School of Discernment [Online]
With Kathleen Cahalan, Samuel Rahberg, Sister Virginia Matter, OSB and Mary Martin
December 4 - 6, 2020
The School of Discernment is an opportunity to discern the voice of the Holy Spirit under the guidance of skilled teachers and listeners and with the benefit of wisdom from the monastic tradition, now available online. The framework includes sessions on the practice of discernment, reflection questions for quiet time, and one-on-one meetings, all via Zoom. No one will be obligated to share publicly about the particulars of their own stories, but each will have the opportunity to do so as they choose. Spiritual directors will be available to assist with the process of discernment and any questions and insights as they arise.
This event will take place via Zoom.
Tentative Schedule
Friday 12.4.20
10:00-11:30 am Session 1: Discernment as a Way of Life
2:00-3:15 pm Session 2: The Anatomy of a Thought
Saturday 12.5.20
10:00 -11:30am Session 3: Working with Scripture and Personal Experience
2:00-3:15 pm Session 4: Listening for the Voice of God: Sorting Thoughts
Sunday, 12.6.20
8:00-9:30 am Session 5: Sustaining the Practice: Making a Decision
9:30-10:30 am Shared Reflection and Closing Blessing
About the Leaders
Kathleen Cahalan
Kathleen A. Cahalan is Director of the Collegeville Institute Seminars and Professor of Theology at Saint John’s University School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota. She is the author of several books, most recently, Opening the Field of Practical Theology, eds. Kathleen A. Cahalan and Gordon Mikoski (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., […]
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Samuel Rahberg
Sam Rahberg is former Director of the Benedictine Center and a spiritual director in St. Paul. He is author of Ice Break: A Collection of Poems (Aetos Publications, 2019), Enduring Ministry: Toward a Lifetime of Christian Leadership (Liturgical Press, 2017), and The Gospels in Poem and Image (Aetos Publications, 2016-2019). Sam has experience in parish ministry and holds a master's […]
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Sister Virginia Matter, OSB
(Sister Virginia is open to meeting with retreatants, but is no longer meeting with ongoing spiritual directees.) Virginia Matter, OSB is a member of St. Paul’s Monastery and came to the Center from the health care field. She worked in nursing and in pastoral ministry. Virginia has done significant preparation in the area of spirituality, […]
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