Food for the Journey

In-Person

Study / Prayer Sessions based on The Grace in Aging: Awaken As You Grow Older by By Kathleen Dowling Singh (ISBN: 9781614291268).

For Spiritual Directors, retreat leaders, pastoral ministers and those who have made the full Spiritual Exercises.

Come, join the gathered community as we engage conversation with Kathleen Dowling Singh (1946 – 2017) in her book, The Grace in Aging: Awaken As You Grow Older. Encouraging, inspiring, and practical, this text invites us to “awaken” as we age. Since aging, in and of itself, does not lead to spiritual maturity, The Grace in Aging suggests and explores causes and conditions that we can create in our lives to allow awakening to unfold — transforming the predictable sufferings of aging into profound opportunities for growth in clarity, love, compassion, and peace.

Although writing from her Buddhist background, Kathleen’s approach is ecumenical in spirit, tone, and language. She offers wisdom from a variety of spiritual backgrounds: the Apostles, Chogyam Trungpa, Annie Dillard, and more.

Richard Rohr, OFM comments, “Kathleen Dowling Singh‘s insight and wisdom are compelling, readable, and life changing (death changing too!) This book is indeed grace. It is both preparation and deep liberation.”

These four study/prayer sessions are designed to enrich our personal spiritual deepening for ministry. Our gatherings will include prayer (silent and communal), input, and faith-sharing, based on our prayerful reading of the text. To facilitate the process, chapter assignments will be communicated and should be read in advance. The only pre-requisite for participating in these sessions is a desire to embrace God in the whole of your life and ministry.

Program cost for the series is $150 due by January 21st.

Scholarship funding is available.

For information on the program and to register, contact Martha Campbell at campbellmarthal@gmail.com