The first session in February involved watching Franco Zeffirelli’s movie “Brother Sun Sister Moon” which depicted the spiritual life of St Francis. The movie was almost two hours in duration and this left little time for discussion. Our coordinator Laurence Neill wrote a questionnaire about aspects of the film and these were discussed during our March session. We formed groups of three in order to examine a particular question each and then reported our conclusions to the whole group.
The March attendance was less than February, and again the group watched a shorter documentary, this time about Hinduism and it was discussed afterwards. Our homework for next month (April) is to study both Hinduism and Buddhism. Both of these religions originated in India, and Hinduism is almost twice the “age” of Christianity.
The days of being told what to believe and how to practice one’s own spirituality are passing. This group gives us an opportunity to deepen our understanding thanks largely to the skill and knowledge of our coordinator Laurence.
“Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.” (Henry David Thoreau)
Mike Larkin
The March attendance was less than February, and again the group watched a shorter documentary, this time about Hinduism and it was discussed afterwards. Our homework for next month (April) is to study both Hinduism and Buddhism. Both of these religions originated in India, and Hinduism is almost twice the “age” of Christianity.
The days of being told what to believe and how to practice one’s own spirituality are passing. This group gives us an opportunity to deepen our understanding thanks largely to the skill and knowledge of our coordinator Laurence.
“Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.” (Henry David Thoreau)
Mike Larkin
