What is an Ignatian, Silent weekend retreat?
Silent retreats are a time for prayer and quiet reflection in the beauty of 80-acres of gently rolling meadows and wooded countryside. Based in the Jesuit tradition, the Ignatian, silent retreat offers an opportunity to find a more deeply profound and personal relationship with God. A Retreat Leader prepares thematic talks based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
A quiet atmosphere allows the possibility for you to hear God speaking within you. Come to the sacred silence of Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House and experience God working in your deepest desires to give you hope, healing, and faith to return to your life in a graced way.
A women's only weekend retreat at Bellarmine is a special time to invite silence into your soul and to rest in quiet communion with God. After meeting other retreatants over dinner the first evening, the silence begins as you quietly enter the Sacred Heart Chapel. The Retreat Master will give the first of a series of talks founded on St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises. These thematic talks will guide you as you listen for God’s voice in the stillness of your heart.
Prayer in Real Life
An Ignatian, Silent Weekend Retreat for Women
May 1 - 3, 2026
Suggested Contribution: $380.00 per person
Retreat Leader:
Vinita Hampton Wright
Prayer isn’t just for quiet moments—it’s meant to weave through the ordinary rhythms of our days. This retreat invites you to explore practical, meaningful ways to connect with God in the midst of real life. Through reflection, conversation, and quiet time, discover how prayer can be a steady companion—whether in joy, struggle, work, or rest.
Groups Attending: Individuals, Saint Ignatius College Prep Parents and Alumni
Graced Encounters with Christ
A Day of Reflection for Women
Friday, May 8, 2026
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Retreat Leader:
Sharon Krone
Jesus promised, “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” On this sacred day of reflection, we gather to rest in the assurance of His constant presence. Through Scripture, we will listen for the gentle whisper of His voice. In prayerful silence, we will open our hearts to the Spirit moving within. As we remember moments of grace in our lives, we will recognize the footprints of Christ walking beside us. And in faith-sharing with fellow pilgrims, we will glimpse the face of Jesus in one another.
Come away for a while and be renewed by the quiet beauty of the day—a time to encounter the living Christ who is already here, waiting to meet you in the stillness.
Program Cost: $80.00 (includes Lunch)
The Spiritual Heart of Women
An Ignatian, Silent Overnight Retreat for Women
June 19 - 20, 2026
Suggested Contribution: $280.00 per person
Retreat Leaders:
Erin Maiorca, Elizabeth Neubauer & Fr. J. Michael Sparough, SJ
Greet the summer season, tend your spirit and welcome God's love. On this overnight, interfaith retreat we will explore different ways to pray including:
- Meditation, with the loving-kindness prayer
- Embodied prayer, with gentle Tai Chi movements,
- Lectio Divina, an ancient Christian practice of Scripture reading
- Sacred writing, allowing your feelings to flow and be expressed
You will have time to breathe in the beauty of creation as we nurture our deepest selves. Mass will be celebrated on Saturday afternoon and the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available.
Come as you are, to rest in nature’s beauty. Bring a sister, daughter, mother or friends and nurture your soul alongside the women you love.
Groups Attending: Individuals
"Taking Heart" with St. Ignatius
An Ignatian, Silent Weekend Retreat for Women
October 9 - 11, 2026
Retreat Leader:
Fr. Jim Kubicki, SJ
It is very easy for us to "lose heart" or to become discouraged, and in his last encyclical letter Pope Francis talked about an increasingly "heartless world." By reflecting on key themes of St. Ignatius' "Spiritual Exercises," we will "take heart" as Jesus transforms our hearts to be more like his.
Groups Attending: Individuals
Hope Lives in Our Real Life
An Ignatian, Silent Weekend Retreat for Women
November 6 - 8, 2026
Retreat Leader:
Becky Eldredge
“We have this anchor of hope firm and secure.” Hebrews 6:19. As we survey our lives and world, hope can feel far out of our reach. Our faith teaches us that God infuses hope in us. Come and journey with Becky Eldredge, Ignatian trained spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and award-winning author as she invites you to embrace the gift of hope and learn practical tools to anchor into the promise of hope in our real lives.
Groups Attending: Individuals
Preparing Our Pilgrim Hearts for Lent
An Ignatian, Silent Weekend Retreat for Women
February 5 - 7, 2027
Retreat Leader:
Christine Eberle
Too often, Lent catches us by surprise; we find ourselves at an Ash Wednesday service trying to figure out what to give up (or take on) for the next six weeks. This year, why not ground your Lent in a weekend retreat that will help you enter the holy season ahead more grace-fully? Through presentation, reflection, conversation, and prayer, we will consider how to approach Lent with the heart of a pilgrim: radically open to the journey before us as we deepen our walk with God.
Groups Attending: Individuals
Encountering the Risen Christ
An Ignatian, Silent Weekend Retreat for Women
April 30 - May 2, 2027
Retreat Leader:
Jenene Francis
Experience familiar and new ways of praying as we ask for the grace to recognize encounters with the Risen Christ. During this semi-silent weekend there will be time for individual prayer and small group spiritual conversations, along with rest, refreshment, and sharing Easter joy.
Groups Attending: Individuals