Throughout the year Bellarmine hosts spiritual programs that are open to the public. Our spirituality programs are meant for individuals who are 18 years or older. See below for a listing of programs and how to register. If you have any questions, please contact programs@jesuitretreat.org.
Day And Evening Reflection Programs
June 17, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Fr. Francisco Ortega Munoz
Retreat Title: Spanish Day of Prayer: La Humilidad de Dios
Puede sonar extraño hablar de la “humildad” de Dios. Si nos fijamos en la imagen de Dios que ha sido revelado en la persona de Jesús, vemos efectivamente que Dios es, antes que nada, humilde, cercano y sencillo. Durante este día de oración, trataremos de purificar nuestras imágenes de Dios, concentrándonos tanto en la belleza de la creación como en el misterio de la encarnación. Si llegamos a conocer el rostro humilde de nuestro Dios, nos quedará más claro cómo hemos de ser imagen de Dios y cómo ser discípulo de Jesús.
Favor de registrarse de antemano. Es necesario para que haya comida suficiente en el almuerzo y para cumplir con las normas de distanciamiento social. Gracias!
Program Cost: There is no cost for this retreat; free will donations accepted. Se aceptan donaciones. (includes Lunch)
September 18, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Jenene Francis
Retreat Title: To Have a Conversation with God
Are you looking for a new way to pray or learn how to speak with God? Do you have a challenging decision, question or problem that you are facing and are not sure how best to talk to God about it?
On this retreat, we will spend time learning how to look at a challenge in a new way and find God in the midst of it all.
Retreatants will walk away from the retreat with:
- A framework for how to pray and see God in everyday life
- A new way to pray using images to prompt new insights
- Time to have a conversation with God about how the Holy Spirit has been at work in your life
This will be a quiet retreat with activities as well as the option for either paired sharing or more personal time for reflection or journaling.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
November 6, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Amy Florian
Retreat Title: You’re Not Crazy; You’re Just Grieving
We live in a society that doesn’t talk about grief, death, pain, and loss. Yet we face them every day in ways big and small. Losses have been exacerbated due to all we’ve gone through in the past few years. Would you like to understand your emotional responses in loss and grief and learn how to heal?
Come for an informative, inspirational, and faith-filled experience. Walk away with assurance that your experience is normal, you are not alone, and you can not only heal but go forward as a better and more whole person because of it.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
November 20, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Molly Henry
Retreat Title: Gratitude for our God-Given Gifts
We often take our God-given talents for granted - or we may not even be aware of them. By completing a research-based online assessment prior to the retreat, you will discover your greatest talents. Then during our day together, you will grow in appreciation for your unique talents and discover how to intentionally leverage them to express and live in daily gratitude.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
December 5, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Fr. Roc O'Connor, SJ
Retreat Title: Pilgrims During Advent
Advent 2023 lasts only 3 weeks since Christmas is the day after the Fourth Sunday of Advent. In that brief time, we get to plunge into that “place” in each of us in which the Second Person of the Trinity became incarnate. We do this only in the gracious presence of our merciful God.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
December 14, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Fr. J. Michael Sparough, SJ
Retreat Title: Another Cup of Christmas Tea Stories, Poems, Songs & Traditions
An Advent favorite, Fr Michael reprises and updates this Day of Reflection each year by sharing his favorite stories, poems, songs, and traditions surrounding this most beloved season of the year. This is a day to soften the heart and open your spirit with a soulful, creative celebration of the Word made flesh, the birth of our Savior.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
January 22, 2024 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Fr. J. Michael Sparough, SJ
Retreat Title: A Day of Healing
Join Fr. Michael and his prayer team for a full day of healing prayer, praying for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. Fr Michael will use a variety of prayer and sacramental modalities to help us release what blocks God’s grace and to experience the power of Jesus’ healing touch.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
February 14, 2024 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Fr. Jim Kubicki, SJ
Retreat Title: Lent with the Heart of Jesus
Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine's Day this year. It's a day filled with hearts but the most important one is the Heart of Jesus. We will celebrate Ash Wednesday reflecting on the three traditional practices of prayer, fasting, and alms-giving and their connection to the Heart of Jesus.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
March 11, 2024 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
To Be Determined
Retreat Title: Lenten Day of Reflection
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
March 26, 2024 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
An Evening of Reflection for Women
Retreat Leader:
To Be Determined
Retreat Title: Mary's Way of the Cross
Program Cost: $50.00 (includes Dinner)
March 26, 2024 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
An Evening of Reflection for Women
Retreat Leader:
To Be Determined
Retreat Title: Mary's Way of the Cross
Program Cost: $50.00 (includes Dinner)
June 17, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Fr. Francisco Ortega Munoz
Retreat Title: Spanish Day of Prayer: La Humilidad de Dios
Puede sonar extraño hablar de la “humildad” de Dios. Si nos fijamos en la imagen de Dios que ha sido revelado en la persona de Jesús, vemos efectivamente que Dios es, antes que nada, humilde, cercano y sencillo. Durante este día de oración, trataremos de purificar nuestras imágenes de Dios, concentrándonos tanto en la belleza de la creación como en el misterio de la encarnación. Si llegamos a conocer el rostro humilde de nuestro Dios, nos quedará más claro cómo hemos de ser imagen de Dios y cómo ser discípulo de Jesús.
