Experiencing the Wonder of Creation: An Ignatian Morning of Reflection
During this morning of reflection, Drs. Nancy Seibolt and Philip Nahlik, SJ will guide participants in creative and reflective experiences to connect prayerfully with the experience of God as Creator. Wonder and Awe will be highlighted as a gift of the Spirit that is accessible to all people of faith, from experienced artists to everyday creative people (AKA everyone).
At the end of the Season of Creation (September 1 - October 4), the natural world will also serve as a source of inspiration and context for engaging with this understanding of creative and imaginative prayer.
Participants will walk away from this morning feeling inspired to continue creative practices in their own prayer and equipped with some specific spiritual practices as a starting point.
WHERE
ROCKHURST HIGH SCHOOL
9301 State Line Road
Kansas City, MO 64114
FLOW OF THE MORNING (Estimated)
8:00 AM - Check-in and Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - Welcome and Morning Begins
Creative Prayer Experience - Nancy
Reflection/Prayer Time on Experience/Small Group Sharing
Presentation with Prayer Points - Philip
Reflection/Prayer Time/Small Group Sharing
Final Talk - Philip
Large Group Reflection
11:30 AM - Conclude Retreat
RETREAT LEADERS
Dr. Nancy Seibolt is a spiritual director and one of ISC’s Ignatian Foundations instructors. She holds an M.A. in Christian Spirituality from Creighton University and is retired from medical practice. She is passionate about using art in spiritual practice and facilitates an art journaling group at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.
Dr. Philip Nahlik is a Jesuit in formation, currently teaching chemistry and visual arts at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He holds a Ph.D., masters, and bachelors of science in chemistry from Loyola University Chicago and is also a graduate of St. Louis University High School. His research interests include curriculum design for beginning chemistry students at the high school and early college levels, including inquiry-based methods and contextual problem-solving, as well as teacher support for environmental and ethical applications of science. He continues a long tradition of Jesuits involved in translation, working to communicate across cultural and religious gaps especially in their understandings of science and the natural world.
COST
$40, scholarships available
$20, Young Adult (35 & under), scholarships available