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Ongoing Prayer Opportunities
Open Dates
Today's seekers are often looking for meaningful, low-obligation experiences. At the Benedictine Center, the Sisters' rhythm of daily prayer inspires unique…
Tavern Topic Nights
Open Dates
Join Pastor Kathie Nycklemoe at 5:00 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at North Star Tavern (5101 W.…
SoulCollage® Sunday Circle
June 2 - December 1, 2019
SoulCollage Sunday Circle will provide open space for creating and exploring your SoulCollage cards with facilitator Barbara Sutton. It is…
From Her First Mark | S. Baulu Kuan OSB
September 9 - November 15, 2019
Forgive Us as We Forgive Those
October 22, 2019
In the Lord’s Prayer Christians pray, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Many of…
A Time to Remember: A Retreat for Women Whose Mothers Have Died
November 1 - 2, 2019
We mourn the death of our mothers all the days of our lives. Whether our mothers died this year or…
Day Away for Artists and Creatives
November 6, 2019
Day Away is an opportunity for artists and writers to set aside a few hours to enter a creative space…
Spirituality Expressed Through Landscape | Lake Country Pastel Society
November 18, 2019 - January 24, 2020
The Welcoming Prayer
November 22, 2019
The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and emotional reactions to…
Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina Retreat (Fall)
November 29 - December 1, 2019
Experience a time of profound silence and praying the Scriptures as you enter into deeper relationship with God and self.…
Advent: Let Us Pray
December 1 - 24, 2019
Guests are always welcome to join the Sisters for prayer, but Advent is a particularly beautiful time to mark our…
Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus! (with Fr. Michael Joncas)
December 3, 2019
The liturgical season of Advent in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite has two distinct foci: the mystery of…
Clergy Spiritual Direction Group in Advent
December 5 - 19, 2019
Author John Westerhoff argues that the spiritual life is The Foundation for Preaching and Teaching in his book by the…
Reclaiming Darkness as Essential to the Spiritual Life
December 6, 2019
Darkness is a place of limited sight and not knowing, and Advent is a time to practice living in the…
Finding My Yeses for This Year
January 9, 2020
The outset of a new year calls us to be clear-eyed about our lives. Choosing our yeses for the year…
Always We Begin Again: A SoulCollage Retreat
January 10 - 12, 2020
Benedict guides us with these words of wisdom: “Always we begin again.” This retreat will uncover old habits, periodic negative…
SUBMISSIONS Seeing God: 2020 Juried Exhibit of Sacred Art
January 15, 2020
Sacred art contributes to keeping us mindful of God’s abiding presence. This exhibit features contemporary artists who work in that…
A Time to Remember: A Retreat for Women Whose Mothers Have Died
January 17 - 18, 2020
We mourn the death of our mothers all the days of our lives. Whether our mothers died this year or…
Seeing God: 2020 Juried Exhibit of Sacred Art
January 29 - March 13, 2020
Sacred art contributes to keeping us mindful of God’s abiding presence. The annual Seeing God Juried Exhibit features contemporary artists…
Just Write: Making Time for the Love of Words
January 31 - February 2, 2020
This retreat is a dramatic decision to immerse oneself in the lovely, complex , frustrating, and exhilarating practice of writing.…
Standing Vigil: A Retreat with Sunday’s Gospel
February 1, 2020
Join the journey from text to pulpit as we follow the Spirit, through prayer and reflection, deeper into the Word…
Conversation with Artists
February 9, 2020
We bring artists and writers together to share their insights into what inspires their art-making and to help deepen our…
Readers’ Play: “The Man Born to Be King” by Dorothy Sayers
February 11, 2020
Every year during Holy Week, C.S. Lewis read through a moving set of plays by his friend, Dorothy L. Sayers.…
Listening for God with the Ears of Our Temperaments
February 13, 2020
Temperaments, the general description of who a person is by nature, affect not only our personalities but also the ways…
SoulCollage® Sunday Circle
February 16 - August 23, 2020
SoulCollage Sunday Circle will provide open space for creating and exploring your SoulCollage cards with facilitator Barbara Sutton. It is…
What Benedict Says About Stability in Relationships
February 18, 2020
Benedict called for stability because he recognized that each human person needs to be grounded to form trusting relationships with…
Nature Writing as a Language of Hope
February 24 - April 27, 2020
Writing that comes from one’s encounter with nature carries with it a rich vocabulary that reconnects us to the Earth…
