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Finding a Viable and Hopeful Future: Thomas Berry and the Universe Story

  • Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT, 06107 United States (map)

Finding a Viable and Hopeful Future: Thomas Berry and the Universe Story

2nd Annual Thomas Berry Lecture on Environmental Justice and Ecological Spirituality

Thursday, October 10, 2024
6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Fr. Joseph Mitchell, C.P.

Thomas Berry, Passionist priest and Earth scholar, according to the New York Times is “the earliest and most important voice to describe the profound importance of the disconnection between humans and the natural world” and prophetic witness in reshaping our thinking about human-Earth relations. This session will draw upon the wisdom of Berry to help us find a path to a viable and hopeful future. The emerging Universe Story awakens us to the remarkable creativity, magnificent interconnectedness, and sacred qualities of the world in which we live. This evening of reflection will begin with a vegetarian dinner in our main dining room, followed by a lecture in the Main Conference Room at 7:15 p.m., and conclude with a brief, ecologically focused prayer service.

This program will be offered both in-person and online via Zoom. Information on how to access the program on Zoom will be sent to participants in advance.

Offering: $50, In Person with dinner
$25, In Person without dinner, presentation only
$25, Online Participant


Presenter Profile

Fr. Joseph Mitchell

Fr. Joseph Mitchell, a Passionist priest, received his training in theology at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and earned a graduate degree in Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He currently serves as president of the Passionist Earth & Spirit Center in Louisville, Kentucky, an organization inspired by Thomas Berry and dedicated to Earth and human flourishing.


Dietary restrictions? Holy Family is committed to making your stay as comfortable and enjoyable as possible, and to that end, we can accommodate most dietary needs. Please email Ted, our registrar, at tjastrzebski@holyfamilyretreat.org, if you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies, so that we may make preparations in advance of your retreat.

Earlier Event: October 6
Sunday Eucharist