Please click on our events to find out more about these retreats, which are sponsored by the Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center. If you would like information about scheduling a group conference to come to our Center, please call 410-442-3120. Conferences are distinguished from retreats because the group comes to our center for the facilities, lodging and/or meals, but they have their own presenter and attendees. Retreats are events that we plan here at the Center and that are open to the public to attend.
To maintain an atmosphere of quiet relaxation, we are an adult-only Retreat & Conference Center. Our retreat and event registrations are only open to those who are 18 and over. Please also note that only certified service animals are permitted during your stay. Thank you.
For more details, additional programs and registration information please call: 410.442.3120
SoulCollage® is a simple, intuitive process of creating many small collages and then giving voice to the images to discover their identity and the wisdom they carry. It is an imaginative, contemplative way to mindfully access the reality of our True Selves. SoulCollage® is a spiritual practice which can lead … Continue reading
We're so sorry, but this retreat has been canceled. Using St. Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises and Sacred Scripture, this weekend will allow retreatants to spiritually prepare themselves for Holy Week and the joy of Easter. Retreatants are encouraged to bring their bible and a journal. Check-in begins at 4pm. There will … Continue reading
μένω (meno) Abide, Stay, Dwell, Live, Remain During Triduum, we have a special opportunity to live these days with Jesus: to see him, listen to him, learn from him, be loved by him, love him, be moved, be grieved, be lost, and to rejoice at what God does in and … Continue reading
The Bon Secours Spiritual Direction Institute offers a nationally-recognized training program in the art and skill of spiritual direction. Participants gather three sessions, each time for an intensive week. Session 3 for Cohort 6 of the Spiritual Direction Institute will focus on dealing with particular populations, such as victims of … Continue reading
What does it mean to live as the fruit of the Spirit in today’s world? Are there actions or spiritual practices that can deepen our ability to bring these fruits into the world? In this retreat, we will use John 15 as our guide and inspiration: “I am the vine; … Continue reading
Has stress gotten the best of you? Do you feel burned out and disconnected? If so, you are invited to join us for a weekend designed to help you unplug and reconnect with God. Through group discussion, meditation, prayer, worship, mindful movement, and journaling, we will learn how to cultivate … Continue reading
Immerse yourself in a weekend of exploring your intuition and imagination through collage making. The SoulCollage® process invites you to browse through piles of images and magazines to find pictures which call to you. Create or expand upon your visual journal through your personal deck of collaged cards. With SoulCollage® … Continue reading
It takes courage to live life fully. This is something we all understand. Still, there is an old wisdom which teaches that as the heart deepens in love, hundreds of doors swing open. Join Paula D’Arcy for this opportunity to explore living beyond the love you’ve learned. Check-in begins at … Continue reading
An individually directed retreat focuses on the way God is active in the individual’s life, and each retreat follows a uniquely personal path. Retreatants meet with a spiritual director once a day to reflect on God’s presence and movement in their life as revealed in prayer, the events and relationships … Continue reading
We're so sorry, but this retreat has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope that you'll join us for another retreat instead.
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life. ~Proverbs 16:31 Wisdom is with the aged and understanding in length of days. ~Job 12:12 As you approach the second half of life: -Are there times you feel left out -Do you feel like you have … Continue reading
An individually directed retreat focuses on the way God is active in the individual’s life, and each retreat follows a uniquely personal path. Retreatants meet with a spiritual director once a day to reflect on God’s presence and movement in their life as revealed in prayer, the events and relationships … Continue reading
We live in a goal-oriented society, a world that expects us to be productive every waking moment. But what if life is not about getting through a series of tasks or to a particular destination? What if the journey itself is where we are meant to find our purpose and … Continue reading
The 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
Fr. Karl Rahner, SJ famously said, “The Christian of the future will be a mystic or will not exist.” If we turn that inside out, it’s both a challenge and a promise: The wisdom of the mystics is necessary for a living faith, and it is also the key to … Continue reading
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him because … Continue reading
An individually directed retreat focuses on the way God is active in the individual’s life, and each retreat follows a uniquely personal path. Retreatants meet with a spiritual director once a day to reflect on God’s presence and movement in their life as revealed in prayer, the events and relationships … Continue reading
Comfort: console; cheer; give strength and hope Joy: long lasting state of being content; contentment Comfort and joy are more than nice words shared in song during the holiday season. They are “ways of being” that we seek...and a place we want to dwell. Comfort and joy can evade us … Continue reading
Comfort and Joy Comfort: console; cheer; give strength and hope Joy: long lasting state of being content; contentment Comfort and joy are more than nice words shared in song during the holiday season. They are “ways of being” that we seek...and a place we want to dwell. Comfort and joy … Continue reading
This page is for the OVERNIGHT option for Cohort 7 (*recommended* for the most complete experience). Please click the following links if you prefer the COMMUTER option or the VIRTUAL option. Lodging room check-in for overnight guests will begin at 4pm, and the program will start after dinner. Intensive … Continue reading
‘In Celtic wisdom the sacred is as present on earth as it is in heaven, as imminent as it is transcendent, as human as it is divine, as physical as it is spiritual.’ ~Dr. John Philip Newell, Sacred Earth Sacred Soul In 2016 John Philip Newell began a teaching initiative … Continue reading
‘In Celtic wisdom the sacred is as present on earth as it is in heaven, as imminent as it is transcendent, as human as it is divine, as physical as it is spiritual.’ ~Dr. John Philip Newell, Sacred Earth Sacred Soul In 2016 John Philip Newell began a teaching initiative … Continue reading
Crafting Your Inner Circle Join Dawn for a weekend of creativity, insight, and transformation as you embark on a journey of self-discovery! Tap into the power of your intuition to build your own personal mastermind team through the transformative and creative practice of SoulCollage®. What You'll Gain: Your Mastermind Team: … Continue reading
Our spiritual habits affect our physical, cognitive, and emotional health in a variety of ways. Fascinating neuroscience insights show how these practices slow aging in our cells, maintain our brain health, reduce stress, and nurture our health and happiness. Beautifully crafted multimedia presentations will explore the Breath, Christian Mindfulness, Meditation, … Continue reading
A Journey into Embodied Presence Peace, as well as centered presence and an embodied understanding of “God-with-us," are literally just a breath and a prayer away! This nurturing and enlightening retreat weekend will be an immersive introduction to the ways prayer and the practice of conscious connected breathwork can work … Continue reading
Are you looking to go deeper in your relationship with God? Join us as we experience the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Our retreat will explore some of the key aspects of the spirituality which flowed out of the life and Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, who … Continue reading
The Advent season invites us to put the world’s ways aside and sink into the slow goodness of a spiritual season be-decked — not in tinsel and bows, but in waiting and anticipation, in faint flickering lights against an inky winter sky, and the Light that we know will break … Continue reading
