Here is a review of our workshop in Boston, by Edward Rewolinski, a participant and now an associate of the ICL:

I had the good fortune of being a participant in the inaugural program on Eucharistic spirituality that Doug and Richard offered in Boston in early fall. I knew that they had been working on integrating the great wealth of Eastern Christian religious thought and practice into the workaday world we all inhabit. Too often, all of us find ourselves moving through the predictable duties and responsibilities of everyday life. I was anticipating that the day’s presentation would provide an occasion for reflection, discussion, and deep prayer. The day was all of that and more. Brought together where people from various backgrounds and interests—all sharing similar background in the Anglican faith community. Within the compass of only a few hours we all participated in the exchange of new concepts, experiences, and understandings of what living in the Spirit through the faith needs. The touchstone for the entire program was the Eucharist. Doug and Richard wove together the threads of incarnational theology with liturgical practice. The individual and the communal, the redeeming Son and the sanctifying spirit, the general and the particular, the eternal love of God for humanity and the immediate presence of the divine before and in the individual: all of these concepts, all of these thoughts were brought together in a rich unity on the meaning of living in the presence of the divine.

I am looking forward to getting hold of the notes Doug and Richard used to continue in my own daily life the contemplation of what life in the Spirit is and can be. If this first presentation is any indication of the offerings to be made by the Institute, I can only see the efforts yielding inestimable blessings in that they provided an oasis for thought and reflection and shared prayer and thanksgiving in community. I highly recommend that any person having an interest in deepening his/her conversation with God in the fellowship of his church to take advantage of this unique experience.