Spirituality and Flourishing: Flourishing Network May '23 Meeting

Recording of the May 2023 meeting of the Flourishing Network. Reverend Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason and Dr. Nicoleta Acatrinei discuss the mission and work of the Spirituality and Flourishing Interest Group (SFIG), of which they are both co-chairs. SFIG is a multi-faith, interspiritual, and cross-disciplinary gathering of individuals who are committed to participating in a teaching-learning community that seeks to make substantive contributions to fuller human flourishing. The Spirituality & Flourishing Interest Group (SFIG) began meeting in 2022 as an extension of the Flourishing Network in the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University. Some key questions guide their work together: How might we foster flourishing through various spiritual and/or religious traditions, communities, approaches, observances, teachings, and practices? What sorts of interventions and involvements allow us to tap the spiritual and/or religious resources available to us, individually and collectively, and develop further our human capacities for connectedness? More information about SFIG can be found here: https://www.spiritualflourishing.com/ 00:00-01:15 Welcome and One Word Check In 01:16-04:47 Reverend Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason Leads Centering Exercise 04:48-07:15 Introduction to Spirituality and Flourishing Interest Groups 07:14-09:04 Key Lines of Inquiry 09:05-11:09 Spirituality and Flourishing Meetings 11:10-14:00 Interdisciplinary Study: Forgiveness 14:01-15:56 St. Francis and the Almond Tree 15:57-23:00 Deacon Paulo Torrens 23:01-41:10 Breakout Groups 41:11-53:05 Breakout Groups Share 53:06-59:25 Importance of Spirituality and Community