spiritual direction
Silent Directed Retreat Weekend
Francis House of Prayer 84 Walnford Road, Allentown, NJ, United StatesDue to the frantic pace of contemporary life, it is essential for our spiritual and physical health to take time to pray. A weekend directed retreat offers you the opportunity to experience the graced rhythm of life in which silence and rest restore your body and God revives your soul. Liturgy, spiritual direction and optional
7-Day Silent Directed Retreat
Francis House of Prayer 84 Walnford Road, Allentown, NJ, United StatesReceive the healing and transforming grace of seven days with God, savoring the silence and prayer that open your whole being to God’s Word and Presence. Daily liturgy, spiritual direction and optional Centering Prayer periods are included. For more information, click on the link below.
C.G. Jung Through a Christian Contemplative Lens
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesC.G. Jung is important to contemporary Christian spirituality. Building on the work of Morton Kelsey, John A. Sanford, and Robert A. Johnson, we will explore how Jungian topics can help deepen our spiritual life. The Jungian world of archetypes integrates in Christian mysticism, prayer, and practice, and understanding these helps to nurture our souls and
7-Day Silent Directed Retreat
Francis House of Prayer 84 Walnford Road, Allentown, NJ, United StatesReceive the healing and transforming grace of seven days with God, savoring the silence and prayer that open your whole being to God’s Word and Presence. Daily liturgy, spiritual direction and optional Centering Prayer periods are included. For more information, click on the link below.
The Holy Trinity as Spiritual Practice
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesThe doctrine of the Holy Trinity, a core tenet of Christianity, has often been treated as nothing more than a complex mental construct remote from ordinary experience. Dr. Jonas explores with us how Trinity – a “dance-around of love” – becomes a core archetype for navigating unity and diversity in our daily life, in our
The Astounding Bernadette Roberts: Insights and Experiences of a Modern Christian Mystic
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesFr. Thomas Keating considered Bernadette's book, The Experience of No-Self, to be "one of the best ... since St. John of the Cross. An amazing book, it clarifies the higher regions of the spiritual path." Combining prodigious intelligence and psychological acumen with her own astonishing mystical journey, she boldly plunges into territory usually left unexplored.
Contemplation and Caring for Creation
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesThis day-long immersion will explore the ways contemplation can support the healing of our planet. Participants will explore methods of prayer to awaken to God’s presence in the natural world to help us better care for creation in our daily lives. The day will include periods of silence, “forest bathing,” and mindful exploration. Participants will
All Parts of You Are Welcome Here
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesDo you do and feel things you don’t want to? Do you long to connect with God exactly as you are and not as you “should” be? Join therapist Jenna Riemersma as she explains why all parts of you are welcome and guides you into a deeply transformational connection with the Divine. This day is
Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness – BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence – via Zoom
Internet - Online , United StatesDiscover a deeper awareness of healing and wisdom accessible to each of us through our bodies. During this day we'll establish BioSpiritual Focusing’s place in Body Awareness Practice and then progressively and experimentally introduce participants to the focusing concepts which will conclude with a demonstration and discussion of Focusing. Participants will be invited to welcome
Waking Up with the Enneagram: A Guide for your Contemplative Journey
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesContemplative Enrichment Day with Rev. Nhien Vuong, J.D., M.Div. The Enneagram is an extraordinary framework for transformational development. A multi-dimensional model of consciousness, the Enneagram equips each of us with a highly precise roadmap for embodying our divine potential. In this introductory Enneagram workshop, you’ll gain insights into how the Enneagram maps our personality-based obstacles
Welcoming Prayer Introductory Workshop
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesAccording to Fr. Thomas Keating, “Welcoming Prayer is the practice that actively lets go of thoughts and feelings that support the false-self system. It embraces painful emotions experienced in the body rather than avoiding them or trying to suppress them.” This workshop introduces participants to the actual method of the Welcoming Prayer and provides an
Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness – BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesContemplative Enrichment Day with Donna O’Connor and Mike Smoolca Discover a deeper awareness of healing and wisdom accessible to each of us through our bodies. We’ll establish BioSpiritual Focusing’s place in Body Awareness Practice and then progressively and experientially introduce participants to the focusing concepts which will conclude with individual experiences of being companioned through
