreat based on seeking God through the work of human hands in Great Masterpieces of Art and Music.
Michael Dunleavy O.P. & Dr. Eileen Keane

24th to 30th - Preached Retreat
‘…the Word, who is life, this is our subject’. (1John 1:1)
Gregory Carroll O.P.

Remainder of 2002 programme will be published here soon.

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