Concordia University's Greece and Turkey Study Tour open to all
MAY 6 to 21, 2012
The Department of Theological Studies, Concordia University, Montreal, is proud to sponsor a unique cultural and academic opportunity
(This tour may be taken on its own or in conjunction with the class Early Christianity: Pauline Texts and Places -THEO 298G)
Accompanied by Dr. Matthew R. Anderson and Sara Terreault
Complete information package (pdf)
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SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
«Walk humbly with your God»
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An historical road, an internal journey that helps people get to know themselves better and at the end, to feel a little more serenity and peace.
Departures : see Dates in the calendar
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2653, Masson street (corner 2nd Avenue ), Montréal
SERVING THE SEARCH FOR MEANING IN THE CULTURE OF COMMUNICATION
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News from Spiritours
January 2012
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Greetings!
This quarterly newsletter is intended as a brief overview of the past year and a glimpse of what lies ahead for 2012.
We wish you a happy new year! May your life be overflowing with love and joy!
Spiritours'team
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Overview 2011 Number of travelers : 1598
Our most popular destination:
Holy Land ( 13 groups , 228 participants )
Our most important contract : World Youth Day in Madrid (915 participants from 11 dioceses) Media which spoke about us : Radio-Canada (TV) in the show "C'est ça la vie", ECDQ at the conference Notre-Dame, Salt and Light Television in the show "Witness", Radio-Canada in the show "Sans preliminaires" and the magazine Mieux Vivre. Social commitment International Organisations we encouraged : Economy of communion (Focolare), Planetair, Development and peace, Red Cross (For the victims of the Tsunami in Japan ) Local Organisations: Jacques Langlais' fund for the interreligious Dialogue (University of Montreal), "Arche de Montreal", Diocese of Montreal, brotherhood for the policeman and policewomen of Montreal, fire brigades of Montreal, Marthe's House and the Center Marie-Eve .
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50th International Eucharistic Congress, Dublin, Ireland
The 50th International Eucharistic Congress will take place in Dublin (Ireland) from June 10 to 17, 2012, under the theme: "The Eucharist: Communion with Christ and with one another."
Don't miss a unique rendez vous where pilgrims from all over the world will gather !
To see the packages offered, click on this link
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Tribute to Jean Monbourquette
By: Anne Godbout
On August 28, 2011, Heaven welcomed a great man who left an extraordinary legacy to Quebecers and to all humanity. Jean Monbourquette, author of numerous bestsellers, priest, OMI and psychologist, devoted to transmitting much of hi s life through his books and lectures, the fruit of his studies and his life experience, primarily on grief, the mission of life, self-esteem and forgiveness.
His book, A chacun sa mission, marked me deeply. By doing the exercises suggested in his book, I had the inspiration to found Spiritours. I had been offered this book in 2000 when I was at a crossroads in my life and did not know what direction I would take. I went on a trip with this book in which I referred to it on a daily basis. Jean Monbourquette says rightly that, « it is essential, especially at times of transition in life, to withdraw from normal activities, to enter into ourselves and reflect on the dream of the soul » and that is what I did. The experience of being immersed in another culture combined with the realities that I discovered thanks to the book A chacun sa mission opened my eyes, heart and mind to new horizons of the world and my own inner world. Later it became...
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The New Tunisia
The "Tunisia revolution » of January 14 , 2011 has allowed Tunisia to democratize and to gain more freedom for citizens, including freedom of information and the complete lifting of the ban on the activity of advocacy organizations of human rights. This is great news for the Tunisian people! What hope for a bright future. However, the economy suffers from the decline in tourism. The Tunisian visitors need help now more than ever!
A journalist of Tourism Plus, Anne-Marie Parent, visited the country in December 2011, along with Neji Gouider, Director for Canada of the Tunisian National Tourist Office, and two other journalists in order to reassure tourism professionals and travelers that the destination is completely safe. We want to share with you some of his observations:
« »It seems that tourism has returned to nearly 50% over the last year. It has increased, but not yet recovered, due to the perceptions of potential tourists. Tourism is certainly a key to economic recovery. In order to...
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Tour to Tunisia in March 2012
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