Lenten Pause for Pastors and Deacons
February 27, 2020
Once Lent has begun it’s time for deacons and pastors to pause for their own nourishment to prepare for the…
Beyond Fear: Helping Communities Choose Welcome
February 27, 2020
We are called to welcome others with a presence that is more than just polite and that extends beyond our…
Radical Hospitality: Social Engagement in the Key of Benedict (Public Presentation)
February 28, 2020
Seven years ago, S. Kathleen Atkinson did something that she had often thought about doing but had never pursued.…
Everyday Prophets: How Small Acts of Courage and Compassion Change the World (Retreat)
February 28 - March 1, 2020
Being called a prophet may seem beyond the ordinary circumstances of our everyday lives. But what if it’s true?…
From A Unique Perspective | John Ilg
March 16 - May 2, 2020
The Uncluttered Mind: A Day Retreat for Writers
March 21, 2020
This writing workshop is for those who want to recharge their writing practice, have a place to connect with other…
Embracing the Holy Time of Lent
March 22, 2020
This retreat is an invitation to holy renewal. Take time to go deeper during this Lenten season—deeper into your heart…
Lean Times, Living Stories
March 26, 2020
When pressures and limitations seem to outweigh our sense of strength and possibility, how do leaders avoid becoming disheartened? By…
School of Lectio Divina
March 27 - April 1, 2020
The Benedictine Center of St. Paul’s Monastery's School of Lectio Divina adapts the ancient monastic riches of sustained lectio divina…
Becoming Bread: The Spirituality of Cooking
April 3 - 4, 2020
In hot butter, onions, carrots, and celery become a fragrant mirepoix. Over hot coals, hearty cuts of raw meat caramelize…
Shape of the Divine: Working with Clay as Spiritual Practice
April 6 - May 11, 2020
Under the direction of an experienced potter and gentle teacher, learn how making hand-built vessels can be a process of…
Day Away for Artists and Creatives
April 14, 2020
Day Away is an opportunity for artists and writers to set aside a few hours to enter a creative space…
Great Conversation: The Battle for Idealism
April 16, 2020
Someone has remarked that a cynic is often an idealist with a broken heart. In an era in which the…
Hermitage Retreat
April 17 - 19, 2020
After a common orientation, participants spend time in silence as they read, pray, meditate, and rest in the hospitality of…
Peace Be with You (John 20:19-31)
April 23, 2020
Into the disciples’ fear and restlessness following the Passion, the Risen Christ stood among them and said, “Peace be with…
Tell Me True: Practicing Ways to Speak Truth with Robust Love
April 24, 2020
We often struggle to have important conversations, not for lack of good intention, but because of imbalance. If we speak…
Find the Balance: Bringing Intentionality, Clarity, and Integration into One’s Rhythm of Life
April 30, 2020
In addition to being steeped in Scripture and spiritual practices, St. Benedict was an astute student of human nature. He…
Intro to Centering Prayer
May 15, 2020
This ancient spiritual practice is a Christian way of meditating that teaches one how to listen for God’s invitation to…
Who Am I in Community? The Enneagram as a Tool for Improving Relationships
June 5 - 6, 2020
The Enneagram is one way to explain and better understand nine basic personality differences that people have observed since ancient…
Day Away for Artists and Creatives
June 13, 2020
Day Away is an opportunity for artists and writers to set aside a few hours to enter a creative space…
Directed Retreat Experience
June 19 - 26, 2020
Settle in for eight days of quiet and renewal, solitude within the rhythm of the monastic community. Each day you…
Visions of Nature in Art: A Retreat on the Gunflint Trail
July 11 - 18, 2020
God the Creator has infused the world with a spirit of life and vitality, leading us to wonder and calling…
Condensed School of Lectio Divina
July 24 - 26, 2020
Learn the art of sustained lectio divina, "a dialogue with God through the text over time" (Kathleen Cahalan). The Condensed…
Centering Prayer Retreat (Summer)
August 7 - 12, 2020
Experience a time of profound silence and praying the Scriptures as you enter into deeper relationship with God and self.…
Great Conversation: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify
August 20, 2020
Benedict emphasized the vital practices of simplicity and moderation because he recognized the difficulties of aligning our everyday rhythms with…
School of Discernment
December 4 - 6, 2020
The School of Discernment is an opportunity to discern the voice of the Holy Spirit under the guidance of skilled…
Tavern Topic Nights
Open Dates
