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Revisioning Holy Week for a Troubled World - A Virtual Retreat
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Revisioning Holy Week for a Troubled World - A Virtual Retreat
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Mar 20, 2027
About this Retreat
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Diarmuid O’Murchu, MSC, is a member of the Sacred Heart Missionary Order, and a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He is a social psychologist most of whose working life has been in social ministry, predominantly in London, UK. In that capacity he has worked as a couple’s counsellor, in bereavement work, AIDS-HIV counselling, and, in more recent times, with homeless people and refugees. As a workshop leader and group facilitator he has worked in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, The Philippines, Thailand, India, Peru and in several African countries, facilitating programs on Adult Faith Development. His best-known books include Quantum Theology (1996 – revised in 2004), Ancestral Grace (2008), Jesus in the Power of Poetry (2009), Christianity’s Dangerous Memory (2011), In the Beginning was the Spirit (2012), God in the Midst of Change (2013), On Being a Postcolonial Christian (2014) and Divine Radiance in Human Evolution (2025). He now lives in Dublin, Ireland.
Details of this retreat
Based on the book The Last Week by Marcus Borg & John D. Crossan, join us as we explore the deeper meaning of the events - and liturgies - of Holy Week.
Instead of glorifying the suffering and death of Jesus as we see in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, together we'll examine the traditional sequence of that last week through a different, more compassionate lens, revisioning what we are accustomed to. Let us acknowledge the suffering that Jesus endured to bring about a more liberated and non-violent world for humans and non-humans alike, and also recognize the courageous and prophetic stance of Mary Magdalene and the other women after the male apostles betrayed Jesus and fled. These reflections invite us to reimagine more creative ways to celebrate the liturgies of Holy Week and encourage us to emulate that same discipleship in today's world.
Virtual Schedule (Eastern Standard Time)
Session 1 – 09:00a-10:00a
Session 2 – 11:00a-12:00p
Session 3 – 1:00p-2:00p
Session 4 – 3:00p-4:00p
Instead of glorifying the suffering and death of Jesus as we see in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, together we'll examine the traditional sequence of that last week through a different, more compassionate lens, revisioning what we are accustomed to. Let us acknowledge the suffering that Jesus endured to bring about a more liberated and non-violent world for humans and non-humans alike, and also recognize the courageous and prophetic stance of Mary Magdalene and the other women after the male apostles betrayed Jesus and fled. These reflections invite us to reimagine more creative ways to celebrate the liturgies of Holy Week and encourage us to emulate that same discipleship in today's world.
Virtual Schedule (Eastern Standard Time)
Session 1 – 09:00a-10:00a
Session 2 – 11:00a-12:00p
Session 3 – 1:00p-2:00p
Session 4 – 3:00p-4:00p
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