Forest Dwelling Talks

Forest Dwelling Program: Spirituality for our Wisdom Years

This two-year program of education and formation will include two six-day gatherings on the campus of Oblate School of Theology (virtual or in-person – recordings available), 2 five-day virtual Gatherings, semester sessions of spirituality and aging content between each gathering, monthly elder circles to integrate concepts into the life events of an elder, regular spiritual direction and habitual contemplative practice in line with a participant’s primary spiritual tradition. Program may be taken completely online if desired. A certificate will be awarded upon completion.

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Event

2026 30th Anniversary Conference

Longing for Home: The Prophetic Witness of Henri Nouwen in a Wounded World

St. Michaels College, University of Toronto, Toronto ON Canada

This special event will bring together Henri Nouwen followers of all types to explore the impact of his work on our lives, relationships and spirituality.

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Summer Institute

Explore the intersections of mysticism, soul, and psyche with Prof. Peter Tyler in a 3-day Summer Institute 2026 at Oblate School of Theology

Mysticism, Soul, and Psyche

This year’s theme, Mysticism, Soul, and Psyche, invites participants to rediscover the ancient languages through which human beings have named their experiences of God, desire, meaning, and transformation. Drawing from philosophy, depth psychology, and the Christian mystical tradition, the Institute will consider how listening to the soul opens pathways of healing, integration, and contemplative wisdom for the 21st century.

Our featured keynote speaker, Dr. Peter Tyler, internationally respected scholar of spirituality and practicing psychotherapist, will offer three keynote presentations exploring:
(1) the relationship between mythos, logos, and psyche,
(2) the transformative yet elusive nature of mysticism, and
(3) the renewed place of the soul in contemporary spiritual and psychological practice—culminating in what he calls a “mystical therapy” for today.

Additional keynote and breakout presenters from the Oblate community and the San Antonio area will deepen the conversation, bringing perspectives from theology, pastoral ministry, and clinical practice. Together, they will illuminate how biblical imagination, contemplative tradition, and mental health care intersect in lived experience.

Throughout the Institute, participants will engage in breakout sessions, processing groups, and guided conversations—integrating psychological insight and spiritual wisdom into their personal lives and ministry.

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St. Philip Neri Festival of Faith

Saskatoon SK Canada

“You Did it For Me” 

The Call to Mission Animated by Hospitality

Featuring Keynotes by Fr. Ron Rolheiser and Eric A. Clayton

Also sessions by Deb Rolfes, Sr. Cindy Lewans, Fr. Kevin McGee, Matthew Praksas & Wagner Barbosa

All are welcome. Free will offering. Choose your sessions. SAVE YOUR SPOT.

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Retreat

Star of the North Retreat Center

St. Albert, AB Canada

Struggling to Sustain Hope in a Time of Practical Despair – Friday evening public lecture offered in person and on zoom

We live in a time of widespread practical despair in that so many people feel powerless in the face of forces that seemingly have hatred triumphing over love, division over community, cruelty over civility, chaos over order, selfishness over altruism, and godlessness over God. How do we ground ourselves in hope when hope seems like a naivete? What is hope? How do we ground ourselves within it? And how do we sustain ourselves over the long haul?