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Forgiveness and Healing in Relationships – Fr Tony Parsons, OCD

Saturday 7th May 2022 – 10am- 12 noon – in person lecture Boarshill

“Faithful friends are life saving medicine.“

Sirach 6:16

“All must be friends, all be loved, all be held dear, all be helped.“

St. Teresa of Avila

This weekend’s theme will explore the Teresian prayerful response to the crisis of unity which beseiged the church of the sixteenth century Europe. It will engage important question of forgiveness and healing in relationships. The place of friendship in the Teresian Carmel essentially characterized as a prayerful community of friends; it’s rootedness in scripture and it’s relevance for our flourishing as individuals and communities will also be discussed. Key dispositions for giving forgiveness and receiving it will be proposed.

By the end if the weekend, you’ll explore the questions: How do we learn to forgive? Where do we learn about forgiveness; How can be empowered to forgive? It will also lead to an understanding of how true prayer brings about healing and wholeness in our own lives and in our relationships; the importance of spiritual friendship for growth and wholeness.

Registration includes:

• two hours of live presentation.
• a month’s access after the live-presentation of the recorded video.

Fr Tony Parsons, OCD

Fr Anthony Parsons OCD, newly joins the community having served in a number of different roles within the Order. He has ministered at various levels of responsibility and looks forward to sharing his experiences of Parish and Retreat ministry in this new venture in his life as a Carmelite. Having studied in the Carmelite Institute he brings a passion for the Orders’ spirituality and charism.