Prayer
Day of Recollection Template
We invite you to join us for Holy Mass in the Chapel at 9 AM. Check in will begin at 9:45. Coffee, tea and pastries will be available. Included in this A hot lunch will be served at 12:30 in the dining hall of the Enders House, an early 20th century arts and crafts style […]
Private Retreat
Wouldn't you like to be alone with God? Jesus did, too. In the hustle and bustle of the crowds pressing him for cures, miracles, and the Word of God, the evangelists tell us that Jesus frequently withdrew to commune with His Father. At Enders Island, you can find the peace and beauty which we frequently […]
Workshop Accommodations
Please call for availability Enders Island has a limited number of rooms available for the workshop. Register here for your two night stay. If only booking a one night stay please call our Programs Office at 860.536.0565. The island is surrounded by breathtaking views of Long Island Sound and wonderful gardens to enjoy. Because […]
A Spiritual Retreat for Review Board Members
With Teresa Pitt Green
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 […]
Embracing God’s Presence through Healing & Listening
With Kathy Irr
Finding God in others begins with being actively present to the wisdom of the body. If we truly believe that the body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit, then we must listen closely, with humility, openness, curiosity, and gratitude to receive whatever awareness God wants us to have. When our minds are quieted, pathways […]
Mary's Womb as a model for Spiritual Receptivity
With Sr. Theresita Donach, CSFN
Saint Therese and the Little Way
With Fr. Don Brick, O.C.D.
An Invitation to Simplicity
With Fr. Anthony Ciorra
We live in complex times filled with fear, loneliness, sadness, and anxiety. This retreat will be a grace-filled opportunity to pray with the scriptures. We will explore the alternative way of simplicity, which will anchor us in hope to give us the “peace that the world cannot give.” Ender’s island is the perfect setting for […]
A Week of Silence and Prayer/ A Directed Retreat
With Fr. Richard Myhalyk , SSE, Kathy Irr and Deborah Notarianni
Filling Your Cup of Life: A Journey to renewed Vitality
With Sr Theresita Donach CSFN
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 […]
AA and Al-Anon in Dialogue
Carl Jung wrote that “we are wounded in relationship, and in relationship we must heal.” That is particularly true in relationships affected by alcoholism and other addictions. Not only does the alcoholic need to return to their wounds again and again to find and maintain their sobriety, but those who have loved alcoholics must heal […]
A Week of Silence and Prayer
With Fr. Richard Myhalyk , SSE and Fr. Demetri Belsito
Jesus’ Art of Telling Parables
With Fr. Richard Myhalyk , SSE
Journaling & Healing: An Individual Guided Retreat
With Teresa Pitt Green
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
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 […]
Practicing Life with the Serenity Prayer
One of the first things most of us learn about the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous is the Serenity Prayer. It brings peace to people from their earliest struggles in recovery throughout a long, well life to come. At some point along the way, the prayer becomes a practice, and the practice becomes a way […]
Advent Day of Recollection
With Kathy Irr
Twelve Steps for Every Woman
With Kathy Irr
A Day of Solitude
With Kathy Irr
“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 […]
The Gifts of the Spirit; Living Life to the Fullest
With Kathy Irr
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
Living Simply in a Complex World
With Fr. Anthony Ciorra
As the world is becoming more complicated and complex, Jesus invites us to life of simplicity and compassion. This retreat day will offer a practical program for the Christian life in the twenty-first century We invite you to join us for Holy Mass in the Chapel at 9 AM. Check in will begin at 9:45. […]
Practicing Life with the Serenity Prayer
With
One of the first things most of us learn about the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous is the Serenity Prayer. It brings peace to people from their earliest struggles in recovery throughout a long, well life to come. At some point along the way, the prayer becomes a practice, and the practice becomes a way […]