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Christian Meditation Group

With Barry and Marie Saluk

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Online

Date and Time Wednesday Night 6:00PM EST - Live on Zoom Join this FREE program as we practice Christian meditation each week using the techniques developed by Fr. John Main, OSB. Led by Barry Saluk, a long-time friend and member of the Enders Island Community, this group has been meeting for many years, and all […]

A Spiritual Retreat for Review Board Members

With Teresa Pitt Green

April 28 - May 3, 2024

Open to both new and long-term diocesan and religious-order review board members, this week-long retreat complies with Church commitment to provide ongoing training and formation for review board members. It will present a comprehensive overview of current board governance and also tend to the spiritual well-being of review boards.   For more information or to […]

A Week of Silence and Prayer/ A Directed Retreat

With Fr. Richard Myhalyk , SSE, Kathy Irr and Deborah Notarianni

June 23 - 28, 2024
Deepen your connection with God and focus on your inner spiritual journey. Participants will be provided with the opportunity to meet daily with a spiritual director, attend Mass, and receive the sacrament of Reconciliation.

Filling Your Cup of Life: A Journey to renewed Vitality

With Sr Theresita Donach CSFN

June 30 - July 5, 2024

Filling Your Cup of Life guided retreat will allow you to spend time learning how to keep peace and joy in your life. This transformative journey will help to empower you to embrace self-care as a priority, redefining balance and fostering harmonious relationships with yourself, and the world around you. Together we will be able […]

A Week of Silence and Prayer

With Fr. Richard Myhalyk , SSE and Fr. Demetri Belsito

August 4 - 9, 2024
Deepen your connection with God and focus on your inner spiritual journey. Participants will be provided with the opportunity to meet daily with a spiritual director, attend Mass, and receive the sacrament of Reconciliation.

Jesus’ Art of Telling Parables

With Fr. Richard Myhalyk , SSE

August 25 - 30, 2024
The parables of Jesus are puzzling sayings and stories with world-transforming potential.  They were Jesus’ favorite form of teaching.  Spontaneous and deeply relevant, they enabled him to capture people’s attention, convey his message through familiar imagery, and stir the consciences of his audience to action.  This guided retreat will invite you to apply Jesus’ art of telling parables to your spiritual life.

Journaling & Healing: An Individual Guided Retreat

With Teresa Pitt Green

September 1 - 6, 2024

This retreat explores storytelling in the process of healing and recovery from abuse or trauma of any kind, as found in Scripture, the lives of saints, and the stories of great artists. Retreatants will explore new ways to understand their own life stories and will walk through a guided process of enriching (or beginning) their […]

Inspiration & Hope

With Teresa Pitt Green

September 29 - October 2, 2024

This week-long guided retreat, available to individuals and to small groups, will blend private discussion and writing sessions that will explore creative and inspiring ways to link trauma topics with inspiration from Scripture, including the lives of saints, the liturgical calendar, sacramentals, and other beloved devotions to enrich your homilies, speaking, writing, counsel, and care […]

Twelve Steps for Every Woman

With Kathy Irr

March 28 - 30, 2025
A women's weekend. We can all improve our lives by following what the Steps teach us. In this retreat we will come together to explore and learn how we can deepen our relationship with God from a Christian perspective, and begin living our lives without fear, guilt or worry.

A Day of Solitude

With Kathy Irr

April 1 - 2, 2025

“Rising very early before dawn, He left and went off to a deserted place, where He prayed.” Mark 1:35    In a world filled with chaos and noise, it is easy to allow earthy concerns to become the foregrounds of our existence. But in times of trouble, it becomes increasingly important to quiet our minds […]

Living the Spirituality of Mary

With Maureen O'Brien

May 16 - 18, 2025
Deepen your relationship with Mary, the Mother of Jesus, during this beautiful weekend retreat - helping to more fully understand our daily ministry of love as Christians. Sessions will include Mysteries of the Rosary, Marian apparitions, Marian art through the ages, and more.

The Gifts of the Spirit; Living Life to the Fullest

With Kathy Irr

June 22 - 27, 2025

    Without spiritual gifts, we are left to flounder, attempting to take on responsibilities outside of God’s will. The Holy Spirit works within each of us, equipping us in different ways and yet uniting us to serve God and his Church.     This retreat will give you an opportunity to deepen your prayer […]

A Week of Prayer, and Peace: A Directed Retreat

With St Marion Scranton and Fr. Demetri Belsito

August 10 - 15, 2025
During this  mid-August stay, individuals are blessed with the opportunity to enter into prayerful silence - free from social pressures of conversation - in order to focus on their inner spiritual journey. Other than times of meeting with a retreat leader or spiritual director and during worship, retreatants commit themselves to a spirit of quiet. All meals are taken in a silent dining room.