News - Page 17 of 17 - Contemplative Fire
Community Weekend 12th – 13th September
“Let us praise the grace and risk of Fire”
(from Benedictus by John O’Donohue)
This issue includes some of the words and images from the Community Weekend.
Wisdom on the Way: 11th July Douai Abbey
Companion Georgina Heskins writes:-
“…Brother Christopher Greener gave us an absorbing overview of the book, Western Mysticism by Dom Cuthbert Butler, originally published in 1922. For Brother Christopher this is an excellent introduction to three great spiritual masters: Augustine, Gregory and Bernard of Clairvaux,
Wisdom on the Way (9th May) “Crossing Thresholds?”
“…Contemplative Fire’s rhythm of life holds within it the invitation and challenge of the Holy Spirit to live and witness with humility in places of the ordinary….we are drawn out of our comfort zone to be at the edge….we find ourselves led through to genuine mutuality and open-heartedness. Be it in justice or compassion…the Spirit illumines and instructs, dismantles barriers and builds bridges.
Hidden Houses of Prayer Gathering
Coventry Cathedral, 23rd May
Companion Charlotte Wright reflects:
Much of my life revolves around my home and what happens in it. The world comes to me, communicating and connecting with me as it can and does in our technological times. But it all becomes too big, too heavy a burden to carry, when, for example, the traumatised and bereft people of Nepal fill my screen with their tears and cries.
Treasures Old and New:
Exploring how the Spirit is moving in traditional and emerging communities