Wholeness & Holiness: Becoming One with Christ in a World of Distraction
An Ignatian, Silent Overnight Retreat for Adults
August 16 - 17, 2019
Groups Attending: Young Adults (45 and younger), Individuals
This retreat is currently at capacity or registration is closed. Please call the office at 847.381.1261 with questions.
Summary
At a time where our attention is what is for sale, people feel understandably adrift from God, others, and themselves. In this retreat for "busier-than-I'd-like" young adults, Fr. Joe Simmons will offer points and Ignatian tools for how to reground our spiritual life in God. Ideal for 25-45 year olds whose spiritual flame is flickering.
Description
This retreat includes several presentations, daily Mass, 6 meals, the opportunity for one-on-one spiritual direction with a trained spiritual director, and many other opportunities to explore our 80 acres and almost 60k square feet of interior space. All activities are optional, but we do ask everyone to respect the quiet of the retreat house for everyone to have the opportunity to read, sleep and reflect in the quiet.
Bellarmine has two libraries, a resource center, two chapels, and many other common areas. Outdoor spaces include a various walking trails, various prayer gardens, a gazebo, stations of the cross, as well as a few patios and outdoor chairs and benches. Each retreatant has their own bedroom.
Retreat Experience Gallery
Bellarmine Main Entrance
Sacred Heart Chapel
Mary McKeon Library
St. Joseph Gazebo
Mother Teresa Garden
Eastern Africa Collection
Fireplace Lounge
Dining Room
Winter on the Grounds
Resource Center
Sacred Heart Statue at Sunset
Susie's Memorial Garden
Madonna Library
Lower Level Lounge
Retreat Leader
Fr. Joseph Simmons, SJ
Fr. Joseph Simmons, SJ, a native of Milwaukee, is passionate about Catholic education and renewing the Christian imagination in light of God’s vision for humanity. Fr. Joe has taught languages, theology, and philosophy at Jesuit schools around the Midwest, and has directed over 30 Ignatian retreats around the US and UK. He is wrapping up his doctorate at Campion Hall in Oxford, England on atheist writers who remain “bothered by God.” Fr. Joe looks forward to finishing studies and helping college students wrestle with the big questions in life. He loves the priesthood, dry humor and Oxford commas.