DIRECTED RETREAT EXPERIENCE Settle in for eight days of quiet and renewal, solitude within the rhythm of the monastic community. Each day you will meet one-on-one with a spiritual director who will accompany you wherever the Spirit leads. The remainder of the day you are welcome to join the Sisters for prayer, walk the labyrinth, …
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HERMITAGE RETREAT After a common orientation, participants spend time in silence as they read, pray, meditate, and rest in the hospitality of the monastery. Guests enjoy a private room, prayer with the monastic community, lunch, and access to the monastic library, art exhibits, and grounds. Questions welcome. $150 includes lodging and meals Fri-Sun $25 for …
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SEEKING THE WAY OF BEAUTY: A SOULCOLLAGE RETREAT “The soul speaks in image,” according to C. G. Jung. How are you seeking to create a soulful, beauty-filled life? Beauty is not skin deep.  It is the spark kindled in the soul, the light reflected in nature, and the gold thread that connects the rhythm of …
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A TIME TO REMEMBER: A RETREAT FOR WOMEN WHOSE MOTHERS HAVE DIED We mourn the death of our mother all the days of our life.  Whether our mother died this year or forty years ago, we grieve.  Some of us grieve what we had and some of us grieve what never was in our relationship …
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SCHOOL OF LECTIO DIVINA February 15 – 20, 2019 with Dr. Kathleen Cahalan and staff The Benedictine Center of St. Paul’s Monastery’s School of Lectio Divina adapts the ancient monastic riches of sustained lectio divina to contemporary people. Through an intensive retreat experience set in the rhythm of life at St. Paul’s Monastery, participants receive …
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Retreats 2019 In the busyness of our lives, many of us yearn for a change of pace and a change of place, and a retreat provides such an opportunity. However, ” to make a retreat is not to escape from the real world, but to be in touch with aspects of reality that are often covered …
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Living from the Spiritual Heart online course Give yourself the gift of spaciousness this new year.  Join Tilden Edwards, Shalem’s founder and senior fellow, for six weekly sessions. With material designed specifically for this eCourse, Tilden offers video teachings, guided meditations, reflection questions, and midweek check-in emails. Dates: Sunday, January 27 to March 3, 2019 Cost: $75 (a …
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Rabbi Laura Duhan-Kaplan and Charles Kaplan   Fri Feb 15, 2019 – Sun Feb 17, 2019 All Day Rest, renewal, and relaxation can be hard to find in our fast-paced world. Join us as we explore an ancient spiritual technique of staying healthy, sane, and positive: Shabbat (Sabbath), weekly day of rest. Shabbat is both …
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Creative Spirit Art Retreat (full week)   Mon Jan 21, 2019 – Sun Jan 27, 2019 3:00 pm – 1:00 pm art, community, Self-discovery, spirituality For one week, come and spend a spacious time in creative practice. Bring whatever art you practice and receive spaciousness, spiritual reflection and creative community for yourself and others in an artist’s retreat. Spend …
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Kairos: Silence, Contemplation, and Scripture Jul 11-14, 2019 A spiritual retreat based on the monastic practice of worshiping, working, and studying while experiencing the dynamic of solitude and community living. (Thursday evening through Sunday noon.) REGISTER BY MAY 1, 2019 $425/private room; $375/shared room; $200/commuter REGISTER AFTER MAY 1, 2019 $475/private room; $410/shared room; $225/commuter …
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