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.
Flexible Dates
Enders Island has long been steeped in the traditions and spirituality of the Twelve Step Program which had it's beginnings in 1935 with the birth of AA. Our Recovery Retreats provide a unique opportunity for individuals to encounter and accompany one another as a recovery community seeking to live out the twelve steps, with particular […]
Flexible Dates
Enders Island has long been steeped in the traditions and spirituality of the Twelve Step Program which had it's beginnings in 1935 with the birth of AA. Our Recovery Retreats provide a unique opportunity for individuals to encounter and accompany one another as a recovery community seeking to live out the twelve steps, with particular […]
With Sue Ellen Landwehr
January 23 - 25, 2026
Join us for a prayerful, contemplative retreat as we explore how the 11 th step deepens our connection to the God of our understanding and expands our spiritual lives, wherever you are on your recovery journey. Through meditation, music, and art journaling we will discover the power of connection in solitude and community.
With Sr. Linda Fischer, ASC
February 20 - 22, 2026
This Women's Eleventh Step Weekend Retreat is a powerful opportunity to deepen your spiritual practice and find the balance essential to continued recovery. We offer a sacred space for reflection, prayer, and connection, focusing on the core principle of the Eleventh Step:
With Deacon Steven DeMartino
March 13 - 15, 2026
“We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood God, praying for the knowledge of God’s will for us and for the power to carry that out.”
With Fr. Anthony Ciorra
May 22 - 24, 2026
As we read in the chapter A Vision for you in the book Alcoholics Anonymous, God will disclose more to us “if your own house is in order”. This retreat is a more comprehensive look at our house/ourselves than the daily 10th step.
With Fr. James Steuterman
August 21 - 23, 2026
This weekend will be a time to kick-back in this beautiful place by the Sea, with old and new friends. The talks will focus on God, the source of recovery
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.
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 […]
With Sue Ellen Landwehr
December 4 - 6, 2026
As we read in the chapter A Vision for you in the book Alcoholics Anonymous, God will disclose more to us “if your own house is in order”. This retreat is a more comprehensive look at our house/ourselves than the daily 10th step.
