Silent Retreats

Jesuit spirituality is centered on “finding God in all things.” What better represents “all things” than the universe itself? Indeed, Jesuits have figured prominently in the history of astronomy, engaging both the mind and the heart... the mathematical and scientific study of the phenomena, and also its history and philosophy, and its reflections in art, photography, and poetry.

Life rarely follows a straight path. Unexpected joys, sudden losses, new opportunities, and unforeseen challenges all shape our journey. In these moments of uncertainty, we are invited to pause, reflect, and seek where God is leading us. This retreat offers a sacred space to explore the ways in which life’s detours and disruptions are not obstacles, but invitations—callings to trust, to grow, and to deepen our relationship with God. Through guided reflections rooted in Ignatian spirituality, personal prayer, and quiet contemplation, we will consider how God is present in the unexpected, gently guiding us toward a future filled with grace. Come with an open heart, ready to listen to the stirrings of the Spirit. Together, in the silence and beauty of retreat, we will discern how life’s twists and turns are shaping us for something greater—leading us ever closer to God’s loving embrace.

Christian hope is not wishful thinking, but rather confidence rooted in God’s promise. Through Scripture, the Spiritual Exercises, and prayerful silence, this retreat invites you to rediscover and strengthen the hope we have through Jesus. The hope that strengthens us through suffering, failure, and uncertainty. Drawing on St. Paul’s vision of hope in Romans and the Church’s understanding of hope as a theological virtue, we will explore how God trains the heart to desire what truly lasts. Come encounter the God who calls you forward and anchors your life in eternal glory.

This retreat invites you to walk through the sacred thresholds of Scripture: doors of encounter, freedom, suffering, and new life. Each “door” is a spiritual opening, a place where God meets us and draws us into deeper trust and love. Grounded in the Ignatian Examen, one of the key movements of the Spiritual Exercises, every session leads toward the door Christ still knocks on today: the human heart. Along the way, we cross Scripture’s most powerful entry points: the Threshold of Creation, the Ark, the Passover Doorposts, the Temple, the Manger, the Shepherd’s Gate, the Upper Room, the Tomb’s opening, and finally, the threshold into Christ’s own heart.

Although they lived in quite separate times and circumstances, Paul of Tarsus and Ignatius of Loyola share a common and dramatic experience of conversion to Christ. The experience shaped Paul’s theology as expressed in his various letters to the Christian and largely Gentile communities. And Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises, as well, are shaped by his experience of Christ calling him to be his companion. In this retreat, we will explore some connections between a selection of Paul’s letters and Ignatius’ Exercises to show how they mutually enrich one another and invite us, in Paul’s words, “to put on Christ.”

Each Holy Week the liturgies of the Church retrace the path of Jesus' passion, death, and resurrection. As disciples of Christ, we are called to follow that same path in our lives. Through scripture, Ignatian contemplation, the liturgies of Holy Thursday and Good Friday, and quiet time for reflection, this retreat invites you to experience the depth of Christ’s love and the promise of new life.