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An Tairseach Organic Farm & Ecology Centre presents Cosmic Journey: Implications for Faith (Theology/Spirituality in Emergence) with Sharon Zayac OP (4 days)

WHEN:    Tuesday 15th to Friday 18th October 2024

The story of the Universe is more than a lesson in science. It is literally our genealogy as a species. Like all creation stories, it gives us the context for knowing who we are, how we fit into the amazing unfolding journey, and how we might come to understand the Divine. Without creation, we cannot know God. If our understanding of creation is faulty, then so is our understanding of God (Thomas Aquinas). In the few days we have together, we will begin to explore how this new Cosmology expands our faith, stretches our images of the Divine, and provides us with a much-needed relevancy.

Tuesday: Emerging Consciousness

Wednesday: The Story-Promise and Hope

Thursday: Cosmic Paschal Mystery: Dying into Life

Friday: Jesus and the Story

ABOUT SHARON ZAYAC OP

Sharon Zayac is a Dominican sister of Springfield, Illinois and co-founder of Jubilee Farm, her congregation’s Centre for Ecology and Spirituality. She has a certificate in Permaculture Design. She is author of “Earth Spirituality: In the Catholic and Dominican Traditions”, co-author of “Science and Christ: A Dialogue,” as well as of numerous articles. She leads retreats on cosmology and spirituality and has a master’s degree in Earth Literacy. For the last 28 years she has spoken within and outside the United States on many ecological issues, including climate change and Laudato Si, Pope Francis’s widely acclaimed encyclical on Care of Our Common Home. Her latest work focuses on evolutionary consciousness as a sign of hope. Sharon was a key speaker at the Dominican Celebration in Emmaus, marking the 800^th anniversary of the foundation of the Dominican Order. She has also presented three retreats here in An Tairseach. We are delighted to welcome Sharon back to collaborate with us here in An Tairseach on this mini sabbatical.