The Indigenous Diné (Navajo) People have a concept that is the core of their spiritual teaching. That concept is called hözhö. It is translated to English as Walking in Beauty. The concept of Walking in Beauty is that of being in harmony, wholeness, and balance with our earth and all who reside within her precinct. The concept of hözhö is in complete alignment with the central teaching of Christianity, which is based on Jewish law, and as spoken through the words of Jesus: ”And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets. ”Matthew 22:37-40 NASB2020. For this retreat we will contemplate the concept of hözhö and how that rests within the Great Commandment to love God and love your neighbor. We will take away from the retreat a call to action to walk in love and beauty throughout our lives, and with all who live on our beautiful earth whether they be two-legged, four legged, winged, clothed in brown & green, or are difficult to see through our human eyes.
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Nancy Joan Brighid
Nancy Joan Brighid is a Baptist preacher’s daughter who has had a calling to the spiritual life since childhood. From 1988-2016, Nancy held a career as a field botanist, ecologist, and educator. She did botanical and ecological field surveys all over the Inter- and Rocky Mountain West from 1988-2012. Her career was mostly focused on helping the tribes, pueblos and public land managers meet environmental compliance laws; and restore their lands and communities to health. In the final decade of her career, she taught Indigenous and Indio-Hispano students the conservation and environmental field sciences. Since Nancy took retirement in 2016, she… Learn more about Nancy Joan Brighid
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Hybrid: Oblates Only Retreat: Walking In Beauty
With Nancy Joan Brighid
June 7 - 9, 2024
The Indigenous Diné (Navajo) People have a concept that is the core of their spiritual teaching. That concept is called hözhö. It is translated to English as Walking in Beauty. The concept of Walking in Beauty is that of being in harmony, wholeness, and balance with our earth and all who reside within her precinct. The concept of hözhö is in complete alignment with the central teaching of Christianity, which is based on Jewish law, and as spoken through the words of Jesus: ”And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets. ”Matthew 22:37-40 NASB2020. For this retreat we will contemplate the concept of hözhö and how that rests within the Great Commandment to love God and love your neighbor. We will take away from the retreat a call to action to walk in love and beauty throughout our lives, and with all who live on our beautiful earth whether they be two-legged, four legged, winged, clothed in brown & green, or are difficult to see through our human eyes.
Facilitator
Nancy Joan Brighid is a Baptist preacher’s daughter who has had a calling to the spiritual life since childhood. From 1988-2016, Nancy held a career as a field botanist, ecologist, and educator. She did botanical and ecological field surveys all over the Inter- and Rocky Mountain West from 1988-2012. Her career was mostly focused on helping the tribes, pueblos and public land managers meet environmental compliance laws; and restore their lands and communities to health. In the final decade of her career, she taught Indigenous and Indio-Hispano students the conservation and environmental field sciences. Since Nancy took retirement in 2016, she…
Learn more about Nancy Joan Brighid
SISTERS SPEAK: OUR BLOG
Sisters post on our Blog weekly on Fridays. See what our Sisters have to say about living Monastic Life in the 21st Century.
Call for Peace in the Middle East
Religious Sisters and some Bishops of the Northwest have issued a Joint Statement calling for Peace in the Middle East.
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