Retreats & Spiritual Experiences
Step Away. Listen. Return Renewed.
Sometimes we need to step away from the pace and noise of everyday life to hear more clearly what is stirring within us.
Retreats provide intentional space for prayer, silence, reflection, spiritual conversation, and renewed awareness of God's presence.
Why Go on a Retreat?
A retreat offers an opportunity to step outside your usual routine and give focused attention to your spiritual life.
Through prayer, silence, reflection, and spiritual conversation, you may begin to notice what has been overlooked, listen more carefully for God’s presence, and return to everyday life with greater clarity and peace.
A retreat is not about escaping ordinary life. It is about creating enough space to return to it with renewed awareness and intention.
What Might a Retreat Include?
Rooted in contemplative spirituality and shaped by Jesuit and Franciscan traditions.
Prayer and silence
Scripture and guided reflection
Journaling
Contemplative practices
Time in nature
Individual spiritual direction
Group reflection and spiritual conversation
Each experience is shaped around the individual, group, theme, and setting.
Who Are Retreats For?
Retreat experiences can create meaningful space for individuals and communities seeking prayer, reflection, discernment, and a deeper awareness of God's presence.
Individuals
For those seeking intentional time away for prayer, reflection, and spiritual renewal.
Small Groups
For communities wanting to deepen connection through shared prayer, reflection, and contemplative practices.
Churches & Parishes
For faith communities seeking meaningful opportunities for spiritual formation, discernment, and renewal.
Organizations & Communities
For groups looking to create intentional space for reflection, connection, and spiritual growth.
What a Retreat May Include
Each retreat experience may look different depending on the individual, group, theme, and setting. Experiences may incorporate:
Prayer & Silence
Intentional space to become still and attentive to God's presence.
Scripture & Guided Reflection
Prayerful reflection designed to invite deeper listening and discernment.
Journaling & Contemplative Practices
Practices that create space to notice, reflect, and respond to what may be stirring within.
Spiritual Conversation
Opportunities for meaningful conversation, spiritual direction, and shared reflection.
Retreat Experiences
Retreat experiences can be shaped around particular seasons, themes, spiritual questions, or the needs of an individual or community.
Whether through a private experience or a gathering in community, each retreat is designed to create intentional space for prayer, reflection, deep listening, and renewed awareness of God's presence.
Spiritual Direction Walks
Walk • Listen • Discern
Spiritual Direction doesn't always have to take place sitting across from one another.
A Spiritual Direction Walk creates space for prayerful conversation while walking outdoors. Movement, creation, silence, and conversation can help us experience discernment differently and become more attentive to God's presence around and within us.
The simplicity of walking together reflects something deeply Franciscan: encountering God through creation, presence, and relationship.
