Reflection

In his Holy Rule St. Benedict mentions "peace" or its equivalent a number of times, and "Benedictine peace" is sometimes seen as a goal for societies and nations. The monk is to "seek after peace and pursue it" (Prologue), and the common sharing of goods is to be arranged so that "all the members will […]

The 8-day directed silent retreat is an opportunity to go deeper than ever in your relationship with God. The retreat includes daily spiritual direction with a spiritual director who is deeply trained in the monastic tradition of Spiritual Direction. With the assistance of your spiritual director, you are invited to spend hours in personal prayer […]

Thomas Merton lived the Rule of Benedict as a Cistercian monk from 1941 until his death in 1968. As a gifted writer, Merton was able to communicate his contemplative experience of God through books, essays, poetry, and journals.  His writing appeals to people seeking a deeper connection with God and a more profound understanding of […]

The Hebrew word Shalom is profoundly richer than its common translation of "peace." In the Bible, Shalom signifies wholeness, well-being, completeness, and a thriving state of relationship—with God, with others, and with oneself. This retreat will look at the manifold meanings of Shalom in Scripture and explore the existential challenges it poses for us as […]

Respond to Jesus’ invitation to "Come away by yourselves... and rest a while" (Mark 6:31) and deepen your relationship with Him. This retreat offers an opportunity to listen to the Good Shepherd as He speaks through Sacred Scripture. By growing in familiarity with His voice (John 10:27), we learn to recognize Him in the circumstances […]

King David stands as one of the most complex and compelling figures in the Old Testament—a shepherd, a warrior, a king, a poet, and an ancestor of Jesus Himself. David's life was a dramatic saga of highs and lows: from his heroic triumph over Goliath and his great leadership, to moments of profound tragedy and […]

“Our hearts are restless until they rest in You,” Saint Augustine famously wrote in his Confessions, diagnosing the primary need of the human heart. Modern life exposes us to a cacophony of noise and distractions that diminish our ability to find rest and peace in God’s presence. When tumultuous upheaval  experienced in our environment infiltrates […]

A profound source of human unrest is the struggle to clearly know God’s Will for our lives. To address this fundamental challenge, this retreat offers profound wisdom from the spiritual tradition of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Saint Ignatius developed the powerful tool known as the Discernment of Spirits, a set of rules and guidelines developed […]

In our modern world, it is all too easy to be distracted and disconnected from the reality of God’s presence in our hearts, in others, and in the world around us. This four-day retreat amid the natural beauty of Raccoon Creek State Park invites you into the incarnational wonder of God’s love and the profoundly […]

This afternoon retreat will provide a time of contemplation where we will deepen our spiritual connection through the power of sacred music as prayer. Inviting a profound sense of peace, this retreat will center around the transformative role of music in the Catholic liturgical tradition and its ability to open the heart to God’s presence. […]