Finding Your Crack
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 sobriety, freedom, and a closer relationship with God, trusting in His power to make us whole.
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 emphasis on the eleventh step:
“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.”
About the Leader
Fr. Anthony Ciorra
Fr. Anthony Ciorra, Ph.D., is a leading expert on Christian spirituality. In recognition of his ministry in the Church, Pope John Paul II awarded him the pontifical honor Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice in 1999. In 2000, he was awarded the Caritas Centennial Award for his work in lay ministry and the Spirit of RENEW Award for […]
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