Dates: Friday, July 19 – Sunday, July 21, 2024
Cost: $350 single, $295 double, $200 commuter
Facilitator: David Perrin, Ph.D.
Click here to register online or call the office at 613-623-4242 x 21 to register.
“And suddenly you know: It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” Meister Eckhart (d. 1328) Catholic Priest
“There’s a natural mystic blowing through the air. If you listen carefully now you will hear.” Bob Marley (d. 1981) Jamaican singer-songwriter
When first hearing the word “mysticism” or “mystic” our minds may conjure up images of other-worldly encounters with God, ecstatic raptures, or extraordinary events of all kinds. Given this understanding of mysticism we could hardly belief that each of us are called to be mystics; mysticism, after all, is for the “holiest of the holy” and that’s not us. But nothing could be further from the truth. This retreat explores mysticism across religious traditions as a state of life to which each of us are called and which, in the end, fires our hearts to be the servants of God — and one another — we aspire to be.
Click here for an introduction video from David Perrin.
David Perrin is a professional educator, academic speaker, and author, as well as a popular workshop and retreat director, he has given conferences, workshops, and retreats on a range of topics in Canada, the United States and Europe.
His interest in Christian spirituality focuses on the lived experience of spirituality in today’s world and how that experience opens new possibilities for meaningful faith-filled living.
He is the author of numerous articles and a number of books. His latest book is The 20-Minute Retreat: 18 Sessions With the Saints to Nourish Your Faith (Novalis 2019) and Studying
Christian Spirituality, 2nd edition (Routledge, 2024).