Abstract Sister Pat Farrell Vatican II@50 Suggested donation $10Vatican II@50 is a series of programs recognizing the worldwide impact of the Second Vatican Council, convened 50 years ago in 1962 by the enormously influential Pope John XXIII. Among the great legacies of Vatican II are increased tolerance of other religious traditions, a celebration of people’s growing awareness of human dignity, and a renewed perspective on sacred music and art. The Rothko Chapel, John and Dominique de...

Abstract Dr. Philip Kreyenbroek "The Zoroastrian World View and its Echoes in Christianity and Islam." Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at 7:30 pm Dr. Philip Kreyenbroek, head of Iranian studies at the University of Goettingen in Germany, is a leading specialist on the Kurds and the Yezidis of Turkey and northern Iraq. He is especially interested in Zoroastrianism and its textual tradition, Sufism, Yezidism, and oral literatures in Iranian cultures, and has published extensively on several of these...

Abstract Three Religions and One Destiny: Religions for a Better Humanity Imam Yahya Hendi, Dr. Michael Signer, and Reverend John Pawlikowski Tuesday, February 7, 2006 Series: Preserving Spiritual Values in the Face of Religious Differences: A Series of Encounters. Religions are once more becoming a potent force in social policy in many parts of the world, including the United States. But the history of religion's involvement in the social order is very mixed. At times...

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Adeline O’Donoghue

Abstract By Fr. Cyprian Consiglio, Camldolese Monk, musician and teacherFather Cyprian Consiglio ChristianCyprian Consiglio is a monk of the Camaldolese Congregation, musician, composer, author, and teacher. He lived for ten years at New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, serving for eight years as liturgist, choir director and teacher. Cyprian currently lives at Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz, California; he spends about half his time at home writing and composing, and half...

Abstract Sister Adeline O'Donoghue, Christian Meditation Suggested donation $10Join us for our monthly meditation from the Christian tradition through Centering Prayer. An act of contemplation, Centering is a way to open oneself to the active presence of God within.Sr. Mary Adeline O’Donoghue, CCVI was born in Ireland to a family of farmers. From an early age, she had a deep sense of God’s presence and spiritual gifts that led to her vocation. She came to Houston to enter the...

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Presented by Robert Hesse, Ph. D. Contemplative Outreach Meditation

Abstract Carla Cooper Christian Meditation Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 12:00 pm Carla Cooper has been a member of the World Community for Christian Mediation since 1996 and most recently served as chair of the international Guiding Board and president of the John Main Institute. She has been a frequent teacher on the practice of contemplative prayer within the Christian tradition and the extent to which the discipline of meditation is an antidote to fundamentalism and a beneficial...

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Led by Father Lawrence Freeman

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Led by Robert J. Hesse, PhD, co-founder and president of Contemplative Outreach Network