WHAT IS TRUTH?
THE PERENNIAL QUESTION
Three Saturday mornings
March 28, April 25, May 23
9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Cost: $35 includes lunch ($25 without)
What is Truth? Pilate’s question to an accused Jesus echoes through the centuries.
Especially in today’s pluralistic world, many “truths” clamour for our attention and
allegiance. How do we sift and sort these sometimes competing voices and claims? Is
truth an objective set of propositions, a rule to live by, or a key into the way we live in
relationship? How are truth, God, love and mercy connected in Jesus? What does Jesus
mean when he claims to be the Truth, the Way and the Life? How are we to relate to
other spiritual paths?
We will explore several layers of meaning contained in the
perennial question, examine our post-modern cultural context that affects how we
understand truth, develop criteria for assessing the “truth” about truth, and maybe
learn to appropriate for ourselves some of the ways Jesus embodies truth. “And you
will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8.32 “I am the way, and the
truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14.6
Marie-Louise Ternier-Gommers has been married to Jim for 35 years. Mother of three
adult children and grandmother of three adorable granddaughters. Marie-Louise has a
Masters in Theological Studies and extensive training in spiritual direction. Raised in
the Catholic tradition, she considers herself a denominational “hybrid,” having been
shaped by the strengths and gifts of various Christian traditions. She is a popular
retreat leader, preacher and conference speaker, freelance writer and has published
two books. Marie-Louise has worked in diocesan and parish ministry, in ecumenical
dialogues and ministry. For the past eight years she has been co-ordinating an
ecumenical network of women in ministry. Marie-Louise and Jim currently live in
Humboldt, SK. www.prairie-encounters.ca
To register please call 306-242-1916 or
receptionist@queenshouse.org