The "Centering Prayer Group" at St. Olaf is led by one "Sr. Joan Tuberty, St. Olaf staff person, teacher, spiritual counselor, and coordinator". Need I say more?
From this Sunday’s (July 13th) bulletin:
Centering Prayer
& Inner Awakening
Led by nationally-acclaimed
author Cynthia Bourgeault
A day of teaching based upon her book
Saturday, July 19
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fleming Hall at St. Olaf
Bring a bag lunch (beverages and snacks provided)
Free will offering ($25 suggested)
To register, call the St. Olaf office, 612-332-7471 or online at
www.SaintOlaf.org/events.htm
Free parking in the Energy Ramp (between 8th and 9th Streets); entrances on 3rd and 4th Avenue. Handicap parking only in the church parking lot.
This event is sponsored by the
St. Olaf Centering Prayer Group and Minnesota Contemplative Outreach.
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My observation: terribly scandalous to the faithful.
UPDATE!!!
Freeping really works! After seeing the article you posted, I wrote an email to the pastor of this church voicing my concerns about the speaker. The pastor responded to my email swiftly and charitably. Here is his response to me:
“Dear (my real name),
Thank you for taking time to pass on your thoughts on the event planned here at St. Olaf this weekend. Until today, I was unaware that Ms Bourgeault was a public advocate for homosexual marriage. After consultation with the Centering Prayer group here at the parish, who, along with the Minnesota Contemplative Outreach, invited her to speak here, the decision has been made to move the event to another site and remove St. Olaf sponsorship.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Fr Mark Pavlik
Pastor”
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Hope that’s encouraging for all of us. This priest should be commended for taking action when it was called to his attention.