Spiritual practices have expressed, informed and shaped the practice of the faith for generations of Catholics. From the rosary to centering prayer, from lectio divina to the examen of consciousness, ways of practicing faith have marked what it is to live the Catholic life. The C21 Center's spring 2009 series examines the ongoing riches of the Catholic tradition of spiritual practices.
As Colleen Griffith, editor of the spring issue of C21 Resources, wrote in her opening essay: "Spiritual practices are concrete and specific. They are consciously chosen, intentional actions that give practical purpose to faith. Situated between life as we know it and life in its hoped-for fullness, practices are imbued with a sense of our relatedness to God, others and the earth. Influencing our dispositions and outlooks on the world, spiritual practices render us more open and responsive to the dynamic activity of God's grace, and move us toward greater spiritual maturity."
Read the C21 Resources Spring 2009 issue on Catholic Spirituality and Practice (pdf)
Spring 2009 Event List
Friday, January 30, 2009: Veritas et Vinum; Jim Keenan, SJ, BC Theology Department; Fulton Honors Library, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
February
Tuesday, February 3, 2009: Agape Latte; Hillside Cafe, 8:30 - 10:00 pm
Thursday, February 12, 2009: A More Evangelical Catholicism?; Mark Massa, SJ, Gasson Visiting Professor, BC; Richard Lennan and Hosffman Ospino, BC; 129 Lake Street, 024, STM, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Saturday, February 14, 2009: Christian Spiritual Practices: Drawing from the Storeroom Both the Old and the New; Colleen Griffith, STM; Heights Room, Corcoran Commons, 9:00 am -2:00 pm
Tuesday, February 17, 2009: Spiritual Practices and the Sacramental Worldview of Latino/a Catholicism; Nancy Pineda-Madrid, STM; 129 Lake Street, 024, STM, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Monday, February 23, 2009: Monastic Spiritual Practices Living in the 21st Century; Abbot Christopher Jamison, OSB, Abbot of Worth; Sussex, England; Gasson 100, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Thursday, February 26, 2009: "As Though You Were In Prison With Them" (Hebrews 13:3): Learning About Prayer By Being With the Poor; William Reiser, SJ, Holy Cross College; Devlin Hall 101, 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Friday, February 27, 2009: Veritas et Vinum; Gail Kineke, Chair of BC Geology & Geophysics Department; Fulton Honors Library, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
March
Tuesday, March 10, 2009: Old Gold: Reclaiming Some Traditional Spiritual Practices; Tom Groome, STM; Heights Room, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, March 10, 2009: Agape Latte; Tomeu Esdelrich Barcelo, BC Philosophy Department and Maria Rocio Calvo Vilches, BC Graduate School of Social Work; Hillside Cafe, 8:30 - 10:00 pm
Thursday, March 12, 2009: Adoration of the Eucharist Today; John Baldovin, SJ, STM; Gasson Hall 100, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Tuesday, March 17, 2009: A Garden of Grace: Spiritual Practices for Family Life; Kathy Hendricks, author and spiritual director; 129 Lake Street, Room 024, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Friday, March 20, 2009: Veritas et Vinum; Richard Clifford, SJ, Dean of STM; Fulton Honors Library, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Tuesday, March 24, 2009: The Jesus Prayer: A Pathway to Contemplation in the Eastern Christian Tradition; Khaled Anatolios, STM; Gasson Hall 100, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Thursday, March 26, 2009: Discernment and Life Choices; Clare Walsh, MHSH, Jesuit Collaborative; 129 Lake Street, Room 024, STM, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Thursday, March 26, 2009: Ups, Downs, and Reinventions: American Catholics and the Practice of the Sacraments; James O'Toole, BC History Department; Gasson 305, 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Monday, March 30, 2009: Spiritual Practices & Psychological Health; John McDargh, BC Theology Department; Heights Room, Corcoran Commons, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
April
Thursday, April 2, 2009: Comforting Jesus Christ in Combating Hunger, Sickness and Poverty; Ken Hackett, Catholic Relief Services; Fulton Hall 511, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, April 7, 2009: Agape Latte; Karen Kennedy, Director, BC Urban Catholic Teacher Corps; Hillside Cafe, 8:30 - 10:00 pm
Tuesday, April 14, 2009: What Can Happen on an Ignatian Retreat?; James Carr, SJ, Gonzaga Retreat House; Ann Fowler; Gail O'Donnell, RSCJ; Richard Stanley, SJ, Gonzaga Retreat House; Heights Room, Corcoran Commons, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, April 15, 2009: Women in the Church: North and South; Maria Rosario Saavedra, Maria Clara Bingimer, Jill Ker Conway, Lisa Sowle Cahill; Shea Room, Conte Forum, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Thursday, April 16, 2009: Prophetic Witness: Women's Strategies for the Church; Colleen Griffith, STM; 129 Lake Street, 024, STM, 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, April 21, 2009: Two Centuries of Faith: The Influence of Catholicism on Boston, 1808-2008; Thomas O'Connor, BC University Historian; Gasson 100, 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Thursday, April 23, 2009: Scenes from a Parish; Original film by Jim Rutenbeck; McGuinn 121, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Saturday, April 25, 2009: Encountering Christ in Prayer; Ignacio Larranaga, OFM, Founder of "Talleres De Oracion Y Vida," Chile; 129 Lake Street, 024, STM, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tuesday, April 28, 2009: Living Faith Together: Spiritual Practices in Marriage; Tim Muldoon, Suzanne Muldoon, Cynthia Dobrzynski, Daniel Leahy; Heights Room, Corcoran Commons, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Thursday, April 30, 2009: Meeting Jesus Christ in the Search for Peace; Padraig O'Malley, UMass Boston; Heights Room, Corcoran Commons, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
May
Tuesday, May 5, 2009: The Future as (Catholic) History: American Catholicism in Historical Perspective; David O'Brien, Holy Cross College; Gasson 100, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Saturday, May 9, 2009: Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality; Richard Rohr, OFM, author, founder of Center for Action and Contemplation; Heights Room, Corcoran Commons, 9:00 am -4:00 pm