Befriending the American Women Saints
A Day of Reflection for Women
October 8, 2018
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Program Cost: $50.00 (includes Lunch)
This retreat is currently at capacity or registration is closed. Please call the office at 847.381.1261 with questions.
Summary
Come meet some remarkable women saints from our own country: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Katharine Drexel, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, and others. These were women of courage, strength, perseverance, and a deep, abiding faith. Join us to explore their inspiring stories and reflect on their relevance for our lives today.
Description
A day or evening of reflection, grounded in the Jesuit tradition, is a shorter version of the Ignatian Weekend Retreat. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, a day or evening program is sure to give you the peace and serenity needed to be still and to rest in God's loving embrace.
Your day or evening of reflection includes thematic talks from our skilled Retreat Leaders, time for private prayer, celebration of Mass and a meal.
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.
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 Leaders
Mrs. Mary McKeon
Mary McKeon is a member of Bellarmine's ministry staff, a spiritual director, and coordinator of women's ministry. Mary is a graduate of Marquette University. She taught school in Milwaukee's inner city before moving to Washington, DC to work for the United States Senate. She and her late husband have a daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter, and three grandsons who are the joy of her life. Mary received her training as a spiritual/retreat director at the Jesuits' Manresa Retreat House in Bloomfield Hills, MI, where she served on the ministry team and became their first Director of Women's Ministry. In 2014, Mary was the second person to be honored with Manresa's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lauren Hackman-Brooks
Lauren Hackman-Brooks is a seeker of “God in all things.” She serves as a Chaplain at Loyola University Chicago’s Health Sciences Division and chairs the Mission and Identity Committee of the Bellarmine Board of Directors. Lauren earned a Master of Divinity from Catholic Theological Union and completed her undergraduate work at the University of Dayton. Lauren has focused her ministry and teaching within the context of Jesuit educational institutions and is currently training as a spiritual director in the Ignatian tradition. This October, she will travel to Spain on an Ignatian pilgrimage. Lauren is a wife and a parent, a voracious reader, an enthusiastic home cook, and a lover of the outdoors.