Prayer Symposium - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:50:25 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Prayer Symposium - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pray for London on post-it-notes https://cathnews.co.nz/2011/08/16/pray-for-london-on-post-it-notes/ Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:30:47 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=9248

A traditional religious response in times of trouble is to pray. Not in expectation of divine intervention, instead it's a way of expressing pain, recognising our shared humanity and dreaming of a hopeful future lived within the Earth, the only home we have. At one of the workshops during the 'Let's Pray - Kia inoi Tatou' symposium hosted Read more

Pray for London on post-it-notes... Read more]]> A traditional religious response in times of trouble is to pray. Not in expectation of divine intervention, instead it's a way of expressing pain, recognising our shared humanity and dreaming of a hopeful future lived within the Earth, the only home we have.

At one of the workshops during the 'Let's Pray - Kia inoi Tatou' symposium hosted by the Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North, participants were asked to pray the news in five minutes on one post-it-note after reflecting on a photo depicting the riots in London, while listening to Mahler's symphony number 5.

Click here to read 15 prayers from that workshop
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Pray for London on post-it-notes]]> 9248 Symposium in Palmerston North a great success https://cathnews.co.nz/2011/08/16/symposium-in-palmerston-north-a-great-success/ Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:30:22 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=9189

The Diocese of Palmerston North hosted a three day Symposium on Prayer, Contemplation and Liturgy, on 11 - 13 August. Three hundred people attended the first day and, over the course of three days, a total of three hundred and seventy spent some time there. A spokesperson for the Diocese, Lynette Roberts-King, said that Symposium was a great success and that Read more

Symposium in Palmerston North a great success... Read more]]> The Diocese of Palmerston North hosted a three day Symposium on Prayer, Contemplation and Liturgy, on 11 - 13 August. Three hundred people attended the first day and, over the course of three days, a total of three hundred and seventy spent some time there.

A spokesperson for the Diocese, Lynette Roberts-King, said that Symposium was a great success and that many of those attending had expressed satisfaction with the experience.

The keynote speakers were Dr Donna Orsuto (Professor at the Gregorian University in Rome), Stephen Kirk (Catholic composer, musician and worship leader), Joy Cowley (a writer for whom writing is a form of prayer) and Abbot Brian Keogh (Leader of Southern Star Abbey).

On Friday Dr Orsuto spoke on "Treasures Old and New: Finding New Ways to Pray in the Old Traditions'.

Brian Keogh's presented ‘To Work and to Pray - the rhythm of Daily Life' and Joy Cowley "Prayer for All Seasons" on Saturday.

Sunday saw Dr Donna Orsuto speaking on ‘Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary' and Stephen Kirk on ‘A Primer on Prayer; A Transforming Relationship of Truth, Love and Mutual Self-giving'.

There were four workshop sessions which included a variety of topics such as Contemplative prayer; Prayer in marriage and family life; "Your will be done" - praying in difficult times and Prayer through journaling

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