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Go Deeper - Online Courses & Talks
Courses are listed in chronological order with the most immediate appearing first.
Note: some courses book up very quickly, so it is a good idea to look through the full list.
Courses are listed in chronological order with the most immediate appearing first.
Note: some courses book up very quickly, so it is a good idea to look through the full list.
The London Jesuit Centre offers a wealth of online courses, talks, guided prayer sessions, virtual book club, retreats and much more. Click here for a listing of all events between now and the end of July. Most are free; where is a suggested fee for some events, nobody will be turned away for lack of funds.
The Center for Action and Contemplation offers a rich array of vibrant, online courses. While there is a charge for the courses, the CAC is able to offer a limited amount of tuition assistance (based on financial need) for each online course. Please fill out the online Financial Assistance form for financial support for an online course at least o week before registration is scheduled to close.
2nd June to 27th July 2021
Interior Castle is a spiritual journey through the seven mansions of St. Teresa of Ávila’s Interior Castle with James Finley and Mirabai Starr as guides. Along the way, practices of prayer, reflection, humility, and self-knowledge turn spiritual insights into experiential and embodied wisdom.
The rich, multi-media online course is based on James Finley’s many years of reading, meditating, and leading retreats on this 16th century mystic. Drawing from her work translating the Spanish text, Mirabai Starr reveals the essence of Teresa and her message.
There is a charge of $120 for the course but financial assistance may be applied for up to one week before registration closes. Click here for course details.
Please note: registration for this course does not open until 1st March 2021
Interior Castle is a spiritual journey through the seven mansions of St. Teresa of Ávila’s Interior Castle with James Finley and Mirabai Starr as guides. Along the way, practices of prayer, reflection, humility, and self-knowledge turn spiritual insights into experiential and embodied wisdom.
The rich, multi-media online course is based on James Finley’s many years of reading, meditating, and leading retreats on this 16th century mystic. Drawing from her work translating the Spanish text, Mirabai Starr reveals the essence of Teresa and her message.
There is a charge of $120 for the course but financial assistance may be applied for up to one week before registration closes. Click here for course details.
Please note: registration for this course does not open until 1st March 2021
Online Talks - available year-round. No charge.
According to the American mystic, Thomas Merton, the more we try to analyse life, the more we involve ourselves in sadness. “But it does not matter much because no despair of ours can alter the reality of things, or stain the joy of the cosmic dance which is always there. Indeed, we are in the midst of it, and it is in the midst of us, for it beats in our very blood, whether we want it to or not”. James Finley spent six years at the monastery of Gethsemane, where Thomas Merton was director of novices. He has given a series of insightful online talks and retreats on Merton’s spiritual writings.
Access the talks here. Note: the talks are in reverse chronological order, so scroll down to reach the first one
According to the American mystic, Thomas Merton, the more we try to analyse life, the more we involve ourselves in sadness. “But it does not matter much because no despair of ours can alter the reality of things, or stain the joy of the cosmic dance which is always there. Indeed, we are in the midst of it, and it is in the midst of us, for it beats in our very blood, whether we want it to or not”. James Finley spent six years at the monastery of Gethsemane, where Thomas Merton was director of novices. He has given a series of insightful online talks and retreats on Merton’s spiritual writings.
Access the talks here. Note: the talks are in reverse chronological order, so scroll down to reach the first one