Join Pastor Kathie Nycklemoe at 5:00 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at North Star Tavern (5101 W.…
Forgive Us as We Forgive Those
October 22, 2019
In the Lord’s Prayer Christians pray, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Many of…
Reclaiming Darkness as Essential to the Spiritual Life
December 6, 2019
Darkness is a place of limited sight and not knowing, and Advent is a time to practice living in the…
Finding My Yeses for This Year
January 9, 2020
The outset of a new year calls us to be clear-eyed about our lives. Choosing our yeses for the year…
What Benedict Says About Stability in Relationships
February 18, 2020
Benedict called for stability because he recognized that each human person needs to be grounded to form trusting relationships with…
Beyond Fear: Helping Communities Choose Welcome
February 27, 2020
We are called to welcome others with a presence that is more than just polite and that extends beyond our…
Radical Hospitality: Social Engagement in the Key of Benedict (Public Presentation)
February 28, 2020
Seven years ago, S. Kathleen Atkinson did something that she had often thought about doing but had never pursued.…
Everyday Prophets: How Small Acts of Courage and Compassion Change the World (Retreat)
February 28 - March 1, 2020
Being called a prophet may seem beyond the ordinary circumstances of our everyday lives. But what if it’s true?…
Lean Times, Living Stories
March 26, 2020
When pressures and limitations seem to outweigh our sense of strength and possibility, how do leaders avoid becoming disheartened? By…
Becoming Bread: The Spirituality of Cooking
April 3 - 4, 2020
In hot butter, onions, carrots, and celery become a fragrant mirepoix. Over hot coals, hearty cuts of raw meat caramelize…
Great Conversation: The Battle for Idealism
April 16, 2020
Someone has remarked that a cynic is often an idealist with a broken heart. In an era in which the…
Peace Be with You (John 20:19-31)
April 23, 2020
Into the disciples’ fear and restlessness following the Passion, the Risen Christ stood among them and said, “Peace be with…
Tell Me True: Practicing Ways to Speak Truth with Robust Love
April 24, 2020
We often struggle to have important conversations, not for lack of good intention, but because of imbalance. If we speak…
Find the Balance: Bringing Intentionality, Clarity, and Integration into One’s Rhythm of Life
April 30, 2020
In addition to being steeped in Scripture and spiritual practices, St. Benedict was an astute student of human nature. He…
Great Conversation: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify
August 20, 2020
Benedict emphasized the vital practices of simplicity and moderation because he recognized the difficulties of aligning our everyday rhythms with…
Ongoing Prayer Opportunities
Open Dates
Today's seekers are often looking for meaningful, low-obligation experiences. At the Benedictine Center, the Sisters' rhythm of daily prayer inspires unique…
The Welcoming Prayer
November 22, 2019
The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and emotional reactions to…
Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina Retreat (Fall)
November 29 - December 1, 2019
Experience a time of profound silence and praying the Scriptures as you enter into deeper relationship with God and self.…
Advent: Let Us Pray
December 1 - 24, 2019
Guests are always welcome to join the Sisters for prayer, but Advent is a particularly beautiful time to mark our…
Clergy Spiritual Direction Group in Advent
December 5 - 19, 2019
Author John Westerhoff argues that the spiritual life is The Foundation for Preaching and Teaching in his book by the…
Standing Vigil: A Retreat with Sunday’s Gospel
February 1, 2020
Join the journey from text to pulpit as we follow the Spirit, through prayer and reflection, deeper into the Word…
Readers’ Play: “The Man Born to Be King” by Dorothy Sayers
February 11, 2020
Every year during Holy Week, C.S. Lewis read through a moving set of plays by his friend, Dorothy L. Sayers.…
Listening for God with the Ears of Our Temperaments
February 13, 2020
Temperaments, the general description of who a person is by nature, affect not only our personalities but also the ways…
Lenten Pause for Pastors and Deacons
February 27, 2020
Once Lent has begun it’s time for deacons and pastors to pause for their own nourishment to prepare for the…
Everyday Prophets: How Small Acts of Courage and Compassion Change the World (Retreat)
February 28 - March 1, 2020
Being called a prophet may seem beyond the ordinary circumstances of our everyday lives. But what if it’s true?…
The Uncluttered Mind: A Day Retreat for Writers
March 21, 2020
This writing workshop is for those who want to recharge their writing practice, have a place to connect with other…
