Eremos was proud to support and promote the recent three week tour of Australia by Brother David Steindl-Rast, Benedictine monk and spiritual authority.
Br David gave 11 presentations to more than 1000 people on the topics of Gratefulness, Prayer, Community, Contemplation, Spiritual Practices and Christian Faith in a New Millennium.
He visited 8 cities - Brisbane, Rockhampton, Mackay, Newcastle, Sydney, Adelaide, Alice Springs and Perth.
Recordings of the presentations in Sydney are available from Aquinas Academy - phone (02) 9247 4651 or secretary@aquinas-academy.com or CD's / DVD's of the Adelaide presentations are available from Roy's Retreat - phone (08) 8556 4686 or roysretreat@gmail.com
To read a report and see photos from the day in Newcastle, go to http://www.ssjl.org.au/whats_new/index.htm
Br David and his travelling companion, Anthony Chavez (the grandson of United Farmworkers Union founder in the USA, Cesar Chavez) both recorded interviews while in Australia for ABC Radio National.
The interviews will be broadcast on Sunday, 21st and 28th June on the "Sunday Nights with John Cleary" program through ABC LOCAL radio stations - check www.abc.net.au/radio for further details about time and radio dial frequency.
If you miss the late night broadcast or live streaming over the internet, you can gain access to the podcast of the program the following day. Visit www.abc.net.au/sundaynights
Further details about Br David's work and writings are available at www.gratefulness.org
Email: events@eremos.org.au