Extended Retreats

Entering the Crucible:
Chaos, Communion, and a New Creation

During the sacred days of the Triduum, we remember and reflect on the last days of Jesus’ life that reveal how God chose to enter the crucible of human suffering with the full force of redeeming love. Through his suffering, death, and resurrection, Jesus teaches us how to be in solidarity with a suffering people and planet. From the table of communion through the chaos of the cross to the garden of the tomb, we will explore how Jesus enters the pain, suffering, and death of our world with the power of love to lead us to a new creation.

Presenter: Fr. Joe Nassal, C.PP.S., is vice-provincial of the United States Province of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.

Cost for the Tridium Retreat is $375, which includes room and board. Scholarships are available for those who cannot afford the full amount.

Want to add additional days to your retreat? Let us know. Rooms are available for all of Holy Week.

Vincentian Spirituality: Ever ancient, ever new.
Now with God’s grace,
now is the time.

“Our company has always had as its end to do what the Lord came to do in the world.” (St. Vincent). The lens of Jesus and the charism of Vincent and Louise, what does that look like today? This retreat explores these questions, ever ancient, ever new. Let us together explore the signs of the time, in this NOW, listening to the cries of the poor in the 21^st Century.

Retreat days will include a morning presentation, an afternoon guided meditation with optional sharing of personal insights, daily Eucharist and time for personal prayer.

Presenters: Sister Maureen Hall, mission director at Cristo Rey High School, Kansas City and Sister Noreen Walter, director of Marillac Center. Both presenters have given numerous retreats and presentations on
Vincentian Spirituality.

Mary Pat Garvin, RSM, PhD

Resilience is a grace…a gift of the Spirit that blesses our lives with insight and provides opportunities for deepening our relationship with ourselves, others, and God! Resilience is also part of the bedrock of healthy
aging and is characterized by adequate good health, social connectiveness, and continued engagement in the world around us. This guided retreat will explore the role spirituality plays in promoting and sustaining our resilience throughout our lifespan.

Retreat days will include time for individual and communal prayer, shared conversation, and guided reflections on the grace of resilience. The daily flow of the retreat will consist of a morning gathering, Liturgy of the Eucharist, afternoons free for prayer and reflection and a “gathering of the graces” before the evening meal.