WCCM Theme 2026: The Future of Religion, Sheikh Kabir Helminski (Recording) webinar and as Director of Formation

and as Director of Formation for the Diocese of Plymouth

The evening will conclude with a final poem

Panel Discussion 1

Pat Gaffney – Vice President

reflective evening exploring how poetry can deepen prayer

WCCM Theme 2026: The Future of Religion, Sheikh Kabir Helminski (Recording) webinar and as Director of FormationSpeaker: Sheikh Kabir Helminski Respondent: Murshida Amat Un Nur What purpose could religion have greater than connecting the human being with the Source of Life, with a reality greater than the reality constructed by human ego? The ego has little access to the dimension of experience which is truly sacred. Instead, it builds a false edifice of beliefs, inherited customs, and judgments. Religion fails when it is merely the servant of social custom and