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Contact me if you would like to schedule a presentation 510-436-1427 jacstory@aol.com TAPES & VIDEO Titles	February 28th, 2008 Santa Barbara Faith Community "Word & Life" Contact: Alice MacDonald amacdonald3@cox.net Word of Life Center Santa Barbara, CA 1-800-967-4013 - home 1-805-895-6938 - office April 5, 2008 The Well Le Grange, Illinois From the Stars to the Street: Engaged Wisdom for a Brokenhearted World A day to envision and experience the Wonder of the Universe and the beauty of engaged Wisdom through prayer, ritual and reflection that opens up to mysterious epicenters of sacredness and depth. Registration and Coffee: 8:30 .am. Program: 9:00 - 3:30 p.m. Offereing: $45, includes lunch/snancks. Bring a friend for 1/2 price. Contact: MSchemmel@csjlagrange.org (708) 482-5088 May 16-18, 2008 Springbanks Retreat Center for Eco-Spirituality & the Arts "Entering the Monastery of the Cosmos" A time to ponder the call of the cosmos and the quest for the true self and to realize that our lives are enveloped in divine mystery that permeates every aspect of existence. 3 days/2nights Friday, 7 p.m. - Sunday 1 p.m. Cost: $275, Deposit: $50, Balance: $225 Register by phone (800) 671-3061 May 29 — June 1, 2008 Glenairly Center for Earth & Spirit Vancouver Island Contact: (250) 642-3546 July 16/17, 2008 Brothers of Earth Holy Names University — Sophia Center Oakland, CA Contact: John Surret (708) 482-3156 Jim Conlon JACstory@aol.com (510) 436-1427 October 15, November 5,2008; February 4, March 25, 2009 Deepening the Practice 2008-09 Mercy Center, Burlingame, CA Tending the Call: Cosmos and the True Self with Jim Conlon of Sophia of Sophia Center and Kathleen McCabe, OSF, Spiritual Director How does the new Universe Story impact the spiritual journey and the way we talk about it? As humans, we shape and are shaped by the stories that emerge from the interplay between experience and meaning-making. Our view of the nature of Reality profoundly impacts how we think, feel, and live. This series helps us to be aware of how we might be stuck in the old stories and explore how to live in the freshness of the always unfolding Creation. The experiential part of this program will have two tracks: One for spiritual directors and one for anyone on the spiritual journey. Themes will include: Story: Person, Planet, Universe One Story Longing: Hunger for Sacredness and Depth Justice: Beauty Shines Forth Prayer: Entering the Monastery of the Universe Jim Conlon, Ph.D. is the director of Holy Names University Sophia Center. Jim holds degrees in Chemistry, Theology, Culture and Spirituality and Social Science; and a Certificate in Social Science and a Certificate in Urban Ministry. Jim is trained as a community organizer and has a background in popular education and depth psychology. His books include From the Stars to the Street, At the Edge of Our Longing, The Sacred Impulse, Ponderings from the Precipice, Lyrics for Re-Creation, Geo-Justice, and the forth coming Membranes of mystery. Kathleen McCabe, OSF, a Sister of St. Francis, is a spiritual director ministering in the San Francisco Bay area. Passionate about spirituality, ecology, cosmology and justice, Kathleen strives to integrate these areas in her life and ministry. She has ministered as teacher, principal, novice director, and administrator, as well as spiritual director and therapist. Her education includes masters in Education and Pastoral Counseling and a recent year-long sabbatical experience focused on The Universe Story. To register for this program, please call 650-340-7454 or go to our website at: www.mercy-center.org. November 21-22-23, 2008 Springbanks Retreat Center for Eco-Spirituality & the Arts "Finding God in the Stars and the Street" A time to envision and experience the wonder of the universe and the beauty of engaged wisdom through prayer, ritual, and reflection that opens us to personal areas of sacredness and depth. 3 days/2nights Friday, 7 p.m. - Sunday 1 p.m. Cost: $275, Deposit: $50, Balance: $225 Register by phone (800) 671-3061
PRESENTATION TOPICS (PARTIAL LIST)	Celebrating the Sacred Impulse The Sacred Impulse is an inclination to act, a pre-occupation that prompts us to respond, a nagging feeling, a hunch, an unplanned magnetic intuition, a movement from the inside out, an awareness of spirit that hovers over the cosmos and summons us to life. Creativity and Uniqueness: Becoming an Artist of Life A world of violence and somatic illness cries out that much of our pain is the result of repressed creativity. So, how does creativity presents us with new challenges and profound questions? What does chaos contribute to the creative process? What are the spiritual practices that enhance creativity? What do pleasure and pain have to offer each of us? What do we learn about death and resurrection through the creative process? What is our unique contribution to the world? And what has the universe to tell us about creativity? Imagining What It Means to be Human What does it mean to be human in a universe that continues to unfold? What do we hear when we listen to the prompting's of the heart and the call of Creation? How do we activate our powers of creativity and compassion and become an integral human presence to heal and transform the world? Together we listen, remember, and imagine a new vision of humanity. This presentation includes process, reflection, and celebration. Language for the Music of the Universe: Putting our vision into Practice In a mechanized world of destruction, war and ecological devastation, what approaches can engage in to bring about a world of peace and promise for a better tomorrow? Through a process of listening, dream, story, action and liberation, we will explore how to put our vision into practice. AT THE EDGE OF OUR LONGING: Unspoken Hunger for Sacredness and Depth Big picture spirituality. THE SACRED IMPULSE: A Planetary Spirituality of Heart and Fire At the dawn of a new millennium, fresh reason for hope. PONDERINGS FROM THE PRECIPICE: Soulwork for a New Millennium A Hope-filled guide for traveling into a new millennium. EARTH STORY, SACRED STORY A profoundly motivating book proposes a new approach to life on Earth. GEO-JUSTICE: A Preferential Option for the Earth A personal and planetary challenge. LYRICS FOR RECREATION: Language for the Music of the Universe A call for "Earth literacy," a way to begin in understanding and listening so that we can address the most urgent concerns of our times. Rediscovering Fire Seeds of Fire/Wellsprings of Hope The Context for the New Story The Sacred Impulse Toward a Mystical Cosmology of Action and Contemplation Seeking a True Meaning of Peace Unspoken Hunger – The Cosmic Quest for Sacredness and Depth The Context for the New Story — The Only Seamless Garment There Is Rediscovering the Fire of Creativity to Compassion — Self Discovery and It's Implications for the Planet Seeds of Fire and Wellspring of hope Awakening to the Sacred Impulse
Jim Conlon • 510-436-1427 • jacstory@aol.com

