View of the Skelligs from the mainland. Find out more at our Skellig Michael page. Image courtesy of Patsy Lynch [@patsylynch]
Online Courses
Some courses are available year-round. Others take place on specific dates. Be aware that courses often book up very fast.
We will be adding to this page as more online courses become available.
Some courses are available year-round. Others take place on specific dates. Be aware that courses often book up very fast.
We will be adding to this page as more online courses become available.
This course invites participants on a journey to consider and engage in Christian personal prayer. It goes back to basics to offer an introduction to prayer (or a re-introduction for those who feel they could do with a refresher), in order to see prayer in a new way and experience a fresh dimension to life.
It is suitable both for those who are beginners to prayer and those who want to re-engage with the basic principles of what helps us as we pray. The themes of each week offer material for discussion and reflection as well as a guided prayer experience.
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There is a suggested contribution of £65, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
It is suitable both for those who are beginners to prayer and those who want to re-engage with the basic principles of what helps us as we pray. The themes of each week offer material for discussion and reflection as well as a guided prayer experience.
Click here for more information.
There is a suggested contribution of £65, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
For nearly three thousand years, men and women from diverse lands and cultures have been lifting their hearts to God by praying and singing the psalms. The Psalms: 150 Ways of Praying is an online course from the English Jesuits. It explores why these beautiful and timeless songs have such universal appeal and shows how the psalms can set us on a pathway to deeper prayer.
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.
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.