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Regional Spiritual Conference - August 3 - 5, Cacouna, Quebec
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Spiritual Conference a Success! The Regional Spiritual Conference was a success. Here are just some of the comments from the Conference Evaluations that clearly express the members appreciation: * speaker gave me new thoughts; good speaker; I was enlightened more in this retreat; talks were realistic and current to our day and time; relevant topics and very knowledgeable speaker; I am returning home spiritually enriched; speaker's approach using adult education methods was most appreciated; appreciated the focus on God's goodness rather than my own weakness; the depth of Franciscan thought and teaching was realized by me through Dr. Richard Shields; beautiful talks; excellent speaker... |
Richard Shields
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Our guest speaker, Richard Shields, is a member of the faculty of St. Michael’s College, at the University of Toronto, where he specializes in practical issues of Catholic schools, faith development and culture.
Richard has his Masters in Franciscan Spirituality from St. Bonaventure in New York and his Doctorate in Religious Studies from McMaster in Ontario. Richard has participated in a number of retreats and evenings of recollection on such topics as: “Mercy in the Life of the Church”; and “The Joy of the Gospel – Pope Francis’ Vision for the Church”. Friar Ed Debono writes: Richard is articulate …humourous and engaging. He will get people thinking about their faith today, and the need to be involved. |
The Atlantic Area Assembly. See the information sheet below. It takes a moment.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The May Atlantic Area Assembly has been rescheduled to the fall, September 15, 2018
The May Atlantic Area Assembly has been rescheduled to the fall, September 15, 2018