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’.
In December, the Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours welcomed Simone Blanchard as the Director of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC). Simone shares with us a beautiful reflection of finding her place within the legacy of Bon Secours. Please join us in welcoming Simone! The photo included is Simone and her lovely family. Sometimes, we must look back to see the way forward. On November 1, 2024 (All Saints Day) Sister Rose Marie Jasinksi, Congregation Leader…
Our Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Center is a ministry of the Sisters of Bon Secours. Yesterday marked their Foundation Day, the day when the first sisters took their vows on January 24, 1824 at the St. Sulpice Church in Paris, France. We are forever grateful for these 12 brave pioneers who formed the community that went on to share their ministry across the world. As we mark this special day, let's learn a little more about their rich history…
Today we are sharing a prayer from Prayers for the People: Things We Didn't Know We Could Say to God, a compilation of prayers written by Rev. Terry J. Stokes. This book has prayers for nearly every one and every experience. It even shares Rev. Stokes' process for writing a prayer and provides a how-to for us to write our own! It's poignant but will also make you smile. Join us in today's prayer about winter... For the Winter O God…
Today is Good Memory Day - who knew?! Considering this is the 200th anniversary year of the Sisters of Bon Secours we are taking this opportunity to fondly look back at the distant and recent memories of Sisters of Bon Secours and their ministries. We think of the first twelve women that took their vows in France to formally become the Congregation of Bon Secours in 1824. We remember the three Sisters that came to Baltimore in 1881 and began…
Snow is covering the grass and trees in Marriottsville - our first significant snow in a couple years. It is majestic! Below is a prayer about the winter months, reminding us to look for the beauty of God's handiwork. Gracious Lord, as winter blankets the land with its beauty, I am reminded of your majesty and creativity. Help me to see your handiwork in the glistening snowflakes, the frost-covered trees, and the quiet stillness of the season. Lord, I…
Tomorrow, we celebrate the birthday of the great Martin Luther King, Jr. How can we make a change and honor his great legacy? His wife, Corretta Scott King has offered this advice: "The greatest birthday gift my husband could receive is if people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds celebrated the holiday by performing individual acts of kindness through service to others." Let's take a few moments to read some of these poignant quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr. below.…
Please take a few moments to enjoy this beautiful, acoustic, song by Lauren Daigle. Do you have a favorite Christian song? Share it in the comments!
We invite you to find a moment today to express your gratitude for all of life's blessings. In the comments, share one of your blessings! Heavenly Father, I come before You with a grateful heart, recognizing the abundance of blessings that surround me. Thank You for the gift of life, for every breath I take. Help me cultivate a spirit of gratitude and contentment, appreciating the simple joys that often go unnoticed. Release me from the grip of discontentment…
Today's post is a shared video from YouTube. This is a great way to begin your day! Take just 10 minutes to sit quietly and listen prayerfully. We hope you feel the peace and love of Jesus through this short meditation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R53ZF9jBjNA
As the new year still settles in, we are taking a little time to remind ourselves to live this year with great intention, to remain focused on God, and to be gentle with ourselves and others. “As the dawn breaks on a new year, let us give thanks for all we hold dear: our health, our family and our friends. Let us release our grudges, our anger and our pains, for these are nothing but binding chains. Let us live…
