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July 7 - 13, 2008

Registration fee: $730 ($250 registration + $480 housing & meals at Casa del Sol)
After May 20: $830 ($350 registration + $480 housing & meals at Casa del Sol)

The Casa del Sol Prayer of Jesus expresses the vision and commitments of the young Community of Casa del Sol and its spirituality center in the high desert of New Mexico. One of the prayer’s phrases, "Lead us into new beginnings," speaks of the desire for new birthings in our lives, both individually and collectively. This week will consist of meditative prayer at the beginning and end of each day, of teaching and sharing in the courtyard of Casa del Sol in the mornings, of rest and silence in the afternoons, and of further reflection and embodiment of our week’s theme in the evenings.

J Philip Newell is a poet, a scholar and a teacher. Formerly Warden of Iona Abbey in the Western Isles of Scotland, he is currently Writer Theologian for The Cathedral of The Isles on Cumbrae and Companion Theologian for the Community of Casa del Sol. He is internationally acclaimed for his work in the field of Celtic spirituality, including his best known titles Listening for the Heartbeat of God and his poetic book of prayer Sounds of the Eternal.  For more information see www.jphilipnewell.com.

Ali Newell is a Church of Scotland minister who works as a spiritual advisor for the Ignatian Center of Spirituality in Glasgow. She and her husband have four children and live in Edinburgh.