In today’s fast paced world, it can be a challenge to find the time or a place to slow down, engage in reflection, and to savor those sacred moments of time with God. The Center for Spiritual Development offers a serene and welcoming environment including a beautiful garden, comfortable rooms, and inviting meals. Please join us for a day, weekend or week for renewal and refreshment of the mind, body and spirit.
Day Retreats
RCIA RETREAT: Baptized into Apostleship with St. Patrick
Saturday, Mar. 17, 2012, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Presented by: Ellen Jordan, CSJ, MA
St. Patrick was sent by the pope to be the apostle to Ireland. As the elect and their sponsors gather for this retreat, we will consider our own call to apostleship through baptism and how we can become what Jesus called, “my witnesses to all the world.” Bring your bible, pens and enthusiasm for a day of reflection and small group sharing.
Location: St. Joseph Center, Mother Louis Room $35 (includes lunch)
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Weekend Retreats
PRAYING IN POETRY: Lenten Retreat
Friday, Mar. 16, 7:00 p.m. – Sunday, Mar. 18, 2012, 12:00 p.m.
Presented by: Christine Hilliard, CSJ, MA and Cecilia Magladry, CSJ, MA
Our own creative energy echoes God’s ongoing creativity. We will Contemplate the richness of others’ poetry to awaken us to new vistas and explore ways to use words to trace the dynamics of our own sacred journeys. This Lenten experience offers a lens through which to see God in all things. $275, commuters $225
WOMEN’S RETREAT: Mother Night and Seeing in the Dark
Friday, May 18, 7:00 p.m. – Sunday, May 20, 2012, 12:00 p.m.
Presented by: Esther Kennedy, OP, MSW
The Creative life force is urging and nudging us to move into the realm of mystery, dreams, darkness and the unexpected. This retreat brings us back in touch with the Divine Darkness and that it is often through the Dark that we awaken to the Holy Mystery. We can awaken and welcome the Medial woman within, the one who walks between the worlds. What if the world is calling for the soulful gifts only you carry? $275, commuters $225
A RETREAT FOR FATHERS: How Jesus can Bless Fathers with a Renewed Spirit
Friday, June 8, 4:00 p.m. – Sunday, June 10, 2012, 12:00 p.m.
Presented by: Steve Bruce, BS
How might a fresh look at Jesus’ relationships with all of those whom he encountered enlighten us as fathers (and sons)? Using the Ignatian practice of imaginative contemplation we will hear again the gospel stories of Jesus’ relationship with his Heavenly Father as a model for us to continue to grow in love with our children. We will have time to reflect and pray in solitude and as a group. $275, commuters $225
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6-Day Retreats
HOLY WEEK RETREAT: “But you… who do you say that I am?”(Mk 8:29)
Sunday, Apr. 1, 7:00 p.m. – Sunday, Apr. 8, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
Presented by: Margaret Scharf, OP, D.Min.
“Mark is a genius, a prophet, and an irritant who will always disturb our comfortable, unquestioned lives. A Christian without compromise, his message is one of the most challenging documents of world history,” (Leonard Doohan, 1986, 5). Participants will explore Mark’s passion narrative, and be challenged to reflect on their commitment to both Jesus and his message. $425, commuters $300
THE OTHER SIDE OF CHAOS: Exploring a Spirituality of Transition
Saturday, June 23, 7:00 p.m. – Friday, June 29, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
Presented by: Margaret Silf, MA
Margaret Silf leads this retreat based on her most recent book of the same title. “We will explore some aspects of both the chaos and the possibilities of new creation inherent in the changes we face in our lives and our world today, and some ways of nourishing an authentic spirituality of transition. We will also make a reflective journey through some of the events of the Exodus story, and relate them to our own experience.” $425, commuters $300
8-Day Retreats
IGNATIAN RETREAT: The Gift of Spiritual Intimacy
Friday, July 13, 7:00 p.m. – Sunday, July 22, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
Presented by: Ingrid Honoré-Lallande, CSJ, M.Div. and Loyola Institute for Spirituality
Aware that God is the Passionate one who desires us and for whom every fiber of our being reaches out, we discover ourselves in an even deeper relationship of lived intimacy with God in the world. This 8-day silent retreat incorporating the dynamics of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola offers participants time for personal prayer, reflection and daily spiritual direction. For more information please contact Ingrid Honoré-Lallande, CSJ at Sr.Ingrid.Honore-Lallande@csjorange.org or 714-744-3175 ext 4428. $575
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Private Retreats
Accommodations are available for individuals who wish to make a private retreat. Stay for a day, week, month or longer. CSD staff can assist with planning your retreat time. Two week’s advance reservation is appreciated and rooms are subject to availability. For reservations contact Gerri Scharff at (714) 744-3175 ext. 4409.
The Thirty-Day Spiritual Exercises
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola is a month-long period of prayer, silence, and spiritual direction. Those entering into this month-long retreat agree to enter into silence at the start of the retreat and to remain silent (including mealtimes) throughout the 30-day program. It is highly recommended that you make at least one eight-day silent directed retreat before making the full Spiritual Exercises.
The Spiritual Exercises can be made at any time of the year, as space and director availability allow. There is a special application form for the Spiritual Exercises which can be obtained through the reservations office. We ask that reservations be submitted at least six weeks in advance along with the application form and a non-refundable deposit of $200.
For more information please contact Ingrid Honoré-Lallande, CSJ at Sr.Ingrid.Honore-
Lallande@csjorange.org or 714-744-3175 ext 4428. |
