Highlighted Events

June 19 — Father's Day Webcast:
The Odyssey: The Further Journey

Before we had modern novels, psychology, and theology, people told spiritual truths through myths and stories. In the West, our classic myth is Homer’s Odyssey. To last 2,700 years, this great work is clearly mining from a deeper level of soul.

In this webcast, Richard Rohr will share themes and metaphors from The Odyssey that clearly speak to people today, of our own obstacles, and of the call to “a further journey” beyond the conquering of Troy and sailing across dark waters to defeat enemies. What is this further journey, and to what does it invite all of us?

You will see that old myths are not old at all! Although Homer was writing from the male perspective and we offer this as wisdom for males on Father’s Day, women and youth will also find this material very exciting for, and a catalyst for reframing, their lives.

More information on registering for the webcast here.

July 16-18 – CAC Summer Conference:
Creation as the Body of God
Albuquerque, New Mexico

** Including a special pre-conference day of wilderness wandering and a sunset service at Red Mesa on Wednesday, July 14 **

As human beings we are called to participate in the liberation of the whole Body of Creation. Learn to see the Body of God with new eyes, be in solidarity with all of creation, and live sustainably in community.

• Experience all of Creation as "a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects." (Thomas Berry, eco-theologian)
• Enter with the Earth into the transformative space of suffering
• Understand the rights of all living beings to clean air, potable water, and restored land
• Revive your prophetic voice and the soul-force needed for a movement of liberation
• Explore passionate participation as a tool for change

July 16-18, 2010
in Albuquerque, NM
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town

featuring:

• Sr. Ilia Delio, OSF, Ph.D., international lecturer on Franciscan theology/spirituality.
• Richard Rohr, OFM,internationally known author and spiritual teacher.
• Pre-conference Workshop with Sr. Paula Gonzalez, futurist, environmentalist, sustainability educator and advocate Thursday, July 15, 9am-4pm

More info about the conference • Online Registration

U.S. Events

Arizona

Contact: Brad Kuluris, brad@kuluris.com, (602) 763-2433

April 28-May 2: Men's Rites of Passage

Aravaipa Canyon Ranch
120 miles SE of Phoenix, Arizona
*PDF version of application for Arizona M.R.O.P. is on the M.A.L.Es. website: http://www.malespirituality.org/arizona_application.htm

May 1-2: "Journey of Illumination" Launch / Initiated Men Reunion

Aravaipa Canyon Ranch
120 miles SE of Phoenix, Arizona

May 21-23: 3rd Annual Adolescent Rite of Passage

House of Joseph
Yarnell, Arizona
For boys ages 11-14 and their fathers

June 11-13: Young Men’s Rite of Passage (Vision Quest)

For boys 18 and graduating from high school and their fathers

Initiated Men Monthly Meeting (first Wednesday each month)

Franciscan Renewal Center
5802 E. Lincoln Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
(480) 948-7460 / (800) 356-3247 (toll free)

Illinois Midwest

Journey of Illumination

Date TBD (Possibly May 14)
Location TBD (Illinois)
(Contact Bruce Carlson, carboebruce@gmail.com, 630-202-1696)

Louisiana

Contact: Joe Hebert, lamales@attglobal.net

May 14-16: "Inward Bound: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers for Men Today"

Wesley Center
Woodworth, LA

Register on-line at www.cacradicalgrace.org/inward2010

Mid-Atlantic
(Southern New Jersey / Pennsylvania / Ohio)

Contact: Timmy Gallagher, (856) 761-7297

May 16: "The Circle":
Men's drumming, spiritual reading, reflections
and contemplative prayer

3:30-5:00 PM
Christ Our Light Church
402 N. Kings Highway
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

Minnesota Midwest

Contact: Kevin Anderson, kpanderson@sherbtel.net, (763) 482-1353

May 1 • Day of Wandering Retreat

Crow Hasson Park Reserve 
Hanover, MN
(Contact Craig Hamilton, craig@careofsouls.org)

