A Benedictine Monastery
This preached retreat is for the oblates of St. Andrew's Abbey or anyone interested in Benedictine spirituality. The focus is the Rule of St. Benedict and the liturgy of Pentecost. Presenters: Monks of Valyermo *If the event is listed as sold out please call us at 661-944-2178 for real time availability and waiting […]
Este retiro analizará lo que nos sucede después de morir a partir de las Escrituras y la Tradición. Usaremos como trampolín el libro “El alma después de la muerte” del P. Seraphim Rose. Habrá una discusión sobre el fenómeno de la Experiencia Cercana a la Muerte, incluyendo las verdaderas experiencias cristianas del cielo durante éstas, […]
Imagine standing in C. S. Lewis’s personal library as he tells how books enlarged his vision, captured his imagination, and pointed him to Christ. In this workshop, Lewis’s story and the growth of his library are traced, beginning with his first book and early collecting through his academic and writing career, until his library is […]
St. Luke, Rembrandt, and Henri Nouwen are our human guides as we examine and discern the different spiritual states revealed in Holy Scripture's parable of The Prodigal Son. Art, writing, and personal experience combine to help us realize the broader implications of this narrative and how they apply to our lives. Careful attention to art, […]
This intensive icon painting workshop will provide an opportunity to experience the process of icon painting. Participants will learn traditional iconographic techniques, working with egg tempera on gesso and the Byzantine four-color (tetrachrome) palette. This practical instruction will be combined with theoretical instruction in the history of iconography, iconographic composition, and the theology of icons. […]
Matthew 7:7