Presenters: Fr. Doug Doussan and Aline Harbison
About the Theme:
God loves us unconditionally means that His love is given to us as a free gift: we cannot earn it nor can we lose it. In the retreat, we will reflect on what this means and whether we truly believe and accept it. If we do, then we will ask ourselves, "How do we respond to a God who loves us with an infinite, unconditional love and wants us to call Him 'Father' (Abba)?"
About the Presenter:
Fr. Doug Doussan is a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He is retired and serving as Chaplain of the Archdiocesan Retreat Center. He was formerly the St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish pastor in New Orleans and St. Joseph the Worker in Marrero. He served as Archdiocesan Priest Personnel Director and Priest Continuing Formation Director. He received a Master's Degree in liturgy from Notre Dame University and special training in Conflict Resolution from Conrad Grebel College in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He also served as Chair of the Pax Christi USA Council (the National Catholic Peace Movement) and was co-founder of the Pax Christi New Orleans Council. He has given countless training workshops locally and nationally in inclusive parish organization, lay leadership formation, and consensus decision making.
About the Presenter:
Aline Harbison is the mother of three with over thirty years of experience working in Catholic schools, parishes, dioceses and institutions. She earned a Master’s Degree in theological studies from the University of Dallas in 1999. She has served as an elementary and high school teacher, administrator, adjunct professor, Associate Director of Catechetical Leadership for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Director of religious Education and the Director of the Gulf Coast Faith Formation Conference. She currently serves as the executive Director of the Archdiocese of New Orleans retreat Center As a mother, teacher, director and retreat presenter, Aline’s mission is to help affirm and nurture the gifts of those around her and invite them to encounter the living God.
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