Favor de registrarse de antemano. Es necesario para que haya comida suficiente en el almuerzo y para cumplir con las normas de distanciamiento social. Gracias!
Program Cost: There is no cost for this retreat; free will donations accepted. Se aceptan donaciones. (includes Lunch)
September 18, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Jenene Francis
Retreat Title: To Have a Conversation with God
Are you looking for a new way to pray or learn how to speak with God? Do you have a challenging decision, question or problem that you are facing and are not sure how best to talk to God about it?
On this retreat, we will spend time learning how to look at a challenge in a new way and find God in the midst of it all.
Retreatants will walk away from the retreat with:
- A framework for how to pray and see God in everyday life
- A new way to pray using images to prompt new insights
- Time to have a conversation with God about how the Holy Spirit has been at work in your life
This will be a quiet retreat with activities as well as the option for either paired sharing or more personal time for reflection or journaling.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
November 6, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Amy Florian
Retreat Title: You’re Not Crazy; You’re Just Grieving
We live in a society that doesn’t talk about grief, death, pain, and loss. Yet we face them every day in ways big and small. Losses have been exacerbated due to all we’ve gone through in the past few years. Would you like to understand your emotional responses in loss and grief and learn how to heal?
Come for an informative, inspirational, and faith-filled experience. Walk away with assurance that your experience is normal, you are not alone, and you can not only heal but go forward as a better and more whole person because of it.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
November 20, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Molly Henry
Retreat Title: Gratitude for our God-Given Gifts
We often take our God-given talents for granted - or we may not even be aware of them. By completing a research-based online assessment prior to the retreat, you will discover your greatest talents. Then during our day together, you will grow in appreciation for your unique talents and discover how to intentionally leverage them to express and live in daily gratitude.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
December 5, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Fr. Roc O'Connor, SJ
Retreat Title: Pilgrims During Advent
Advent 2023 lasts only 3 weeks since Christmas is the day after the Fourth Sunday of Advent. In that brief time, we get to plunge into that “place” in each of us in which the Second Person of the Trinity became incarnate. We do this only in the gracious presence of our merciful God.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
December 14, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Fr. J. Michael Sparough, SJ
Retreat Title: Another Cup of Christmas Tea Stories, Poems, Songs & Traditions
An Advent favorite, Fr Michael reprises and updates this Day of Reflection each year by sharing his favorite stories, poems, songs, and traditions surrounding this most beloved season of the year. This is a day to soften the heart and open your spirit with a soulful, creative celebration of the Word made flesh, the birth of our Savior.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
January 22, 2024 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Fr. J. Michael Sparough, SJ
Retreat Title: A Day of Healing
Join Fr. Michael and his prayer team for a full day of healing prayer, praying for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. Fr Michael will use a variety of prayer and sacramental modalities to help us release what blocks God’s grace and to experience the power of Jesus’ healing touch.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
February 14, 2024 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
Fr. Jim Kubicki, SJ
Retreat Title: Lent with the Heart of Jesus
Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine's Day this year. It's a day filled with hearts but the most important one is the Heart of Jesus. We will celebrate Ash Wednesday reflecting on the three traditional practices of prayer, fasting, and alms-giving and their connection to the Heart of Jesus.
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)
March 11, 2024 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A Day of Reflection for Adults
Retreat Leader:
To Be Determined
Retreat Title: Lenten Day of Reflection
Program Cost: $70.00 (includes Lunch)