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ORDINARY LENT, ORDINARY SIGNS & THE
ORDINARY LIFE OF JESUS RETREAT [Register Now]
Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, 5:30pm –
Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, 9:30am
DIRECTOR: Matt Walsh OP
• Dominican priest of the Central
Province (over 50 years of service)
• Presently serves at Blessed Sacrament
Priory, Madison Wisconsin and
preaches at numerous retreats
throughout the U.S.
• Has served as an overseas missionary,
as director of the Shrine of St. Jude,
as superior/prior at St. Pius Priory, as
novice master & retreat preacher
An “Ordinary” Lent: God uses the ordinary – bread, water, wine – to come to us. During the retreat we will reflect on some of the other ordinary things God uses to get our attention – sunsets and coffee – flowers and friends – and most especially the “ordinary” life of Jesus. Each day we will celebrate Eucharist and gather for two conferences. During the retreat we will also have a Communal Celebration of the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing. Includes daily Eucharistic Liturgy.
Offering: $360. ($50 deposit)
Early Bird: $320, if registered by Jan. 19, 2010.
A $50 nonrefundable deposit secures your reservation and is credited to the offering for the retreat.
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MEETING THE JESUS OF LUKE:
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME! RETREAT [Register Now]
Sunday, June, 6, 2010, 5:30pm –
Saturday, June 12, 2010, 9:30am
DIRECTOR: Dr. Wendy
Cotter, CSJ
• Sister of St. Joseph, London, Ontario
• Tenured Professor of Scripture,
Loyola University of Chicago
• Specialist in the synoptic Gospels & earliest sources of the Gospels
• Served 4 years in Peru missions
• PhD New Testament & MA Theology,
University of St. Michael’s College,
Toronto; BA, Religious Studies,
The University of Windsor, Ontario
• Author: The Christ of the Miracles
Stories: Portrait Through Encounter
Come and join us as we share a retreat with the Jesus of Luke’s gospel who celebrates the Visitation of the Holy Spirit and calls us to allow that Spirit to transform our lives. The special wisdom sayings
of Jesus, combine with unique stories about him, found only in Luke’s tradition, will open the door to a new insight into the person of Jesus and the Good New he calls us to share with the world. Includes daily Eucharist and two conferences.
Offering: $360.
Early Bird: $320, if registered by May 6, 2010.
A $50 nonrefundable deposit secures your reservation and is credited to the offering for the retreat.
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THE CHRIST OF THE MIRACLE STORIES:
Discovering Jesus Downtown Retreat Day [Register Now]
Sunday, June 13, 2010, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Director: Dr. Wendy Cotter, CSJ (see background above)
Many commentaries on Jesus miss the outrageous characters who ask for miracles, and what Jesus’ personal response to them was meant to teach the disciples about our attitudes to others. In this day of prayer, we will get up close to those encounters between Jesus and certain of those petitioners, and meet a new Jesus, one who has
so much to say about living “downtown.”
Offering: $50. Includes 8:30am continental breakfast & lunch.
Registration deadline: June 10.
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THE SPIRITUALITY
OF THOMAS MERTON RETREAT [Register Now]
Sunday, June 13, 2010, 5:30pm –
Saturday, June 19, 2010, 9:30am
Director: Patrick
Collins, SJ
• Program for Formation for Spiritual
Directors, Shalem Institute, Washington DC
• PhD Fordham University – Historical
Theology; MA – Church History,
St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, MN
• Priest with Diocese of Peoria, IL &
Archdiocese of Chicago Campus
Ministry & Adjunct Professor of
Theology, Catholic University of America
• Visiting Professor: St. Meinrad Seminary,
Notre Dame, CTU, Duquesne & others
• Teacher, writer, retreat director &
parish missions
Four themes from the writings and life of this great spiritual master are presented: The Journey from the False to the True Self, Contemplation, Prayer, and the Desert: Solitude and Silence. Discussions and experiences of contemplative prayer are included. Includes daily Eucharist and two conferences.
Offering: $425.
Early Bird: $400, if registered by May 13, 2010.
