PRACTICING SILENCE IN A NOISY WORLD: Moving Beyond Isolation and Loneliness to Fruitful and Prayerful Solitude

This is a retreat for Oblates of St. Benedict, any Christians longing for contemplative prayer and monastic liturgy, and all who seek to deepen their spiritual life through reflections on silence and solitude. How can ordinary people intentionally ‘make room for God’ and incorporate the time-honored practices of silence and solitude within our busy lives? How do we encounter God when we are alone, when God seems far off or silent, when prayer is ‘unanswered’, or when we are burdened with grief or loneliness? *Please note that this is not a “silent retreat”; it will involve presentations and some discussion on silence, and there will be ample time to practice silence.

Presenter: HON. MARY FINGAL SCHULTE (RET.) has been an Oblate of Saint Andrew’s Abbey for 16 years. A retired Orange County Superior Court judge, she is now a mediator and arbitrator whose practice focuses on high-conflict litigation. She is a lector in her local parish.

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