June 25-27 • FIRMing

Sandstone, MN

New Mexico, Colorado, and El Paso

Contact: Durrall Carroll, durrall.carroll@gmail.com, (505) 980-0232

30-30-30 Gathering (30th of each month)

Place TBD (Albuquerque, NM)

May 15 • Day of Wandering: Reconnecting with Red Mesa

Place TBD (Albuquerque, NM)

May 29 • Processing Elements from AZ MROP

Place TBD (Albuquerque, NM)
(Contact Mark Odneal, m.odneal@gmx.com)

June 5 - M.A.L.Es. Mixer and Picnic

Albuquerque, NM area park
(Contact Mark Odneal, m.odneal@gmx.com)

New York, Northern New Jersey, and Connecticut

Contact: Michael Dunne, mfd916@aol.com, (631) 678-1190

May 14-16 • Man Matters

Graymoor Spiritual Life Center
Garrison, NY

May 21-23 • Journey of Illumination Mid-Point Gathering

Frost Valley YMCA
Claryville, NY

June 12 • Drumming

Sacred Heart Retreat Center
Newton, NJ

Northern California

Contact: Gary Kalus, info@malespiritualitynorcal.org, (408) 852-1739

Men's Monthly Meeting (third Saturday each month)

Place: TBD

Southern California

Contact: Jim Heaney, Sr., Jimh@h-wave.com, (714) 615-7211

May 14-16 - FIRMing

Santiago Retreat Center
Silverado, CA

Texas

Apr 30-May 2 • FIRMing

1 PM Friday through lunch on Sunday
River Rocks Ranch
Near Johnson City, TX (on road to Perdinalis State Park)
(Contact Jim Taylor, taylor.mosaic@gmail.com)

June 5 • Regional Meeting

Place TBD (Texas)
(Contact Bob Strange, rstrange@satx.rr.com, 830-660-5204)

June 19 • Father’s Day Event

Place TBD (Texas)
(Contact Bob Strange, rstrange@satx.rr.com, 830-660-5204)

Washington, DC / West Virginia

Contact: Bob Sabath, bsabath@rollingridge.net, 202-531-7572

Monthly Wilderness Wandering (third Friday each month)

Rolling Ridge
Near Harper's Ferry, WV

Quarterly Sunday Workshop: Shadow Intensive with Jim O'Neill

Date TBD
Still Point / Rolling Ridge
Near Harper's Ferry, WV

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

Czech Republic

Contact: Pavel Hrdina, pavel@ittec.cz

May 27-30 • Men's Retreat with Vaclav Vacek

Krizanov, Czech Republic

2010 MROP and FIRMing Schedule

United States MROP

April 28-May 2

Aravaipa Canyon Ranch
120 miles SE of Phoenix, Arizona

August 11-15

Pilgrim Park Retreat Center
Princeton, Illinois

November 10-14

CYO Camp and Retreat Center
Occidental, California

International MROP

July 26-30

The Bield, Blackruthven
Near Perth, Scotland

August 17-21

Camp Somerset
Queensland, Australia

September 11-15

Nesmer, Czech Republic

September 22-26

Near Oberösterreich -
WELS, Austria

United States FIRMing

Apr 30-May 2

1 PM Friday through lunch on Sunday
River Rocks Ranch
Near Johnson City, TX (on road to Perdinalis State Park)
(Contact Jim Taylor, taylor.mosaic@gmail.com)

May 14-16

Santiago Retreat Center
Silverado, CA
(Contact Jim Heaney, Sr., Jimh@h-wave.com, 714-615-7211)

June 25-27

Audubon Center of the North
Sandstone, MN
[Contact Paul Krenzelok, paulkrenzelok@yahoo.com, 612-377-0439 (h), 612-226-5086 (c) OR Terry Shaughnessy, tnessy@comcast.net, 651-207-5535 (h), 651-328-7675 (c)]

September 17-19

Frost Valley YMCA
Claryville, NY
(Contact Michael Dunne, mfd916@aol.com, (631) 678-1190)

International FIRMing

October 1-3

Aurach, Germany (near Nürnberg)
(Contact Bernd Schlüter, bernd-schlueter@gmx.de)