Taize Prayer Service
Marked by depth and by simplicity, this service of chanting, silent meditation, prayers of intercession, and readings creates space for reflection, divine encounter and heart prayer.
All are welcome.
Watershed Discipleship Workshop
As we look toward a season of predicted drought and reduced water for irrigation in southern Alberta, this watershed moment brings our river system into sharp focus. We invite you to come together with other friends of the Wisdom Centre to explore the meaning of water in our lives and develop more considerate relationships with our watersheds as a source of life and hope.
PAST EVENT: In the Beginning — Earth First Retreat
Falling in Love with the Earth: Community and Practices
Glenmore Park and St Laurence Anglican
Hosted by Green Exodus, The Wisdom Centre
Past Event| Hillary L. McBride, author of The Wisdom of Your Body
Join us for a weekend with Dr. Hillary McBride
December 1, 2023
Dr. McBride researches and writes on embodiment, trauma, eating disorders, mental health and spirituality. She traces the sources of our often unhealthy and destructive views of the body, inviting us to reclaim the wisdom of the body and experience the wholeness that has been there all along.
"As we come to understand the world around us and the stories we’ve been told, we see that our perspective of reality often limits how we see and experience ourselves, each other, and what we believe is Sacred. Instead of the body being a problem to overcome, our bodies can be the very place where we feel most alive, the seat of our spirituality and our wisdom."
Together, we will explore themes of embodiment, spirituality, the feminine divine, and more.
Embodiment Book Club
In anticipation of our upcoming Weekend featuring Dr. Hillary McBride, you are invited to a study of her book “The Wisdom of Your Body”. This study is offered through the Road Church and U of C Campus Ministry. Open to all.
Mondays at 7:30-9pm; Oct 2, 16, 30, November 13, 27 on ZOOM
Click HERE to register now for the online book club.
PAST EVENT: Deepening Silence ~ A Centering Prayer Retreat
“The truly sacred place is where you are.” – Thomas Keating
This retreat will bring us together to pool our silence as we open ourselves to transformation. There will be multiple sessions of Centering Prayer, opportunities for individual contemplation and nature walks, and wisdom teachings from Thomas Keating on the theme of finding the Sacred in what is seemingly ordinary. We will share a conversational meal at the end of the retreat to celebrate our journey together.
PAST EVENT Wisdom Centre Book Club: “Do I Stay Christian?" by Brian McLaren: A Three-part Study
Join the Wisdom Centre for a three-part book study in January 2023, exploring Brian McLaren’s “Do I Stay Christian?”
PAST EVENT Poetry Unbound with Pádraig Ó Tuama
Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama’s work centers around themes of language, power, conflict and religion.
Centering Prayer: An Introductory workshop on Contemplative Silence with Liz Rees
Liz Rees is a presenter of Centering Prayer, commissioned by Contemplative Outreach. She is a trained Eco Minister, Deeptime Leader and Life Skills Coach.
Wisdom Centre Book Club: See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love
Join us for an energetic and engaging weekly discussion exploring themes from a powerful book by Valarie Kaur, “See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love.”
Holy Wisdom, Mother of God: Exploring the Divine Feminine – A Virtual Retreat with the Rev. Matthew Wright
Join us for a virtual retreat with the Rev. Matthew Wright exploring the Divine Feminine in the Jewish and Christian traditions, particularly under the guises of Sophia, or Holy Wisdom, and Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Drawing on the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the mysticism of Thomas Merton, Holy Scripture, and the writings of early saints, we’ll discover Mary as a face of fierce compassion and as the God-birthing dimension of our own souls. The retreat will involve three online sessions: Friday evening, November 5, at 6pm MT, Saturday morning, November 6, from 10-12noon MT and Saturday afternoon, November 6, from 1-2:30pm MT.
Freeing Jesus | Conversations with Diana Butler Bass about Re-Imagining Faith
“How can you still be a Christian?”
This is the most common question Diana Butler Bass is asked today. It is a question that many people ponder as they wrestle with disappointment and disillusionment in their church and its leadership. But while many Christians have left their churches, they cannot leave their faith behind. In Freeing Jesus (HarperOne), Diana challenges the idea that Jesus can only be understood in static, one-dimensional ways. She encourages readers to “leave the religious wars behind and rediscover Jesus in all his many manifestations, to experience Jesus beyond the narrow confines we have built around him. It renews our hope in faith and worship at a time when we need it most.” These two informal sessions will be a combination of talks, Q&A and participant engagement.
“Diana Butler Bass is one of only a few modern Christian writers who can absolutely blow me away with both spiritual insight and beautiful writing. She is a brilliant scholar and a wonderful storyteller, charming and devout, erudite and deeply human. She speaks for me in Freeing Jesus as in all her books.” -Anne Lamott, author of Almost Everything and Help Thanks Wow.