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FOUR DYNAMIC PRESENTATIONS PER WORKSHOP
TIME FOR PERSONAL REFLECTION |
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INDIVIDUAL
OR GUIDED MEDITATION FAITH-SHARING IN SMALL GROUPS |
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Registration for each workshop begins @ 9:30am.
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LUNCH included in the program
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Each workshop ends @ 4:00pm.
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SUGGESTED DONATION: $45 per person
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9:30am - 10:00am
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Welcoming and registration at La Salette Retreat & Conference Center
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10:00am - 11:00am
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PRESENTATION.
Caught Up, Wrapped and Softened in His Gaze
Fr. Flavio Gillio, m.s. will lead participants through two inspiring biblical readings (Luke 10:25-37 and Luke 19,1:10). The first text will illustrate the primacy of compassion and mercy as the leading traits of the character of God. The second text will concretely show Jesus’ embodiment and enactment of God’s compassion and mercy as the core of His evangelizing mission. |
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11:00am - 11:15am
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BREAK
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11:15am - 12:15pm
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PRESENTATION.
Authentic Compassion: a Call to Mercy.
Is compassion inherited or learned? What if compassion does not come easy to me? Can compassion grow? If you share these questions, follow Dr. Sally Riconscente through a fascinating presentation that will explore:
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12:30pm - 1:30pm
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LUNCH
Lunch will be in the dining room of La Salette Retreat and Conference Center.
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1:30pm - 2:30pm
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PRESENTATION
Compassion in Full Bloom: Resurgence of New Life.
Through St. Ignatius of Loyola’s imaginative approach to reading Scriptures, Dr. Sally Riconscente and Fr. Flavio Gillio m.s. will explore how compassion and mercy give birth to a renewed life and allow us to overcome those hurts, wounds and painful memories that prevent us from satisfying our thirst and quest for well-being. |
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2:30pm - 2:45pm
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BREAK
Hot and cold beverages and snacks will be available in the dining room of La Salette Retreat and Conference Center.
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2:45pm - 3:45pm
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PRESENTATION
Looking Ahead: Practical Wisdom for Everyday Living.
Proceeding from participants’ sharing and questions, Dr. Sally Riconscente and Fr. Flavio Gillio, m.s. will highlight specific skills and action steps that we can take in the process of cultivating compassion and mercy in everyday life. |
ABOUT
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ABOUT
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Associate Director of La Salette Retreat and Conference Center, Retreat Facilitator and Spiritual Director. Father Flavio was born and raised in Chieri, Italy. Since his Diaconate Ordination, Fr. Flavio has worked in both Formation and Education, as a Professor of Scripture, Retreat Facilitator, and Speaker. He holds a M.A. in Jewish Studies from the Catholic University of Paris and a M.A. in Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. He did his Post-Graduate Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializing in Biblical Narrative Analysis. He taught Scripture, Biblical Languages and Jewish Exegesis in Italy and in Israel, where he lived for almost 10 years. While in Jerusalem, Fr. Flavio guided many retreats and pilgrimages throughout the Holy Land, running the programs “Reading the Bible in the Land of the Bible”, and "Jewish Identity and Diversity Through the Ages", for the Institute Agostino Bea of the Gregorian University of Rome. Beside Scripture and Spirituality, Fr. Flavio has a great passion for photography, visual arts, graphic design and dogs! He has been blessed with the possibility to serve in a place, he loves to say, where “the only limit is your pastoral imagination.”
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Speaker, Visiting Professor of Psychology at Bridgewater State University. Sally Riconscente is a La Salette Lay Associate and serves in ministry at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette. Sally holds a Doctorate in Education. She is nationally certified and licensed in Rehabilitation Counseling. Sally is a past-President of NE AHEAD and a member of the American Psychological Association and the Association of Christian Therapist. Currently, Sally is a Visiting Professor of Psychology at Bridgewater State University. Her interests focus on the relationship between Psychology and Spirituality
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