October 20-23 (Thursday-Sunday)
Already one of our favorite retreats, this year’s program boasts an incredible line-up prepared to challenge, encourage, and stimulate artists.
Luci Shaw will address the relationship between confidence and self-promotion on the one hand with humility and silence on the other. Ian will talk about the “contemplative artist” and the importance of coming to grips with our own story, including the joys as well as the sorrows. Shara Worden will, in addition to her vocal performances, be offering a song-writing seminar. Finally, our dear friend Nathan Brown will be hosting a poetry seminar.
So join us for what is sure to be a ridiculously stimulating and rich experience, comfortably isolated at Laity Lodge.
Speakers
Luci Shaw
Luci is a poet, essayist, and teacher. Author of many books of prose and poetry, she is a writer-in-residence at Regent College, Vancouver. Widely anthologized, her writing has appeared in Image, Weavings, Books & Culture, The Christian Century, Rock & Sling, Ruminate, Radix, Crux, The Southern Review, Stonework, Nimble Spirit and others. Recent books include What the Light Was Like, Accompanied by Angels: Poems of the Incarnation, and Breath for the Bones: Essays on Art, Imagination and Spirit. Her 30th book, Harvesting Fog, was released in 2010.
Luci is a frequent retreat facilitator and leads writing workshops in church and university settings. She has lectured in North America and abroad on topics such as art and spirituality, the Christian imagination, poetry writing, and journal writing as an aid to artistic and spiritual growth. Visit her site for more information.
Ian Cron
Ian Morgan Cron is an author, Episcopal priest, psychotherapist, and retreat guide.To introduce others to St. Francis of Assisi, he authored Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim’s Tale. His literary debut received accolades from The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Fr Richard Rohr, Phyllis Tickle, and artist Makoto Fujimura. Thomas Nelson released Ian’s spiritual memoir Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me: A Memoir…Of Sorts in July 2011. Publishers Weekly described the book as, “Simultaneously redemptive and consoling with bright moments of humor…a story chock-full of sacredness and hope.” The book was chosen as a featured title in the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program.
In addition to writing and speaking, Ian is an adjunct priest at Christ Episcopal Church in Greenwich, Connecticut where he curates the Conversations in Courage and Faith series ( www.courageandfaith.org). He is also a student at Fordham University (The Jesuit University in New York) where he is completing his doctoral work in Christian spirituality. Learn more about Ian on his site.
