An Ignatian, Silent Weekend Retreat for Men
September 20 - 22, 2019
Groups Attending: Individuals, Brothers at Bellarmine
This retreat is currently at capacity or registration is closed. Please call the office at 847.381.1261 with questions.
Each year the pace of life increases, violence creeps closer to our homes and peace becomes more a wish than a reality. This healing retreat will focus on how Jesus sent the Holy Spirit (Jn 20:19-23) to transform the apostles “behind locked doors for fear of the Jews” into bold risk takers rooted in a deep peace not shaken even by imprisonment, violence and death. This transformation will happen to us too when we as the apostles discover a deeper image of God, a peace that heals our hurts, and the empowering Spirit that sends us forth on our unique mission.
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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Fr. Matthew Linn, SJ (as a team with Dennis and Sheila Linn) has focused on integrating physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. He has advanced graduate degrees in sociology, anthropology, spirituality, and theology. Since 1970 he has taught courses and given retreats on healing in every state and in more than 60 countries. Ordained in l973, he currently lives in a Jesuit community in Minneapolis where he trains spiritual directors at Sacred Ground and serves on the editorial board of Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction. Fr. Linn, Dennis, and Sheila have written 22 books translated in more than 20 languages, (all in Spanish) and with more than a million copies in English.