Fall

Understanding Your Grief - Fifth Session

With Linda Whelan

Open Dates
When someone you love dies, it can be difficult to understand your often complex and painful thoughts and your feelings surrounding the loss. Understanding Your Grief uses the book and workbook of the same name by author Dr. Alan Wolfelt. We will explore the 10 touchstones—or trail markers—that are essential physical, emotional, cognitive, and social signs for mourners to look for on their journey through grief.

Loss to Addiction

With Linda Whelan

Open Dates
Via Zoom
Every Third Monday of the Month 7 PM EST - Live on Zoom (FREE) starting September 18, 2023 join us via Zoom for "Loss to Addiction" with Linda Whelan

An Advent of Healing: Finding Hope, Peace, Love, & Joy in Recovery: Women's 11th Step

With Sr. Marie Mackey, CSJ

December 5 - 7, 2025
Join us for the Women’s 11th Step Retreat, where you’ll weave Advent themes of Hope, Peace, Love, and Joy into your 11th Step practices. In the stillness of winter, deepen your connection with your Higher Power through reflection, meditation, and shared support as you strengthen your recovery.

Winter Bereavement

With Fr. Demetri Belsito

December 6, 2025
This retreat will explore the complexities of grief, loss, and mourning, offering space for mutual sharing and reflection on the Christian response to suffering. Through a mix of instruction and personal time, you will be encouraged to reflect on the healing power of hope, God's grace, and strength in the face of loss.

An Advent Day of Solitude

With Kathy Irr and Deborah Notarianni

December 8 - 9, 2025
Escape the noise and chaos of daily life with A Day of Solitude on Enders Island. Experience peaceful reflection, prayer, and spiritual direction as you reconnect with your faith. Attend Mass, walk serene grounds, and embrace the quiet solitude that allows you to grow closer to God.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

With Kara Marziali

December 10, 2025
Before you deck the halls, max out your credit card, bake cookies, or wrap presents, take time to withdraw from the distractions of the season. This Advent Day of Recollection is an opportunity to enter into a deeper awareness of God's presence through prayer and personal reflection and be reminded why it truly is the most wonderful time of the year.

Eddie's Christmas Party

December 10, 2025

6-8 PM

A Lenten Day of Solitude

With Deborah Notarianni

March 20 - 21, 2026
Escape the noise and chaos of daily life with A Day of Solitude on Enders Island. Experience peaceful reflection, prayer, and spiritual direction as you reconnect with your faith. Attend Mass, walk serene grounds, and embrace the quiet solitude that allows you to grow closer to God.

In the Garden of Grace: A Morning Dahlia Tour

With Julie Alnwick

August 20, 2026
Join us for an inspiring day as you take a guided tour through a breathtaking dahlia garden, where beauty and grace bloom in harmony. This peaceful day will be a chance to admire the vibrant variety of dahlias and how they are cultivated.

In the Garden of Grace: An Afternoon Dahlia Tour

With Julie Alnwick

August 20, 2026
Join us for an inspiring day as you take a guided tour through a breathtaking dahlia garden, where beauty and grace bloom in harmony. This peaceful day will be a chance to admire the vibrant variety of dahlias and how they are cultivated.

Essentials of Iconography: Icon of St Francis of Assisi

With Marek Czarnecki

August 30 - September 4, 2026

All materials and tools needed to complete an icon are provided. Students attending the workshop should arrive with basic brush skills, a familiarity with the color wheel, and experience mixing colors. This week-long workshop will include five consecutive days of studio time. Check-in begins Sunday night at 4:30 PM, followed by dinner at 5:30 PM […]

Sacred Art Fabio Mosaic

With Fabio Pizzol

September 13 - 18, 2026

        This week-long workshop’s studio time lasts five consecutive days. Check-in begins Sunday night at 4:30 PM, followed by dinner at 5:30 PM for students and instructors. Dinner will be followed by a workshop introduction and conference, ending at 9:00 PM. Hands-on instruction begins early Monday morning, and the entire workshop ends […]

In the Garden of Grace: A Morning Dahlia Tour

With Julie Alnwick

September 16, 2026
Join us for an inspiring day as you take a guided tour through a breathtaking dahlia garden, where beauty and grace bloom in harmony. This peaceful day will be a chance to admire the vibrant variety of dahlias and how they are cultivated.

