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Join me in Chicago on October 19th!

EOTH CHICAGO-page-0Eyes of the Heart: Conference in Chicago with Christine Valters Paintner

Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Mundelein Seminary

Join Benedictine Oblate, retreat leader, and widely
acclaimed author, Christine Valters Paintner, as she invites us to consider how viewing the world through the lens of a camera (even a humble cell phone camera!) can become a means of “seeing” the Sacred all around us in a fresh,
new way. Participants are encouraged to bring their cameras so that they, too, may capture the beauty of God in the world around us.

(register at this link and scroll down to October 19th).

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