Spiritual Enrichment Lecture Series
(Talks will be presented as digital or Live Stream – please check the webpage for updates)
The Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality (CACS) at the Carmelite Priory, Boars Hill, Oxford engages top academics, experts, authors and practitioners in the field of Carmelite spirituality for the Spiritual Enrichment Lecture Series (SELS). Participants will hear keynote speakers who will explore the practice of contemplative prayer and spiritual guidance in the Carmelite tradition.
These talks will be particularly suited to those who wish to know more about contemplative prayer or to deepen their experience of it. They will also be of great relevance to anyone whose ministry involves accompanying others in prayer and spiritual direction.
Lectures will now be live-streamed over the internet until further notice. SELS will be streamed at 10am UK time.
(note the talk on 4th April will live-stream from 15:00 to 17:00 Part I and Part II).
If you have purchased access to these (use the links below) then you can access the videos by clicking onthe button below.
The talks will be available for 2 weeks following the live event.
Awakened by the Beloved
Fr Alexander Ezechukwu, OCD
The profound yearning of the human heart for something more is at the basis of every longing for a deeper spiritual experience. read more...
£30
Letting Go and Letting God
Fr Liam Finnerty, OCD
This presentation will explore the resistance which we put up, consciously and unconsciously to the loving inflow of God. read more...
£30
Receiving True Life from the Tree of Life
Fr Alexander Ezechukwu, OCD
This lecture will explore how a total and loving attentiveness to Christ is the secret of our fruitfulness and a transformation in beauty. read more...
£30
Resting in God and from Self
Fr Kelvin Ekhoegbe, OCD
This presentation will explore the idea of ‘rest’ and its importance for a way of life that is attentive to God. read more...
£30
Simplicity and Contemplative Discernment
Fr Yamai Bature, OCD
The lecture will explore the dynamics of spiritual transformation read more...
£30
The Contemplative School of Mary
Fr Denis Chardonnens, OCD
Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is one figure in biblical history and in Christian memory who is revered as a model of the contemplative. read more...
£30
Empowered to Forgive: Bringing Healing to Relationships
Fr Liam Finnerty, OCD
How do we learn to forgive? Where do we learn about forgiveness; how can we be empowered to forgive? read more...
£30
The Secret of Spiritual Growth - LIVE STREAM -15:00-17:00 (Part I and Part II)
Fr Matt Blake, OCD
ONLINE STREAMING ONLY How can we become more sensitive to the daily invitations to a deeper spiritual life and recognising the roadblocks to true peace of soul which arise from depreciative thinking? read more...
£20
Transformed by the Beloved - LIVE STREAM
Fr Iain Matthew, OCD
ONLINE STREAMING ONLY This presentation will explore key themes on the art of contemplation in the Carmelite tradition. read more...
£20