Momentum of Grace: The Deepening of Being in a World of Becoming
“We are moving”: summing up the evolutionary spirit of our age, Teilhard de Chardin, the late Jesuit priest and paleontologist, spoke these words. During this program we will discover “Where are we moving?” Yes, we are going somewhere and scientists tell us that the entire universe is moving toward more elegantly ordered complexity. The mystics would say that we are moving toward greater wholeness, coherence, love and fullness in the Mystery of the Godhead. Let us explore together the elegance of emergence through the lens of both science and mysticism. A special focus will be our own deep yearning and purpose as humans to bring the timeless dimensions of the Infinite into time.
Resource Persons: Gail Worcelo, CP, MA and Margaret Galiardi, OP, MA, are team presenters for this program. Gail is the co-founder of Green Mountain Monastery in Greensboro VT. She and Fr. Thomas Berry, CP founded this monastery to give expression to a theology rooted in the evolutionary dynamism of an unfolding universe. Gail holds a degree in Clinical Psychology and Christian Spirituality. She has lectured and given programs, retreats and workshops around the world. Margaret Galiardi is presently collaborating with Nancy Sylvester in the Institute for Communal Contemplation and Dialogue. She teaches courses in spirituality at Molloy College NY. She is the author of two books: Encountering Mystery in the Wilderness (Sor Juana Press, 2004) and Where the Pure Water Flows (Sor Juana Press, 2008).