A $75 nonrefundable deposit secures your reservation and is credited to the offering for the retreat.
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Dancing With God RETREAT [Register Now]
Monday, June 28, 2010, 5:30pm –
Saturday, July 3, 2010, 9:30am
Director: Charles Wehrley, CSsR
• Specializes in parish missions and retreats that emphasize themes of
forgiveness, being authentic people, experiencing lasting happiness, and
dealing with reality.
• Popular homilist & spiritual director
• Former Associate Pastor, Holy Name
Parish, Omaha, NE & St. Mary of the
Assumption, Whittier, CA
• Masters of Divinity, CTU, Chicago, IL
Dancing with God is not your average two-step! It is a life-long lesson in learning to let go of our need to control life. It’s learning to surrender our lives to God and allowing God to take the lead as we dance through this life and into the next.
Letting go requires faith, and faith requires that we believe in the great intangibles of life. This means we come to believe in the mystery of life, even when common sense tells us not to believe. It means we must also learn to trust ourselves and to believe in those people we love. Once we surrender and allow God to lead us through life’s dance, we find we are no loner dancing with two left feet. Our missteps are fewer and so are our miseries. New found faith allows us to better dance through the hardships of life. We find peace in the dance of life and greater happiness in each step. Includes daily Eucharist and two conferences.
Offering: $300.
Early Bird: $285, if registered by May 28, 2010.
A $50 nonrefundable deposit secures your reservation and is credited to the offering for the retreat.
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THE MIRROR OF MY UNSEEN FACE:
Using the parables
as a map for our spiritual journey RETREAT [Register Now]
Sunday, July 4, 2010, 5:30pm –
Sunday, July 11, 2010, 9:30am
Director: Nancy Schreck, OSF
• President, Sisters of St. Francis,
Dubuque, IA
• Past Program Director of EXCEL
(at risk youth/adults), Okolona, MS
• Educator and facilitator for
groups world wide
• MA in Religious Education,
Boston College
• DM from Pacific School of
Religion, Berkeley, CA
This retreat will use as its guide the parables of Jesus. Parables are not just clever stories but an invitation to look into the mirror of our lives to discover the truth of Jesus’ very tall tales. They serve as a window into the mind of Jesus who used them to share his deepest beliefs about the reign of God. Together the window and the mirror create a path for following Jesus. Includes daily Eucharist and two conferences.
Offering: $400.
Early Bird: $375, if registered by June 4, 2010.
A $50 nonrefundable deposit secures your reservation and is credited to the offering for the retreat.
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God, Jesus & Prayer in Today's Universe Story
Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, 7:00pm –
Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010,1:00pm
Director: Michael Morwood
An engaging and challenging
speaker on the need to reshape Christian imagination and thinking
and the need to articulate and
proclaim a spirituality that is
inclusive of all people.
• Background in education, spirituality& adult faith education processes
• An Australian, presently living in
South Bend, IN
• Author of several international best-
selling & award-winning books:
God Is Near; Tomorrow’s Catholic; Praying a New Story;
Is Jesus God? Finding Our Faith; From Sand to Solid Ground; and Children Praying a New Story Christian tradition has always carried two “stories” about God. One story has told of human
isolation from God because of a “Fall,” the
“theological story” of Jesus who won access to God in heaven. The other story has been carried by the mystics and pointed to by theologians reminding us that “God” is an everywhere reality beyond all human concepts and images. Jesus is revealer of this Presence in which we live and move and have our being.
The goal of prayer is to deepen our awareness
of this Presence and to challenges us to give the best possible human expression to it. We will
use the contemporary “story” about our universe and our place in it to deepen awareness and
appreciation of God’s universal presence, to reflect on the role of Jesus as revealer of this
Presence always with us, and to examine the implications for prayer and liturgy.
COMMUTER: Offering: $115 (includes 2 lunches)
EARLY BIRD: $100, if registered by Oct. 19.
OVERNIGHT: Offering: $130 (includes 5 meals & overnight stay)
EARLY BIRD: $115, if registered by Oct. 19.
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