Retreat – Monastery
Praying as Preachers: retreat for Seminarians and recently Ordained
July 6-9: Praying as Preachers: retreat for Seminarians and recently Ordained
Thursday evening through Sunday midday meal
Cost: $465
Led by Br. Geoffrey Tristram, SSJE and Br. Lucas Hall, SSJE
As preachers, we are tasked to witness to the good news of life in union with God. If we are to carry out this ministry effectively, we must take care to cultivate our own life of prayer, how we relate to God, the Church, and Scripture. Participants in this program will have the opportunity to hear and discuss practical advice for preaching, as well as learning and trying different approaches to prayer as they prepare to engage in this ministry.
Registration will begin on January 03
Praying as Preachers: retreat for Seminarians and recently Ordained: July 06-09, 2023
Praying with Neurodiversity
May 19-21: Praying with Neurodiversity
Friday Evening through Sunday midday meal
(Waitlist)
Cost: $310
Led by Br. Jim Woodrum, SSJE
Christian Contemplative prayer is the practice of letting go of thoughts and distractions and simply resting in the presence of God. This can be challenging for all of us living in the digital age, where we are bombarded with stimuli vying for our attention. For those of us who are neurodivergent, the difficulty of contemplative prayer can be heightened. In this retreat, Br. Jim Woodrum (ADHD Inattentive-type) explores creative ways to pray contemplatively, including using the latest developments in neuroscience. If you have been diagnosed as neurodivergent and struggle to find an entry point into contemplation, we welcome you to join us in this retreat as a way to use the complexities of your mind as a doorway into intimacy with Jesus.
Registration will begin on January 03
Praying with Neurodiversity: May 19-21
Introduction to Silent Retreat
(Waitlist)
April 28-30: Introduction to Silent Retreat
Friday evening through Sunday midday meal
Cost: $310
Led by Br. Geoffrey Tristram, SSJE
Life can be so busy and rushed that we lose touch with those deep sources of vitality and replenishment through which God longs to refresh and delight us. This weekend will be an opportunity to slow down and be still, to listen to the voice of Jesus, and deepen our connection with the God who knows and loves us. This retreat is ideal for those who have never been on silent retreat before.
Registration will begin on January 03
Introduction to Silent Retreat: April 28-30
Embodied Prayer
February 16-19: Embodied Prayer
Thursday evening through Sunday midday meal
Cost: $465
Led by Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE
Come get out of our often serious and word-filled heads by attending to the physicality of grace and praying with childlike playfulness. Rekindle desire, freedom, and trust through your whole body with deep breaths, simple movements, and creative formats. Feel yourself beloved, listen to Jesus calling your name, and witness with companions.
Registration will begin on January 03
Embodied Prayer: February 16-19, 2023
All My Fresh Springs Are In You, a Lenten Retreat
(Waitlist)
March 9-12: All My Fresh Springs Are In You, a Lenten Retreat
Thursday evening through Sunday midday meal
Cost: $465
Led by Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
The Psalms offer us – in such consoling, challenging, sometimes alarming and surprising ways – a real sense of God’s presence, and provision, and perspective. Our Lenten retreat will draw on evocative images and metaphors from the Psalms as windows through which to behold God and to see our place in God’s eye and God’s future.
Registration will begin on January 03
All My Fresh Springs Are In You, a Lenten Retreat: March 09-12, 2023