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Roche/Zera Retreat: Journeying with the Saints

An Ignatian, Silent Weekend Retreat for Men

January 26 - 28, 2018

Groups Attending: Individuals, Roche-Zera, St. Patrick (Elkhorn, WI)

This retreat is currently at capacity or registration is closed. Please call the office at 847.381.1261 with questions.

Summary

Join us for a “journey with the saints,” including Sts. Ignatius of Loyola, Francis of Assisi, Peter, Thomas More, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Claude de la Colombiere, and Philip Neri.  These men and women show us the path of the spiritual life.  Come reflect on the grace of their suffering, how they lived the Resurrection, and how they surrendered themselves to Christ.

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. 

You can learn more about what to expect by visiting this page.

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Retreat Leader

Fr. Robert Flack, SJ

Fr. Robert Flack was born in 1948 in Chicago.  He attended the seminary system in the Chicago Archdiocese and was ordained at Mundelein Seminary in 1974.  He served at several parishes of the Archdiocese before entering the Society of Jesus in 1983.  As a Jesuit, he has served as a pastor on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, taught sociology at Xavier University in Cincinnati, directed retreats at the Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, and earned a PhD from the University of Washington (Seattle).  He taught demography and urban studies for seven years in St. Louis University’s Department of Public Policy Studies.  Fr. Flack served on the staff of the Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House, including several months as administrator.  He has also worked as an assistant in the Chicago-Detroit Province’s Office of Victim Advocacy.  He is currently the Director of Spiritual Life at St. Joseph College Seminary in Chicago.