Hospitality is about offering our hearts. It is being present to another. It does not need a table, food, or particular place. It is taking time and giving intention. Hospitality can be spontaneous and anywhere, on the street, in a store, and on Zoom. We Brothers are delighted to be able to offer, once again, the unique hospitality of in-person presence in our Monastery in Cambridge with Program Retreats in addition other online programs to nurture and sustain faith. Please take a look through each of our programs below and watch for further offerings.
In-Person Program Retreats
At the Monastery, Cambridge
March 09-12: Thursday evening through Sunday midday meal
(Waitlist)
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
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At the Monastery, Cambridge
February 16-19: Thursday evening through Sunday midday meal
Cost: $465
Led by Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE
‘With childlike playfulness, practice deep breaths and simple movements whether sitting or standing. Pray your life, including sorrow, joy, and questions, and receive God’s grace. Attend to and move your body on your own and with the group.’
Registration will begin on January 03
At the Monastery, Cambridge
April 28-30: Friday evening through Sunday afternoon
(Waitlist)
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 is ideal for those who have never been on silent retreat before.
Registration will begin on January 03
At the Monastery, Cambridge
May 19-21: 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
At the Monastery, Cambridge
July 06-09: 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
Online Program Offerings
Video Series
Making decisions is a part of life. Join Br. David Vryhof in exploring the role of prayer in making life choices. How do we discern which of the options before us represents “the will of God” for our lives?
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Many of us spend time and energy seeking the “glittering” things we think will make us happy, only to find that deep joy and peace and love have eluded us. Br. David Vryhof invites us to discover the “freedom of the children of God” (Romans 8:21) that comes when we ground our identity in God, rather than in those things that the world counts most valuable.
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Online Program
The platform Teachable will be the central point for videos, materials, and resources for this learning series as we’ll get out of our often too-serious and word-filled heads, move, create and see, imagine, and linger with God.
Go through the lessons at your own pace.
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Audio Series
Listen to this audio series from Br. Curtis Almquist which follows Saint Paul’s names for “the fruit of the Spirit”: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, humility, and self-control. Optionally, there is an online space to reflect with others listeners.
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Br. Jim Woodrum welcomes you to ,“Angels in the Architecture,”, a new podcast series where he will be your guide in exploring the angels in the architecture during this season of Advent.
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This eight-week retreat and course of study will provide an overview of the Gospel of John and introduce participants to its major themes. The Fourth Gospel is at the heart of the “Johannine spirituality” lived by the Brothers of the Society of St John the Evangelist. It is a spirituality of love and intimacy, of…
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The Prayer I Need This Day After the last year in which churches around the world have been closed and congregations scattered, the SSJE Brothers invite you to “Come, Pray.” Join us in the receiving the daily gift of prayer – at home or wherever you find yourself. Across the weeks of Lent, listen in as…
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