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A Mini Spiritual Retreat | Philip Chircop, S.J.

Barefoot on Holy Ground: Sacred Necessities for Passionate Living
BAREFOOT we are in direct contact with the earth that holds us and sustains us. During this all-day session and mini spiritual retreat, I hope we will be “mightily inspired,” exploring a few practices that can help us experience the “life in abundance” (John 10:10) that Jesus promises. Embracing these sacred necessities we will hopefully move from the surface of things into the dark cave of the heart where real transformation happens. This session is about paying attention to the traces of God’s compassion and mercy, the echoes of God’s love, the sparks of the divine that we are soaked in every moment of our lives. It is all about the art of WAKING UP.

Who should attend: anyone wanting to discover, rediscover, or deepen their relationship with God and find the sacred in everyday life.

Presenter: Philip Chircop, S.J.
Philip, a jesuit priest, is an internationally known retreat master and public speaker. He is a native of the Mediterranean island of Malta presently working in Toronto, Canada. He is an artist at heart and madly in love with all things beautiful and soulful: music, painting, sculpture, photography, film, theatre, poetry, good company, good food, good wine and more. He strongly believes that beauty is a uniquely wonderful entry into the mystery of the God “whose centre is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.” God can indeed be sensed and experienced in all things if we have ears to hear and eyes to see, if we have the patience to have a long, loving look at the real that surrounds us.

Prior to coming to Toronto, Philip served as an associate pastor in a vibrant young parish on the Island of Malta, as a Prefect of Studies at the local Jesuit High school and as a chaplain at the State University of Malta. In Canada, Philip’s main ministry is in the field of spirituality. He travels widely to many countries to facilitate retreats, workshops and seminars on a variety of topics to a variety of groups from all walks of life. He is available for conferences, seminars, workshops and key-note addresses for churches, pastoral and parish councils, groups, religious congregations and businesses alike.

HONOLULU Preconference sessions are part of the HONOLULU Conference, produced annually by Hawaiian Islands Ministries (HIM). Preconference sessions are not included in regular full-time HONOLULU Conference tickets and require separate registration.

For more information about the HONOLULU Conference or HIM visit us online at himonline.org