The struggles of man, the ego or faith?

From 11th to 17th august 2024

Description

Seminary with Francis Mouhot, psychologist.

Life is a succession of struggles, as the Bible and psychologists say. Our ordinary struggles are both internal and external.

Psychology sees the human ego in constant conflict with three bodies: two internal (its drives, which often push it to excess, and its superego, which restrains it) and with the external world, which frequently restricts its ‘freedom’. Freud was a pessimist: our ego is weak, ‘it is not master of its own house’, he said. This is a major debate among psychologists, not to say an insoluble problem (our ego is both our ally and our greatest source of resistance).

The Bible refers to a number of human struggles and also considers that our enemies are both internal and external. Are these the same battles as those mentioned in psychology?

Internal: do Christians have to fight against their impulses and their conscience? How does Christ promise us victory and inner freedom? What is the struggle of faith?

External: Christians are increasingly confronted with people, organisations and ideologies that oppose or even hate the Christian faith and want to limit our freedom of conscience and expression. Who are we up against? What are our weapons? What causes must we defend? What attitude should we adopt in the face of the dictatorship of relativism, the spread of the culture of death, the intolerance that spreads in the name of tolerance?

Programme

  • early morning Bible study
  • teaching from 10 am to 12.30 pm
  • afternoons free with suggestions for outings in the surrounding area
  • informal evenings

Prices

Annual subscription to A Rocha France (compulsory) : 5€/adult sur HelloAsso
Full board and on-site activities (price per person per week) :

  • 315€ Camping
  • 400€ Dormitory
  • 450€ Double/shared/family room bathroom facilities on 1st floor full
  • 515€ Double/shared room with en-suite bathroom full
  • 600€ Single room with bathroom on the 1st floor full
  • 660€ Single room with en-suite bathroom full

Registration

  1. To register, please fill in the form below:
  1. To confirm your registration, please wait for our confirmation email. Once you have received this email, you can pay the deposit by bank transfer (RIB/IBAN), by cheque made payable to A Rocha France or by HelloAsso via the button below:

Practical information

  • Arrival on Sunday from 4pm, departure on Saturday morning after breakfast
  • Meals are organic, vegetarian or with reasonable quantities of meat or fish.
  • You’ll be invited to help wash the dishes in a friendly atmosphere!
  • Sheets and duvets are provided (except when camping) but not towels.
  • The buildings are at an altitude of 850 meters, so it can be cool in the evenings and mornings, even in summer!

Contact address

Domaine des Courmettes
4500 route des Courmettes
06140 Tourrettes-sur-Loup
Access

courmettes@arocha.org | +33 4 92 11 02 32

Would you like to enjoy Les Courmettes a little longer? You can take part in another holiday organised by A Rocha, stay in one of our self-catering gîtes or stay on as a volunteer!