Come along to the fourth and final Speakers Forum of 2019 hosted by The Dawson Society for Philosophy and Culture.
The event will feature a presentation by Fr. Anthony Baetzold, CFR (USA) entitled, “Jesus Christ, the New Age and the Spiritual Hunger of Contemporary Society”
The event will feature a presentation by Fr. Anthony Baetzold, CFR (USA) entitled, “Jesus Christ, the New Age and the Spiritual Hunger of Contemporary Society”
When: Thursday, 28 November
Time: 6:30pm doors, Dinner from 7pm; lecture 7:45pm
Where: Rosie O’Grady’s Northbridge, 206 Jame Street, Northbridge
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Fr. Anthony will offer reflections and insights to the attendees so that they might be able to explain how the New Age movement differs from the Christian faith. Fr. Anthony will take account of the way that New Age religiosity addresses the spiritual hunger of contemporary men and women. It should be recognised that the attraction that New Age religiosity has for some Christians may be due in part to the lack of serious attention in their own communities for themes which are actually part of the Catholic synthesis such as the importance of man’ spiritual dimension and its integration with the whole of life, the search for life’s meaning, the link between human beings and the rest of creation, the desire for personal and social transformation, and the rejection of a rationalistic and materialistic view of humanity.
During this presentation Fr. Anthony will call attention to the need to know and understand New Age as a cultural current, as well as the need for Catholics to have an understanding of authentic Catholic doctrine and spirituality in order to properly assess New Age themes. Furthermore he will draw on his experience as a friar and share how the evangelical counsels as understood by the church, (Poverty, Chastity and Obedience) are the True way of perfection in the life the Christian.
Fr. Anthony Baetzold, CFR (http://franciscanfriars.com/