We see him at the beginning of the Gospel go up a mountain and spend all night in prayer to his Father. The first lesson is that our vocation, our life, is a direct result of the prayer of the Lord Jesus.We also see some who don’t live according to this vocation. In today’s readings we see several important elements for us to grasp about the deepest realities of our vocation and mission to live in and spread Christ’s kingdom. As we begin the academic year today at Columbia, and as students at every level start taking steps toward their future, it’s important for us to focus on our vocation as Christians.The following points were attempted in the homily:
To listen to an audio recording of today’s homily, please click below: Tuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
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This includes forming students to bring their full humanity to their professions and forming faculty to bring their humanity to their research, teaching, and service. Forming holistic, humanistic professionals.Forming servant-leaders with the skills and dispositions needed to promote peace and justice locally and in the world.Advancing the mental health and well-being of students and faculty.Promoting the interconnectedness of individuals, groups, and environments on our campus and in our local community.Creating spaces and opportunities for inquiry into meaning, purpose, spirituality, and the sacred.This week is part of the work of the Seton Hall Contemplative Community Initiative, an initiative that originated in the Center for Faculty Development and has grown into a collaboration of faculty, staff, and students and numerous campus units.
Co-sponsors of Contemplative Community Week include the Center for Faculty Development, Counseling and Psychological Services, Dare to Care, Campus Ministry, the Center for Catholic Studies, UpliftSHU, and Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology. Events and resources for the week will be shared in a variety of modalities - in person and virtual, indoor and outdoor, synchronous and asynchronous. Bottaro's presentation will kick off Seton Hall's second annual Contemplative Community Week (March 28 -April 1), a week of presentations, meditation, prayer, and contemplative practices aimed at inviting the whole Seton Hall community to promote holistic well-being, enter into study more thoughtfully and deeply, and form stronger personal and communal bonds. The CatholicPsych Institute began there in 2012 and has since grown to 5 offices with 12 therapists serving clients around the globe.ĭr. Six years after leaving the Franciscans he returned to NYC as a psychologist. He lived four years in the Bronx with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, serving the poor in the tradition of St. He received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, a graduate school in Arlington, VA that integrates Catholic philosophy and theology with sound, empirically validated psychology. Bottaro is a clinical psychologist,founder of the CatholicPsych Institute, and the author of The Mindful Catholic: Finding God One Moment at a Time. Patrick Manning, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology.ĭr. The discussion will be followed by time for Q&A. Bottaro will share what current research and his experience as a Catholic psychologist can tell us about how these various practices promote well-being and how mindfulness relates to Christian beliefs and practices. However, spiritually-minded people might wonder how compatible mindfulness practices are with their own religious traditions. Gregory Bottaro for event titled "Mindfulness, Spirituality, and Mental Health." Mindfulness practices like meditation and gratitude have helped many people to manage their anxiety and improve their mental health. in the Jubilee Hall Auditorium Seton Hall will host Dr.
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