Washington National Cathedral

• Tickets: $20; scholarships available.
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• Perry Auditorium

Listening, Hearing, and Living sessions invite us to explore these rhythms of life balance and reconciliation in conversation with scholars, leaders, and active contemplatives steeped in the Benedictine tradition. We set our intention— to listen to ancient yet evergreen wisdom that shapes our lives. We still ourselves— to hear the centering call of the Holy, birthed in prayer, silence, and reflection. And we live from a place of balance— supported and encouraged by our communities of intention.
We listen, we hear, we live.

Explore how to more intentionally bring balance and reconciliation into daily living. Leaders and scholars steeped in the Benedictine tradition deepen our understanding of the core practices of prayer, study, recreation, work, and hospitality. These interactive sessions offer time for prayer, reflection, and shared community. All are welcome to attend any of the sessions.

About the Listening, Hearing, and Living series

These sessions invite us to engage the evergreen way of balance in a learning and experiential dialogue with scholars, leaders, and active contemplatives steeped in the Benedictine tradition. Join us as we explore how to more intentionally bring balance and reconciliation into our daily lives.

Through lectures and conversations with Benedictine leaders we deepen our understanding of the core practices of prayer, study, recreation, work, and hospitality and provide real world settings. Each interactive session offers time for prayer, reflection, and shared community. All are welcome to attend any of the sessions held in Perry Auditorium.

Here we set our intention to listen for the ancient monastic rhythms that model balanced, harmonious living. We still ourselves in prayer, silence, and reflection to hear deep wisdom for our lives— our families, our relationships, our work. With the support and encouragement of shared communities of intention we begin again to live lives that embrace balance and foster renewal and reconciliation. We listen, we hear, we live.

Order of the Day

10 am Gather in Perry Auditorium, 7th Floor Tower

10:15–10:45 am
Welcoming, Prayer, and Setting of Intention

10:45 am–12:45 pm
Presentation and experiential learning with guest speaker

12:45–1 pm
Reflections with guest speaker

1 pm
Release with Blessing

To more richly experience the fellowship and hospitality along the Benedictine way, plan to stay for an optional brown bag meal from 1:15 to 2:30 pm. Bring a lunch to share or you can pick one up in the Cathedral Store.

1:15–2:15 pm
Hospitality (optional)
Shared Meal: Brown bag lunch and facilitated conversation with guest speaker