Action and Contemplation:
Franciscan spirituality today
led by Richard Rohr OFM: a two day conference
sponsored by the
Third Order of the
Society of St. Francis
3rd - 4th September 2010 |
St James's Church Piccadilly London
"The greatest vocation is not the contemplative, nor is it the active,
but the utter art form of putting the two together." (Fr Richard)
10 am - 4.30 pm Friday and Saturday
Cost for the two-day event is £40
Booking (through Tickets Oxford) can be done in any of 4 ways:
- by phone 01865 305305 (box office open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm)
- by internet here
- in person at Tickets Oxford, Oxford Playhouse, Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2LW
- or by post - write to Tickets Oxford, Oxford Playhouse, Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2LW. Cheques payable to Oxford Playhouse Trust, please (tickets can be posted to you for an additional charge of 60p per customer)
Links
Third Order of the Society of St Francis
Centre for Action and Contemplation
Richard Rohr 'if I had the world's attention for one minute...' (YouTube)
Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province. He founded the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1971, and the Centre for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1986, where he presently serves as Founding Director.
Richard was born in Kansas in 1943. He entered the Franciscans in 1961, and was ordained in 1970. He considers the proclamation of the Gospel to be his primary call, and uses many different platforms to communicate the message. Themes he addresses in service of the Gospel include
- Scripture as liberation
- the integration of action and contemplation
- community building
- peace and justice issues
- male spirituality
- the Enneagram
- and eco-spirituality
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