TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MONASTIC INSTITUTEThe Monastic Imaginary and the Common Life June 30–July 4, 2013

Sr. Mary Forman, OSB: Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, ID; Chair, Department of Theology, Assoc. Professor of Theology at College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University and School of Theology·Seminary, Saint John’s University; author of Praying with the Desert Mothers (Liturgical Press, 2005); editor of One Heart, One Soul: Many Communities (Saint John’s University Press, 2009).

TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MONASTIC INSTITUTE2013 REGISTRATIONRegister online at www.csbsju.edu/sot/events/MonasticInstitute.htm

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_____ Boxed lunch (as an option to cafeteria lunch) July 4

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Mail to: Cindy Maile, Event Coordinator for Formation & Outreach Saint John’s University School of Theology·Seminary P. O. Box 7288 Collegeville, MN 56321

For more information: www.csbsju.edu/sot/events/MonasticInstitute.htmPhone: 320-363-2612. E-mail: monasticinstitute@csbsju.edu

Please indicate below any special requests/needs you may have (such as dietary restrictions, physical limitations, provision of a wheelchair, etc.)

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Free parking is available to Collegeville Conference guests in the spacious Mary Hall parking lot.

Internet access while on campus is free in the Alcuin Library during normal hours. A nominal fee of $5.00 will be charged for use of wifi (wireless access to the internet) during your stay.

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Fr. Columba Stewart, OSB: Saint John’s Abbey; Professor of Theology at Saint John’s School of Theology·Seminary; Executive Director of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library; author of Cassian the Monk (Oxford, 1998); Working the Earth of the Heart (Oxford, 1993); Community and Prayer: The Benedictine Tradition (Orbis 1998); and he is currently writing a book on the first 1000 years of Christian monasticism.

Sr. Mary Collins, OSB: Professor emerita of Liturgical Theology at The Catholic University of America and past prioress of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas, served fifteen years as a member of the original ICEL (International Commission on the Liturgy), much of it on the translation of the liturgical psalter and on the 1998 English translation of the Sacramentary. Among her numerous publications are Women at Prayer (Paulist, 1985) and Contemplative Participation (Liturgical Press, 1990). She thrives with the gift of a new question.

PRESENTERS

Robin M. Jensen, Vanderbilt University, Luce Chancellor’s Professor of the History of Christian Art and Worship; Past President of the Society for the Arts in Religious and Theological Studies. Among her numerous publications are The Substance of Things Seen: Art, Faith, and the Religious Community (Eerdmans, 2003); Face to Face: The Portrait of the Divine in Early Christianity (Fortress, 2004); Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism (Brill, 2011); and Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity (Baker, 2012). Co-editor of Visual Theology (Liturgical Press, 2009). She currently is working on a book on the history of the Cross.

By our shared activities of prayer and work, we create an environment that in turn shapes us. Our imaginations play a key role in shaping our lived experience. As we perceive the blessings and challenges facing our communities, we conceive of what is possible for us according to God’s promises mediated through the tradition and embodied in the witness of our ancestors.

These efforts to “think big” about the monastic and Christian life invite us to live in joy and in hope.

2013 Summer Offerings at Saint John’s School of Theology·SeminaryJune 17-21, 8-11:15 a.m., MORL 468 01A Food and Faith, Hunger and Hope 1 credit, Bernard EvansBernard Evans (Ph.D., The Catholic University of America) is Professor of Theology, holds the Virgil Michel Ecumenical Chair in Rural Social Issues and serves as Associate Dean for Faculty for School of Theology·Seminary.

June 24-28, 1-4:15 p.m., PTHM 468 01A DOCT 468 01A Bridges, Hinges and Glue: The Hierarchical Structure of the Catholic Church in Theory and Law 1 credit, Nancy Bauer, OSBNancy Bauer, OSB (JCD, The Catholic University of America), is former editor of The Saint Cloud Visitor, former Vice-Chancellor of the Diocese of Saint Cloud and former Prioress at Saint Benedict’s Monastery, Saint Joseph, MN. She is currently a freelance writer, photographer and adjunct instructor at Saint John’s School of Theology·Seminary.

July 8-26, 8-11:15 a.m., MONS 468 01A American Benedictines 3 credits, Joel Rippinger, OSBJoel Rippinger, OSB (STL, Pontifical Ateneo Sant’ Anselmo) is Faculty/Staff Chaplain and Instructor at Marmion Academy, Aurora, IL and Retreat Master and Spiritual Director.

July 8-26, 1-4:15 p.m., SPIR 468 02A Early Christian Spiritual Practices for Today 3 credits, Carmen MaierCarmen Maier (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary), is visiting instructor at assorted programs. Her interests include inquiry into early Christian writings for their potential relevance today.

