About the Conference

Venue: Dromantine Retreat & RETREATS IRELAND Conference Centre, , Duration: CONFERENCE 2015 Co. The weekend will begin with registration at 5pm

on Friday 16th and will end with lunch on Date: Friday16th - Sunday18th Sunday 18th January 2015. January 2015 BOOKING FORM

Speaker: Michael Paul Gallagher sj Cost: Name of Applicant: Father Gallagher is an author, professor, …………………………………………...... RETREATS IRELAND theologian, and intellectual interested in The total cost of the weekend is: Name of Retreat House/Centre: ONFERENCE examinations of “faith and unbelief, culture and Residential: €190 or £165 C 2015 spirituality.” After studying literature at University …………………………………………...... Residential Sharing: €180 or £155 Address: College and Caen University, he entered ……………………………………………...... the Jesuits at an early age. As a student at Oxford in Non-Residential: €120 or £100 ……………………………………………...... Renaissance literature, he focused on the poetry of (Friday evening - Sunday) Saturday only: €60 or £50 ……………………………………………...... George Herbert. His experience studying literature has provided a unique—but fruitful— (including meals) Tel: ……………………………………...... background to the study of theology. He served as a Email: ……………………………………...... lecturer in modern English and American literature at University College, Dublin. In 1979, Please tick as appropriate: he received his doctorate in theology at Queen’s

University, —the first Roman Catholic to do Residential (€190 or £165)  TO SECURE A PLACE, A NON-REFUNDABLE so in theology. He published his first book, Help my Residential Sharing (€180 or £155)  DEPOSIT OF €50 OR £40 IS REQUIRED WITH EACH Unbelief (1983). Moving to Rome, he has worked BOOKING. Non-Residential (€120 or £100)  on the Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non- Saturday only (€60 or £50) Special Believers and the Pontifical Council for Culture. IN ORDER TO GIVE PRIORITY TO MEMBERS Requirements (dietary, etc.) He became a professor of fundamental theology at OF RETREATS IRELAND, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU the Pontifical Gregorian University, where from ………………………………………………………………… BOOK BEFORE 29TH OCTOBER. 2005-2008 he served as dean of the AFTER WHICH IT WILL BE OPEN TO EVERYONE On receipt of your application and deposit you will theology faculty. His courses include: “unbelief and be sent a programme for the culture, seminars on Newman, Bernard conference. Lonergan, the relationship between theology and Please indicate if you would like to receive the imagination, and the history of thinking on the act programme by email or by post by ticking the of faith.” Since September 2009, he has served as appropriate box:

Rector of the Collegio Bellarmino in Rome, a Programme by Email

Jesuit community for post-graduate students. His Programme by Post book, Faith Maps: Ten Religious Explorers from

Newman to Joseph Ratzinger was published in 2010.

Directions to Dromantine

Driving Directions From The South Please make cheques (Dublin M1/Newry) 1. Head north on M1 Partial toll road 2. Continue on M1 to end of Motorway (Enter ) payable and crossed to 3. When approaching Newry continue on the dual carriageway towards Belfast. Do not take any of the exits signposted for Newry. ‘Dromantine Retreat Centre’ After you pass a signpost saying 10 miles, watch out for a large ONFERENCE signpost for Dromantine. C 4. Turn left at Derrycraw Rd, where there is a small housing estate. 5. Continue on the Derrycraw road to the T Junction. The Main Gates of and kindly return completed Dromantine will be directly 2015 opposite you. 6. Go through the gates and drive up the avenue to Dromantine Retreat and Conference Centre. The sign with booking form with deposit for the Conference Centre is to the right, 10 yards before the Main Building.

MICHAEL PAUL GALLAGHER SJ and/or full payment Driving Directions From The North (Belfast Westlink/M1) 1. Head south on A12/Westlink - 1.1 miles 2. Continue on M1 - 8.3 miles to: 3. At junction 7, take the A1 exit - 0.3 miles 4. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A1/Sprucefield Roundabout heading to M1/Hillsborough The Secretary, Continue to follow A1 Go through 2 roundabouts - travel 22.4 miles passing both Banbridge and Dromantine Retreat Centre, 5. About 5 miles after Loughbrickland Lake (on your left) you will see a small housing estate on your right. Newry, Move to right lane of dual carriageway. 6. Watch for the signpost for Dromantine and turn right into Derrycraw Co. Down Road. 7. Continue on the Derrycraw Road to the T-Junction at the end. The Main Gates of Dromantine will be Northern Ireland. directly opposite you. 8. Go through the gates and drive up the avenue to Dromantine Retreat BT34 1RH and Conference Centre. The sign for the Conference Centre is to the right, 10 yards before the Main Building.

Driving Directions From The West () “Surprised by Mercy: Phone: 0044 2830 821964 1. In Armagh take the A28/Newry Rd Continue to follow A28 - 6.8 miles towards 2. At Markethill turn left at B3/ Rd - signposted for the Vision of Pope Francis – Poyntzpass/Tandragee - 0.7 miles Sat Nav Coordinates 3. Take right at Y junction B114/Dunesmullan Rd Continue to follow B114 - 6.3 miles pastoral, spiritual, cultural”. Enter Poyntzpass N54.261063, W6.345377 4. Turn right at the roundabout in centre of Poyntzpass, onto A27/Chapel St (Signposted Newry) Continue to follow A27 - travel 2.0 miles N54° 15' 39.83", W6° 20' 43.36" 5. You will see a stone wall on your right. Turn left at Gambles Rd (Signposted for Dromantine) - 0.3 miles 6. Continue on Drumantine Hill Rd (Under Railway Bridge followed by DROMANTINE RETREAT CENTRE sharp left bend) - 0.4 miles 7. Turn right at Drumantine Rd (Signposted for Dromantine) - 0.4miles 16TH—18TH JANUARY, 2015 8. After 0.4 miles you will see a stone wall on your left. Turn left into the side entrance of Dromantine. 9. Drive up the avenue and at first junction keep going straight to Dromantine Retreat and Conference