Upcoming Events

Contact me if you would like to schedule a presentation
510-436-1427 jacstory@aol.com

TAPES & VIDEO
Titles

February 28th, 2008
Santa Barbara Faith Community "Word & Life"
Contact: Alice MacDonald
amacdonald3@cox.net
Word of Life Center
Santa Barbara, CA
1-800-967-4013 - home
1-805-895-6938 - office

April 5, 2008
The Well
Le Grange, Illinois

From the Stars to the Street: Engaged Wisdom for a Brokenhearted World
A day to envision and experience the Wonder of the Universe and the beauty of engaged Wisdom through prayer, ritual and reflection that opens up to mysterious epicenters of sacredness and depth.

Registration and Coffee: 8:30 .am.
Program: 9:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Offereing: $45, includes lunch/snancks. Bring a friend for 1/2 price.
Contact: MSchemmel@csjlagrange.org
(708) 482-5088

May 16-18, 2008
Springbanks Retreat Center for Eco-Spirituality & the Arts

"Entering the Monastery of the Cosmos"
A time to ponder the call of the cosmos and the quest for the true self and to realize that our lives are enveloped in divine mystery that permeates every aspect of existence.

3 days/2nights Friday, 7 p.m. - Sunday 1 p.m.
Cost: $275, Deposit: $50, Balance: $225
Register by phone (800) 671-3061

May 29 — June 1, 2008
Glenairly Center for Earth & Spirit
Vancouver Island
Contact: (250) 642-3546

July 16/17, 2008
Brothers of Earth
Holy Names University — Sophia Center
Oakland, CA
Contact: John Surret (708) 482-3156
Jim Conlon JACstory@aol.com (510) 436-1427

October 15, November 5,2008;
February 4, March 25, 2009

Deepening the Practice 2008-09
Mercy Center, Burlingame, CA

Tending the Call: Cosmos and the True Self
with Jim Conlon of Sophia of Sophia Center and
Kathleen McCabe, OSF, Spiritual Director

How does the new Universe Story impact the spiritual journey and the way we talk about it?

As humans, we shape and are shaped by the stories that emerge from the interplay between experience and meaning-making. Our view of the nature of Reality profoundly impacts how we think, feel, and live. This series helps us to be aware of how we might be stuck in the old stories and explore how to live in the freshness of the always unfolding Creation.

