Access free DCM parking on Lakeside, NE
Dominican Center at Marywood invites men of all faiths to join us for the Men's Spirituality Breakfast on May 3, Saturday morning from 8:00-10:30 a.m. Father Joachim Lally, CSP will facilitate and lead the men in a thought-provoking conversation.
At this breakfast gathering, Hide and Seek with God: Finding and Being Found, Father Lally will focus on the vital importance of the interior life of deep prayer as this EXPERIENCE in prayer sheds light on our everyday living. Of special importance is the place of ego consciousness in the developing of our spiritual awareness of being unconditionally loved by God.
Cost for a hot Breakfast and the program is $20.00. See map at right for ease of access to DCM's parking lot on Lakeside Drive, NE. You may register via phone at the DCM front desk at 616.514.3325; or register online HERE.
About our Presenter
Father Joachim Lally, CSP was born in Memphis Tennessee in 1939 and was ordained as a Benedictine monk in 1965. After his ordination, he completed his MS in Counseling and ministered as a Guidance Counselor for Subiaco Academy Boarding School from 1966-68. For the following year, he worked as Assistant pastor for the University of Arkansas Newman Center in Fayetteville and was later in charge of an inner-city African American parish in St. Louis.
Father Lally was accepted into the Paulist Novitiate in 1972. As a Paulist priest, “Father Joe” worked in Grand Rapids (1973-1976), Boston, MA (1976-2002), New York City (2002-2006) and as a member of the Mission Band of Paulist Fathers from 2006-2008. Father Lally is a practicing Certified Presenter of Centering Prayer through Contemplative Outreach.
He has become well-known for his missionary work in the Dominican Republic (D.R.), having lead forty evangelization, construction and medical missions in the D.R. since 1990. He is the founder and director of the Spanish Language and Cultural Center, a total immersion program, in Santo Domingo (1985-1995). He is the founder and director of Adelante NYC,Inc.
Father Joachim entered “Senior Ministry Status” with the Paulist Fathers on July 1, 2010 which allows him time to stay active in several ministries throughout the West Michigan area. He has practiced centering prayer in his own prayer life since 1976 A soft-spoken, kind and gentle spirit, he speaks for what is right and follows the call of God in all things. An accomplished artist in oil, pastels and watercolor, his musical talents are expressed in playing the piano and organ. When Father Lally has quiet time, he enjoys reading and stopping to “smell the roses” on leisurely strolls on God’s beautiful earth.
Dominican Center has been offering the Men's Spirituality Breakfasts since May of 2012. These sessions offer men an opportunity to gather together for a hot breakfast, a presentation and conversation about a variety of spiritual topics as they relate specifically to men.
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