7 pm Sunday, June 8 to
12 pm Friday, June 13, 2025
Becoming All Flame…the Transformative Power of Contemplation
with Nancy Sylvester, IHM

This retreat draws on the
wisdom of the mystics to complement the life and message of Jesus. We
will explore how to deepen our spiritual practice to rekindle within us the
fire of Divine Energy. As humans we are growing in our understanding
that we are part of the unfolding Universe and who we are and what we do is
critical to its next emergence. Through communal contemplative practice and
various processes throughout the week we will deepen our understanding of our
role in this evolutionary process. We will imagine how we can contribute to
holding the planet in love as we live through this time of what is being called
the Meta Crisis.

Nancy Sylvester, IHM founded the Institute for
Communal Contemplation and Dialogue in 2002.This work reflects her commitment
to dialogue and her belief that the impasse being experienced currently in the
work of transformation requires a contemplative response and an expanded
consciousness. Nancy served in the Presidency of the Leadership Conference of
Women Religious; as vice president of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary, Monroe, MI; fifteen years on the staff of NETWORK, a national Catholic
social justice lobby, ten years as National Coordinator; and board member to
numerous organizations. She is a known speaker nationally and internationally.
She writes various articles and published a book in October, Journey-Faith
in an Entangled World, available on Amazon.
Registration:
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so.
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Villa
Maria Education and Spirituality Center
2067 Evergreen Road
P.O. Box 424
Villa Maria, PA 16155
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