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12 JULY 8-21, 2017 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese + All classes are subject to a minimum enrollment + You must attend an Information Session before class begins. For further details and to view a list of summer Information Sessions visit: sjvdenver.edu/biblicalschool or call: 303.715.3195 REGISTRATION INFORMATION 20172018 LOCATIONS BIBLICAL SCHOOL DENVER CATHOLIC ST. JOHN VIANNEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY LAY DIVISION C E L E B R A T I N G 3 5 Y E A R S CATECHETICAL SCHOOL DENVER CATHOLIC ST. J O H N V I A N N E Y T H E O LO G I C A L S E M I N A RY L AY D I V I S I O N BIBLICAL SCHOOL DENVER CATHOLIC ST. JOHN VIANNEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY LAY DIVISION C E L E B R A T I N G 3 5 Y E A R S CATECHETICAL SCHOOL DENVER CATHOLIC ST. J O H N V I A N N E Y T H E O LO G I C A L S E M I N A RY L AY D I V I S I O N BIBLICAL SCHOOL: Spirit of Christ, Arvada Mondays, 9:45 a.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 17, Aug. 14 and 28, 9:45 a.m. All Souls, Denver Mondays, 6:30 p.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 24, Aug. 14 and 28, 6:30 p.m. St. Louis, Louisville Mondays, 6:30 p.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 17, Aug 7 and 21, 6:30 pm St. Mark, Highlands Ranch Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 18, Aug. 8 and 22, 9:00 a.m. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Fort Collins Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. AND Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 20 and Aug. 17, 6:30 p.m. July 25 and Aug. 29, 9:00 a.m. St. Clare, Edwards Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 11, Aug. 8 and 29, 6:30 p.m. St. Peter, Greeley Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 18, Aug. 1 and 29, 6:30 p.m. Holy Name, Englewood Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 13, Aug. 10 and 24, 9:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception, Lafayette Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 20, Aug. 3 and 31, 9:00 a.m. Ave Maria, Parker Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 13, Aug. 10 and 31, 6:30 p.m. St. Stephen, Glenwood Springs Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 27, Aug. 17, Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m. THE LADDER OF ASCENT: Previously, "Pillars" Light of the World, Littleton Mondays, 7:00 p.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 31, Aug. 14 and 28, 7:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Valley, Windsor Mondays, 9:30 a.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 17, Aug. 7 and 28, 9:30 a.m. St. Mary, Greeley Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 25, Aug. 8 and 22, 6:30 p.m. Notre Dame, Denver Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 20, Aug. 17 and 31, 7:00 p.m. CHURCH HISTORY: John Paul II Center, Denver Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: Aug. 1 and Sept. 5, 9:00 a.m. APOLOGETICS: Christ the King, Evergreen Mondays, 6:30 p.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 24 and Aug. 21, 6:30 p.m. St. Gabriel, Colorado Springs Mondays, 9:00 a.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 31 and Aug. 28, 9:00 a.m. Christ on the Mountain, Lakewood Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 18 and Aug. 29, 6:30 p.m. Queen of Peace, Aurora Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: July 25 and Aug. 22, 9:00 a.m. ART OF LIVING: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Littleton Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. INFORMATION SESSIONS: Aug. 31, 9:30 a.m. BY THERESE BUSSEN C reating a culture of hope can start with the smallest o f seeds: Creativity. This was the message "Hello Beauty" — a retreat aimed to inspire women to encounter God through beauty in the act of the creative process — planted in attendees May 5-7. "[My hope is that it] opens their eyes to the potential transformative power of beauty, even in small ways," said Tara Wright, co-founder of Scatter and Sow, the platform hosting the retreat. "No matter how you're practicing the cre- ative process, it can help you commune with God. If we cultivate beauty…and help others see it, the implications are creating a culture of hope." "Beauty is a key to the mystery and a call to transcendence," wrote St. John Paull II in his "Letter to Artists." Beauty, then, can inspire hope and call man to his greatest desire: Christ. The themes of beauty and the call to be creative in John Paul II's Letter were the main inspiration of the retreat. And while he writes that all of man is called to be creative, women have a role in beauty in a particularly unique way, according to Wright and fellow co-founder Erin Day. The natural intuition and receptivity of a woman's soul is a key component of beauty. Artists, who especially pos- sess an intuition for the beautiful, are more open to receive an experience of beauty. So, while not all women are art- ists, women have a special relationship to beauty in a similar way. "Every genuine artistic intuition goes beyond what the senses perceive and, reaching beneath reality's surface, strives to interpret its hidden mystery," John Paul II wrote. "I think the main thing of the retreat is being receptive, which is a trait of the feminine genius," Day said. "Beauty allows us to really receive Christ into the depth of our hearts. That way they can learn to be receptive at the retreat and in their daily lives." One of the key ways to experience beauty is through the creative process, Wright and Day said. Because God him- self was creator, the act of creativity is a special way to be close to him. "It gives our creativity purpose. It's not just creativity to be creative, it's that it's a communion with God," Wright said, pointing out this theme from the Letter. "It will be a starting point for 'Hello Beauty' retreat aims to inspire women to encounter God in creating For more information visit scatter andsow. square space.com. i Beauty is a key to the mys- tery and a call to transcen- dence." ST. JOHN PAULL II " The retreat, inspired by St. John Paul II's "Letter to Artists," sought to bring participants into deeper communion with God through creativity. PHOTO BY THERESE BUSSEN | DENVER CATHOLIC