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2024 Fall Retreat List
1-2 November
A Time to Remember: A Retreat for Women Whose Mother’s Have Died with Sister Joanne Dehmer, SSND

NOTE:  THIS RETREAT IS NOW FULL WITH A WAITLIST. We mourn the death of our mother all the days of our life.  Whether our mother died this year or forty years ago, we grieve.  Some of us grieve what we had and some of us grieve what never was in our relationship with our mother.  This retreat offers women an opportunity to explore the significance of mother loss.  Offered by the Loyola Spirituality Center at the Benedictine Center.  (Overnight Rate: $210; Commuter Rate: $160.)

November 15-17, 2024
The Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina Retreat
In this silent retreat, you will experience a time of profound silence and praying the Scriptures as you enter into a deeper relationship with God and self.  This retreat blends a rhythm of centering prayer, lectio divina, and prayer with the monastic community. There will be some time for mutual reflection on the practices.
 
  • Spiritual Directors Laurie Erickson and Gwen Pickering will be facilitating the Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina Retreat, based on the teachings of Father Thomas Keating, OCSO.
  • There will be several 20 minute sits each day and time for quiet reflection and rest.  Extended sessions of group centering prayer offer the opportunity to deepen your relationship with God and self. Enjoy the labyrinth, courtyard, walking trails, and art gallery.
  • Participants are invited to join the Sisters for prayer, following the daily schedule of Liturgy of the Hours.
  • All meals and a private room are included.

You are welcome to make the retreat, whether you are just beginning the practices or are deeply formed by them.

Register today!
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Ongoing Spiritual Direction

It takes a bit of courage to reach out about spiritual direction because our journeys are personal and full of uncertainty. Members of the Benedictine Center’s spiritual direction team respect that just as much as we trust that the Holy Spirit is at work. Sometimes the most helpful next step is to have a personal conversation about your unique questions.

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  • Call 651.777.7251 and speak privately about your situation.

  • Email the Benedictine Center to consider whether meeting one-on-one or in a group might be a good fit for you.

  • Request a free initial consultation, scheduled at your convenience.

 

From there the staff will prayerfully consider which person or group might be a good support to you. If you like, we’ll then have someone be in touch with you to set up a free initial consultation. That will be a time to explore your questions about and discuss expectations for the process. You might choose to continue meeting with this person, take some time to keep reflecting on the possibility, or get a recommendation about someone else who might help you deepen your relationship with God.

 

However your journey is unfolding, we wish you blessings.