Schedule 2008

Word and Life

Winter-Spring 2008

Jesus Today:
A Spirituality of Radical Freedom,
by Albert Nolan (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2006)

"Radical means reaching down to the roots. The freedom that Jesus experienced reached down to the very roots of his being. He was stupefyingly free. He was able to stand up and contradict the assumptions, customs, and cultural norms of his society. He interpreted the laws, especially the Sabbath laws, freely and was bold enough to disregard all the sacred traditions about what was clean and unclean. Within that society and its religion he had no authority to do any of that. What he did have was the personal freedom to do God's will regardless of what anyone thought or said. It was this freedom he challenged his followers to strive for, and it is this freedom that challenges us today as we hover on the edge of chaos."
- Albert Nolan

When arrangements can be made, we provide audio recordings of some of these presentations for the convenience of those who missed them. Click the blue links below as they become available to review the presentations. Be patient while the MP3 files download, as they are large (around 5-8 MB each in size). You may listen through your computer using headphones or speakers.

DATE	TOPIC	PRESENTER
Jan. 10	Foreword, Preface, Introduction Chapter One: Hunger for Spirituality Chapter Two: The Crisis of Individualism Listen to Alice MacDonald's talk - Pt. 1 Listen to Alice MacDonald's talk - Pt. 2	Alice MacDonald, MA
Jan. 17	Chapter Three: Globalization from Below Chapter Four: Science After Einstein Listen to Alice's introduction Listen to Mary Becker's talk - Pt. 1 Listen to Mary Becker's talk - Pt. 2	Mary Becker, "JustFaith" Coordinator
Jan. 24	Chapter Five: A Revolution Chapter Six: A Prophet and a Mystic Listen to Alice's introduction Listen to Timothy Conway's talk - Pt. 1 Listen to Timothy Conway's talk - Pt. 2	Timothy Conway, Ph. D.
Jan 31	Chapter Seven: A Spirituality of Healing Chapter Eight: In Silence and Solitude Listen to Alice's introduction Listen to Vrajaprana's talk - Pt. 1 Listen to Vrajaprana's talk - Pt. 2	Pravrajika Vrajaprana, Vedanta Temple
Feb. 7	Chapter Nine: Getting to Know Oneself Chapter Ten: With a Grateful Heart Listen to Alice's introduction Listen to Dawn George's talk - Pt. 1 Listen to Dawn George's talk - Pt. 2	Dawn George, Ph. D., Pacifica Graduate Institute
Feb. 14	Chapter Eleven: Like a Little Child Chapter Twelve: Letting G Listen to Alice's introduction Fr. Virgil's spontaneous "creed" Fr. Virgil's prayer advice: Pray your own experience!	Fr. Virgil Cordano, OFM
Feb. 21	Chapter Thirteen: One With God Chapter Fourteen: One With Ourselves Listen to Alice's introduction Listen to Christine Boesch - Pt. 1 Listen to Christine Boesch - Pt. 2	Christine Boesch, MDR, Master of Dispute Resolution
Feb. 28	Chapter Fifteen: One with Other Human Beings Chapter Sixteen: Walking With the Dying Listen to Alice's introduction Listen to Jim Conlon - Pt. 1 Listen to Jim Conlon - Pt. 2	Jim Conlon, Ph. D., with the Sophia Institute, Oakland
Mar. 6	Chapter Seventeen: Radically Free Listen to Alice MacDonald's reflections Listen to Alice MacDonald's thoughts for the future	Alice MacDonald, M. A.
Mar. 13	Looking to the Future of Word & Life Closing Liturgy and Luncheon, with thanks to Alice for her many years of leadership.	Word & Life Advisory Team

Spring Series, May 2008

"The Holy Spirit: The Mysterious Closeness of God "
with
David Richo, Ph.D.

David Richo, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist who leads popular workshops at
the Easlen Institute and around the country. He is the author of several
books, including How to be and Adult, Catholic Means Universal, Mary
Within, and his latest book, The Sacred Heart of the World: Restoring
Mystical Devotion to our Spiritual Lives. He lives in Santa Barbara and
San Francisco, Ca.

DATE	TOPIC
May 1	Who is the Holy Spirit? CLICK to hear presentation: PART A or PART B
May 8	How We Lost the Feminine in God CLICK to hear presentation: PART A or PART B
May 15	The Gifts of Spirit in All of Us CLICK to hear presentation: PART A or PART B

WHEN: THREE THURSDAYS, 10 a.m. to noon.
WHERE: HOLY CROSS PARISH HALL, 1740 Cliff Drive

Special Event, Tuesday, June 17, 2008

A Day with Paul Lakeland
Author of the recently published CATHOLICISM AT THE CROSSROADS:
HOW THE LAITY CAN SAVE THE CHURCH (Continuum, 2007).
Co-sponsored by Voice of the Faithful, Santa Barbara Area

Professor Lakeland holds the Aloysius P. Kelley S.J. Chair of Catholic Studies
at Fairfield University, where he also is the Director of the Center for Catholic Studies.

Save the date! Professor Lakeland will be speaking on the following topics:

At 10 AM "Catholicism at the Crossroads: The Shape of the Church and Its Future Prospects," hosted by Word and Life.

----- HOLY CROSS PARISH HALL, 1740 Cliff Drive -----
At 7 PM, "Being Catholic, Being American: The Church and U.S. Culture," hosted by VOTF-Santa Barbara.

----- Bonaventure Hall, the Old Mission, 2201 Laguna St.-----