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The Wound as Portal to Grace & Healing

March 27, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

$70

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EVENT DETAILS

Date: March 27, 2025

Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Cost: $70

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 2/27/2025.

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Presenter: Amy Sorensen Kulesa

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 2/27/2025.

A Lenten Retreat Day

There is a crack in everything God has made. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson.

The wound is the place where the light enters you. ~Rumi

Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. ~Leonard Cohen, Anthem

In this Lenten day retreat, we will explore the counterintuitive wisdom that vulnerability and our wounds are often a primary portal to God’s grace, healing, and transformation. We will weave together the path outlined by 12-Step Spirituality, the lives of the saints, and the message and witness of Jesus Himself into a way forward through faith into renewed hope and light when we feel overwhelmed by life’s painful challenges. You are encouraged to bring a journal and your tender, authentic heart as we explore together in courage what has been called the “spirituality of imperfection.” Lunch is included. Guided by Amy Sorensen Kulesa.

Amy Sorensen Kulesa, M.Div., MSW is a spiritual director, retreat leader and certified Introspective Breathwork™ facilitator. She earned a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Master of Social Work from Rutgers University. She is a graduate of Epiphany Academy of Formative Spirituality, Bon Secours Spiritual Direction Institute, and One Breath Institute. Immersed in both the Bon Secours and Franciscan charisms, Amy enjoys facilitating retreats in which participants have the opportunity to discern the narrative of their own lives within the larger story of God’s abundant healing, grace, and mercy.

Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 2/27/2025.

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If you would like to register a group to attend this retreat, please call our Welcome Center at 410-442-3120 or email Doris Gallagher, Manager of Marketing & Events, at Doris.Gallagher@BonSecoursRCC.org.

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