Archive for February 2010
Spirituality for a Time of Financial Crisis
On Saturday, February 27th I will lead a half-day program from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM sponsored by the St. Paul’s Lay Committee on Contemporary-Spiritual-&-Public Concerns (CSPC). It is entitled “Spirituality for a Time of Financial Crisis: A Time of Reflection.” There will be discussion of ways to cultivate a greater spiritual capacity to weather the [...]
Conference on Spirituality, Aging and Mental Health–Presenters and Topics
Yesterday I posted a blog announcing this MSPP conference. Today I am posting the topics and speakers for the conference. SAVE THE DATE if the speakers and presentations interest you. Continuing Education Credits for professionals will be offered. For more information you can go to MSPP’s website; call the Continuing Education Department at MSPP; or [...]
ANOTHER CONFERENCE IN BOSTON ON SPIRITUALITY AND AGING
Another day-long conference on spirituality and aging will take place in the Boston area on Saturday, May 15, 2010. The conference will be the first such annual conference on the topics of spirituality, aging, and mental health to be convened under the auspices of the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP). It has been organized by Dr. [...]
A Conference on Spirituality and Aging: Save the Date
Living the Journey: Spirituality for the Second Half of Life On Saturday, April 10, 2010, Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts will be hosting a conference entitled, “Living the Journey: Spirituality for the Second Half of Life,” from 8:30 AM to 4:45 PM. Save the date and attend if you can. For detailed information and [...]
Kathleen Fischer Lecture: How Aging Can Be a Spiritual Journey
On July 12, 2008 Kathleen Fischer presented the Evelyn Underhill Lecture in Christian Spirituality at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Fischer received her Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California and her M.S.W. from Seattle University. Among her many publications are two listed under “Resources” on the www.ContemplAgeing.com website. Both books can [...]
Spirituality: Awake to Our Aging
What are the wakeup calls associated with aging? How do these calls relate to spirituality? How can ContemplAgeing help us to face them, grow from them, and become more alive as a result of navigating these experiences and realities? There are many ways we would probably not want to be awake to our own aging, [...]