Contemplation, Faith and the Active Life, a Silent Retreat led by Rev. Sarah Bachelard

University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

January 2017

Questions & Answers Session 02

QUESTION SESSION TWO 54 MINUTES

Start time Question

1.00 What spiritual principles should guide significant life decisions?

8.35 The relationship between the contemplative journey and the pilgrimage journey

15.08 Encountering and appreciating other non-Christian meditative traditions

22.30 Open society, open source, the truth at any cost

27.45 The practice of CM and the 12 Step Programme and in particular the 11th Step

33.01 The reference source to the Rowan Williams’ quote in Talk One

33.40 Thoughts on how Simplicity, Order, Cleanliness support our contemplative practice

36.10 Priesthood, its strength, abuse of power and the future of this role.

44.26 Social justice is an integral part of the Jesus story and sometimes we need to agitate

50.00 The CM teaching CDs and how quickly we forget their message while meditatating