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Spiritual retreat for the confreres of the Int. College |
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From 24 to 25 October 2009, in preparation for the new academic year, two days of spiritual retreat was organised for the students–confreres of the International College of Queen of Apostles at St. Vincent Pallotti Spirituality Centre, at Grottaferrata, Rome. The retreat started with an excellent spiritual conference by Fr. Karl Heinen, our Procurator General, on the Biblical text Micah 6,8: “You have already been told what is right and what Yahweh wants of you. Only this, to do what is right, to love loyalty and to walk humbly with your God”. Time was given for silence, faith sharing and liturgical celebrations. On the second day, Fr. Gilberto Orsolin, Rector of the Generalate Community, spoke about “Intercultural experience: a richness and challenge in community life” and Fr. Jacob Nampudakam, the Formation Guide, deliberated on the theme “Pallottine Formation: its importance for the students-confreres of the International College”. Both the conferences highlighted the points mentioned in the “Guidelines of the International College at the Generalate House”. As a whole, it was a very positive experience for all the 15 participants of this spiritual retreat, the first initiative of this nature.
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From 24 to 25 October 2009, in preparation for the new academic year, two days of spiritual retreat was organised for the students–confreres of the International College of Queen of Apostles at St. Vincent Pallotti Spirituality Centre, at Grottaferrata, Rome. The retreat started with an excellent spiritual conference by Fr. Karl Heinen, our Procurator General, on the Biblical text Micah 6,8: “You have already been told what is right and what Yahweh wants of you. Only this, to do what is right, to love loyalty and to walk humbly with your God”. Time was given for silence, faith sharing and liturgical celebrations. On the second day, Fr. Gilberto Orsolin, Rector of the Generalate Community, spoke about “Intercultural experience: a richness and challenge in community life” and Fr. Jacob Nampudakam, the Formation Guide, deliberated on the theme “Pallottine Formation: its importance for the students-confreres of the International College”. Both the conferences highlighted the points mentioned in the “Guidelines of the International College at the Generalate House”. As a whole, it was a very positive experience for all the 15 participants of this spiritual retreat, the first initiative of this nature.