Embracing the Holy Time of Lent
March 22, 2020
This retreat is an invitation to holy renewal. Take time to go deeper during this Lenten season—deeper into your heart…
School of Lectio Divina
March 27 - April 1, 2020
The Benedictine Center of St. Paul’s Monastery's School of Lectio Divina adapts the ancient monastic riches of sustained lectio divina…
Hermitage Retreat
April 17 - 19, 2020
After a common orientation, participants spend time in silence as they read, pray, meditate, and rest in the hospitality of…
Intro to Centering Prayer
May 15, 2020
This ancient spiritual practice is a Christian way of meditating that teaches one how to listen for God’s invitation to…
Directed Retreat Experience
June 19 - 26, 2020
Settle in for eight days of quiet and renewal, solitude within the rhythm of the monastic community. Each day you…
Condensed School of Lectio Divina
July 24 - 26, 2020
Learn the art of sustained lectio divina, "a dialogue with God through the text over time" (Kathleen Cahalan). The Condensed…
Centering Prayer Retreat (Summer)
August 7 - 12, 2020
Experience a time of profound silence and praying the Scriptures as you enter into deeper relationship with God and self.…
School of Discernment
December 4 - 6, 2020
The School of Discernment is an opportunity to discern the voice of the Holy Spirit under the guidance of skilled…
Ongoing Prayer Opportunities
Open Dates
Today's seekers are often looking for meaningful, low-obligation experiences. At the Benedictine Center, the Sisters' rhythm of daily prayer inspires unique…
Tavern Topic Nights
Open Dates
Join Pastor Kathie Nycklemoe at 5:00 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at North Star Tavern (5101 W.…
SoulCollage® Sunday Circle
June 2 - December 1, 2019
SoulCollage Sunday Circle will provide open space for creating and exploring your SoulCollage cards with facilitator Barbara Sutton. It is…
Forgive Us as We Forgive Those
October 22, 2019
In the Lord’s Prayer Christians pray, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Many of…
A Time to Remember: A Retreat for Women Whose Mothers Have Died
November 1 - 2, 2019
We mourn the death of our mothers all the days of our lives. Whether our mothers died this year or…
Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus! (with Fr. Michael Joncas)
December 3, 2019
The liturgical season of Advent in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite has two distinct foci: the mystery of…
Clergy Spiritual Direction Group in Advent
December 5 - 19, 2019
Author John Westerhoff argues that the spiritual life is The Foundation for Preaching and Teaching in his book by the…
Reclaiming Darkness as Essential to the Spiritual Life
December 6, 2019
Darkness is a place of limited sight and not knowing, and Advent is a time to practice living in the…
Finding My Yeses for This Year
January 9, 2020
The outset of a new year calls us to be clear-eyed about our lives. Choosing our yeses for the year…
A Time to Remember: A Retreat for Women Whose Mothers Have Died
January 17 - 18, 2020
We mourn the death of our mothers all the days of our lives. Whether our mothers died this year or…
Readers’ Play: “The Man Born to Be King” by Dorothy Sayers
February 11, 2020
Every year during Holy Week, C.S. Lewis read through a moving set of plays by his friend, Dorothy L. Sayers.…
Listening for God with the Ears of Our Temperaments
February 13, 2020
Temperaments, the general description of who a person is by nature, affect not only our personalities but also the ways…
SoulCollage® Sunday Circle
February 16 - August 23, 2020
SoulCollage Sunday Circle will provide open space for creating and exploring your SoulCollage cards with facilitator Barbara Sutton. It is…
What Benedict Says About Stability in Relationships
February 18, 2020
Benedict called for stability because he recognized that each human person needs to be grounded to form trusting relationships with…
Lenten Pause for Pastors and Deacons
February 27, 2020
Once Lent has begun it’s time for deacons and pastors to pause for their own nourishment to prepare for the…
Beyond Fear: Helping Communities Choose Welcome
February 27, 2020
We are called to welcome others with a presence that is more than just polite and that extends beyond our…
Radical Hospitality: Social Engagement in the Key of Benedict (Public Presentation)
February 28, 2020
Seven years ago, S. Kathleen Atkinson did something that she had often thought about doing but had never pursued.…
Everyday Prophets: How Small Acts of Courage and Compassion Change the World (Retreat)
February 28 - March 1, 2020
Being called a prophet may seem beyond the ordinary circumstances of our everyday lives. But what if it’s true?…
Lean Times, Living Stories
March 26, 2020
