For more information or to register
Email the Benedictine Center or call 651.777.7251
SEPTEMBER
Exhibits
A new series of exhibits on art and spirituality will be
offered throughout the year. Announcements of the
artists and themes can be found at www.stpaulsmonastery.org.
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Writing as Spiritual Practice
Mon., Sept. 13, 7-9p (orientation)
Victor Klimoski
$150
Writing is deeply personal, especially as the writer tries to
find the right voice and style to communicate her or his
ideas. Designed particularly for those who use writing as
a spiritual practice, this set of three private sessions with
Vic Klimoski provides a space to explore both one’s ideas
and the mechanics of the writing process. Subsequent
meetings scheduled Sept. 13. Register online.
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 School of Lectio Divina
Tues., Sept. 14, 1p thru Sun., Sept. 19, 1p (FULL)
(also Feb. 25 thru Mar. 2 OPEN)
S. Meg Funk OSB
$700 includes lodging and meals
The Benedictine Center of St. Paul’s Monastery is offering
the School of Lectio Divina to adapt the ancient
monastic riches of sustained lectio divina to contemporary
people. Through an intensive retreat experience set
in the rhythm of life at St. Paul’s Monastery, participants
receive teaching about lectio, spend time meditating on a
sacred text significant for them, have the opportunity for
individual spiritual direction, and participate in reflective
conversation with other participants. In addition,
the Center will provide a variety of on-going support
activities and resources after the retreat participants make
sustained lectio core to individual prayer and spiritual
development. Limit 15 guests. Email benedictinecenter@stpaulsmonastery.org for Feb. 25 – Mar. 2 application
materials.
Click here for a description of the School of Lectio Divina.
Click here for a PDF copy of the application form.
Click here for a Word copy of the application form.
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Arts and Justice Lecture
Fri., Sept. 17, 3-5p
Maureen O’Connell
Freewill offering
Offered primarily for the arts community and open to
those interested in the arts and theology, this lecture draws on Dr. O’Connell’s current research on community
murals and urban social ethics. In it she explores
connections between theological aesthetics and ethics,
beauty and justice, and art and restorative justice and
urban development. Register online.
Download article by Marueen O'Connell
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Shape of the Divine: Working with Clay as Spiritual
Practice
Mondays, 6:30-8:30p, Sept. 20 thru Oct. 25
S. Virginia Matter OSB
$150 includes materials
Under the direction of experienced potter S. Virginia
Matter OSB, learn how making hand-built vessels can aid
the process of meditation. Register online.
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Is Spiritual Direction Right for Me?
Tues., Sept. 21, 7-8p
Peter Watkins
No cost
There are times when a deep conversation about
one’s spiritual questions and insights can deepen
one’s relationship with God. That is the role of
spiritual directors. Come and learn more about the
process and whether it is suited to your spiritual
needs. Register online.
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Poetry Reading by Michael Dennis Browne
Wed., Sept. 22, 7:30-9:30p
Freewill offering
“The mingling of both well-being and distress in us is
so astonishing that we can hardly tell what state we
are in. But the fact is, that is a part of being whole.
We stand in this mingling all our life.” (Julian of
Norwich)
Poets have a vocation to pay attention – to the
world, to the events that shape us, to the intricacies
of the human heart. Drawing on his extensive career
as poet and teacher, Michael Dennis Browne will
read and reflect on his poems as they grapple with
well-being and distress. He is Professor Emeritus
at the University of Minnesota, where he has
taught from 1971 to 2010. Two of his collections of
poetry have won the Minnesota Book Award. To
Be Certain of the Dawn, a post-Holocaust oratorio
written with the composer Stephen Paulus, was
released as a CD by the Minnesota Orchestra on
BIS Records in 2009. His most recent publication
is What the Poem Wants: Prose on Poetry (Carnegie
Mellon University Press, 2009). Other publications
include Give Her the River, a picture book (Atheneum
Books for Young Readers, 2004) and Things I
Can’t Tell You, a collection of his poems (Carnegie
Mellon University Press, 2005). Register online.
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OCTOBER
 Benedictine Spirituality for the Frazzled
Tues., Oct. 5, 7-9p
Rev. Jane Tomaine, D.Min.
$25
Ever feel like a prisoner of your schedule? Looking for
ways to restore balance and wholeness? Would you like to
draw on God’s continual presence in your daily life? This
evening program explores how the Rule of St. Benedict
can help one stay connected to God in the fray and open
to that holy grace that infuses hope and peace. To bring
the learning alive in day-to-day routines, participants
will will receive practical tools to help live in the present
moment, create a healthier balance and connect with
God through creative ways during the day. Come and
join others who are seeking a deeper relationship with
God and explore how wisdom from the sixth century
speaks in a living and relevant voice for today. Register online.
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The Magic of Movies Is Not Magic
S. Carole Sweely OSB
Tues., Oct. 19, 6:45-9:30p
$10
This season of Tuesday night movies will look at how
films create their magic – or fail to do so. Editing, musical
scoring and plot are a few of the key elements that
impact the quality of a film. Films selected to illustrate
these elements include A Man for All Seasons and High Noon (for editing), The Stalking Moon and Gaslight (for
scoring) and Robin and Marian (for plot). Classes meet
Tuesdays from 6:45-9:30p on Oct. 19, Nov. 30, Jan. 8, Feb.
15, and Mar. 15 to include the film and discussion. Register online.
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NOVEMBER
Psalms for the Liturgical Year
Frank Rivas
Mondays, 7-9p Nov. 15 and 22
$40
In the Liturgy of the Hours, psalms composed centuries
before Jesus nonetheless give voice to the breadth of the
Christian tradition. There are, however, problems with
the psalms; many, for example, assume that God should
help us and “our people” just as God should punish those
we identify as enemies. After millennia of conflicts in
which God was invoked by both sides, we have witnessed
the danger of this approach. Frank Rivas approaches the
psalms by examining this ethnocentrism more closely
by studying the Hebrew text and by examining our own
hearts. Register online.
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The Magic of Movies Is Not Magic
Tues., Nov. 30, 6:45-9:30p
$10
This season of Tuesday night movies will look at how
films create their magic – or fail to do so. Editing, musical
scoring and plot are a few of the key elements that
impact the quality of a film. Films selected to illustrate
these elements include High Noon (for editing), The Stalking Moon and Gaslight (for
scoring) and Robin and Marian (for plot). Classes meet
Tuesdays from 6:45-9:30p on Oct. 19, Nov. 30, Jan. 8, Feb.
15, and Mar. 15 to include the film and discussion. Register online.
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DECEMBER
The Christmas Village Exhibit
Open Dec. 11 thru Jan. 6, 9a-6p daily
This elaborate display of hand-painted Fontanini figurines
during the Advent and Christmas Season provides
a three-dimensional interpretation of the nativity of our
Lord.
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