The experiential part of this program will have two tracks: One for spiritual directors and one for anyone on the spiritual journey. Themes will include:

Story: Person, Planet, Universe One Story
Longing: Hunger for Sacredness and Depth Justice:
Beauty Shines Forth
Prayer: Entering the Monastery of the Universe

Jim Conlon, Ph.D. is the director of Holy Names University Sophia Center. Jim holds degrees in Chemistry, Theology, Culture and Spirituality and Social Science; and a Certificate in Social Science and a Certificate in Urban Ministry. Jim is trained as a community organizer and has a background in popular education and depth psychology. His books include From the Stars to the Street, At the Edge of Our Longing, The Sacred Impulse, Ponderings from the Precipice, Lyrics for Re-Creation, Geo-Justice, and the forth coming Membranes of mystery.

Kathleen McCabe, OSF, a Sister of St. Francis, is a spiritual director ministering in the San Francisco Bay area. Passionate about spirituality, ecology, cosmology and justice, Kathleen strives to integrate these areas in her life and ministry. She has ministered as teacher, principal, novice director, and administrator, as well as spiritual director and therapist. Her education includes masters in Education and Pastoral Counseling and a recent year-long sabbatical experience focused on The Universe Story.

To register for this program, please call 650-340-7454 or go to our website at: www.mercy-center.org.

November 21-22-23, 2008
Springbanks Retreat Center for Eco-Spirituality & the Arts

"Finding God in the Stars and the Street"
A time to envision and experience the wonder of the universe and the beauty of engaged wisdom through prayer, ritual, and reflection that opens us to personal areas of sacredness and depth.

3 days/2nights Friday, 7 p.m. - Sunday 1 p.m.
Cost: $275, Deposit: $50, Balance: $225
Register by phone (800) 671-3061

PRESENTATION TOPICS
(PARTIAL LIST)

Celebrating the Sacred Impulse
The Sacred Impulse is an inclination to act, a pre-occupation that prompts us to respond, a nagging feeling, a hunch, an unplanned magnetic intuition, a movement from the inside out, an awareness of spirit that hovers over the cosmos and summons us to life.

Creativity and Uniqueness: Becoming an Artist of Life
A world of violence and somatic illness cries out that much of our pain is the result of repressed creativity. So, how does creativity presents us with new challenges and profound questions? What does chaos contribute to the creative process? What are the spiritual practices that enhance creativity? What do pleasure and pain have to offer each of us? What do we learn about death and resurrection through the creative process? What is our unique contribution to the world? And what has the universe to tell us about creativity?

Imagining What It Means to be Human
What does it mean to be human in a universe that continues to unfold? What do we hear when we listen to the prompting's of the heart and the call of Creation? How do we activate our powers of creativity and compassion and become an integral human presence to heal and transform the world? Together we listen, remember, and imagine a new vision of humanity. This presentation includes process, reflection, and celebration.

Language for the Music of the Universe: Putting our vision into Practice
In a mechanized world of destruction, war and ecological devastation, what approaches can engage in to bring about a world of peace and promise for a better tomorrow? Through a process of listening, dream, story, action and liberation, we will explore how to put our vision into practice.

AT THE EDGE OF OUR LONGING: Unspoken Hunger for Sacredness and Depth
Big picture spirituality.

THE SACRED IMPULSE: A Planetary Spirituality of Heart and Fire
At the dawn of a new millennium, fresh reason for hope.

PONDERINGS FROM THE PRECIPICE: Soulwork for a New Millennium
A Hope-filled guide for traveling into a new millennium.

EARTH STORY, SACRED STORY
A profoundly motivating book proposes a new approach to life on Earth.

GEO-JUSTICE: A Preferential Option for the Earth
A personal and planetary challenge.

LYRICS FOR RECREATION: Language for the Music of the Universe
A call for "Earth literacy," a way to begin in understanding and listening so that we can address the most urgent concerns of our times.

Rediscovering Fire

Seeds of Fire/Wellsprings of Hope

The Context for the New Story

The Sacred Impulse

Toward a Mystical Cosmology of Action and Contemplation

Seeking a True Meaning of Peace

Unspoken Hunger – The Cosmic Quest for Sacredness and Depth

The Context for the New Story — The Only Seamless Garment There Is Rediscovering the Fire of Creativity to Compassion — Self Discovery and It's Implications for the Planet

Seeds of Fire and Wellspring of hope

Awakening to the Sacred Impulse

Jim Conlon • 510-436-1427 • jacstory@aol.com