When pressures and limitations seem to outweigh our sense of strength and possibility, how do leaders avoid becoming disheartened? By…
Becoming Bread: The Spirituality of Cooking
April 3 - 4, 2020
In hot butter, onions, carrots, and celery become a fragrant mirepoix. Over hot coals, hearty cuts of raw meat caramelize…
Great Conversation: The Battle for Idealism
April 16, 2020
Someone has remarked that a cynic is often an idealist with a broken heart. In an era in which the…
Peace Be with You (John 20:19-31)
April 23, 2020
Into the disciples’ fear and restlessness following the Passion, the Risen Christ stood among them and said, “Peace be with…
Tell Me True: Practicing Ways to Speak Truth with Robust Love
April 24, 2020
We often struggle to have important conversations, not for lack of good intention, but because of imbalance. If we speak…
Find the Balance: Bringing Intentionality, Clarity, and Integration into One’s Rhythm of Life
April 30, 2020
In addition to being steeped in Scripture and spiritual practices, St. Benedict was an astute student of human nature. He…
Who Am I in Community? The Enneagram as a Tool for Improving Relationships
June 5 - 6, 2020
The Enneagram is one way to explain and better understand nine basic personality differences that people have observed since ancient…
Great Conversation: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify
August 20, 2020
Benedict emphasized the vital practices of simplicity and moderation because he recognized the difficulties of aligning our everyday rhythms with…
SoulCollage® Sunday Circle
June 2 - December 1, 2019
SoulCollage Sunday Circle will provide open space for creating and exploring your SoulCollage cards with facilitator Barbara Sutton. It is…
From Her First Mark | S. Baulu Kuan OSB
September 9 - November 15, 2019
Day Away for Artists and Creatives
November 6, 2019
Day Away is an opportunity for artists and writers to set aside a few hours to enter a creative space…
Spirituality Expressed Through Landscape | Lake Country Pastel Society
November 18, 2019 - January 24, 2020
Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus! (with Fr. Michael Joncas)
December 3, 2019
The liturgical season of Advent in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite has two distinct foci: the mystery of…
Clergy Spiritual Direction Group in Advent
December 5 - 19, 2019
Author John Westerhoff argues that the spiritual life is The Foundation for Preaching and Teaching in his book by the…
Always We Begin Again: A SoulCollage Retreat
January 10 - 12, 2020
Benedict guides us with these words of wisdom: “Always we begin again.” This retreat will uncover old habits, periodic negative…
SUBMISSIONS Seeing God: 2020 Juried Exhibit of Sacred Art
January 15, 2020
Sacred art contributes to keeping us mindful of God’s abiding presence. This exhibit features contemporary artists who work in that…
Seeing God: 2020 Juried Exhibit of Sacred Art
January 29 - March 13, 2020
Sacred art contributes to keeping us mindful of God’s abiding presence. The annual Seeing God Juried Exhibit features contemporary artists…
Just Write: Making Time for the Love of Words
January 31 - February 2, 2020
This retreat is a dramatic decision to immerse oneself in the lovely, complex , frustrating, and exhilarating practice of writing.…
Conversation with Artists
February 9, 2020
We bring artists and writers together to share their insights into what inspires their art-making and to help deepen our…
SoulCollage® Sunday Circle
February 16 - August 23, 2020
SoulCollage Sunday Circle will provide open space for creating and exploring your SoulCollage cards with facilitator Barbara Sutton. It is…
Nature Writing as a Language of Hope
February 24 - April 27, 2020
Writing that comes from one’s encounter with nature carries with it a rich vocabulary that reconnects us to the Earth…
From A Unique Perspective | John Ilg
March 16 - May 2, 2020
The Uncluttered Mind: A Day Retreat for Writers
March 21, 2020
This writing workshop is for those who want to recharge their writing practice, have a place to connect with other…
Shape of the Divine: Working with Clay as Spiritual Practice
April 6 - May 11, 2020
Under the direction of an experienced potter and gentle teacher, learn how making hand-built vessels can be a process of…
Day Away for Artists and Creatives
April 14, 2020
Day Away is an opportunity for artists and writers to set aside a few hours to enter a creative space…
Day Away for Artists and Creatives
June 13, 2020
Day Away is an opportunity for artists and writers to set aside a few hours to enter a creative space…
Visions of Nature in Art: A Retreat on the Gunflint Trail
July 11 - 18, 2020
God the Creator has infused the world with a spirit of life and vitality, leading us to wonder and calling…