In the Garden of Grace: An Afternoon Dahlia Tour

With Julie Alnwick

September 16, 2026
Join us for an inspiring day as you take a guided tour through a breathtaking dahlia garden, where beauty and grace bloom in harmony. This peaceful day will be a chance to admire the vibrant variety of dahlias and how they are cultivated.

Spiritual Fatherhood

With Fr. Thomas F.X. Hoar, SSE, Deacon Steven DeMartino and Teresa Pitt Green

September 27 - October 2, 2026
A Spiritual Retreat for Bishops and Archbishops focused on cultivating their relationships with one another and with those entrusted to them.

A Day of Prayer and Writing Focused on the Sacred Heart of Jesus

With Sarah Cortez

October 10, 2026

Together we will reflect on the promises made to St. Margaret Mary Alcoque as our day’s basis for prayer, spiritual journaling, and reflection. We’ll anchor our time with morning Mass, then later we’ll have time to pray in the chapel. Walking reflection will help us awaken our appreciation for God’s gift of creation and its […]

Honoring Your Spiritual Legacy: The Letters You’d Like to Write

With Sarah Cortez

October 11 - 16, 2026

Inside each person resides a wealth of spiritual and emotional qualities that are the gifts of God’s grace and life experience. We’ll use the time-honored practice of letter-writing to pen letters remembering and thanking those people whose influence has abundantly blessed us—family members, friends, mentors, strangers, and saints. The words from our hearts will flow […]

Loving God in the Night: An Introduction to the Spiritual Life According to Saint John of the Cross

With Fr. Michael Bovino

October 14, 2026

Delve into the profound spiritual wisdom of Saint John of the Cross in this reflective Day of Recollection. Through insightful talks and quiet moments of prayer, participants will explore the themes of trust, surrender, and love in the midst of spiritual trials and uncertainties. This retreat offers an accessible introduction to the transformative journey of […]

Admit, Submit and Commit: A journey to our true self, A Women's 11th Step Weekend

With Fr John Koelle, OFM Cap

October 23 - 25, 2026
Each of us are on a journey to discover our true self. However, we all get caught up in the roles society expects us to play. We are teachers, parents, caregivers and addicts. This weekend, we will put aside who we think we are and to discover our real self as our Higher Power sees us.

Stained Glass: A Sacred Art Workshop

With Fabio Pizzol

October 25 - 30, 2026
Enders Island
Join master stained glass artist Fabio Pizzol for a hands-on, five-day workshop where you'll create your own stained glass window from start to finish. Whether you're a beginner or experienced artist, Fabio’s personalized guidance will help you craft stunning pieces while learning expert techniques. Don't miss this unique opportunity!

Living in a Complaint Free World

With Sr Theresita Donach CSFN

November 11, 2026

“Go from being a person who whines to being a person who shines!” Will Bowen   Complaining is a common habit, with most of us doing it 10 to 30 times daily. Ready to break free? This engaging Day of Recollectiom will equip you with the tools to understand the nature of complaining, learn practical […]

Men's 11th Step: Healing the Cracks in Your Soul

With Fr. Anthony Ciorra

November 13 - 15, 2026

"There is a crack in everything God has made." ( Ralph Waldo Emerson). We recognize that our human frailty, including the struggle with addiction, reveals the places where God's grace enters and transforms us. It is through our brokenness that we encounter His mercy and healing light. Embracing a "spirituality of imperfection," we journey toward […]

Winter Bereavement

With Fr. Demetri Belsito

December 5, 2026

Jesus said, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come […]

An Advent Day of Solitude

With Deborah Notarianni

December 8 - 9, 2026
Escape the noise and chaos of daily life with A Day of Solitude on Enders Island. Experience peaceful reflection, prayer, and spiritual direction as you reconnect with your faith. Attend Mass, walk serene grounds, and embrace the quiet solitude that allows you to grow closer to God.

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day of Recollection

With Maureen O Brien

December 9, 2026

In this Day of Recollection we will immerse ourselves in the beauty and grace of Our Lady of Guadalupe. As we await in the darkness of Advent, we will consider her timeless question, “Am I not here, I who am your mother?” We will revisit her miraculous apparition in Mexico in 1531, a story of […]