July 21-26, 2013 - Praying with Imagination Barbara Sutton, Associate Dean for Formation and OutreachThis retreat invites pastoral leaders and catechists to pray with the Illuminated Word of The Saint John’s Bible and to extend that prayer through the arts of bookmaking, calligraphy, painting, and storytelling.

For more information about these and all other course offerings, contact our Admissions Office at sotadmissions@csbsju.edu or 320-363-2896 or 800-363-8318.

Vist our website www.csbsju.edu/sot for more offerings

REGISTRATIONThe registration fee includes materials, handouts, refreshments during breaks and evening socials. Register online at www.csbsju.edu/sot/events/MonasticInstitute.htm or send in the form on this brochure. Refund policy: $50 nonrefundable. The remainder is fully refundable up to two weeks in advance of the Institute. Less than two weeks in advance of the Institute, 50 percent is refundable.

LODGING AND MEALSParticipants stay in air-conditioned campus dormitories that are nonsmoking and furnished with bed linens and towels. Most do not have private baths. If you require special accommodations, such as a handicapped accessible room, please note it when you register. Contact Cindy Maile at 320-363-2612 or monasticinstitute@csbsju.edu for more information. You may purchase individual meals, as you need them, from the Saint John’s Dining Service for $8.50-$11.25.

TRANSPORTATIONCAR: Saint John’s University, Collegeville, is located 12 miles west of St. Cloud at Exit 156 off Interstate 94.

AIR: Transportation between the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport and Saint John’s University is regularly provided by Executive Express Limousine service for approximately $100 per person round trip. For reservations call 320-253-2226; request Saint John’s as your destination.

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INSTITUTE SCHEDULESunday, June 305 p.m. Evening Prayer (Abbey Church)5:45-7 p.m. Dinner (Refectory)7:30 p.m. Sr. Mary Forman, OSB, “Medieval Monastic Women’s Images of

Hope for Suffering Communities: Part I: Theology of God’s Kindredness in Images of Grace.” (Alumni Lounge, Quad)

8:45 p.m. Social (Great Hall)

Monday, July 17 a.m. Morning Prayer (Abbey Church)9 a.m. Sr. Mary Forman, OSB, “Medieval Monastic Women’s Images of

Hope for Suffering Communities: Part II: Theology of Lectio in Visions Amid Nature.” (Alumni Lounge, Quad)

Noon Prayer (Abbey Church) followed by Lunch (Refectory)2:30 p.m. Sr. Mary Collins, OSB, “Stretching the Traditions of Monastic

Liturgical Praying: Part I. The Psalms and the New Cosmology.” (Alumni Lounge, Quad)

Evening at Saint Benedict’s Monastery 5 p.m. Eucharist (Sacred Heart Chapel) 5:45 p.m. Dinner (Monastery dining room) 6:15 p.m. Presentation by Sr. Delores Super, OSB “A Catalog of Saintliness” – Life sketches of our Sisters 7 p.m. Evening Prayer 7:45 p.m. Depart from Gathering Space and return to Saint John’s

Tuesday, July 27 a.m. Morning Prayer9 a.m. Sr. Mary Collins, OSB, “Stretching the Traditions of Monastic

Liturgical Praying: Part II. The Ecological Horizon of Eucharistic Praying.” (Alumni Lounge, Quad)

Noon Prayer (Abbey Church) followed by Lunch (Refectory)2:30 p.m. Dr. Robin Jensen, “A Sense of Place: Visual Consciousness and

Liturgical Contexts” (Alumni Lounge, Quad)5 p.m. Eucharist (Abbey Church)5:45-6:45 p.m. Dinner (Refectory)7 p.m. Evening Prayer (Abbey Church)

Wednesday, July 37 a.m. Morning Prayer (Abbey Church)9 a.m. Dr. Robin Jensen, “Witnessing Images: The Roles of Visual Art in

Worship” (Alumni Lounge)Noon Prayer (Abbey Church) Lunch (Refectory)2:30 p.m. Fr. Columba Stewart, OSB, “The Early Monastic Imaginary: Anxieties

and Boundaries” (Alumni Lounge)5 p.m. Eucharist (Abbey Church)5:45-6:45 p.m. Dinner (Refectory)7 p.m. Evening Prayer (Abbey Church) Thursday, July 47 a.m. Morning Prayer9 a.m. Fr. Columba Stewart, OSB, “The Modern Monastic Imaginary:

Learning to See Truly, and Sharing that Gift with Others” (Alumni Lounge)

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch (Refectory or box-lunch)

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