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Jul 27, 2024 - Aug 3, 2024

Our Ignatian Directed Retreat will be privileged time for you to deepen your relationship with God. You will be assigned a trained spiritual director with whom you will meet briefly each day to discern the movements of God in your life as revealed through your prayer. The “direction” of directed … Continue reading →

Jul 21, 2024 - Jul 27, 2024

On an individually directed retreat, the retreatant meets with their spiritual director once a day.  The rest of the time is spent relaxing, reading, thinking, and praying.  Each retreat focuses on the way God is active in the individual’s life, and each retreat follows a uniquely personal path.  The retreat … Continue reading →

Today’s blog is brought to us by Brent Anderson, a new (to us) retreat presenter. Brent will be leading From Conflict to Connection: Contemplative Practices that Heal Families & Organizations June 14 to 16 at our Center. His blog is a brief sample of what our guests can expect to gain … Continue reading →

Nov 6, 2024

Being Thankful   National Gratitude Month in November encourages us to embrace a spirit of gratitude in our daily lives, and the Thanksgiving holiday reminds us to be thankful for our many blessings. For our November Friends Day of Prayer, Fr. Gene Nickol will guide us in exploring the biblical perspective … Continue reading →

Sep 4, 2024

Stay With Us, Lord   The theme for this month’s Friends Day of Prayer is “Stay with us, Lord … (Luke 24:29).” Throughout the day, we will reflect on this invitation to Jesus, offered by the two disciples journeying to Emmaus on the evening of the day of the resurrection. We … Continue reading →

The Art & Skill of Spiritual Direction & Companionship To register for the first session of our next cohort, April 21-26, 2024 please click here. Commuter and virtual options are also available. We offer a nationally-recognized training program in the art and skill of spiritual direction. Over the course of … Continue reading →

Today’s reflection is a homily shared by Fr. Michael Schleupner. We’re so grateful to Fr. Michael for sharing his reflections with us! He can also be seen frequently at the Center, serving as a spiritual director during many of our directed retreats. Click here for his next retreat. Let’s take … Continue reading →

Our annual Women’s Wellness retreat is this weekend and it is sold out with women who are eager to relax, have fun and be renewed! The theme of our retreat this year is “Your Presence Matters!” and the gifted Dr. Heather Alexander will provide the feature presentations full of information … Continue reading →

Fr. Michael Schleupner, a favorite spiritual director for retreats here at the Center, recently shared this inspiring reflection so we thought you may enjoy it too! Take a few quiet moments to pray on this message of keeping our sights on Jesus. Physical Balance Five years ago, I participated in … Continue reading →

Jul 17, 2024 - Jul 21, 2024

Following the Nonviolent Jesus:  Living the Gospel Life of Peace, Love & Nonviolence Today with Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, activist and author, Father John Dear Gandhi once said that Jesus was the greatest person of nonviolence in history, but the only people who don’t know that Jesus was nonviolent are … Continue reading →