Ignatian Currents – Christ Consciousness: Carmelite and Ignatian Spiritualities in Dialogue

** Please note: Due to illness, Sr. Constance FitzGerald, OCD will not be able to attend this weekend. Instead, Fr. Brian McDermott, SJ will facilitate the entire program. 

IGNATIAN CURRENTS

Friday, May 6 from 7 - 9 p.m. through Saturday, May 7 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Followed by optional Liturgy of the Eucharist at 4:30 p.m.

$120 for overnight guests including breakfast and lunch

$80 for commuters including lunch

Christ Consciousness: Carmelite and Ignatian Spiritualities in Dialogue

Growth in human consciousness is the leading edge of evolution as we know it. Growth in Christ consciousness, for Christians, is the leading edge of the evolution of human consciousness. We will be mindful of the distinction between states and stages of consciousness. Within this broad context we will address topics such as:

• Jesus Christ as the pioneer of evolution

• Teresa and Ignatius as exemplary pioneers of Christ consciousness

• The dynamics of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius as providing the foundations of Christ consciousness

• St. Teresa’s Prayer of Recollection as help in deepening one’s intimate relationship with Christ

• Teresa’s and Ignatius’ Christic and Trinitarian Consciousness

The program will include lecture, time for quiet reflection and dialogue with the facilitators.

Facilitators:

Constance FitzGerald, OCD is a contemplative theologian and a member of the Carmelite Community in Baltimore where she has served as prioress and formation director. For more than fifty years, Sr. Constance has devoted her intellectual life to the explication and interpretation of the writings of the great Carmelite mystics.

Brian McDermott, SJ is a Jesuit of the Maryland Province and a systematic theologian. He was on the faculty of the Weston School of Theology for twentyseven years and academic dean for eight. He is currently a special assistant to the President of Georgetown University and adjunct professor of Catholic Studies. Fr. McDermott is an esteemed spiritual director and an experienced teacher of spiritual direction and discernment.

You may register and pay for this program online below or you can download the flyer and send in your registration and payment. 

Ignatian Currents Flyer

Scholarship funding is available.

Contact Martha Campbell at [email protected] to apply.