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Retreats Handbook
Retreats 2017 - the annual publication of the Retreat Association
Retreats 2017 includes the following features:
- Articles, book and CD reviews on the theme of Times and Seasons
- Lead article by writer and theologian Professor Peter Tyler
- Information and programmes for over 230 Christian retreat centres in the UK and beyond
- Details of courses, networks and associations that promote spirituality and spiritual direction
- Retreats with a theme - including painting, walking, Christmas and Easter
- Retreats for the beginner
- Individually guided retreats and quiet days
- Map pages divided into regions
- An index to all retreat centres
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Retreats 2017 Articles
Times and seasons of the spiritual life
Professor Peter Tyler explores the spiritual seasons of our lives
Seasons of the earth
Sue Barrett reflects on the spiritual perspectives of working on the land
Seasons of light
Barry Preece reflects on the seasons through the eyes of a photographer
Rooted in time and reinvented for today
Clare Black describes the founding of a new city-based retreat house, grounded in ancient wisdom
Our life seasons
Maureen O’Neill and Harriet Harris discover the value of the of season in every stage of life
The rhythm of life in community
Br Nicholas Alan reflects on the gift that a Franciscan religious community has to offer
Retreating from the rural to the urban
Sister Diane Reynolds reflects on a radical shift in how we offer and encounter retreat
Love and suffering
Sr Avril O’Regan reflects on the dynamic of love and suffering in the journey of spiritual accompaniment
Exploring silence
Alison Woolley investigates the value of silence and its potential for us today
Virtually together
David Cole explores the relationship between modern technology and the traditional Church
Stillness in the modern world
Roberta Monticone describes how a much loved retreat centre has evolved to reflect changing times.
Disrupting the game
Jonny Wilson explores what the Sabbath has to offer contemporary life
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