The Jesuit Spirituality Center

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Weekend Programs for 2023

Most weekend programs begin with 6:00pm supper on the first day and end before lunch on the last day. PLEASE arrive at the Center between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. on the afternoon the program begins. All programs require pre-registration and all programs of more than one day also require a non-refundable $75 deposit.

ALL RETREATANTS MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED AT LEAST TWO FULL WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF A WEEKEND PROGRAM. ALSO, BEGINNING 1/31/2022, WE ARE REQUIRING YOU TO HAVE TAKEN THE BOOSTER SHOT IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE.

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Spiritual Journaling

Joan Broussard
Saturday, February 25th, 2023 (Morning and afternoon)
Fee: $50

Prayer has been defined as a dialogue with God.
Come and learn how to begin or deepen your personal dialogue with God through spiritual journaling.
If your prayer life could use a boost or change of pace, come and discover a new way to deepen your relationship with God through the practice of journaling your communication with Him.

Finding God in All Things: A Journey of Hope and Interior Freedom

Robin Hebert
Thursday—Sunday, March 9-12
Fee: $315 (commuters $235)

Saint Ignatius of Loyola believed that we encounter God at every moment of our lives. His Spiritual Exercises provide a means to help us to uncover deep interior peace and freedom throughout those encounters.

Join author and spiritual director Robin Hebert as we journey through the Exercises with Etty Hillesum, a young Jewish woman whose remarkable story of encountering “God in all things” unfolded through the Holocaust. Hers is a profound testament to the discovery of interior freedom and hope in the midst of unfathomable oppression—an authentic Christ journey.
This is a silent retreat open to all.

Robin Hebert is a spiritual director, retreat leader, and the co-author with Lyn Holley Doucet of When Women Pray and When Wisdom Speaks. She serves Our Lady of Wisdom Church and Catholic Student Center as marriage ministry coordinator and is a spiritual mentor to many.
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Retreats For Young Women presents a retreat for women ages 21- 44:
I Know The Plans I Have For You. (Jeremiah 29:11)

Jane L. Hebert & Stephanie K. Newell
Friday—Sunday after lunch, March 24 – 26

In these times of uncertainty and chaos, there is one constant–God’s love for you. But how can you know what God’s plans are? And perhaps even more confusing, what if your plans don’t seem to coincide with God’s? This retreat will guide you towards a greater awareness of God’s desires as within a sacred space of silence, you will listen for God’s voice through Scripture, music, art, prayer, guided meditation, reflection and group sharing. Jane L. Hebert and Stephanie K. Newell will facilitate.

For information and to register for this retreat, go to retreatsforyoungwomen.org

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Bearing our Sacred Mysteries: A Journey with Our Mother

A Contemplative Retreat for Women, with
Robin Hebert
Thursday– Sunday, October 12—October 15
Fee: $315.00 (commuters $235.00)

Our own joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries have much to teach us about our spiritual journey, about bearing tenderly our unanswered questions, our deepfelt sufferings, our call to witness Christ’s love in the world.

Join author and spiritual director Robin Hebert as we look to Mary, our Mother, for the clarity, wisdom and courage we need as women to ponder our lives and explore the new life to which the Lord is calling us.

This is a silent and deeply contemplative retreat open to women.

Journey Through Grief Retreat

Joan Broussard
Friday, October 27th – Sunday, October 29th
Fee: $200

The retreat will be led by Joan Broussard, author of Grief Guts and Grace. If you are stuck in your grief and feel like you are unable to move forward with your life, come and receive some practical wisdom to assist with the healing process. If you have the guts to work through your grief, God can give you the grace to survive – and even thrive.

Zen Practices for Christian Living

Fr. Robert Kennedy, S.J.
Thursday-Sunday, November 9-12
Fee: $315.00 (commuters $235.00)

Zen practices integrating Christian life, prayer, and liturgy. Come develop a deeper contemplative prayer life. Zazen or sitting meditation is the practice of stilling the mind through whole-hearted attentiveness to the breath. Together with stillness of the body, this frees the mind from its ordinary activities of thinking, daydreaming, and speculating. This is a silent retreat and is open to persons of all faiths. It includes instruction, talks, and one-on-one interviews.

Fr. Robert Kennedy, S.J. is a professor emeritus of Catholic Theology and Buddhism at St. Peter’s College, Jersey City. He is a practicing psychotherapist and the author of Zen Gifts to Christians and Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit.
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A Retreat for People in 12 Step Recovery

Fr. Tom Weston, S.J.
Wednesday, November 29 – Dec., 3
Fee: $410.00 (commuters $320.00)

The 12 Steps help us live a better life. This is a weekend for women and men in recovery. Addicts, alcoholics, and family and friends are welcome. We will go through the 12 Steps and focus on the practical tools of recovery from this tragic illness. There will be time for quiet, for reflection, for conversation, and for meetings—for some refreshment and renewal.

Fr. Tom Weston, S.J., a counselor and retreat director, is a specialist in giving 12-Step and AA retreats. He has been involved with people in Twelve Step Programs since 1976. A former Director of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and a teacher, he has degrees in counseling, education and theology. He lectures, counsels, and conducts workshops and seminars throughout the U. S. and internationally.
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Jesuit Discernment Retreats

The Jesuit Vocation Office for the USA Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus sponsors annually two Discernment Retreats for those considering a vocation to the Society: mid-December and early January. Part of the time is spent with Jesuit novices who are studying here at St. Charles College, and the remainder of the time is spent with a Jesuit director in a silent, individually directed retreat.

If you have been giving some thought to a possible vocation to the Jesuits, you are invited to consider participating in one of these retreats. The retreats are provided free of charge. While it is presumed that participants will cover the cost of their travel, there are funds for those who would need assistance.

In addition, the Jesuit Vocation Office also hosts two Come & See weekends during the school year:

* Late September / early October (St. Louis)

* February (Kansas City).

If you would like to participate in a Jesuit Discernment retreat, please contact the Jesuit Spirituality Center and we will put you in contact with the appropriate person.

Thank you for your interest in the Jesuits!