We are not our thoughts…yet they occupy most of our time and are living and roaming freely in our minds. What do our thought revel about us? At this month’s San Damiano Society gathering we will learn from the desert fathers, early Christian hermits who lived simply in the Egyptian desert. We will learn what they have to teach us today about awareness and Catholic contemplative prayer. The simple prayer practices of our ancestors in faith can help us train our minds to develop present moment awareness.

Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023

Location: St. Anthony of Padua Hall

Time: 9:00 am-2:00 pm

Coffee and Breakfast are served at 9:00 am.

The program begins at 9:30 am followed by lunch and ends with Mass at 1:00 pm.

Cost: $18 per person

If you wish to attend San Damiano Society, you may also pay upon arrival.

Online Registration Has Closed. A Limited Number of Walk-ins Welcome.

Meet Our Speaker

Basha Perez is a member of Annunciation Catholic Church and claims San Pedro Center as her second home since the 1980’s. She has 30 yeas experience in contemplative prayer formation under Fr. Thomas Keating OCSO and Fr. William Meninger, OCSO of St. Benedict Monastery in Snowmass, CO. She is the past coordinator of Contemplative Outreach of Central Florida and is a presenter of centering prayer introductory workshops, days of prayer, and retreats. She coordinates silent weekend retreats as well as six-day intensive contemplative prayer retreats. She also facilitates a weekly contemplative prayer group.