Pastoral Area

What are they?
Evening outings (from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.) consisting of a walk, alternating moments of silence and dialogue. Guided sessions. An experience of spirituality, encounter and dialogue.

Who is it for?
Students from any bachelor degree course at Blanquerna who wish to experience a shared inner pilgrimage in an urban setting.

How does it work?

We will meet in streets or avenues of special interest in Barcelona. The themes dealt with relate to the inner world and spirituality. At the end of each outing, the meeting point for the next walk and also the theme will be announced. The sessions are led by Andreu Ibarz and Àngel Jesús Navarro.

When?
First pilgrimage: October 4
Meeting point: Palau Robert gardens at 8:00 p.m. (Passeig de Gràcia 107) To sign up, fill in the form or send an email to: Andreu Ibarz, [email protected]

Virtual sessions, in which the members of the group can discover the Good News about Jesus through the Gospel of Mark. The texts are read from a current perspective in order to relate them to the participants' circumstances and environment. Sessions last approximately one hour and are held monthly. The sessions comprise the following: group dynamics, the presentation of some basic content and reading with comments, and they take place at 8:30 p.m.

Themes:

• A controversial man. Why?
• Open to new ideas? How do we react?
• We all have networks. How do we manage them?
• Do we need to be supported and sheltered? Really?
• To serve? I'll think about it ...
• An exciting project: living to the full

To sign up, fill in the form or send an email to Andreu Ibarz ([email protected]) or Ángel Jesús Navarro ([email protected]).

The university is a place of knowledge (knowing) but also of 'being'. This is a group of students who want to look more deeply into their being, their existence and connect knowledge with their lives through dialogue, reflection and listening. The 'Being and Knowing' group is interested in the themes of human existence, current and eternal themes, questions approached through humanistic awareness.

What are the aims of the group?

• To create a space for dialogue and reflection on major human issues, uniting university 'knowledge' with being a 'person'; theory with practice; a space for reflection based on experience and life.
• To share with respect by listening.
• To educate through dialogue and encourage questions about meaning.
• To create a transversal space at Blanquerna; with participants from all Blanquerna courses and faculties.
• To encourage interest in inner life, reflection, self-knowledge, thinking and personal growth.
• To familiarize participants with the Christian religion's contributions in the fields of reflection, self-knowledge, thought and personal growth.

Face-to-face meetings in a bar or café on a weekday evening. There are also cultural meetings at exhibitions, museums and theaters with subsequent discussions led by Anna Eva Jarabo or Jordi Sànchez.

To sign up, fill in the form send an email to Jordi Sànchez (for the School of Health Sciences, and the School of Communication and International Relations, [email protected]) or Anna Eva Jarabo (for the School of Psychology, Education and Sport Sciences, [email protected]).

What is it?
A process based on meetings and training to prepare for the celebration of the sacrament of Baptism.

Who is it for?
Students from any course at Blanquerna who wish to train to celebrate Baptism (with the possibility of celebrating Baptism-Confirmation-Eucharist) taking advantage of the university environment.

How does it work?
It is based on 2 monthly meetings in a small group during 1 academic year (face-to-face and virtual) accompanied by a member of the Blanquerna-URL Pastoral Service. During the meetings, different aspects of
life and a specific training itinerary for initiation into Christianity will be shared.

These are spaces for reflection, discovery, dialogue and exchange in groups to analyze the possible similarities between the university experience and the Gospel and how they may interpellate us. Students from any of the three schools can sign up and share their experience.
Group meetings are held virtually 6 times and last approximately one hour. The group also meets twice in person over two weekends, according to the participants' schedules.

The Eucharist is celebrated in the chapels of the School of Communication and International Relations and the School of Psychology, Education and Sport Sciences every Wednesday at 2:15 p.m. and 2:10 p.m., respectively. The service lasts approximately one hour.

The world needs people who dare to dream and make it fairer.

What is it?
A social volunteering service in a Christian-inspired social project.

What will we do?
Two experiences from which to grow:

• We will take part in a social volunteering project
• We will share a space of accompaniment from where we will review your involvement as volunteers.

Who is it for?
Students of all Blanquerna degrees who are eager to discover and work from the very heart of social transformation.

Sign up here!

Contact: [email protected]

We are looking for young people who wish to accompany groups of boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 14 in life and in faith.

What is it?
To take part, on Thursday evenings, in a young group of guides of faith in the parish of the Basilica of Santa Maria de Mar.

What will we do?
Accompanying groups of boys and girls who aim to share life and grow as people in the context of the Church, within the intercultural context of this historic and unique parish in the Born and La Ribera neighbourhood; a true example of coexistence and respect between families from different cultures and social realities that share a project of life and faith.

Who is it for?
Students of all Blanquerna degrees.

Sign up by sending an email to:[email protected]