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’.
The air quality index in Maryland has been on red alert this week, due to the fires in Canada. This has been a daily reminder of the many natural disasters that affect our planet. We pray for God's protection and give thanks for all of the resources that he's given. Will you join us as we pray for perpetual peace today... Prayer In Time of Wildfires God of all creation, all the elements belong to you. The earth, air, water…
Do you find yourself seeking quiet time for spiritual reflection? Have you ever considered taking a silent retreat? As many begin to make their summer retreat plans, today's post may help you decide if a silent retreat is a good fit for you. Or, maybe you just need time set aside in the quiet of your home or a favorite spot in nature? Let's read more about how a silent retreat can help as you seek to hear the voice…
With the unofficial start of summer well underway, we want to pass along this blessing and wish you a season of enjoyment for the longer days of activity and sunshine. A Summer Blessing May you walk with God This summer In whatever you do Wherever you go Walking with God means... Walking with honesty And with courage, Walking with love And respect And concern for the feelings of others May you talk to God This summer And every day and…
Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, an annual event that takes place on the first Friday in June. It is also the beginning of Wear Orange Weekend. The movement to wear orange honors the lives of people in the United States affected by gun violence and unifies those who are pursuing the end to the national gun violence crisis. As a ministry of the Sisters of Bon Secours, we stand with others to promote an end to gun violence.…
Graduation season is upon us! Friends and family are traveling to celebrate college graduations and others are gathering at local high schools to mark the commencement of loved ones. We celebrate these big milestones today as we pray for guidance on their journey ahead. Good and gracious God, This is the day, Lord! Let us rejoice and be glad in it! Today is the culmination of years of work, years filled with challenges and triumphs, losses and laughter, friendships and…
Tomorrow commemorates Memorial Day in the United States, a day when we honor those who have died in war for our freedom. Many use the holiday for backyard cookouts and visits to the pool, but we should also pause and take a few moments to pay respect for these heroes, to pray for those who currently serve and their loved ones, and to pray for a future of peace. PRAYER FOR MEMORIAL DAY In the quiet sanctuaries of our own…
As Pentecost approaches this Sunday, please pray with us... "And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself." ~ Acts 2:38 Pentecost Prayer May the Gifts of the…
We have been enjoying the recent sunny days in Marriottsville! We hope that you have also been enjoying this late spring source of brightness and warmth. It is easy to cast our eyes downward as we count the blessings of beautiful blooms and green grass during this time of year, but we cannot forget the sun, and thank the SON for this amazing gift too! “May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you…
Writer and retreat presenter, Mary DeTurris Poust, offered her latest blog for us to share too. It's a great reminder to notice the simply joys and miracles in life, especially during this month that tends to be so busy. So, let's take a few deep breaths and sit with this reflection in a quiet place. What everyday wonders will you notice today? Comment and share. Visio Divina: seeing with the eyes of love One warm-and-sunny weekday recently, I took advantage…
During this month within the busy graduation season, we offer today's blog to those who are completing any phase of their life and moving onto the next. May you feel the peace of Jesus as you begin your new journey! “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” ~Jeremiah 29:11 Prayer of One Who Is Moving On Guardian, Guide, no pillar…
