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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 per workshop
The donation also covers all the material that participants will receive during the workshops. |
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For the first (Saturday, August 10, 2019) and the second (Saturday, September 28, 2019) workshop, participant can attend the Sunday Vigil Mass at 4:30pm at the Shrine Church.
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For the third workshop (Sunday, October 20, 2019) participant will have the opportunity to attend the Sunday Mass in the Chapel of La Salette Retreat and Conference Center.
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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.
Don't Let the Sun Set On Your Anger: Let It Go and Let It Be
As research in Positive Psychology has shown, forgiveness creates pathways toward human flourishing. An attitude of forgiveness is a healing stance before God, others and life. The decision to forgive allows us to step into our present rather than anchoring in our past and it frees us from roadblocks to well-being. Follow Fr. Flavio Gillio, m.s. through two engaging readings of biblical family dramas -Cain and Abel (Gen 4:1-16); Joseph and his brothers (Gen 50:15-21)- that encapsulate the dual processes and consequences of forgiveness and unforgiveness. |
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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.
Venturing Into Meandering Pathways of Forgiveness.
Psychological research has expanded our understanding of the crucial connectedness of forgiveness and well-being. Drawing from experts in the field, Dr. Sally Riconscente will invite participants to join her for a journey through the complex and challenging dynamics involved in the processes of forgiveness. |
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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
Freed from the Snares of Unforgiveness.
Using the content of the day with Scripture as the foundation, Dr. Sally Riconscente and Fr. Flavio Gillio M.S. invite participants to awaken their positive experiences with forgiveness through individual or guided reflection within the group on “the Freeing Power of Forgiveness” of life. |
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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 common threads that support the process of forgiveness and lead to enhanced well-being. |
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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