One Flesh Faith: A Weekend of Renewal for Christian Marriages

Marriage is beautiful, but it is also ground zero of the spiritual battle.  Every couple discovers, at some point, that loving one another the way Christ calls us to love is much harder than expected.  This retreat offers couples a chance to step away from the noise, reconnect with God,
and rediscover each other within the peace of the desert.

Throughout the weekend, you and your spouse will explore what it truly means to be One Flesh:

● Embrace God’s design as man and woman
● Heal what has quietly wounded your unity
● Rediscover intimacy and purpose
● Discover the unique mission of your marriage

Whether you’ve been married for six months or sixty years, this retreat will meet you exactly where you are. Couples who are thriving will be strengthened. Couples who feel distant or discouraged will find hope.  And those who simply want to grow will leave with renewed purpose and grace.

What To Expect

● A welcoming, monastic Benedictine environment (desert, silence, prayer)
● Honest, relatable talks rooted in Scripture and real-life experience
● Time for reflection, prayer, silence, and conversation as a couple
● Opportunities for healing and renewed connection
● Practical tools to help you love one another with greater freedom and joy
● A special surprise on the last day

This is not a conference, a counseling session, or a series of lectures.  It is a spiritual experience designed to help you: see clearly, love deeply, forgive freely, and live your Christian mission as one.

Presenters:

JESSICA ECHEVERRY is a Catholic speaker, published author, Catholic Social Teaching and family advocate whose work centers on healing, dignity, and hope.  Through her ministries and her nonprofit leadership, she shares her powerful testimony from trauma, poverty, and loss to restoration in Christ and accompanies individuals and families toward deeper wholeness.  Jessica speaks nationally on homelessness, motherhood, marriage, forgiveness, and the
transforming mercy of God, inviting others to discover the freedom that comes from a life fully surrendered to Him. (www.dazzledbygod.com)

DEACON CHARLIE ECHEVERRY is an ordained deacon of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, a Catholic film and television producer, author, podcast host and founder of Black//Brown studios. Through writing, preaching, speaking, and content evangelization, he helps bring the Gospel into the heart of culture. His ministries emphasize personal mission, authentic masculinity, and the joyful witness of Catholic family life.  He is passionate about explaining the faith, strengthening marriages, forming leaders, and drawing people to the person of Jesus Christ. (www.deaconcharlie.com)

Together, Jessica and Deacon Charlie speak and minister as a couple, offering a candid, authentic and hope-filled witness of God’s healing power in sacramental marriage. Drawing from lived experience, pastoral ministry, and years of walking with couples, they help spouses rediscover true identity, unity, intimacy, and the grace of becoming one flesh in Christ.

*If the event is listed as sold out, please call us at 661-944-2178 for real-time availability and a waiting list.
**The Start and End times for the retreat reflect the check-in and check-out times. We will provide the retreat itinerary at check-in.