THE BLOG OF THE BON SECOURS RETREAT & CONFERENCE CENTER
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Welcome to the Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Center’s blog! This blog will extend our retreat ministry by bringing prayers and reflections into your home ‘retreat.’ Many of our presenters and staff share their homilies, favorite prayers, and reflections through this medium. We encourage you to comment, pass it along to friends or simply take a moment to pray with us. We hope that this will serve as a moment during your day when you can ‘retreat with us.’
With hearts full of joy and hope, the Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours extends our warmest congratulations to His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, on his historic election as the 267th Bishop of Rome and the first American-born pontiff in the Catholic Church’s history. Pope Leo XIV’s life and ministry resonate deeply with our mission of compassion, healing, and service to those in need. His decades of missionary work in Peru—beginning in 1985 and…
Soul Gardening By Julia Morris-Myers We have had a particularly cold spring here in Maine, and even as I write this in mid-April the leaves on the trees are nowhere to be found, the garden is still asleep, and our many flower beds have nary a crocus trying to bloom. And yes, it reminds me of my soul at times. Feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, and grief can overwhelm us all, and we yearn for that seed of love and…
The entire Church mourns the death of the Holy Father, Pope Francis. In cathedrals, basilicas, parish churches, shrines, and chapels the Holy Eucharist will be offered for the repose of his soul. Communities and individuals will ask God to bestow his infinite mercy on the man who served the Church as Bishop of Rome. This novena has been prepared to help pray for the Pope during the time of mourning. The daily novena – lasting for the novendiales period from April 26…
Prayer for the Conclave By Joanne Cahoon Conclave May 7th. We know you come, Spirit. Still, we sing and pray to remind ourselves to be responsive. Veni Sancte Spiritus. Yes. Work through, in, around the process with your sneaky and persistent guidance and constant love for your people and concern for this beloved world of your making. Give all present supple, obedient, discerning hearts — anchored and rooted in love and hope —willing to be comforted and disturbed by you. Papa…
The entire Church mourns the death of the Holy Father, Pope Francis. In cathedrals, basilicas, parish churches, shrines, and chapels the Holy Eucharist will be offered for the repose of his soul. Communities and individuals will ask God to bestow his infinite mercy on the man who served the Church as Bishop of Rome. This novena has been prepared to help pray for the Pope during the time of mourning. The daily novena – lasting for the novendiales period from April 26…
The entire Church mourns the death of the Holy Father, Pope Francis. In cathedrals, basilicas, parish churches, shrines, and chapels the Holy Eucharist will be offered for the repose of his soul. Communities and individuals will ask God to bestow his infinite mercy on the man who served the Church as Bishop of Rome. This novena has been prepared to help pray for the Pope during the time of mourning. The daily novena – lasting for the novendiales period from April 26…
The entire Church mourns the death of the Holy Father, Pope Francis. In cathedrals, basilicas, parish churches, shrines, and chapels the Holy Eucharist will be offered for the repose of his soul. Communities and individuals will ask God to bestow his infinite mercy on the man who served the Church as Bishop of Rome. This novena has been prepared to help pray for the Pope during the time of mourning. The daily novena – lasting for the novendiales period from April 26…
The entire Church mourns the death of the Holy Father, Pope Francis. In cathedrals, basilicas, parish churches, shrines, and chapels the Holy Eucharist will be offered for the repose of his soul. Communities and individuals will ask God to bestow his infinite mercy on the man who served the Church as Bishop of Rome. This novena has been prepared to help pray for the Pope during the time of mourning. The daily novena – lasting for the novendiales period from April 26…
The entire Church mourns the death of the Holy Father, Pope Francis. In cathedrals, basilicas, parish churches, shrines, and chapels the Holy Eucharist will be offered for the repose of his soul. Communities and individuals will ask God to bestow his infinite mercy on the man who served the Church as Bishop of Rome. This novena has been prepared to help pray for the Pope during the time of mourning. The daily novena – lasting for the novendiales period from April 26…
The entire Church mourns the death of the Holy Father, Pope Francis. In cathedrals, basilicas, parish churches, shrines, and chapels the Holy Eucharist will be offered for the repose of his soul. Communities and individuals will ask God to bestow his infinite mercy on the man who served the Church as Bishop of Rome. This novena has been prepared to help pray for the Pope during the time of mourning. The daily novena – lasting for the novendiales period from April 26…
