The early Christian community in Jerusalem (Acts 2: 42-47) prayed and shared all things in common.  St. Benedict proposed that those monks who live a community life are the strongest […]

A workshop based on the book Claiming Your Voice: Speaking Truth to Power by Norvene Vest.  Her book received honorable mention in the ‘Faithful Citizen/Religious Freedom’ category of the Catholic […]

This intensive icon painting workshop will provide an opportunity to experience the process of icon painting. Participants will learn traditional iconographic techniques, working with egg tempera on gesso and the […]

monastery. Virtually every Benedictine monastery has a guest house to provide the disciple-monks the opportunity to ‘welcome guests as Christ Himself.’  This retreat will show that the virtue of hospitality […]

"Adviento significa venida." Es el tiempo en que los cristianos nos preparamos para la venida del Señor. Se dice que el Antiguo Testamento fue el gran tiempo de espera y […]

How does a boy who gave up Christianity because of God’s failure to answer prayers for a dying mother become a best-selling Christian teacher of prayer? Come to our C. S. Lewis […]

Without gestures and actions, it is challenging to love well.  Come explore the movements and gestures that might define a whole new personal sacred place where you can dwell with […]

Discernment is an essential theme in the spiritual life. As we progress through our life, we constantly need to make practical decisions within the context of our values. These values […]

El libro el Cantar de los Cantares en su capítulo 2 dice "Mi Amado es para mí, y yo para mi Amado". El retiro está basado en esta premisa de […]

The Divine Comedy is simultaneously one of the greatest poems ever written as well as one of the most profound presentations of the spiritual life, containing a well-developed and robust spiritual theology. Using […]

We give them, we suffer them, and our bodies hold on to them for years: Wounds.  We can imprison ourselves in them and wither emotionally for far too long without […]

The practical and contemplative wisdom of the Fathers and Mothers of the Desert is part of the spiritual heritage of all Christians.  In this workshop we will focus on their […]