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Anxiety and Fear; Prayer and Grace: Roche/Zera

An Ignatian, Silent Weekend Retreat for Men

January 29 - 31, 2021

Groups Attending: Individuals, Ken Murphy Group, Roche Zera Group

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

Summary

Our lives are filled with small, insistent worries and with large, existential terrors. Ignatian spirituality teaches that fear - while not a sin in itself - often provokes our sinful natures. Embraced by God's grace and hope, we will shine a light on our fears, and watch their power over us dissolve.

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. 

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Retreat Leader

Fr. Jayme Stayer, SJ

Jayme Stayer holds degrees in music, literature, and theology. Currently Associate Professor of English at Loyola University Chicago, he has written numerous articles and books on modernist literature. He is also the president of the International T. S. Eliot Society and an award-winning editor of Eliot's Complete Prose, Volume 5.