Weekend Retreats

Where Is Our Hope? What is it to hope only in Christ? To hope only in God? Join us as we discuss that hope and its many manifestations on our weekend retreat.

We Need New Stories: Forgiveness, Freedom and Hope. What are the stories we tell others about ourselves? Are these stories really who we are? Using stories, prayer, and poetry through the framework of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises we will seek to open ourselves more deeply to God’s healing grace and living lives of generous discipleship in our following of Jesus Christ.

Where Is Our Hope? What is it to hope only in Christ? To hope only in God? Join us as we discuss that hope and its many manifestations on our weekend retreat.

Exploring the Many Ways of Prayer Are you in a rut with your prayer life? Perhaps you may even feel as if you have no prayer life at all or maybe your prayer life simply needs to be given a new shot of life and energy. Wherever you are in your prayer life and faith journey, this retreat is for you.

We all stand in need of healing. As earthen vessels, our fragile bodies, minds, and spirits long for the soothing touch of our loving creator. But how do we press in? How do we open ourselves to the kind of encounter that enables genuine transformation? And what does healing look like? On this retreat we will pray with stories of people—biblical and contemporary—who experienced healing in different ways, and explore our own healing encounters with Jesus.

Where Is Our Hope? What is it to hope only in Christ? To hope only in God? Join us as we discuss that hope and its many manifestations on our weekend retreat.

In the words of one author, “To rediscover the story of the Christian mystics is a great adventure. Their manifold experiences and examples can be truly empowering for our own lives. The Christian mystics speak to us across the centuries, and if we listen, we can learn something about the deepest experiences of their lives, so that we too may glimpse the glory of God and feel the healing touch of the Spirit.” Many of the greatest mystics in the Christian tradition have been women. This weekend offers an opportunity to consider and pray with the writings and reflections of some of these powerful women, including medieval mystics such as Hildegard of Bingen and Teresa of Avila, and more recent mystics, such as Thea Bowman and Simone Weil. Their writings, images, music and poetry offer much fruit for our own reflection and spiritual growth.

Where Is Our Hope? What is it to hope only in Christ? To hope only in God? Join us as we discuss that hope and its many manifestations on our weekend retreat.

Growing in Wisdom Grace. As we move along on life’s journey, we can get caught by focusing on its challenges (sickness, diminishment, etc). We can easily miss noticing the gifts (the graces) within those very same experiences. Come and spend a few hours of quiet and reflection, exploring the blessings of this time in your life.

Sacred Pause Many would agree that constant "Doing" comes at a price, most often, relational erosion. We can lose an awareness of God, of others, and even of ourselves.  This weekend we will take time to focus on our relational erosion.

Theme: Ignatian Spiritual Retreat Led by: Fr. Paul Campbell, S.J.

From its founding, the Society of Jesus. through the Spiritual Exercises, has invited non-Jesuits to share in its mission. Over the years the Jesuits have adapted their mission to give it specificity to address changing times, needs and circumstances. During this retreat, you will have a chance to join in the concerns and prayers of Jesuits today as we focus together upon ways in which the Holy Spirit is calling us to shape our prayer and actions to meet today's challenges.

From time to time, we all suffer from anger, shame, grief, fear, and loneliness. These emotions can taunt us into negative behaviors with ourselves and others. We can also transform these emotions into a positive lifestyle. During this week-end retreat, we will examine these emotions as they show themselves in our behaviors. We will then observe them as a conduit to deepen our relationship with God and to understand ourselves and others. We will also receive graces through private prayer, the Liturgy, and the sacraments of Reconciliation and Healing.

Theme: Ignatian Spiritual Retreat Led by: Anna Graziano