The Transformative Power of Story
Our modern culture places a high value on non-fiction, deeming it to be the “reality” while largely minimizing or dismissing the rich source of meaning that can be found in […]
A Benedictine Monastery
Our modern culture places a high value on non-fiction, deeming it to be the “reality” while largely minimizing or dismissing the rich source of meaning that can be found in […]
¿Añoras unos días de tranquilidad emocional y espiritual? ¿Buscas unos momentos de silencio en tu vida? ¿Sientes la necesidad de estar a solas con el Señor a través de […]
Join us as we reflect on the life and times of Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, a brilliant philosopher and poet, a mystic and searcher of the truth, and a […]
This retreat will introduce the spiritual vision of well-known medieval monks and nuns. Highlighted individuals will include the Cistercians Bernard of Clairvaux and William of St. Thierry, alongside the […]
We give them, we suffer them, our bodies hold on to them for years: Wounds. We can imprison ourselves in them and wither emotionally far too long without the transforming […]
In the Benedictine tradition the Sacred Scriptures have always been at the center. In the whole of the Bible, and especially while chanting the Book of Psalms, Benedictines […]
This retreat will look at what purity of heart is and how we may strive more perfectly toward it by looking at it through the lens of the Hearts of […]
In the early Church, and especially in the Christian monastic tradition, the result of deepening relationship with Christ was often described as “blessedness” (sometimes translated as “happiness”) […]
The Rule of Saint Benedict asks us to go inward and to cultivate a gentle pace and slow rhythm, listening not to external sounds but to God’s presence with […]
Basándonos en el libro del sacerdote y teólogo católico alemán Johann Metz, "Pobreza de espíritu", este retiro explorará el significado y la importancia de la «pobreza de espíritu». Analizaremos la […]
This retreat will be inspired by many writers’ reflections on spirituality for the “second half” of life, writers including Sister Joan Chittister (The Gift of Years) and Parker Palmer (On […]